If you have a graveyard of half-empty vitamin bottles in your cabinet… hi, same. 🙃
I used to buy them with high hopes. Then I’d forget. Or the kids would fight me on it. Or I’d realize I’ve given them exactly four vitamins in the last month.
I’m not trying to be a "perfect nutrition" mom.
I’m just trying to cover the gaps on the weeks where lunch is a pouch, a string cheese, and whatever snack magically appears in the backseat.
So I wanted to share the only routine that has actually survived in our house.
The "Sticker Trick" (Why this actually works)
The reason Hiya stuck in our house wasn't the ingredients (even though they are better).
It was the bottle.
When you get your first order, it comes with a heavy-duty refillable bottle and a massive sheet of stickers.
My kids were weirdly obsessed.
They sat down and decorated "their" bottle.
Suddenly, it wasn’t Mom forcing vitamins. It was My Special Bottle.
It sounds silly, but that ownership changed the whole dynamic. Now they remind me.
The side-by-side comparison
I admit, I side-eye all vitamin marketing.
But when I put Hiya next to the main brands (SmartyPants, Olly, etc.), it was shocking.
Sugar: Hiya has 0g. The others had 3–5g.
The Dose: Hiya is 1 chewable. The others were 2–4 gummies.
The Junk: No dyes, no gummy gelatin.
It’s just cleaner. And for something they take every single day, that matters to me.
The "Beige Food" Insurance (The Greens)
We also started using their Daily Greens, but I use it strategically.
I don’t use this every day. I use this for the weeks where I’m like… “Okay, nobody has eaten a vegetable in 48 hours.” 😅
It’s a chocolate (or vanilla) powder with zero sugar.
How we actually use it:
I mix the Chocolate one into milk/almond milk.
It tastes like "Chocolate Milk."
They drink it without asking questions.
Is it a substitute for broccoli? No. Is it a helpful bridge during picky phases? Yes.
Who this is for (and who it’s not)
This is for you if:
You don’t want the vitamin to be a "treat." (It’s health, not a fruit snack).
You want cleaner ingredients
You want them to own the routine. The personalized bottle makes it feel like theirs.
This is NOT for you if:
You already have a routine that works perfectly. (Seriously, if your kid takes a vitamin happily and you are fine with it, do not change it just because the internet said so! Consistency matters the most).
If you want to try our routine
We use the Multivitamin daily, and the Greens on the "beige food" days.
You can grab them here (and get the sticker bottle in the first shipment). 👇