| past, asking someone about nutritious candy | | | | son to take the vitamins he needs, then I'm all for |
| might have produced a look of puzzlement. | | | | it," said one Mosaic customer. Another noted, "I |
| But the truth is that today, nutrition can come in | | | | get a good-tasting piece of candy and I get the |
| candy form. To a parent who is concerned about | | | | vitamins my wife is always nagging about. It's a |
| a child's teeth, this may not be the best option. | | | | win-win for everyone." |
| However, the term "nutritious candy" is not an | | | | Apparently, the idea is catching on. Mosaic Chief |
| oxymoron, and one supplement maker intends to | | | | Executive Officer Charles Townsend noted that |
| prove it. | | | | the company offers tropical fruit-flavored |
| Mosaic Nutraceuticals, based in Dallas, has | | | | multivitamins as well as orange-flavored vitamin C. |
| combined America's love of sweets with its needs | | | | "We really expect to have a banner year with our |
| for vitamins in the form of a soft candy chew. | | | | vitamins. |
| "If it takes a piece of candy to get my teenaged | | | | |