your favorite chewable vitamin...

[vanessah 0]

I had my LapBand done in October 2007. I have been taking the Centrum Adult chewable Vitamin since then but bought the Bariatric Advantage VitaBand Vitamins (lemon cream flavor) last month. They taste hideous ! I can hardly get them down. I'll go back to the Centrum chewables but feel like I've wasted my money on the expensive, supposedly-better-for-you vitamins. Would anyone else share their good/bad experiences with chewable vitamins?

[JamieNP 20]

Flinstones...I like Dino best

[~Bridgette~ 0]

Flinstones too... the purple ones... haven't looked to see who it is... LOL

[JamieNP 20]

I bought the Centrum ones and OMG!! They are horrible!

[stevegoad 32]

I take the Centrum - The don't taste too bad to me...

[ebonie1015 0]

Yep, Flintstones for me too. I love the orange flavored ones.:tongue:

[mljalways 1]

Arent the flintstones ones for kids??

[JamieNP 20]

My doctor's office recommended Flinstones. I thought about taking something more "adult" but they all taste bad.

[mljalways 1]

My docs diet pal said 2 adult chewable. I have only tried the Centrum ones. They are NOT good but tolerable I guess.

[flipman416 2]

Try the Bariatric Advantage brand. I heard the Flinstones and Centrum are usually high in sugar and are not meant for the lapband patient. heres the link.

https://www.bariatricadvantage.com/catalog?cat=Multi-Vitamins&so=

[mljalways 1]

Thanks flip, I will try them

[vanessah 0]

I'm telling you - the Bariatric Advantage Vitamins taste horrific! I have challenged my bariatric nutritionist to investigate chewable vitamins. Concerning the sugar issue, surely the amount in one Vitamin is somewhat negligible. Do any of you crush a regular vitamin and eat it with pudding/yogurt?

[littlefroggy 0]

I am taking the Gummy adult Vitamins from Target. (Not Target brand, but available there.)

My dietician said they weren't great and to take the Centrum, but a Centrum sitting on the counter does me a lot less good than a so-so Vitamin in my body. I take a dose and a half, just in case.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hi:

I used to use the Centrum chewable vitamines. However, I found that I was getting heartburn from them.

Somebody in my support group told me they take two of the chewable gummy-type Vitamins each day and the doc said that was okay. So, as soon as I ran out of the Centrum I switched to the Gummy Chewable type. I've been using those since. They're not horrible, and they don't give me heartburn.

Best wishes to all of my fellow bandsters.

Sue

[Lori_K 0]

I'm telling you - the Bariatric Advantage Vitamins taste horrific! I have challenged my bariatric nutritionist to investigate chewable vitamins. Concerning the sugar issue, surely the amount in one Vitamin is somewhat negligible. Do any of you crush a regular Vitamin and eat it with pudding/yogurt?

I take the chewable Bariatric Advantage Vitamins (VitaBand) too - and I agree with you, the lemon-cream ones are awful! However, there is another flavor - Watermelon. I like the watermelon, it is MUCH better. Maybe your Nutritionist can find them for you? At Beaumont Hospital's Weight Control Center, I was given a sample of each chewable vitamin, to see what flavor I liked. Here's a link to the website of these vitamins: Bariatric Advantage - Multi-Vitamins (and here's a direct link to the watermelon ones: Bariatric Advantage - Bariatric Advantage VitaBand Chewable Multivitamin - Watermelon (180ct) Maybe you could show it to your nutritionist, and you can collaborate with him/her on getting a sample of the watermelon ones, to see if it works for you - before you spend the money on those vitamins again.

Best of luck to you!