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Multivitamins for children

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Dancergirl · 16/03/2012 17:57

Can anyone recommend a good multivitamin for children preferably in suckable tablet form?

I have 2 big bottles of multivitamin liquid with fish oils which they all refuse to have! And not surprising really, it smells really fishy! I know I could put it in a drink but it's a faff, much rather give them a daily tablet.

Dds are 10, 9 and 5 and generally have a fairly good diet, I'd just to top them up.

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SparkyMcSparrow · 16/03/2012 21:00

I give ds these , he's not a big eater so i just like to make sure he's getting everything he needs!

maydaychild · 16/03/2012 21:14

I recently read backs of all kids vits as dd is iron deficient.
None (bar 2) have any iron in them!

Hardly what I'd call a multi vit then!!

The new one on market by bionita (? Similar at any rate) is age range appropriate and has everything in it. £8 a pack is outrageous though.

Boots own chewable strawberry age 3 up £2.09.
Mind you, fight the damn label to peel it back to see what's in it is so stressful, you may reach for the £8 one!

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DingbatsFur · 16/03/2012 21:49

Hey! Vitamins with added spam!
Tesco own chewable vitamins are good. Various formats for 1.99.

TeenyLeek · 16/03/2012 22:47

We use Nature's Plus Animal Parade. They're from the health food shop so are a bit pricy, but DS loves them.

ipanicked · 16/03/2012 22:51

mayday thank you! Was looking for tablets with iron for DS as the wellkids liquid lovely but is is bankrupting me!

Wheresmycaffeinedrip · 16/03/2012 22:56

Animal parade here :) And it contains iron

stupidgirlNo1 · 17/03/2012 15:37

My DS was not good eater,on top of it we are vegetarians.We were adviced healthy food should be fine.Then after researching we started him on WellKids 4+.It comes in 2 flavours strawberry and orange.My son likes it.It is chewable.

madaboutmadmen · 17/03/2012 15:44

I've got the tesco blackcurrant chewables. Ds (2) thinks they're sweets. Suitable for 3+ but I cut them in half and give them to him.

madaboutmadmen · 17/03/2012 15:45

dried apricots for iron?

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maydaychild · 18/03/2012 07:29

Mrsm I am disappointed now, I went to the largest Sainsbury in Europe (!) and didn't find those!

taffila · 18/03/2012 07:34

I use wellbaby on my younger 2 and will be getting well kids for the older ones. Buy one get one half price in holland and Barrett atm. Morrissons sell them too.

bumbleymummy · 18/03/2012 10:55

Spatone for iron (you can put it in juice) and floradix kindervital for vitamins.

olivo · 18/03/2012 19:12

Haliborange do a chewable tablet which is multi vit plus calcium and iron. DD is veggie, it is 3+

Dancergirl · 19/03/2012 15:52

Well I bought Animal Parade (at great expense). Dds 2 and 3 didn't like them but luckily dd1 did so she'll finish them off. Will have to find something else for the other two, will try Tesco or Haliborange. Thanks all.

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