I stink at taking my vitamins.
STINK.
And therefore, my kids stink at taking their vitamins.
(That whole…they learn from you…bites me again.)
My excuse? I hate taking those HUGE HORSE PILL vitamins. I always feel like I’m trying to swallow a NERF dart or something. Plus, I’m prone to “burping” and nothing tastes nastier than burping up a women’s multivitamin all.day.long.
(Too much information yet?)
And my kids, they aren’t too happy about taking horse-pills either and they are past the age of chewable Flintstones.
Which is why I’m pretty pumped about this new product….alternaVites.
alternaVites is a multivitamin developed for those who have difficulty swallowing pills (or those who frankly just don’t want to). Designed to be sprinkled on the tongue (think Pixie Stix), it will just melt in your mouth. And alternaVites comes in both adult and kids varieties!
(But only sprinkle a bit at a time, because if you down the whole packet, it will feel like you snorted Pixie Stixs. #justsayin)
Because alternaVites is a powder, you can mix it easily into smoothies, puddings, yogurts, or shakes (to either hide your vitamins or to make it easier to remember to take them daily.) They come in mixed berry for adult and strawberry bubblegum and raspberry cotton candy for the kiddos. alternaVites are sugar free and FREE of aspartame and high-frutose corn syrup as well as no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives or food allergens. It’s hard to find a “kid-friendly” vitamin that fits all of those criteria.
Plus, for a limited time, they have an $2/1 alternavites Printable Coupon available to help you save on your first box…and you can find alternaVites exclusively at Walmart.
The verdict? My kids thought it was the BOMB to have a “pixie stix” with their breakfast. It doesn’t taste completely like a pixie stix (there is still a vitamin taste to it), but the novelty of not having to take a horse pill, was worth the taste difference.
For me, I love how fast the vitamins and minerals went into my system with alternaVites. Almost instantly, I felt I had extra “oomph” vs waiting several hours with a traditional vitamin. As an added bonus, they are also easy to transport. If I want to wait to take them until after the gym, I can without having to lug around several pills.
If you have kids that hate vitamins, you hate swallowing vitamins, or you stink at taking vitamins, give alternaVites a chance. They truly make vitamin-taking easy and who doesn’t like having a reason to have a daily pixie stix?
Disclosure: This post was written in partnership with alternaVites and alternaVites Kids. However, the written remarks are entirely my own. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.
