I have a very hard time with the smell of vitamins and I have to gag down the Flinstones every day and it is getting harder and harder since my last fill. I found some Viactiv chews that you can take instead of your multivitamin. I am scared to try them for fear of not being able to eat dinner tonight if they are too nasty. Has anyone else tried them?

Yes, I tried them, and I didn't like the taste--too vitaminy! I have been taking capsules that I can wash down with a sip of water. I can't even stand the smell of vitamins, so this works best for me.

I have used their Calcium chews but then I read the ingredients... the first ingredient is Corn Syrup and the second is Sugar!!

I guess that's why they taste good but I'm going to try to find something that's not candy instead.

Both WalMart and Costco have sugar free calcium chews. I like the taste of the ones I get at Walmart better, but they are both fine.

I use the viactiv chews daily and don't think they're half bad. I sure enjoy them more than any chewable I've tried and as far as the sugar goes, I don't think its enough to really worry about. I haven't found the sugar free ones at my wal-mart, but will look for them next time.

Just curious...do the Viactiv chews also include minerals?

I love the viactive chews. They taste like chocolate and are more of an incentive to take my vitamins over the chewable orange flavored centrums. They are great. They are like 20 calories each but it is really not that much if you think of it as a treat. Its like eating a chocolate but its a vitamin.

I have the chocolate ones and found they had a strong vitamin after taste. They are sitting on my shelf. Maybe I should try them again and give them more of a chance. It could just be an acquired taste.

I prefer viactiv over centrum. Do they taste like Godiva? No. But then again they are vitamins;)

I prefer the caramel flavor to the chocolate. They do taste like real caramels.

Yes, they are only 20 calories, but I'm trying to cut refined sugar out of my life and it all adds up.

I love my viactivs!!! I take a calcium one and the multi-vitamin one - both chocolate flavored.

I only notice an after taste if I wait too long to eat breakfast. Then you kindof get a funky taste - I don't get that at all if I eat breakfast as soon as I get them down!