Bariatric Advantage® Vendor
Confused as I have read bariatrics should only use calcium citrate stated AS calcium citrate on BACK label. If it is listed as calc. from calc. citrate, or calcium (calc. citrate), etc then we cannot absorb it all. Here is an article about that http://www.ehow.com/how_5621233_choose-supplement-after-gastric-bypass.html
You have to take 3-4 large chalky tablets. Taste is ok, but dissolves on tongue almost immediately and you feel you need a drink to wash it down. It is a mouthful.
I ordered multi vit's (chewable French Vanilla), calc. cit.(Chewable Mint), Meal Replacement powder (unflav.) and Chewable B-12 (peppermint). The B-12 is on backorder so I have not yet rcvd and have not yet tried the meal rep pwdr. The multi vit in french vanilla tastes GREAT and the calc cit is sort of large and chalky, but doable. I am a little confused that a Barriatric geared company is providing their calcium citrate as "calcium from calcium citrate" I have heard that this is not quite what we need and have to adjust accordingly and take more. In that case, it is not cost-worthy. Any calcium citrate should be listed only as "calcium citrate" on the BACK label. This is an article explaining it. http://www.ehow.com/how_5621233_choose-supplement-after-gastric-bypass.html
I bought a sample pack and all of the samples tasted really good, but the cost of the items added with shipping makes me think they might not be worth it. I did find some chewable Centrium vitamins at CVS that are orange flavor (really good) and they only costed about $10 for 100 tablets and @ 1 per day that is a three(+) month supply!!!
(indicates that they have not used the product)I tried my first Bariatric Advantage meal replacement shake today (I am using them once a day right now pre op)and I was quite impressed. I used the vanilla with 6 oz of milk, 4 ice cubes and 1/2 cup of pineapple and it actually did fill me up and tasted pretty good.
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