What the Kids Immune Booster Supplies
Animal Parade kids immune booster helps your child’s immune system work normally, bringing together the four nutrients with recognised roles in it — vitamins A, C and E together with zinc — in two tropical berry chewables a day for children 2 years and over.
Those four are a sensible choice rather than a marketing one. Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc each carry a recognised contribution to the normal function of the immune system, which is more than can be said for most of what gets sold for children’s immunity. The chewables are animal-shaped and tropical berry flavoured, which is the practical reason a child takes them without a fight, and there is acidophilus and a herbal blend alongside.
What We Can Tell You, and What We Have Asked For
There is a gap on this listing that matters on a children’s product, so we will deal with it openly.
The amounts of each nutrient are not published on this listing, and we have asked for them. Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc are all named; none is quantified. On a product for two-year-olds the amounts are a safety matter rather than a marketing one, because a parent adding this to a multivitamin needs to know what is already in the house.
So here is how we will handle it until the figures are on the page. Our pharmacist has the bottle at the counter and will read you the panel from it. Ring us or come in, tell us what else your child takes, and we will add it up with you. That beats printing a number we would only be guessing at.
And the one we would check first is zinc, because the safe daily maximum for a young child is lower than most parents expect: 7 mg a day for ages 1 to 3 and 10 mg for 4 to 6, counting everything together. If your child also takes a multivitamin or a zinc lozenge, the sum is the thing to get right.
The Benefits the Four Nutrients Genuinely Carry
Each of these is a recognised contribution, in its recognised wording, subject to the amounts above.
Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin, to normal energy-yielding metabolism, to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, and to the protection of cells from oxidative stress. It also increases iron absorption, which is useful in a child’s diet.
Zinc contributes to the normal function of the immune system and to the protection of cells from oxidative stress, along with recognised roles in normal DNA and protein synthesis, bones, skin, hair, nails, cognitive function and vision.
Vitamin A contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to the maintenance of normal vision and normal skin, and to normal iron metabolism.
Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
One wording point worth keeping in mind. The recognised phrase throughout is contributes to the normal function of the immune system — keeping a system working as it should, which is a steadier and more honest idea than the word on the front of the box.
The Acidophilus and the Herbal Blend
Acidophilus is a live culture, and two things decide whether it does anything: the count and the storage. Neither is stated on this listing, so we name it as an ingredient and leave it there. If a probiotic is what you are actually after for your child, ask our pharmacist and we will show you something where the count is on the label.
The herbal blend is unnamed. No approved health claim exists for any botanical, so even a named herb could carry no benefit here — but a parent is entitled to know which plants their two-year-old is chewing, and we have asked for that too.
How to Give It
Two chewable tablets once daily for children 2 years and over, which is the instruction on the box. For a child under 2, please speak to our pharmacist or our doctor first.
Give them with or after food, and have a younger child chew sitting down rather than on the move. Keep the bottle out of reach between doses and give the dose yourself — a tropical berry chewable shaped like an animal is taken willingly, which is the point of it and also the reason it belongs on a high shelf.
If your child already takes the Animal Parade children’s multivitamin, please ask us before giving both, because they overlap across several of the same nutrients. And the KidZinc lozenges carry 8 mg of zinc each, which on top of this product is the sum our pharmacist should be doing rather than you.
Is the Kids Immune Booster Right for Your Child?
- Ask us for the amounts before you buy. The panel is on the bottle at our counter and not yet on this listing. On a children’s product that is a conversation worth two minutes.
- If your child already takes a multivitamin or a zinc product. There is real overlap, and zinc upper limits for young children are lower than most people expect. Bring every label in.
- If your child is under 2. Please speak to our pharmacist or our doctor first rather than halving a chewable.
- Keep it out of reach, and give the dose yourself. Chewables that taste of tropical berry get taken willingly, which is a reason to store this like medicine rather than like a snack.
- If your child has a medical condition, an allergy or takes any medicine. Please speak to our doctor first, and keep giving whatever has been prescribed.
Where to Buy Animal Parade Kids Immune Booster in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. At two chewables a day a pack runs for a known length of time, so tell us the pack size you want and we will work out how many months that covers before you order.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Tell us the destination and we will confirm any import paperwork before the parcel leaves us.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A children’s immune supplement like this one taken steadily month after month does far more than a single pack, so tell us who it is for and how many months you want covered and we will set up the repeat.
Why Buy Your Animal Parade Kids Immune Booster from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will read you the nutrient panel off the bottle at the counter and add up the zinc and vitamin A across everything your child already takes. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much vitamin A, C, E and zinc does it contain?
The amounts are not on this listing yet and we have asked for them. Our pharmacist has the bottle at the counter and will read you the panel — please ring us or come in rather than guessing, especially if your child already takes something else. We would rather tell you we have asked than print a figure we cannot stand behind.
What age is it for, and how many chewables?
Two chewable tablets once daily, for children 2 years and over. For a child under 2 please speak to our pharmacist or our doctor first rather than halving a chewable.
Does it boost my child’s immune system?
The honest answer is that the recognised wording for all four nutrients is that they contribute to the normal function of the immune system — keeping it working as it should, rather than boosting it. Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc each carry that recognised contribution, which is a genuinely good reason to give it. “Boost” is the word on the box and it is not a claim anyone can make.
Can my child take this with their multivitamin?
Ask us first, and bring both labels. There is real overlap — the Animal Parade multivitamin contains the same four nutrients — and the one to watch is zinc, where the safe daily maximum is 7 mg for ages 1 to 3 and 10 mg for 4 to 6, counting everything together.
What is the acidophilus for?
It is a live culture, and with any probiotic the two things that decide whether it does anything are the colony count and how it has been stored. Neither is stated on this listing, so we name it as an ingredient and attach nothing to it. If a probiotic is what you want for your child, ask our pharmacist and we will show you one where the count is printed on the label.
Which herbs are in the herbal blend?
The listing says “added herbs” without naming them, and we have asked. No approved health claim exists for any botanical, so even a named herb would carry no stated benefit here — but a parent is entitled to know which plants a two-year-old is chewing, and we will put them on the page once we have them.
Does it contain iron?
We do not know from this listing, and it matters. The sibling Animal Parade multivitamin does contain iron, and for any iron-containing children’s product the manufacturer’s warning is that accidental overdose is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Until we can confirm it either way, please treat this bottle the same: out of reach, dose given by an adult.
Will it stop my child catching colds?
No, and nothing we stock will. What these nutrients have is a recognised role in the immune system working normally, which is not the same as preventing an illness. A child who eats and sleeps reasonably well and washes their hands is doing more than any chewable can.
Are there artificial flavours or preservatives?
The tropical berry flavour is described as natural. Please read your own bottle for the full list, and bring it to our pharmacist if your child has a diagnosed allergy.
Is it safe for daily use?
At two chewables a day for a child over 2, that is the manufacturer’s own instruction. The reason to speak to us first is overlap rather than the product itself: if your child takes a multivitamin or a zinc lozenge as well, the daily total is the thing to get right, and that is a counter conversation rather than a label one.
Where can I buy Animal Parade Kids Immune Booster in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown at the top of this listing. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request. Ask us for the nutrient amounts when you order and we will read them off the bottle for you.
