vegetarian vitamins - need advice Hi Denise

[Guest guest]

Hi Denise,

I take one Rainbow Light women's vitamin a day. They are about $23 for 90 at

Whole Foods or you can buy them online. www.bizrate.com has them for $15 a

bottle, look online as I'm sure Amazon offers a fair price. Good deal for a 3

month supply. They are the only vitamin I have found that doesn't upset my

stomach and there's no gelatin and they are all natural with no dye and easy to

swallow. I eat 3 walnut haves a day for omega-3 and I grind flax seeds in the

blender and sprinkle on top of rice or add to quick breads, usually toss 1/4

cup of ground flax seed and decrease the flour by 1/4 cup when baking.

Hope this bit of news has helped you some. Donna

 

organic_homestead <organic_homestead wrote:

Recently I haven't felt my normal, healthy self and I feel that I may

need to add vitamins to my diet. One thing that is really missing is

Omega3 fatty acids. I went to a store and actually found some organic

flax seed capsules, but alas the capsules were made with gelatin. I'm

thinking I may need to also take a multi-vitamin.

 

I'm 35 (no children, except my six cats and a dog) and I've never

taken a multi before so I don't have the habit down. I do drink one

packet of Emergen-C a day, though. I don't smoke, rarely drink, and

drink one 12oz cup of black tea a day. So, overall I live a pretty

healthy life. Just recently I've really been feeling a total lack of

energy and I tire quickly. And I just got over a terrible cold

(mid-May) and I feel something else trying to take over!

 

So, although I can do research on line, I would love to get any of

your recommendations of websites I could check out with affordable

vitamins, that come in a variety of forms. The reason is that I cannot

swallow those huge pills, which is one reason why I've stayed away

from them for so long.

 

I have a friend who sells liquid and powder vitamin mixes (through

Market America) and I do buy the Aloe Vera Juice from her, but the

other stuff is pretty spendy.

 

So, any advice/recommendations is greatly appreciated.

 

Denise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info, Donna. I'll look up that vitamin brand.

I guess I need to get another grinder. I'm sure James would kill me if

I used his coffee grinder for anything but coffee!

I bought some whole flax seeds a while ago and I do sprinkle them on

things. I especially love some dashes over my broccoli with toasted

sesame oil. But I have heard that ground flax is better for you as

your body can digest it better than the whole. What do you use to

grind? I do keep a bag of nuts at work, last time was soy nuts and

this time roasted/unsalted sunflower seeds. I usually have a handful

of those with my afternoon Emergen-C.

 

thanks! Denise

 

, GeminiDragon

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> Hi Denise,

> I take one Rainbow Light women's vitamin a day. They are about $23

for 90 at Whole Foods or you can buy them online. www.bizrate.com has

them for $15 a bottle, look online as I'm sure Amazon offers a fair

price. Good deal for a 3 month supply. They are the only vitamin I

have found that doesn't upset my stomach and there's no gelatin and

they are all natural with no dye and easy to swallow. I eat 3 walnut

haves a day for omega-3 and I grind flax seeds in the blender and

sprinkle on top of rice or add to quick breads, usually toss 1/4 cup

of ground flax seed and decrease the flour by 1/4 cup when baking.

> Hope this bit of news has helped you some. Donna

[Guest guest]

Hi Denise,

You're welcome. I hope some of my info helps you regain energy back.

I buy 1/2 lb. bulk flaxseeds and I grind them into in the blender. Only takes a

few seconds. They are the consistency of a wheat flour then. I toss them in

quick breads, sprinkle over rice and my veggies, stir into cooked rice, etc. I

have a high energy flaxseed and zucchini quick bread and I'll post it for you if

you like. It makes a huge popping over loaf and isn't hard to make either. I

cut it in slices and freeze for a quick breakfast bread. I also take Co-enzyme

CQ10 but I have to be careful since I have too much energy so I take that one

early in the morning every other day. Have you tried it? Donna

organic_homestead <organic_homestead wrote:

Thanks for the info, Donna. I'll look up that vitamin brand.

I guess I need to get another grinder. I'm sure James would kill me if

I used his coffee grinder for anything but coffee!

I bought some whole flax seeds a while ago and I do sprinkle them on

things. I especially love some dashes over my broccoli with toasted

sesame oil. But I have heard that ground flax is better for you as

your body can digest it better than the whole. What do you use to

grind? I do keep a bag of nuts at work, last time was soy nuts and

this time roasted/unsalted sunflower seeds. I usually have a handful

of those with my afternoon Emergen-C.

 

thanks! Denise

 

, GeminiDragon

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> Hi Denise,

> I take one Rainbow Light women's vitamin a day. They are about $23

for 90 at Whole Foods or you can buy them online. www.bizrate.com has

them for $15 a bottle, look online as I'm sure Amazon offers a fair

price. Good deal for a 3 month supply. They are the only vitamin I

have found that doesn't upset my stomach and there's no gelatin and

they are all natural with no dye and easy to swallow. I eat 3 walnut

haves a day for omega-3 and I grind flax seeds in the blender and

sprinkle on top of rice or add to quick breads, usually toss 1/4 cup

of ground flax seed and decrease the flour by 1/4 cup when baking.

> Hope this bit of news has helped you some. Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> I guess I need to get another grinder. I'm sure James would kill me if

> I used his coffee grinder for anything but coffee!

> I bought some whole flax seeds a while ago and I do sprinkle them on

> things. I especially love some dashes over my broccoli with toasted

> sesame oil. But I have heard that ground flax is better for you as

> your body can digest it better than the whole. What do you use to

> grind? I do keep a bag of nuts at work, last time was soy nuts and

> this time roasted/unsalted sunflower seeds. I usually have a handful

> of those with my afternoon Emergen-C.

 

Yup, Denise... the whole falx goes right on through, undigested.

Unless you're able to chew each seed thoroughly, you're just wasting

the money... so grind away! :-)

 

I'm gonna have to try the ground flax over broccoli with sesame oil...

sounds really interesting! BTW, ground flax virtually disappears on a

peanut butter sandwich...