adult chewable gummy multivitamins

well i found them today at walmart and the doctor said that they are good to use....and especially for those who cannot swallow pills...like me i swear every prescription that i get is liquid...pills seem to get stuck in my dang throat i hate pills

If they taste better than Centrum Chewables and Flinstones, I definitely want to try them.  What is the brand name?

theyre pretty yummy....they are lemon berry and orange flavored...and they are from spring valley

Girl just check and make sure the main ingrediant isnt sugar or glucose or frutcose or anything sugar related...would hate t see you dump on your vitamins.....that would just be bad.

Good Luck tomorrow

I see you trying to get it all in before your surgery dont worry they will give you some info before you walk out of there

FYI the Army has you up and walking 2 hours after surgery so gear up lady....You will be in my prayers.

I just got a lashing for thinking Gummys were good (per my dietician)
stick with Centrum Chewables

Read Andrea's blog... she has a nice post about the comparison

my doctor is the one that told me to get them...theyre adult ones not childrens he said the adult ones are good but the childrens gummys arent good...i have the centrum chewables but like i said he told me to use the gummy ones

Since it took me several seaches and quite a few minutes to find "andrea's blog", I thought I would post the direct link if anyone want to have a look.  I thought it was pretty interesting.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/a,messageboard/action ,replies/board_id,4856/cat_id,4456/topic_id,3718892/page,1/

yes... and those vitamins she refers to are ADULT gummys.

I have people peeping at me!

Ack!  Should have known, would have at least vacumed!

(j/k)

Adult gummy's are crap.  If your doc had actually looked at the label before giving his goahead, he would tell you the same thing.

Vitafusion is an adult gummy.

Gummy Vite comparison
on October 15, 2008 8:08 am
Published
(Hey, if it works for Rob Uzzel, it works for Andrea)

There is often a ton of hoopla on the boards about flintstone vitamins.  Another day, another post.  But the newest craze of vitamins is the "gummy vitamin," and these are the absolute worst things you can call a vitamin.  In comparison?  Flintstones are a ton better.

Not only are pediatric dentists warning against the various gummy vites (because the first two ingredients of Flintstones Gummies are two forms of sugar), they hold very little nutritive value.

Now, keep in mind, that I am speaking of multivitamins.  I have seen a D gummy that looks acceptable for normal-gutted folks.  Is it oil or water-miscible and thus usable by us?  I don't know -- and maybe I'll check some day.  The calcium gummies are alright for normal-gutted folks, but not for us as they are either carbonate or dicalcium phosphate (which, like carbonate, requires a fair amount of stomach acid to absorb properly).

So I've decided to pull out a few of the biggest offenders -- including an adult gummy multivite and let you make the decision for yourself.  I can preach the horrors of these pieces of candy until the cows come home -- and some will listen to that.  But I'd rather you take a gander for yourself and learn *why* I am so freaking adamant that my toddler does not even get them.

So come along now. 

+ For purposes of this post, I am using the RDA's for Males 31-50 and non-lactating non-pregnant Females 31-50.
+ Conversions from IU to mcg are based on an average of values set forth by the RDA.  It is not an exact science as various forms of each vitamin will translate from IU to mcg differently.  If you really want this specific info, lemme know.
+ This test will evaluate a single dose adult dose per the label (2 vitamins, 6, etc.) for the following vitamins - VitaFusion Adult Gummies (dose = 2 vites), L'il Critters Gummy Bear Vites (dose = 2 vites), Flintstones Gummy Vitamins (dose = 2 vites)
+ RDAs do not take in account lack of Intrinsic Factor or malabsorption -- *we* need more of these things, but until they form a Bariatric RDA, then we have to go with what the government is giving us
+ Values flagged in red do not meet the RDA for either subgroup

Vitamin A
RDA M 900 mcg/day, F 700 mcg/day
VitaFusion 400 mcg
L'il Critters 400 mcg
Flintstones Gummies 320mcg

Vitamin C
RDA M 90 mg/day, F 75 mg/day
VitaFusion 30 mg
L'il Critters 20 mg
Flintstones Gummies 30 mg

Vitamin D
RDA M 5 mcg/day, F 5 mcg/day
VitaFusion 5 mcg
L'il Critters 5mcg
Flintstones Gummies 2.5mcg

Vitamin E
RDA M 15 mg/day, F 15 mg/day
VitaFusion 7.5 mg
L'il Critters 8mg
Flintstones Gummies 10mg

Vitamin K
RDA M 120 mcg/day, F 90 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Thiamin
RDA M 1.2 mg/day, F 1.1 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Riboflavin
RDA M 1.3 mg/day, F 1.1 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Niacin
RDA M 16 mg/day, F 14 mg/day
VitaFusion 10 mg
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Vitamin B6
RDA M 1.3 mg/day, F 1.3 mg/day
VitaFusion 2mg
L'il Critters 1.04mg
Flintstones Gummies 1mg

Folate
RDA M 400 mcg/day, F 400 mcg/day
VitaFusion 400mcg
L'il Critters 260 mcg
Flintstones Gummies 200mcg

Vitamin B12
RDA M 2.4 mcg/day, F 2.4 mcg/day
VitaFusion 6mcg
L'il Critters 5.1mcg
Flintstones Gummies 5mcg

Pantothenic Acid
RDA M 5 mg/day, F 5mg/day
VitaFusion 10mg
L'il Critters 5.2mg
Flintstones Gummies 5mg

Biotin
RDA M 30 mcg/day, F 30 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 60mcg
Flintstones Gummies 75mcg

Choline
RDA M 550 mg/day, F 425 mg/day
VitaFusion 40mg
L'il Critters 40mcg (note, MCG, not MG)
Flintstones Gummies 38mg

Calcium
RDA M 1,000 mg/day, F 1000 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Chromium
RDA M 35 mcg/day, F 25 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Copper
RDA M 900 mcg/day, F 900 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Fluoride
RDA M 4 mg/day, F 3 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Iodine
RDA M 150 mcg/day, F 150 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 42mcg
Flintstones Gummies 40mcg

Iron
RDA M 8 mg/day, F 18 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Magnesium
RDA M 420 mg/day, F 320 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Manganese
RDA M 2.3 mg/d, F 1.8 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Molybdenum
RDA M 45 mcg/day, F 45 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Phosphorous
RDA M 700 mg/day, F 700 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Selenium
RDA M 55 mcg/day, F 55 mcg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Zinc
RDA M 11 mg/day, F 8 mg/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 2.7mg
Flintstones Gummies 2.5mg

Potassium
RDA M 4.7 g/day, F 4.7 g/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Sodium
RDA M 1.5 g/day, F 1.5 g/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0

Chloride
RDA M 2.3 g/day, F 2.3 g/day
VitaFusion 0
L'il Critters 0
Flintstones Gummies 0


So given this information, why would *anyone* take a gummy vitamin, much less an adult bariatric patient who needs a ton more vitamins than the normal human?  If you can help me to understand, I'd appreciate it -- but for all I can see, these are just expensive candy.  Period.