Is it effective for adults to eat kids vitamins

[Allisea]

I buy the Flintstones vitamins for my kiddo and I like these much better than the adult horse pills.  While I assume they are smaller in dose, I am a lot better at remembering to take these as my son gets really into it.  We both have Dino or Pebbles or whatever (I have 2).

Am I just wasting my money or are these providing any real value?

[Angebelle]

Gymdandee's right!  They aren't providing any real value for your needs.  At our age and because we're female, we need higher counts of calcium and iron, just to name a few.  While it doesn't hurt to take the kids' gummy vits, its a waste.  I've noticed more vit. manufacturers marketing adult gummies and chewables, like Viactiv, that'll be more beneficial.

[gymdandee]

If you're eating healthy, that's all the colors in fruits and vegs. getting your calcium, D3 you know what i'm getting to then you might not need a supplement. That being said I'm guessing you're not getting everything you need. An adults requirement is different than a childs