4 Most Popular HEALTH DRINKS for Children

BOURNVITA

     Bournvita, a widely popular health drink currently being sold at a very large scale in India, is actually chocolate malted mixture manufactured by Cadbury Ltd.

 Cadbury Bournvita is one of the most trusted and favorite health drinks in India. It is also one of the most popular drinks among children of various age groups, thanks to its yummy chocolate flavor. It is, perhaps, the oldest supplement of milk available in the market. Over years of success, Bournvita has introduced various product modifications to meet the demands of various age groups. 

 There are several other varieties of Bournvita now available in Indian market such as:

• Bournvita Lil’ Champs – this malt and chocolate drink is meant for small children below the age of 5yrs.

•  Bournvita Five Star- this drink has the flavor of Cadbury five star chocolate.

Chief Ingredients of Cadbury Bournvita :--

 Bournvita contains the following ingredients:

 Malt extracts ; Solid cocoa ; Sugar ; Caramel – E 150 ; Milk solids ; Emulsifiers ; Liquid glucose ; Minerals ; Vitamins ; Raising agent – E 500 ; Liquid vanilla flavor ; Salt

Two heaped tablespoons of Bournvita mixed with a mug of milk provides around 35 calories, 8g of the total carbohydrate, 45mg of Potassium, 25mg of Sodium, 1g of protein, 6g of sugars, 8 percent of the daily Vitamin A, 10 percent of the daily iron, 30 percent of the daily Vitamin C, 15 percent of daily Zinc, and 10 percent of daily Magnesium to the body. It also contains proHealth Vitamins like Vitamins B9, B12, B2 and Vitamin D which keeps a person strong and healthy.

Health Benefits of Bournvita :--

 Bournvita offers a healthy start of your day by supplementing you all the essential 

components or nutrients to boost your energy. It helps maintaining your child’s growth and development.

 Some of the chief benefits of Cadbury Bournvita are::-

        1)    It can increase the physical endurance of a child, enhance the immune system of the body, boosts your energy level and keeps you energetic throughout the day.

        2)    It improves the mental alertness and power of concentration of a person, thus increasing the power of learning.

        3)    It fulfills the daily iron requirement of your body which is essential for the proper oxygen transportation in your body.

        4)    Vitamins B9 and B12 provides the essential component to your body for proper growth of red blood cells.

   5)  Bournvita Lil’ Champs contains important ingredients like DHA that are absolutely vital in the proper development of small children below the age of 5yrs.

   6)  It has been observed that children who are regular consumers of Bournvita have a higher intake of calcium compared to children who consume plain milk.

   7)  It helps in eliminating waste products and toxins from the body.

 

COMPLAN 

     Complan, a worldwide famous milk supplement brand aims to provide complete nutrition to children and adults. Complan is now a sub-brand owned by Heinz in India.

 The drink gained a large amount of popularity in India by targeting mother’s and their growing children as their main consumers of the product, where mother’s ensure that their kid is consuming all vital nutrients necessary for a growing human body in form of milk supplement which not only adds flavor to the milk but provides their kids complete nutrition as well as 100% milk proteins which helps body in growing faster.

Complan is a trusted, fortified dietary supplement formulated to provide high quality nutrition. It provides a balanced mix of high-quality, essential protein, fat and carbohydrate to provide energy, as well as an extensive range of vitamins and minerals, and it provides a useful boost to energy even in small servings.

Chief Ingredients of Complan :--

 Talking about the contents in Complan, we have the following ingredients on the list::- 

 Milk Solids (54.8%) ; Peanut Oil ; Sugar & Lactose ; Vegetable Oil ; Maltodextrin ; Sugar ; Beetroot Juice powder ; Sodium Chloride ; Selenite ; Molybdate ; Chromate ; Glucose syrup & Dextrose ; Fat reduced cocoa powder ; Natural & Artificial Flavors ; Magnesium & Ferrous Sulphate ; Potassium Lodate ; Folic Acid ; Inositol & Torine ; Thickener (xanthan gum) ; Various Vitamins & Mineral mix (Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate).

Health Benefits of Complan :--

         1)    Natural Milk Protein : The drink is milk based, not malted and hence provides 100% of milk protein efficiently to body as compared to other proteins derived from other sources such as wheat and barley. So, basically you are taking 100% natural protein.

        2)    Improves Immunity : Complan has got 11 immunity boosting nutrients which only helps you sustain immunity and resists you from falling ill frequently. The better immunity you’ve got, the healthier you are.

        3)    High in Calories : You get 419KJ for every 100g of Complan, these calories play an important role to keep your body active all day and helps you in improving your physical performance. The calories in complan provide enough amount of energy required for whole day routine.

        4)    Improves Metabolism : Regular use of Complan stabilizes metabolism which enhances overall performance of body maintaining healthy blood, balancing fluids, improving cell growth, strengthening bones, teeth and inflating vision.

        5)    Aids in Body Growth : It not only helps in growing height but also accelerates overall body growth with regular consumption along with regular diet.

        6)    Gives more power to brain : Ingredients like Lodine, Iron & Vitamin B12 improves functioning of brain, leading to mental alertness and concentration upgrading the memorizing power of the child.

 Complan is available in powder and comes in a variety of delicious flavours:

Original ; Chocolate ; Strawberry ; Vanilla ; Banana ;  Kesar Badam ; Pista Badam ;  Kulfi ; Mango.

HORLICKS 

     Horlicks is the title of a company which is the manufacturer of a malted hot drink known by the same name.

 India offers the biggest market for this malted drink. The brand went through a revamp in the year 2003 to keep up with the changing times and introduced new flavors to the traditional drink such as toffee, vanilla, honey, chocolate and elaichi ( cardamom). It also developed and launched variants such as Junior Horlicks, which is specially formulated for young toddlers, Mother’s Horlicks, meant for breast-feeding women, Women’s Horlicks, designed for women, Lite Horlicks, meant for adults, and Horlicks Gold.

Chief Ingredients of Horlicks :--

 The ingredients of this full of energy milk powder consist of:

 Malt extract ; Wheat flour ; Milk solids ; Malted barley ; Minerals ; Sugar ; Salt ; Vitamins ; Protein Isolate and acidity regulator or Potassium Bicarbonate.

It provides the essential vitamins and minerals to growing children and enhances their over-all health. It contains fourteen of the principal and vital nutrients such as Vitamin A ; Vitamin D ; Vitamin C ; Vitamin E ; Riboflavin ( Vitamin B2) ; Thiamin ( Vitamin B1) ; Niacin ; Folic acid ; Vitamin B6 ; Biotin ; Vitamin B12 ; Pantothenic acid ( Vitamin B5) ; Fibre ; Calcium ; Zinc and Iron.

Health Benefits of Horlicks :--

        1)    It contains calcium which helps to keep the bones and teeth strong and healthy.

        2)    It increases Hemoglobin in the body because it provides iron which is a need of the immune system.

        3)    It contains the anti-oxidant, Vitamin E, which is very helpful in protecting the cells of the body.

        4)    Horlicks is a great source of Vitamin A because of which it strengthens the immune system of the human body. This vitamin also improves the eyesight of a person and deals with vision related problems.

        5)    The zinc content in Horlicks helps in healing wounds and keeps the skin charming and healthy.

        6)    The Vitamin C that Horlicks contains helps to absorb iron into the body.

        7)    The Vitamin B6 present in Horlicks helps to remove fatigue and tiredness from the body.

        8)    The Vitamin B1 that Horlicks contains is known to aid in the proper and better functioning of the heart.

        9)    The Vitamin B12 present in Horlicks has been considered essential for the growth of red blood cells.

PEDIASURE

     Pediasure is a famous supplement health drink owned by Abbott Laboratories.

 PediaSure is a clinically approved nutritional supplement, which supplies vital nutrients to your kid’s body. A glass of delicious PediaSure shake provides 7g of protein and 25 other essential vitamins and minerals. Even if your kid is Lactose intolerant, he/ she can still consume PediaSure.

 Children above the age of two can safely consume PediaSure to enhance daily calorie intake and attain recommended weight. A 225 grams serving of PediaSure supplies almost 240 calories, 9 grams of fat, and 7 grams of protein to your kid’s body. If your kid suffers from Lactose intolerance, he/she can consume PediaSure, but kids with serious conditions like galactosemia must avoid consuming PediaSure.

Chief Ingredients of Pediasure :--

 Water ; Corn Maltodextrin ; Sugar ; Blend of Vegetable Oils (Canola, Corn) ; Milk Protein Concentrate ; Soy Protein Isolate ; Nonfat Milk. Less than 0.5% of: Natural & Artificial Flavor ; Cellulose Gel ; Potassium Chloride ; Magnesium Phosphate ; Calcium Phosphate ; Potassium Citrate ; Tuna Oil ; Calcium Carbonate ; Potassium Phosphate ; Choline Chloride ; Ascorbic Acid ; Monoglycerides ; Soy Lecithin ; Cellulose Gum ; Salt ; Carrageenan ; Potassium Hydroxide ; Inositol ; Taurine ; Stevia Leaf Extract ; Ferrous Sulfate ; Monk Fruit Extract ; dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate ; L-Carnitine ; Zinc Sulfate ; Calcium Pantothenate ; Niacinamide ; Manganese Sulfate ; Thiamine Hydrochloride ; Pyridoxine Hydrochloride ; Riboflavin ; Lutein ; Copper Sulfate ; Vitamin A Palmitate ; Folic Acid ; Chromium Chloride ; Biotin ; Potassium Iodide ; Sodium Selenate ; Sodium Molybdate ; Phylloquinone ; Vitamin D3 ; and Vitamin B12.

Health Benefits of Pediasure :--

 It is formulated with 37 essential nutrients, which provides the perfect balanced nutrition needed to help immunity, brain development, weight and height gain.

It has the complete balanced nutrition supplement that every child needs. It has nutrients such as Minerals, Vitamins, Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrate.

It contains probiotics, prebiotics, Selenium, Zinc, Vitamin A, and Copper, which helps in growth. The unique mixture of these nutrients also helps support immunity. Furthermore, a healthy immune system is equivalent to healthy growth.

PediaSure Health and Nutrition Drink helps in brain development. The neuron-nutrients such as Taurine, Choline, Iodine, Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Alpha Linolenic acid, and Linoleic acid. These nutrients help in the development of the brain.

         1)    Weight Gain: The liquid nutrition supplement helps skinny kids gain weight. When your child suffers from a chronic medical condition or is a picky eater, pediatricians often recommend including PediaSure in his/her daily diet. It supplies an adequate amount of calories to your child’s body so that he/she can attain the requisite body weight.

        2)    Supplies Calories: The average 18-ounce PediaSure drink provides 240 calories to your kid. The total amount of calories present in the nutritional drink slightly varies upon the choice of flavors. The calories in PediaSure come from the milk soluble and the added sugar, which enhances the flavor of the drink.

        3)    Supplies Fat: The normal-sized PediaSure shake contains 9 g of fat. The fat in PediaSure comes from the milk. PediaSure drinks also contain 3 g of saturated fat per serving.

        4)    Supplies Protein: The vital nutrient helps your child to gain energy and attain desirable muscle mass is Protein. Each serving of PediaSure contains 7 g of protein. PediaSure also contains essential Amino acids, which help in his/her growth processes.

        5)    Essential Vitamins and Minerals: The manufacturers have fortified PediaSure with vital vitamins and minerals. Picky eaters can get their essential nutrients from such a drink. A regular-sized PediaSure drink supplies 25 percent of your kid’s recommended calcium intake, 40 percent of recommended intake of vitamin C, and 20 percent of iron recommendation. PediaSure also contains essential minerals like Copper and Selenium.