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I still purchase the Celebrate brand chewable Vitamins from my surgeon's office. They are actually less expensive there.

You should be very aware of the nutritional values on the labels on every brand of Vitamin, Protein shake/powder, and foods that you eat.

Bariatric patients do have specialized nutritional needs, especially when it comes to supplements...so read your labels and compare!

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Price is the difference....that I can see.

For example:

Walmart - Spring Valley Vitamin B12 sublingual 500 mcg, $3.94 for a 200 count

Bariatric Advantage - sublingual B-12 1000mcg $18.25 for a 90 count

You can almost buy 5 bottles to 1 Walmart vs. Bariatric Advantage. Even with the difference is dosage 500mcg vs. 1000mcg Walmart is still a better deal.

Bariatric Advantage is just a name. Don't let "bariatric" in the name fool you into thinking is it something special. Just my opinion anyway.

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i agree with sojo and jim. my hub actually took the Protein shakes and a print out of the bartric advantage stuff to Walmart to compare. same ingredients and i also consulted with my dr and nutritionist who advised just what jim said: (Bariatric Advantage is just a name. Don't let "bariatric" in the name fool you into thinking is it something special)

so i get my Vitamins and Protein shake powder at my local walmart

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It is really a personal choice. Everyone's taste buds are different. Experiment with them and find one you like. I use the body fortress chocolate from Walmart. It runs just under $15 for a big 2lb bottle. 1 scoop with 8oz of Simply Smart milk blended with a little bit of ice will give you 36g of Protein.

I also like the body fortress vanilla powder as well. I make is the same way I make the chocolate but I also add a small banana. Nice banana smoothy.

A lot of people rave about powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury. I have tried it but I find it no better than the Body Fortress and its more expensive and you have to wait for it to ship as you can only get the Unjury from their website. They do have sample packs as well if that is something your interested in.

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I'm one of those that rave about Unjury. I love unjury. I tried many other brands but couldn't force myself to drink any of the other ones daily. I drink vanilla unjury with almond-coconut milk and some PB2.

However, tastes are different. My friend tried the unjury since I love it but she didn't like it. She prefers EAS. I agree that you should shop around until you find what you like best. If you like it you will drink it and that is what matters.

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I love the Unjury chocolate but I found the vanilla left a bit of an after taste. I only tried it straight up with milk blended with a little ice. Maybe with a banana it would be better.

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