How to make gum vitamins

I get a lot of questions about how I ask my children to take vitamins. While mine will simply take their fish oil, their probiotics and their magnesium without problem … It made me think.

I combined one of their favorite natural snacks (homemade gumber bear) with vitamins. The result is these healthy, intestinal and adapted multivitamine gammies adapted to children.

Why we need vitamins

Decades ago, we only had to eat a well -balanced diet in processed foods and added sugar to obtain the nutrients we needed. Now things are a little more complicated. Unless you cultivate everything you eat in a soil really rich in nutrients (or by buying from someone who does it), food simply does not have the essential nutrients to which it was in the past.

In fact, fruits and vegetables have less than 50% of essential vitamins and minerals before. And even then, there are no more nutrients in the American food supply. We need these nutrients to help our immune system, to protect against heart disease and for general well-being.

As a mom, I am more targeted in my approach to nutrition with my children. We obtain sun vitamin D and Vitamin A fish oil. My children also like to take supplements of healthy vitamins, GMO-free and gluten-free (without added sugar!) Like this. The addition of an additional increase in nutrients from homemade gum vitamins is a fun way to do more nutrition in their day!

Soothing gelatin

These are based on gelatin for their texture. Not only is it a good source of collagen, but it helps hair, skin and healthier nails. Gelatin is also a big plus with regard to our intestinal health. As Hippocrates would have said many years ago, “all diseases begin in the intestine”. Science continues to confirm the importance of our intestinal health for overall health!

A healthy intestine has health benefits that include immune support and better mental health.

Caution: if your children do not regularly drink bone broth (they should be!) Then start slowly and give them only a few at a time. Their guts may need time to adapt where they could have a little loose stools. Gelatin has a soothing effect on the digestive system.

Personalize your gum vitamins

You can add different vitamins and nutrients here according to your preference. Keep in mind that they will not have a complete spectrum of nutrients such as pre-even dietary supplements or prenatal vitamins. Some vitamins based on oil, such as vitamin E and fish oil, do not mix very well.

Making your own chewable vitamins means you can ignore sugar alcohols, additives and corn syrup sweeteners found in many gummies.

I can think of endless uses for them, but they are the ones I have tried so far. You can make different fruit flavors by changing the juice.

• The addition of vitamin C powder and the use of lemon juice to make gammies of vitamin C sour for immune health.
• Adding probiotics with a fresh juice base to make friendly gaps
• Use homemade elder syrup as a basis to make vitamins to crunch flu
• Adding natural calm for chewable magnesium vitamins
• Make regular flavors and put them in pretty mussels to make gummies. They are without nuts and sometimes approved for school activities.

You can also try to add calcium powder (as well as magnesium and vitamin D). AB complex vitamin with vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin and folate (no folic acid), is also a good option.

I use probiotics to just prosper because they have proven their intestine (unlike many others). In general, if your probiotics need a refrigerator and do not support any heat, they will not exceed your gastric acid. They even have a probiotic gum of a child that my children love!

Choose your juice

Most juices purchased in store have a shocking amount of grams of sugar added. They are often concocts of flavored sugar water. Pressed costs is the best option, but if you need an option purchased in stores, search for something that is only biological juice. No sugars, flavors or added dyes.

Pineapple juice does not work because it has bromelain, a digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins. Ideal for digestion, but not so great when you try to make gelatin gel. I found that it gives them a strange sticky texture and does not work. Papaya has the same problem here.

Our favorite fresh juice combinations are mango / orange, lemon / lime (sour) or elderberry syrup as a base. They are full of antioxidants and vitamin C, and have a delicious taste!

If you run out of time or you cannot make vitamins to bite, Hiya would be my next choice. They have clean ingredients and a wide variety of what children need.

How to make gum vitamins

Homemade gum vitamins are a great way to give children additional proteins and make their vitamins delicious and easy to take!

• 8 teaspoon gelatin
• 1 cup juice
• 2 Tablespoon Honey (optional)
• 2 teaspoon choice vitamins (Vitamin C, probiotics, magnesium, etc.)

• Mix juice, vitamins or probiotics and honey in a small saucepan.

• Sprinkle the gelatin on top and let it flourish for about 1 minute.

• Heat lightly over low heat until the gelatin is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. It will be thick and somewhat similar to a syrup.

• Quickly pour the mixture into molds or a small slightly oiled glass dish with coconut oil.

• Place the molds in the refrigerator for several hours or until you close. The exact time depends on the size of your molds.

• Remove and out of the molds. Cut into squares if necessary.

Nutritional

How to make gum vitamins

Amount per portion (1 gum)

Calories 19

% Daily value *

Fat 0.02 g0%

Saturated fat 0.004g0%

Polyunsaturated fat 0.01 g

Monounsaturated fat 0.002 g

Sodium 5mg0%

Potassium 17 mg0%

Carbohydrates 3G1%

0.04 g fiber0%

3G sugar3%

Protein 2G4%

Vitamin A 0.2Iu0%

Vitamin C 0.1 mg0%

Calcium 2 mg0%

Iron 0.05 mg0%

* The daily values ​​percent are based on a diet of 2000 calories.

If your gammies do not easily come out of the molds, first put them in the freezer for a few minutes. Do not leave them too long or it will ruin the texture.
Nutrition data does not include added supplements.

Find the dose

As it looks more like food, I am not too concerned about the exact dosage. If you want to know how much your children get, here is an easy way to understand it. Take the MG or MCG of the vitamin that you have used and divided by the number of portions.

For example, let's say that you have added 400% DV vitamin C. If you have used funny gum molds and you ended up with 20 gammies of vitamin, divide 400 by 20. This ends up being 20% ​​vitamin C per gum. An even easier way is to make them in a square glass dish and cut gum in squares. You can do this calculation for each added vitamin.

Have you ever done your own vitamins or supplements? What combinations would you add? Let me know below!