Suggestions about vitamins....

Mandy R.
on 12/6/11 6:03 am - Callahan, FL
I started my vitamin regimine a couple of weeks ago and I'm having a hard time. I have the Opurity chewable MVI from Unjury and they taste terrible !!  For calcium I have the citracal petites and they seem to get "stuck" and I have to take them 2 tabs 3x/day.  I love my B12 it's the Sublingual cherry from nature's bounty.  I love the way the raspberry chews taste, but they are expensive.  Any suggestions would be helpful.
TIA
Mandy


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Price S.
on 12/6/11 8:22 am - Mills River, NC
I use the CVS brand of Centrum Silver chewable.  I think they taste better than the centrum.  I don't need iron so I use the silver.  They have BOGO very frequenly so they are cheap if you stock up when they are on sale.

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Mandy R.
on 12/6/11 8:28 am - Callahan, FL
what flavor are they?


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Price S.
on 12/6/11 9:07 am - Mills River, NC
fruity but I wouldn't say any particular flavor like cherry or orange.

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Jody ***
on 12/6/11 9:24 am - Brighton, MI
RNY on 10/21/08 with
I also take the Centrum Silvers.  Unfortunately, we don't have CVS here or I'd try their brand.

Bariatric Advantage also has other chewables that taste pretty good.  I like the watermelon. 

I try to get as many chewables and sublinguals as I can, cause pills get stuck with me too. 

I like the chewy BA iron, but like you said, they can get expensive.  BA also has some others that are lozenges - you can either chew or let them "melt". 

Some of the flavors may be a little strong for you early out - I know my taste buds changed dramaticaly, but have gone back to "normal" now.  Unfortunately it can be a "trial and error" thing.



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italianspice
on 12/6/11 10:04 am - Eastlake, OH
Some days its still hard to get those citricals down, but applesauce seems to help slid them right down for me.
Celebrate grape chewable mvi is still a favorite of mine. Also the cocoa flavored calcium chewable froms celebrate also.
Good luck, it is rough in the beginning, but it gets easier.

~Maria

SW 230 Preop 205 GW 130 LW 131 CW 135 Ht 5'1"

Eliza55
on 12/6/11 10:48 am - PA
I agree that the Centrum Silver chewables are pretty good.  That's what I'm doing.  For the calcium, I cant take swallowable tablets, so I prefer the Celebrate chewables  500 Plus which have Calcium Citrate, D3 and Magnesium for maximum absorption of the calcium.
Eliza
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on 12/6/11 10:39 pm, edited 12/6/11 10:40 pm
 there are  cheap  and delicious  striped looking  calcium chewables  available ....   they taste GREAT .    Carb counting wise theyre  not so great  but U dont have to worry about that yet  if ever .... 

i love sunkist  chewables ( C) in ANY flavor  theyre all amazingly tasty 

i personally am a HUGELY  taste motivated person and i notice I will take my  Flintstones sours  kids vitamins EVERY day  ...


but will " forget " something that tastes bad six days out of seven .

Calcium pills  are  a big issue for me this way because there is no reward ...    

the biggest  problem I find  being taste motivated is  finding ENOUGH of the " good "  vitamins  fora constant  supply ....  ( the shelves tend to be BARE when itcomes to the good -tasting ones )   and the expense ...    well  whats a GRRL to do ?   its either pay for vitamins or pay the doctors ...  ( and feel like garbage)   

People  here don't like the kids  vitamins and  flintstones have a pretty bad name ....  but I'm working  on three years post op and so far my labs are perfect .  But I DO  eat a very high quality  diet .. EVERY day  ... and also take a lot of extra supplemental vitamins and minor minerals ( like iron and zinc ) when i remember to ... 


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