Systems, devices, and methods for packaging nutritional supplements

An apparatus, comprising:

• a housing including a cover, the housing defining a chamber, the cover configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• and
• a plurality of pouches disposable in the chamber, each pouch from the plurality of pouches configured to contain a strip having a nutrient disposed therein,
• each of the plurality of pouches including a first portion configured to be disposed on a first side of the strip and a second portion configured to be disposed on a second side of the strip, the first portion and the second portion each including outer edges configured to extend beyond outer edges of the strip, the outer edges of the first portion configured to be sealed to the outer edges of the second portion along a sealing region, such that the strip is contained within an inner unsealed region of each pouch,
• the inner unsealed region having a size greater than a size of the strip such that a portion of the inner unsealed region extends beyond the outer edges of the strip, the portion of the inner unsealed region extending beyond the outer edges of the strip having a width of at least about 2 mm.