My doctor told me that you have to take Vitamins with a Protein because the vitamins need to bind to a protein in order to offer benefits. If you take them with liquids like milk, they will just pass through your system. So I went to my pharmacist and asked if this was true, and my pharmacist agreed with my doctor.

Any thoughts? I have an awful time taking vitamins. The only time I'm able to consistently take them is with a glass of milk in the morning, and then I don't eat any food till noon. So, I'm I wasting my time and money, or am I getting any benefit?

My doctor told me to take them with meals when I was there last time. So, I guess it is true.

Lisa: I take liquid Vitamins. Then I drink a protein drink so I get the best of both worlds.

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Look for Source of Life Vitamin Liquids. I love it.

I keep my vitamins right next to my bed and after dinner I take 2 Centrum chewables...my dinner mainly consists of protein so I guess I'm doing it right. Maybe this is why if I take vitamins on an empty stomach I get sick and nauseas. Hmmm interesting

There is protein in milk, Lisa. If you take them maybe with WATER I guess you might not get the protein-bonding effect, but I'd think milk would be fine.

Michelle, I can't get myself to take them at night. I guess just the fact that liquid vitamins are on the market means that it's okay to take with liquids. The upset stomach is a separate matter - yes, they do make your belly sick if there's no food in there, so there's supposed to be 2 reasons to take with food - to keep belly happy and to bind to a protein. I drink soy chocolate milk in the morning, and a vitamin is about the only thing that fits in my pouch in the morning, so I'll keep doing that.