Homemade Chewable Vitamins

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Homeade Gummy Vitamins Kids love these and they are gut friendly inexpensive and customizeable to your child for grown ups too Homemade Chewable Vitamins

I get a lot of questions about how I get my kids to take vitamins and while mine will just take their fermented cod liver oil, probiotics and magnesium without a problem…. it got me thinking.

How to make healthy gummy vitamins at home Homemade Chewable Vitamins I combined one of their favorite natural snacks (jello/homemade gummy bears) with vitamins to make a healthy, gut-boosting, and really kid-friendly multivitamin.

I can think of endless uses for these, but these are the one’s I’ve tried so far:

Adding Vitamin C Powder and using lemon juice to make chewable sour gummies
Adding probiotics with a fresh juice base to make GAPS friendly chewy vitamins (add probiotics after heating!)
Using Homemade Elderberry Syrup as a base to make flu-busting chewy vitamins
Adding Natural Calm for chewable magnesium vitamins
Just making regular flavors and putting them in cute molds to make gummy snacks that are nut-free and approved for school activities
I’d love to hear other ideas that you guys think about!

One caution: If your kids aren’t regularly drinking bone broth (they should be!) then start slow and only give them a few of these at a time as their gut adjusts or they might have a little loose stool while they adjust since gelatin has a soothing effect on the digestive system. The advantage to these is that they use gelatin powder as a base so they sooth the gut and give some of the same benefits as bone broth.

Homemade Chewable Vitamins

Homeade Gummy Vitamins Kids love these and they are gut friendly inexpensive and customizeable to your child for grown ups too Homemade Chewable Vitamins

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

15 mins

These delicious vitamins can be made with your favorite flavors and vitamins to make a customized and healthy homemade vitamin.

Author: Wellness Mama

Recipe type: Supplement

Serves: 4

Ingredients

8 teaspoons Gelatin Powder (I use this one because I have verified that it is from healthy grass-fed sources)
½ cup juice (fresh squeezed or no sugar added) Pineapple will not work
2 tablespoons of honey (optional)
Vitamins of choice. I’ve tried: Vitamin C, Probiotics, Magnesium

Instructions

In a small sauce pan over low heat, mix the juice, gelatin and honey and whisk to incorporate.
Heat slightly until gelatin is completely dissolved- it will be thick and somewhat syrup-like.
Remove from heat and whisk in vitamins, if using.
Very quickly pour into molds or even a small glass dish (oil with coconut oil) and put in the freezer for 10 minutes to harden.
Remove and pop out of molds. Cut into squares if needed.
Serve and enjoy! Tell the kids that they are gummy bears and they won’t even know that are getting vitamins!

Notes

Make sure the gelatin is from a healthy source. Try different flavor and vitamin combinations. Our favorite fresh juice combinations are mango/orange, lemon/lime (sour) or elderberry syrup as the base.

What combinations would you add? Ever made your own vitamins or supplements? Let me know below!

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http://twitter.com/KTVorwald Katie Vorwald

Brilliant!
Kristy Kelley

Thanks for this vitamin recipe. I am trying to find a good way for my children to take their vitamins. I have a question for you. I’ve been reading into the GAPS diet for my children and I. I have a gluten sensitivity which has spilled over into basically all grains and lactose intolerance as well. Both my children have exzema, one has asthma and both have severe egg and nut allergy. My son who is one yr old, experienced anaphylaxis last week to eggs. You mentioned (and I’ve read about this other places) that the mother’s gut bacteria can be passed on to the baby. I guess my question is…could my poor gut bacteria lead my children to have severe/true food allergies to egg and nut? And my other question is…would the GAPS diet help with true food allergies? Or is it just for food sensitives? I’m sure the book will explain this as well so I will probably buy it. My last question (so so many)..how hard is it to keep your kids on this diet? Does your whole family do the diet?
http://www.facebook.com/sarena.kopciel Sarena Kopciel

Cool. I so wish I could find reliably kosher gelatin (the GL brand isnt truly kosher for me). I have seen a fish gelatin but its from farm raised tilapia which I am leary of.
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As sad as it is, mom’s gut bacteria can cause these issues in children. I wish so much that I had known this before I agreed to antibiotics during one labor. Especially for our son who was born via emergency c-section, the GAPS diet has been hugely helpful. He had several true allergies as well and I have no doubt that this was due to the steroids and antibiotics he got and the fact that he never benefitted from any of my gut bacteria. The GAPS diet can definitely help with this though. It is a long process and a hard one, but I can say that it has absolutely been worth it for us after seeing how much better our son feels and how much calmer our other children were (they weren’t bad before, but they just seem to have more self control and don’t have tantrums as much). It isn’t really that hard to stick to it once you get in the routine. I do have to bring food when we go places and we don’t eat out really at all, but I just remind myself that it isn’t forever and this will be so beneficial for them in the future that it is worth it now. Good luck if you decide to go forward and feel free to comment with any questions as you make the switch!
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Hmmm. I’d be leary of the tilapia one too. What is it about the GL brand that isn’t Kosher enough. I’ll see if I can find another source that would fit your needs…
Kristy Kelley

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for replying so quickly! I too wish I would have know all of this before having my two children. They are a complete mess with allergies, asthma and exzema. I am definitely going to get the GAPS diet. How long have you been on the diet? How long to you plan to be on the diet? I understand that everyone one is different, just trying to get some sort of idea. Is your husband on board with this? I’m not sure I could ever get him to agree to put the kids on this diet let alone try to get him to do it!
Kristy Kelley

I meant I am definitely going to the GAPS diet book, that is!
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We’ve been on it for several months and will continue until at least a year, or when symptoms don’t come back when we stop. He is on board with the kids, but doesn’t always stick to it 100% himself when he is at business dinners, etc.
Michelle

What are your thoughts on using agar agar to get the ‘jello’-like texture?
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I haven’t tried it personally, but it would probably work.
beautyandthrift

I was looking all over pinterest and random blogs for a good gummy vitamin recipe this week. Of course you’d provide right away! Thanks so much for this recipe! I’m going to make it (for myself) right away!
Debra D.

Just to clarify before I make them- do you mix the different vitamins listed above into the same batch or do they need to be in seperate ones? And does the elderberry syrup replace the fruit juice when using? Thanks!!
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Should have clarified that- elderberry replaces the juice and you can mix any except magnesium and Vitamin C (they won’t be absorbed well)
Elizabeth Resnick

Thanks for the great ideas! I just discovered your website and love it! The chia energy bars and sports drink have been hits with my picky family. I’d love to try these gummy treats, even just to get the gelatin into my kids. Could an herbal supplement (one of the ones from Gaia) be mixed into this also?
Elizabeth Resnick

One more question….just tried making a batch with Natural Calm. I added a tablespoon of Natural calm to one cup juice and 16 teaspoons gelatin. The Natural Calm really fizzed up. Will it jell OK?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=576422964 Anna L Torner-Boron

I have a silly question… how much of each vitamin/probiotic/maagnesium do you add per batch? I’m very new to making this kind of stuff at home… LOVE you site, by the way!
Kathy

This is an answer to prayer!!! I have been trying to find vitamins that all three of my kids would take. I love that I can add whatever I feel they need. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
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Yep… I”ve been working on an herbal vitamin tincture for little ones and something like that could be added also…
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Mine jelled with some bubbles in it, which the kids loved.
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That would have been helpful info… I’ll add it! I added 2 teaspoons per batch if using single vitamins (vitamin C) and 1 teaspoon each if using multiple ones…
Kathy

I forgot to ask, if you are using the elderberry does that replace the 1/2 cup juice? When cutting them or putting them in molds how much would you say a serving would be? How much of the vitamin C and Magnesium and probiotics do you use or do you base those amounts on servings? Thanks!!
Cassandra

Do you know if this will work for an oil base like FCLO? I’ve got a variety of things I’d love to be able to give my daughter to heal her health (from my bad health) but thought I’d have to wait until she was old enough to take a pill.
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That is on my list to try. It will work, though it might need to be emulsified, I’m just not sure on the taste… have you tried the kids licorice flavored gel? My kids actually really like that one
Elisabeth

I believe GL is porcine based. Bernard Jensen has a brand that is kosher, maybe that would work,
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Great lakes also has a Kosher one that is beef based…
Cassandra

We’re drowning in student loans and I only have 1.5 bottles of cinnamon from a bulk buy so I don’t know and I’ll never know. Just trying to make the best of what I’ve got so I can’t exactly go experimenting if it won’t work. The other question is how well do they store? Have you made a huge batch yet?
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I’ve been making small batches since they are so fast to make, but they should store weeks in the fridge. Maybe try a chai tea/coconut milk base with the cinnamon to hide the taste! Let me know how it goes..
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http://www.facebook.com/jeneal.southern Jeneal Southern

Nice! Thank you (times a million!) for adding the awesome little printable recipe! So much easier than copying and pasting (something I’ve been working on with a lot of your recipes). ;0)
http://www.facebook.com/sarena.kopciel Sarena Kopciel

Thanks all. I know the GL has a kosher one but it isnt truly kosher enough for my standards. And I am wondering about using agar agar.thoughts?
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I understand. I haven’t tried agar agar, but it seems like it should work. Please let us know if you try it!
Jennifer Stahl

This looks very interesting!
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I haven’t tried it, but it probably would… Great Lakes does make a kosher beef gelatin though…
http://www.facebook.com/Freedomryder Jeff Wilson

Great post…We were wondering how long they keep, do they need to be refrigerated or do you have to eat them right away
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They don’t have to be, but we keep them for a week or more in the fridge
http://www.facebook.com/jimenezrachel Rachel Stanton Jimenez

I’ve been thinking about this idea over the past few weeks and here you’ve already done most of the work for me! So glad I found this and can’t wait to try it out out. I’ve been contemplating an herbal vitamin tincture for my boys since, even at 6 and 8, they don’t seem to be able to take the food-based vitamins I have for them. I just need to do some research and decide exactly what I’d like in their herbal multi tincture and then get moving on it.
Jen

What brand of juice do you use? I have a hard time finding juice w/o sugar.
Rebecca

amazing! definitely will be making these!
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I’ve actually just fresh juiced most of the time, but there are a couple of brands in glass jars in the organic section of our store that don’t have sugar…
jess

HI – just wondering about using Natural Calm magnesium without first dissolving it in water. Do you think this makes a difference in absorbability? (the directions say to dissolve it in warm water to make it “ionic”) Thoughts?
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The juice provides enough of a liquid to help it dissolve from what I can tell…
Emily Waters

Hi Katie,

I don’t normally post links on public thread/walls, but I just found “Gummi Bear silicone ice cube trays” online! The first thing I thought of was your gummi vitamins, and I thought I would share. I bet kids would love having gummi bears. Or I would love to have a gummi bear again, not sure which

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http://www.facebook.com/dwyerkate Kate Dwyer

I love these! I am thinking of making a vitamin C/probiotic version for mornings, and a magnesium version for evenings. Is there anything else you’d suggest adding to have a nice calming effect to the nighttime version? Any ideas about how I might make them blue?
http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

Maybe add some Chamomile in the night time one? There are some natural blue food colorings out there, but it is the toughest color to get naturally…
http://www.facebook.com/jessica.rech.37 Jessica Rech

So I just made this with ‘Simply Orange Juice’ and Knox gelatin, mostly because I was too impatient to wait for the good gelatin and already had the orange juice on hand. I made up a batch and it came out tasting literally like nothing with a tiny tiny hardly noticable hint of orange. Did I mess it up? Was it the quality of the ingredients?
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Cindy

I love this site! I can’t get enough! I will try this with my niece. She is five years old. She is a verrryy picky eater and I worry that she does not get enough of the nutrients she needs. Also her teeth are worn out already…I want to get her cod liver oil/ butter oil (blue ice brand) capsules but am not sure about the dosing for her in capsule form. There’s just about zero chance that she’ll take the gel. I even hate taking the gel!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Allie-Fread-Bernier/1460466124 Allie Fread Bernier

Hallelujah!! I think you just solved my “HOW IN THE WORLD do I get my (recently-diagnosed) autistic boy to take probiotics/vitamins/cod liver oil?!
This is a Godsend. Thank you!!
Kelly

Question..Do most vitamins come in a liquid form to use in ” recipes”, like this one? Where is the best place to find them?
http://www.facebook.com/miriam.moskowicz Miriam Moskowicz

Thanks for this wonderful recipe! Thinking of having inositol powder in those gummy bears…
http://www.facebook.com/susiebuienoe Susie Noe

Can I ask you a question about adding probiotics to this? What type would you add? I mostly have the powdered refrigerated version right now, and it seems like any liquid would activate them, and heat would destroy them. Do you know of a kind that would tolerate this? Thank you! I benefit greatly from your blog!
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http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

We add Bio-Kult once it has started to cool… they are shelf stable and high potency
Karen

Juicy Juice has no sugar added. My daughter drinks that all the time.
http://www.facebook.com/sana.noor.7798 Sana Noor

in 1/2 cup,how many tablet of different vitamin etc?
http://www.facebook.com/StephaineGelinas Stephanie Dutton

Ok i am afraid to ask: but why not just buy gummy vitamins ?
Dainty Lia

I plan on making the Vitamin C (only) gummy for my 3 and 5 yr olds. This recipie says it serves 4 but approximately how much should each child have a day in order to not get too much or too little. Thanks : )
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It depends on the size you make them, but with only Vitamin C it would be hard to overdose. The size I made in the picture, my kids get 4 per day usually.
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http://www.facebook.com/jennifer.gibbons.374 Jennifer Gibbons

I read that you could make a Vitamin C, probiotics, OR magnesium vitamin but was wondering if you have tried to place all those ingredients into one vitamin. Would you be able to make a “multi-vitamin” that incorporates more and doesn’t lose it’s potency?
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You can add more than one, but generally Vitamin C and Magnesium should not be used together…
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How much water kefir would you add to these after cooling? Would you have to reduce the amount of juice?
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http://www.facebook.com/clea.willow Clea Willow

If adding fish oil do you reduce the corresponding amount of juice? Love your site by the way!! My husband is coveting your kettle bell coffee mug!
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You can reduce the juice to make sure they harden enough…
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Maria

I made these and used fresh orange juice, a little lemon juice and vitamin c. My little siblings loved them and kept begging me for more. Thanks for the recipe!
Melissa Christensen

So if i use a different size mold, I’m assuming I should just multiply the dosage of the vitamin to the number of actual gummies I will be giving my child? By the way, your blog is a God send to us mama’s that have such a hard time giving our kids these vitamins!!
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Would blueberry juice make the color blue?
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Probably a bluish purple…
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Carolyn Searle

I made these this week & my kids love them! My only question is that doesn’t the heat kill the Vitamin C? I know you can’t let the mixture cool too much before adding it since it sets up quickly, so was just wondering what your thoughts were on the stability of the Vitamin C?
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From what I’ve read, vitamin C is stable at these temps…
Carolyn Searle

Thanks for the answer… I figured you would know!
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http://www.facebook.com/philnlinda.baker Phil N Linda Baker

this may have already been mentioned, but i’m concerned about adding the vitamins while it’s still hot. There is no need to, really. Just let it cool down, then add, then freeze, right?
http://www.facebook.com/philnlinda.baker Phil N Linda Baker

lots of sugar free juices in health food stores and on aisles in many grocery stores. Even Welch’s 100% grapejuice is free of it.
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why would that be? Most multivitamins, and Emergen C have both in there…
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Yes, but don’t freeze! They will set in the fridge…
http://www.facebook.com/cuteepie425 Michelle White Ritchie

Would it be possible to use your multi-vitamin tincture recipe to make gummies and if so how much would you add?
Abbie Heller

All juice is going to have grams of sugar listed on the nutrition info as fruit has naturally occurring sugars; just check to make sure sugar isn’t being added in the ingredient list.
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I think the brand is R.W. Knudsen or you can juice fresh…
http://www.facebook.com/renee.o.mcdonald ReNee O. McDonald

What do you think of elderberry juice (or another juice) with Redmonds clay? I have a terrible eater that is borderline anemic, hoping the vitamins would hide the clay….
Shelley W.

I know for me personally its because I don’t find most of them of a good quality and the few that i have found are expensive, plus I plan on making some for my man as he has issues with pills. So far no really decent adult gummies can be found.
Shelley W.

red cabbage gives a blue dye if you catch it before it goes purple
malzimus

Have you ever tried giving your child chlorophyll? You can get it in plain or flavoured liquids or in capsules. My midwife (and others) highly recommended it when I was pregnant and it works quicker than most things for correcting anemia and maintaining good levels. Mine is NOW brand flavoured with Peppermint and extracted from Alfalfa so it’s very green and because it’s naturally based, I believe your body only takes from it what it needs and expells the rest.
http://www.facebook.com/emmasmom45 Melissa-Quentin Jones

Can you use Ester C? New to this whole thing.
mari

Oh, these sound GREAT! I’m going to add the Vitamin D3 drops we have. This is brilliant, thanks for sharing.
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