Smarty Pants Vitamins – A Review

Because I’m currently nursing a baby, I have to make sure I take my vitamins. The frustrating part about taking vitamins is finding some that aren’t full of junk. Sure, my vitamins have all of the pieces in them — folic acid, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, iron, etc. — but I have a hard time finding some that are free of artificial dyes (why do I need a dye in my vitamin?) or flavorings.

When I learned about Smarty Pants vitamins, I jumped at the chance to try some. Smarty Pants makes gummy vitamins for both kids and adults.

In the past, when I’ve tried gummy vitamins, I’ve been completely grossed out. Too often, they’ve tasted like — well — yuck. But Smarty Pants vitamins? They’re tasty. In fact, when I take them, I sort of tell myself I’m eating candy.

You may be thinking that they must be full of sugar if they taste that great. Well, they do use sugar. But it’s REAL cane sugar, not the fake aspertame or sucralose that are over and over linked with health problems. So, if I’m going to have a sweetener of any sort, I’d rather have the real thing. And Smarty Pants uses organic cane sugar. I love the answer Smarty Pants has on their FAQ page about their choice of organic sugar:

We prefer to avoid having any genetically modified ingredients in our diet whenever possible (ie no corn syrup, glucose syrup from corn, high fructose corn syrup from GM crops).  We especially don’t want to ingest synthetic artificial sweeteners (sucralose, aspartame).  And with the recent FDA approval of genetically modified sugar beets, we would prefer to be totally safe and use an organic sugar source, to keep all possible GM ingredients out of our own children’s vitamin.  The GM corn and soy industries refuse to conduct ANY long-term safety studies on their crops, and as long as these studies remain a question mark we prefer to avoid any possible health damage that GM crops might cause to our children or yours. – See more at: http://smartypantsvitamins.com/faq/#sthash.iGGTsoiF.dpuf

You can also purchase their Weight Management or Kids’ Vitamins. You can also be set up on an auto-ship plan to receive a bit of a discount on the cost. Be sure to check them out!

I highly recommend Smarty Pants if you’re looking for a new way to get all of the nutrients you (or your children) need.

Disclaimer: I received free product in exchange for this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100% my own.