Any pointers on where to buy quality, inexpensive chewable vitamins

After WLS, I bought a years supply of chewable iron, multivitamin, calcium citrate and sublingual B-12 from Bariatric Advantage. Cost me an arm and a leg so in year two I switched to non-chewables I get at less than half the price. My labs have been great so the quality must be ok I figure.

Anywho, I'm trying to save my brother a few dinero but have been unable to find a good, inexpensive source for quality chewable iron and calcium citrate. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Boner

Who needs chewables?  Walgreens had their brand that is a very small multi with iron and its cheap ($3.50-$4 a bottle).  I use One Source Prenatal (28 instead of 18 gm iron) from WalMart and they are like $5 a bottle.  If you gotta have chewables, I hear (wife and kids) the generic sugar free gummy bears are decent (from WalMart).

Joe

Thanks, Joe. My nut (nutritionist) and my brothers nut (I think) require only chewable vitamins after WLS which is why I bought them from Bariatric Advantage which is where she recommended I buy them. Anyone else have this requirement? Thanks

Boner  

the sugar free gummies are also at costco.

My doctor had the same requirement.  He has had a couple patients where the large calcium pills actually had to be removed by him they had cought in the stoma or some such.  But calcium citrate disolves in water so no need for chewable if your willing to have some sludge at the bottom of the glass.  Just put in a flavor patchet and 1 calcium citrate with each water bottle and don't drink the last oz.  As far as iron, my doctor took me off it.  Said as a man all it would do was make me constipated, but that if my labs ever showed low Iron, I would have to go on it. 

I get my chewable iron from a local health food store, but it's "Nature's Pantry" which is widely available.

I get my chewable vitamin, and sublingual B-12/folate from Trader Joes (Sorry, not in Colorado)

I get my calcium from vitalady.com. I use a combination of the Bariatric Advantage ones, and the UpCal D. UpCal D is a great find. It's a powdered calcium citrate which dissolves very easilly. I get a canister and make single serve packets to take with me.

If you haven't ever used vitalady.com you really ought to check it out. It's made by WLS patients for WLS patients. You can get single servings of protein powders to test them out.

My Doctor only required a chewable multi- vitamin for the first 90 days, then I could take whatever I wanted. I chose to stick with the Centrum Chewables. Calcium, Iron, etc. were regular pills from day one. I also can only have the sublingual B-12.

I get the Walgreens brand of centrum chewable.  I get B-12 Sub lingual and super B complex at Walmart.  I purchase my Up-Cal D at colonial med.

http://www.colonialmedical.com/product.php?productid=20018&cat=0&page=1

 

Jim 

Even though it costs a little more, I had the doc prescribe injectable B12.  One shot per month is easier than B12 everday.

Just a thought..

Guy

I have always used www.vitalady.com for both protein and vitamins

I still spend the big bucks on Bariatric Advantage for their iron and calcium citrate.  B-12, multivitamin, and B-complex I will get whereever I can.  I used GNC chewable calcium citrate with vitamin D...then they changed the formula on me!!  Calcium citrate is their last ingredient, it's mostly calcium carbonate...very tricky and very deadly of them...Read read read those labels.