Honibe - Vitamin Gummie Bees

Product Notes:

Gummy bears are an appealing delivery system for vitamins for several types of users: those who have difficulty swallowing capsules and don't want to have to measure out liquids; those who like to end a meal with something sweet in a very moderated way (these have just 1.5 g of sugar, each!) while taking more nutrients in at the same time; and of course those who simply refuse to take something good for them if it's not enjoyable.

Honey for Health

These Canadian-made types provide a few twists on the usual form: they're sweetened mainly with honey, not corn syrup, so they're shaped like bees, not bears; and their gummi base is pectin, not gelatin, so they're a more vegetarian-friendly option and are more compatible with religious or cultural dietary rules.

Honibe Vitamin D3 Gummies / Bone Health

Vitamin D is vital for building up and maintaining healthy bones and teeth, because it helps our bodies absorb calcium. But it's also turning out to be important for many other things, including helping our muscles, nerves and immune system work properly, and it may even lower the risk of some serious diseases.

While we're able to synthesize Vitamin D through our skin with sufficient sunlight exposure, that can be stymied both by the seasons (and our schedules) and by the use of sunscreens, so supplements may be indicated, especially after summer's over. Here, Honibe provides a good amount (500 IU or 12.5 mcg per gummy) of the optimal form of Vitamin (cholecalciferol, or D3) of this critical vitamin in a yummy, chewy raspberry-flavoured format even your children can enjoy.

Honibe Lil' Bee Multi+ Gummies / Kids Immune Boost

Similarly, for a more balanced multivitamin designed for a growing child which your kids may love taking throughout the year and may especially benefit from during the cold & flu season(s), the Multi+ Kid's Immune Boost provide a somewhat lesser amount of vitamin D (200 IU per gummy) along with two other important nutrients for the immune system, vitamin C and zinc, plus Vitamin E and a whole array of B vitamins.

Honibe Multi+ Gummies / Adult Immune Boost

The Adult version adds two other medicinal ingredients to that mix: Vitamin A (which has antioxidants which can help the eyes) and Echinacea, an immunostimulatory herb which justifiably features in many cold and cold and even stress relief formulations.

Naming Note: The last two of these products are sometimes listed as Honibe Kid's Complete Multivitamin & Immune Boost Gummie Bees (or Honibe Honey Gummies - Kids Complete + Immune Boost); and Honibe Adult Complete Multivitamin & Immune Boost Gummie Bees (or Honibe Honey Gummies- Complete + Immune Boost).

Of course, with very little mineral content compared to what one might expect in a Multivitamin formulation (which tend to be include multi-minerals these days, as well), these last two items' completeness is somewhat problematic. But if you would like a more complete multi-vitamin/multi-mineral formulation in an alternate format, please see the Douglas Labs Vita-Kids Chewable Vitamins, or Floradix Kindervital Liquid Multi for Children.

Related: Looking for a sleep solution? See Honibe Melatonin Gummies.