Help! My toddler only eats applesauce! (or, how to give your kid a balanced diet)

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for L’il Critters. I received a product sample and promotional item as a thank you for participating.

I’ve known kids who would only eat french fries. Or chicken nuggets. Or pasta with butter.

My son’s fixation? Applesauce. I guess I got lucky. Because you can sneak a lot of other stuff into applesauce! But seriously… there were stretches where he would ask for applesauce morning, noon, and night.

I fought the good fight though and used the applesauce as a treat for after he finished some “real food.” Still, I worried all this applesauce was somehow creating an unbalanced diet for him (I know, there are worse things to overeat than applesauce!).

When my son turned three I was actually sort of relieved that I could now start him on children’s multivitamins. Although he does eat a wide variety of foods, sometimes he picks, or gets into his applesauce craze and then I worry…

We’ve been using the L’il Critters Gummy Vites to supplement his diet. I know, it would be my preference to have real food give him everything he needs, but with kids… you just don’t know if they are getting enough! And sometimes I even worry about the nutritional quality of food we get these days – even organic food if it’s been shipped all over the country… well, it just gives me more peace of mind to get a little extra into him each day with the Gummy Vites.

There is no question my son is the “Vitamin Patrol” around our house. He’s been begging to take vitamins ever since I started taking tempting looking chewable prenatals when I was pregnant with our second son (incidentally made by the same company!). So since he got these L’il Critters, he’s been on the ball – the first one to remind me, “I need my Gummies!” every day. (It reminds ME to take my own vitamins now).

He loves the chewy texture, the Critter shapes, and of course, they do have a fruity-sweet flavor! (He’s a little sad there are no green Critters, as green is his favorite color).

Gummy vitamins are perfect for the younger kids because they are fun to chew and require no water. L’il Critters Gummy Vites have no artificial colors or sweeteners, and are made right here in the USA!

Nothing makes him happier than to dance his two L’il Critters around on the tabletop before popping them in his mouth. Sometimes he can’t resist showing me the process of chewing! Boys!! And nothing makes me happier than knowing he got a little extra nutrition to round out his morning and healthy diet!

Check out L’il Critters on Facebook for coupons, trivia, facts, and fun caption games!

How do you get your kids into a healthy diet routine? Do your kids take vitamins? 

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for L’il Critters. I received a product sample and promotional item as a thank you for participating.