Covering All the Bases | vita fusion™ Review
As a registered dietitian, I make it a real point to feed myself and and my family whole foods and real ingredients in attempt to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Of course, we do have fruity cereal hanging out in our pantry, but for the most part – we stick to the ‘good stuff’.
When I became pregnant with Parker and Jolie 3 years ago (still can’t wrap my head around the fact that its been that long..) I, of course, started taking prenatal supplements – as I would recommend to all my pregnant clients. Something you probably don’t know about me… I do not swallow pills well AT ALL. I will literally ‘suffer through’ a splitting headache, you know, the kind that you get behind your eyes, before I’ll pop a pill for relief. I have been that way my entire life- I hate swallowing pills. Antibiotics are killer for me. I spent the majority of my pregnancy with Parker and Jolie fighting off upper respiratory infections, and every time I went to the doctor it was 10 more days of those terrible yellow horse pills. Those supplements were enormous.. and tasted TERRIBLE. Both of them would sit in the back of my throat and there was nothing I could do to make it go down. It was my discovery of gummy vitamins that seemed to solve all my pill-swallowing problems. Not to mention, they taste good, too!
vitafusion™ is rooted in the belief that healthy habits should be enjoyable so that you’ll keep on doing them. This healthy habit for me is actually taking the supplements I’m required to maintain the nutritional status I need. Halfway through my first pregnancy, my OB suggested that I start taking a vitamin D supplement to assist in bone health.* It can occur as a natural declination as a female, too, not just to those of us who are pregnant. The search was on for a gummy vitamin to assist. No horse pills? No problem. vitafusion™ has got me covered.
The makers of vitafusion™ offer a pretty robust portfolio of vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements to meet your health needs through every stage of life. The convenience of having these vitamins available to me wherever I need them was the best part. At that point in our lives, we were venturing out very far from the house with two wee babies.
vitafusion™ gummy vitamins are available at club, mass, drug and grocery stores nationwide including: Costco, Walmart, Target and Walgreens.
More information can be found at www.gummyvites.com.
What about you? What are your go-to supplements? Let me know about a time in your life that you were in a situation and could benefit from taking supplements or tell me about the supplements you currently take! Have you ever taken a gummy vitamin before? I am always so intrigued by what people take in the different life stages they are in. Leave a comment below and be automatically entered into a random drawing for a $100 Visa gift card!
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April 30, 2015
I was all about the gummy vitamins during my pregnancy! While it was nice to not have to swallow a pill, I also found that I was much less likely to have the glorious side effect of nausea going this route. Will definitely keep using gummies!
I'm just taking my prenatal vitamin right now, but I would be interested in trying the gummy vitamins!
I'm 21 weeks pregnant with my first and I just recently switched to vitafusion gummy prenatals! SO much better than those horrible giant pills that start to dissolve before you can swallow them. Ugh. I'm sad I didn't take these from the beginning.
I hate taking huge pills too! I think I could totally do the Vitafusion!
I currently take a multi vitamin and extra vitamin d. I don't use gummies, haven't tried them, but my kids do!
I've never tried the gummy vitamins, but I will definitely give them a try after reading this (and the positive comments as well!).
I struggle with swallowing pills too. I'm loving the gummy prenatal vitamins now during pregnancy. I'll stick with the gummy vitamins after as well!
I currently take iron and vitamin D at the advice of my doctor. I have tried a gummy vitamin as a sample once before but I haven't taken them regularly.
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I have taken Prenatal vitamins, and I now take Vitamin D and fish oils, and I have taken a fiber supplement. I have tried Vitafusion gummies, and it works great!
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I took prenatal vitamins while I was pregnant.
I struggle with swallowing pills too! I have Crohn's Disease, so I am often vitamin deficient and needing to take extra supplements, so vitamins are just a part of life now. I will have to try these gummy vitamins!
I took prenatal vitamins while pregnant.
I don't have a problem taking pills, and right now I'm pregnant so I'm taking a prenatal, calcium + D, and B-complex to fight nausea. My son takes gummy vitamins and loves them, he thinks they're a treat!
I have never had a problem swallowing pills but would prefer the gummies. I never buy them for myself because I feel the price is so much more when you get so much less because you have to end up eating more than 1 for the full dose, opposed to just swallowing one and being on my way!
As a fellow RD, I am typically weary of supplements, but I always recommend prenatal, vitamin D and calcium for women of child bearing age. Insta: @cedarmoreno
As a fellow RD, I am typically weary of supplements, but I always recommend prenatal, vitamin D and calcium for women of child bearing age. Insta: @cedarmoreno
As a fellow RD, I am typically weary of supplements, but I always recommend prenatal, vitamin D and calcium for women of child bearing age. Insta: @cedarmoreno
I am 20 weeks pregnant. I am taking Honest's Daily Prenatal & DHA vitamins.
I take a calcium supplement, fish oil supplement and gummy multi vitamin all from Costco and all Costco brand though I have used vitafusion when available. I also use vitamin d drops from January-ish until april-ish when I have used up my vitamin D stores. The calcium supplement also has vitamin D to help with the calcium absorbtion.
Took, and still take, the gummy prenantals Up and Up brand. The taste is wearing on me and I'd like to try another brand!
I thought you took the Honest Co. Prenatal pills? Have you switched to these because they were too hard to swallow?
Catherine-
These are not prenatal vitamins- these are vitamin D Supplements for bone health:)
I really liked taking these, but since I'm borderline anemic, I switched to a tablet that also includes iron.
I started taking these exact gummy vitamin D supplements after my son was born on the advice of my mother-in-law. I've been taking them most everyday for 2 years!
I took these exact ones because my sister recommended them , she said they were so tasty, I couldn't chew them I couldn't eat anything because I would be so sick , my morning sickness was bad. but I always forgot to take my regular pills. Whoops.
I'm pregnant so I'm taking prenatal vitamins. Gummy vitamins would be fun to try.
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Oh my goodness, I can't believe you are doing a post about gummy vitamins! They (actually this brand) saved me during my twin pregnancy! I've always been terrible with taking pills coupled with severe morning sickness, gummy vitamins were the only thing I could keep down. Still take them now and plan to give them to my girls (child version) when they are older and need a multi-vitamin daily.
I am taking calcium and vitamin D. I really should be taking a multivitamin because I do not eat enough fruits and veggies. yarbr012@gmail.com
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I love how perfectly timed this post is. My breast cancer specialist recently told me to start taking a D vitamin (apparently research shows it reduces risk of breast cancer, who knew?!) and I was DREADING taking it. I barely took my prenatal vitamins (horrible, I know) because I hate pills so much. Then I found gummies and now I LOVE taking my daily vitamin. All hail gummies!
I am all about the gummy vitamins too 🙂 especially when I was pregnant and nauseous!
I am all about the gummy vitamins too 🙂 especially when i was pregnant and nauseous!
I can't swallow pills either! My trick is to put some food in my mouth, chew it up and then right before I swallow, through the pill in! It works and tricks me everytime! I just hope that there never comes a day when I have to take medicine but am restricted to no food 🙁
I love vitafusion gummies. They are so much easier to take than actual pills.
Thanks for the review! I'd like to give them a try. Do recommend these, or a different supplement for nursing moms?
I currently take a gummy vitamin and a gummy Vitamin D supplement.
I tweeted about this promotion. https://twitter.com/PJGurganus/status/594473448749031424
We love gummy vitamins in our house! Dan and I always take the gummy multi vitamin, B vitamin & D! Also Myla and Nora take the kids multi & the omega gummies too! We usually buy at Costco or if on sale at CVS.
I am taking multivitamins daily
elena150980@yahoo.com
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I currently take Collagen and Centrum. tcarolinep at gmail dot com
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/595055430818082816
i take calcium daily; i have not tried any gummy vitamins.
https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/595293998933155840
I love gummy vitamins!
I take gummy multi vitamins daily!
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Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/595975257862836224
I am so bad at taking vitamins! I always forget. But when I do remember, I love these ones too! I love that you can chew them instead of swallow as I am horrible at taking vitamins too!
I am currently having a struggle with infertility and my doctor recommended I get on a good prenatal or good vitamin. These are awesome because they're chewy instead of having to swallow them!
I love the gummy vitamins I am currently taking aspirin and fish oil and a multi vitamin
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/596472762622996483
For me i keep my vitamin in a pill organizer with my medicines, and for the kids we keep them on the shelf in the kitchen. We have tried gummy vitamins. And i take a daily multi-vitamin.
nicole.ddziedzic at gmail dot com
Tweeted here: https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/597252363561242625
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I take a multivitamin
and iron supplement
dlatany at gmail dot com
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/597738574017073152
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My daughter loves gummy vitamins, but I haven't tried them. I usually take Vitamin D, some type of multi, and whatever extras I feel like buying.
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I took vitafusion prenatals for a year and then just stopped. We havent had any luck getting pregnant, but if we do, i'll start taking them again like clockwork. Just got to be too expensive.
i take prenatals but would be so down with prenatal gummies.
My mom just sent me a bottle of gummy vitamins. They're fun!
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I take calcium, D3 and niacin as well as krill oil daily.
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i take a brand of gummy multi vitamin. love the concept!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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currently, I'm taking gummy supplements for Hair, skin and nails.
Thanks so much.
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Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/603550466295930880
Thanks so much.
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i don't take vitamins but I do like gummy vitamins, they are so much more pleasant to take than hard vitamin pills
stigay at comcast.net
I have never tried gummy vitamins but I have always been curious about them. I only took vitamins while I was pregnant. I would like to start taking a multivitamin though now that I am getting older.
I always take gummy vitamins. I can't stand the taste of regular vitamins and sometimes find them hard to swallow. I take a multivitamin and various other supplements when I can afford them
https://twitter.com/Attea2d/status/603572134858883073
I love gummy vitamins!
I take a multi, calcium, CoQ10
tvollowitz at aol dot com
About the only time I took vitamins was when I was pregnant.
I like trying supplements. I take multivitamins, St. John's Wort, and fish oil right now.
I like trying supplements. I take multivitamins, St. John's Wort and fish oil right now.
I'm not currently taking any vitamins, nor have I ever taken gummies before. I really should be taking a multi vitamin and maybe something for my skin/hair. It could definitely use a little boost!
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Ashley C
I could always use some supplement help! I've never taken chewy vitamins before but I currently take calcium with vitamin D 🙂
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I love my gummy vitamins – multi-vitamin style.
I take a multi vitamin, and a B complex daily.
I haven't tried gummies yet but thinking of it.
thank you
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I have never tried the gummies, but sounds like a great alternative.
My go to supplements are my omega 3s, they help with my dry eye neyabenz(at)gmail.com
I take Melatonin to help me sleep at night.
Kim Meier
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https://twitter.com/davisesq212/status/604888169251602433
MY only supplement these days are D3 because my levels are under 10! I have never taken a gummy vitamin but I might try now!
I take a daily multivitamin, I have never tried a gummy vitamin before but they look pretty good.
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I'm taking gummy prenatal vitamins right now!
Katie
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I'm taking Vitamin D, as per doc's instructions.
I take a B12 everyday and a One-A-Day vitamin. I have not tried the gummies yet.
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i take tumeric daily
JOE GERSHC
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I've taken supplements before but need to get back into the habit.
I have not taken a vitamin in a long time but I do prefer the gummy ones.
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Being 65 I take lots of vitamins and herbs to help stave off type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood sugar . Red yeast Rice, fenugeek and cinsulin , vinegar and Vitamin D are some that I take each day.
I take a multivitamin.
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I've never taken vitamins.
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I take a multi vitamin and vitamin D3, calcium and my omegas.
Several years ago, I had to have a bronchoscopy but it had to be delayed because my Vitamin K level was too low. Scary! After a round of Vitamin K supplements, I was able to go through with the procedure. I was glad the solution was such a simple one.
I tweeted about your blog post and the vitafusion giveaway:
https://twitter.com/NotherAnneOther/status/610105669547622401
Thanks.
I take vitamin D supplement because mine is too low. It really helps.
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Ive taken gummy vitamins before and they are delicious. I currently supplement with a multi vitamin and a probiotic.
I'm not currently taking any. I've never taken gummies before.
I take a lot of different supplements and having them in a gummy form would be nice but I've noticed that some of them do not have the amounts needed and so you'd have to take four or five of them and they are so large that the bottles hold fewer gummies than most carry tablets. While I'd love the convenience of gummies and the better taste too! I'll have to stick with my budget conscious pills.
I took quite a few supplements when I had Lyme Disease because I just had no energy whatsoever
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I'm pregnant right now, so I take a prenatal every day for now.
i take a multi-vitamin and calcium daily
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I take a multi vitamin and iron, I would be interested in trying the gummy vitamins as they would be easier to take.
I have taken multi-vitamins, but I don't currently take any supplements. If I did decide to start with a multi again, I would definitely be interested in a gummy.
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I haven't used gummy vitamins before, but I'm sure they would be good. I take a rhodiola rosea supplement, which gives me extra energy (especially helpful in the afternoons).
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I took prenatal vitamins and folic acid religiously when I was pregnant. I don't normally take supplements now, but have taken fish oil in the past. I do have a hard time remembering to take daily medication or supplements.
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I have taken prenatal when I was pregnant and now I love adult gummy vitamins so easy to chew instead of swallow. truckredford(at)Gmail(dot)com
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I struggle with swallowing pills too. I take a gummy vitamin daily.
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I take a womens multi-vitamin
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I take vitafusion Men’s multivitamins.
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I take an iron supplement.
We take JuicePlus+ it has been very beneficial to our family and our health.
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I have never taken a gummy vitamin before, I could have benefitted from taking iron vitamins when pregnant due to an iron deficiency anemia but couldn't tolerate it with my pregnancy
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Gummy vitamins are the only ones I will take. I don't like swallowing pills.
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I got very sick with my gallbladder and could barely eat for 3 months. Supplements probably kept me alive until I could have surgery.
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I have not tried them yet. I take centrum for now and do it to make up for any thing I may miss in my diet
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/615391416131452928
I take a multivitamin daily along with vitamin D.
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i love vitamin d
I currently take biotin and iron.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/615594444658765824
I currently take a daily multivitamin and probiotic.
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/615604810432290820
Well, I heart the texture of a gummy vitamin.
Well, I heart the texture of a gummy vitamin.
I've never taken a gummy vitamin before, but I would!
https://twitter.com/Stephanie64030/status/615629368774127617
My go-to supplement is Vitamin D for a portion of the year.
I keep my vitamin powder on the counter and put it in my morning smoothie. (age 66)
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
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I have to take vitamin D sometimes. I'm suppose to take it all the time but forget until I go to the dr. I'm terrible about taking my medicine. Thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com
I have joint issues and have been told a B supplement would help, but I am not regular with it. And I have not tried gummies.
I take a gummy multi-vitamin.
I have tried gummy vitamins but I'm seriously addicted to sweets and they were almost too much like candy. I always wanted to have several. Since I don't have a problem with regular pills they are much better for me.
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I really need to try it
https://twitter.com/momsfocus/status/615810617069338624
I have not tried these yet but I should! I try to lead a healthy lifestyle by drinking lots of water, watching my diet and taking lots of walk.
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I take a multi gummy (not this brand), potassium, magnesium, super b complex, and various homeopathic sleep aides.
Angie
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I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/615912822908825600
Angie
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#SweepstakesEntry:
have never tried a gummy supplement – I just currently take a multivitamin & a fiber pill
KC
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KC
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I would love to try gummy vitamins. Right now I am taking pre-natal vitamins.
My go-to supplements are multivitamin supplements.
I publicly Tweeted this giveaway: https://twitter.com/versatileer/status/615982030254419969
I love taking gummy vitamins. To me they have a better and smoother taste than pill form.
Laurie Emerson
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
I take a multi vitamin with iron and potassium.
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I haven't tried gummy supplements yet. I take a multivitamin daily
https://twitter.com/c5519/status/615985458116345856
I have been taking a magnesium supplement and it helps me sleep better.
tweet https://twitter.com/prizepuzzle/status/616006708544933888
I have never tried gummy vitamins before but I used to take a daily multivitamin
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I'm in the later stages of life and I take vitamin D and calcium
Middle age and take a multivitamin. My kids have tried gummies. I would like to try them.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/donnak4/status/616036137509916673
https://twitter.com/donnak4/status/616036137509916673
I take a multi vitamin, this way I am getting everything I need.
I do a multi vitamin and an extra vitamin c tablet each day!
i don't currently but i'm supposed be taking calcium and vitamin d