Caplets vs. Capsules... Vitamin Question

[aSleeveStory 128]

Hey guys, I am 10 months post op today...

There is a green whole foods (not the store) Vitamin I like to take, because the concept of getting additional greens into my diet as easily as taking a pill resonates with me.

I've been buying the caplets, essentially greens pressed into pill form. Daily suggested dose is 5x, but they're large so I normally take two at once. Sometimes I remember a third of fourth.

However, I wonder if I'm digesting them well (or much). I don't notice any discernible change in my health, feeling, etc. whether I'm taking them or not. Wondering if capsules would be better? Loose greens powder vs. the compression? I know I digest capsules well, as my B-Complex is a capsule and an hour later my pee is yellow as the sun.

Any thoughts?

[Bufflehead 6,358]

IMO all of those things in any form are a scam. If you need more greens in your diet, eat them. If your bloodwork is good and you are healthy and functioning normally, you probably don't need more greens in your diet, but you might want to consult with your PCP or bariatric team to be sure.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

I found this book helpful: Greens Glorious Greens!: More than 140 Ways to Prepare All Those Great-Tasting, Super-Healthy, Beautiful Leafy Greens Paperback by John Albi and Catherine Waters.

At 20 months out, I take a multi with Iron, and my bloodwork is ideal. I do put chopped spinach in as many dishes as I can, including omelets, casseroles, chili, even shakes. I used to hate spinach growing up, but once I had fresh spinach in a salad, I realized that it wasn't the spinach that was the problem, it was the vinegar that Mother wilted it in. Wilted spinach - who does that?

Same thing with liver. Mother fried this awful shoe-leather liver that I could not stand, and the scorched onions did not help. I became anemic as a teen, so a Mexican neighbor offered to make Mexican dishes for me, with diced liver in them. All I could taste was salsa, sour cream, onions, guacamole, meat, veggie - did not even taste the liver. I realize now that Mom just was not a very good cook, but boy oh boy, she could make fattening Desserts and Cookies like crazy - especially anything with cream cheese in it. Lillian Guerra - thank you so much for introducing me to healthy Mexican style cooking.

What I am saying is that the fewer supplements the better. It seems like if you take a supplement with a beverage, it is going to wash out pretty quick, but if you eat wholesome nutritious food, you stand a better chance of getting some value from it.

I quit buying all those supplements that were draining my bank account, at around one year. At that point, they just seemed like expensive pee and were hard to swallow. I am not your bariatric team, but my personal experience is that getting my Protein in and eating my share of spinach, green Beans, zuchinni, and broccoli, etc., are sustaining me just fine.

[jane13 2,256]

@@Miss Mac - AMEN! eating the needed Protein or veggies is so much better for you. you just have to pay attention to calories, carbs, etc.

[aSleeveStory 128]

Thanks for all the great responses... but everyone seems to think I'm taking the supplement to avoid eating. I eat just fine... I just wanted the additional greenery as an insurance policy towards better health. With the smaller stomach, we're all at risk for malnutrition in some way shape or form, and taking a simple green Vitamin can't hurt along those lines.

Does anyone have an opinion on the question I actually asked of Caplets vs. Capsules?