Tell me about whole foods vitamins

[Astrea]

I'm thinking about starting to take a whole foods (food source? not sure what the correct term is) vitamin/mineral supplement (i.e. a supplement where all the vitamins, minerals, etc. are directly from food, not synthesized in a lab) I'm having trouble finding info on them and my searches here aren't turning up much. Can someone give me a rundown of brands and prices, what to look for, reviews--really, any info whatsoever? I'm in Canada so that may limit what I can access in terms of brands, but I'm open to ideas. I'm also interested in this for my toddler.

I'm infertile and not breastfeeding, so I don't need something specifically tailored for pregnant or nursing bodies.

[Astrea]

Okay, maybe if I'm more specific that will help!

After several hours of Internet reading today, here are the contenders at the moment:
Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw
Rainbow Light
New Chapter
Country Life Realfood Organics

Anyone have feedback or experience with any of these?

[LauraLoo]

I take the Garden of Life Vitamin Code ones -- I have been quite pleased. I take other supp's - vit. C, magnesium, CLO, zinc, b-vitamins -- so I'm not relying on a multi to give me everything.

My kids take the MegaFoods children's vitamins, and I know that they also make an adult version -- so you may want to check them out, too.

I'm in the US -- the best prices that I have found have been on Vitacost -
www.vitacost.com I don't know if they ship to Canada.

[Astrea]

Thanks, Laura! I actually ended up ordering MegaFoods ones for me and DH via Vitacost just before seeing your post. They ship to Canada for just under $10 which still makes everything FAR cheaper than buying from a local store. I went with the NutriStart Multivitamin Powder from Rainbow Light for DD because I don't think she'd chew a gummy at this point (15 months). Hope they work.

[LauraLoo]

I hope they work out for you!

[es1967]

I love New Chapter products and have had them for myself and for DS who is now almost 4 yrs old. My friend who has worked in the health food industry for years and is a book of knowledge feels they are the best. For the most part I buy the Nutri stars by rainbow light for DS and he loves them. The new chapter kids vitamin was a powder and he liked that too. I think you can't go wrong with any of these.