Chewable calcium - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

tytbody · 02-08-2011, 03:57 PM

which brand of chewable do you use? I used to use Viatin or something like that but I know there is another one.

please post the name of it so I can look at the ingredients to see if I want to eat this mess.

I don't 3 glasses of milk so I'd rather chew it up if I can.

sfree13 · 02-08-2011, 05:05 PM

If you don't want the calories, I would suggest calcium supplements (pills) instead. However, it is always best to get it from foods----and leafy greens actually have more calcium than milk! Also, many products are fortified with it, so you may not even need a supplement!

tytbody · 02-08-2011, 06:37 PM

I need it because i'm 56.

bargoo · 02-08-2011, 08:12 PM

I think you were refering to Viactiv , that's what I use. I find some calcium pills too large to swallow. Can you take pills ?

tytbody · 02-08-2011, 08:31 PM

yes, I'd have to cut them though. My vitamins are as big as the darn calcium/mag pills

bargoo · 02-08-2011, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tytbody

yes, I'd have to cut them though. My vitamins are as big as the darn calcium/mag pills

That is why I use Viactiv , I literally cannot swallow those calcium pills.Too large.

sfree13 · 02-09-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tytbody

I need it because i'm 56.

Wow, if this is you in this picture, you do not look 56! Good for you

tytbody · 02-09-2011, 01:16 PM

lol. Thank you. Yes, that's me and it's only 6 month old picture.

sfree13 · 02-09-2011, 01:31 PM

That is impressive---i would have put you in your late 20's, early 30's for sure!

LitChick · 02-11-2011, 11:51 AM

This is a timely thread for me, as one thing I've noticed this past week as I've started monitoring various nutrient levels is that even though I eat quite a bit of yogurt, cheese, spinach, kale, and other dairy and veggies that have good amounts of calcium, I am still consistently under my recommended daily calcium levels, by at least 25%!

I went out this morning and bought a box of the Viactiv chewable calcium and figure that along with the natural sources from food, I will be in the mid-range for my daily recommendations. I just think of it as a daily piece of candy.

amandie · 02-11-2011, 01:14 PM

I do eat dairy sources like cheese, yogurt, milk, cottage cheese, etc but like LitChick- I wasn't meeting the RDA for calcium so I bought Caltrate vanilla creme chews. Sort of reminds me of Tootsie roll's vanilla flavor. Caltrate also has chocolate truffle and I only got this because it was cheaper than Viactiv.