I’ve never been good at taking vitamins. It’s not even the habit of taking them that I’m not good at, that’s the easy part… it’s more the taking them for maybe a month, then running out and not repurchasing them. And also not knowing what I should even be taking. I was, for a little while, taking some gummy chew-able ones, and figured out I was eating about 100 calories alone in vitamins a day, which seemed really silly…. but they were like candy, so it’s not surprising I guess. They were expensive too! So I quit those. Then I got a random mail ad for care/of, so I decided to see what they were all about.
Care/of is a vitamin subscription service, personalized by you through a series of questions about your lifestyle, diet and health goals. You are given initial recommendations and then can decided how you want to customize your vitamin pack. Starting with about 5 different recommended vitamins, I ended up choosing the three that I felt were most important to me, thus also adjusting the monthly price to a number I felt was within my budget (I used to spend the same amount on monthly beauty box subscriptions and that seem totally reasonable to me…. so spending it now on vitamins seemed like a much more wise investment at this point in life.) In the past I’ve more often than not only taken a multivitamin, so I’m excited to see how I feel with a customized vitamin regimen. You can also change and adjust what you are receiving monthly, at any time. They boast honesty and transparency, with quality ingredients, sourced thoughtfully from around the world. Everything they offer is tested and produced in the United States. The best part, the part that I love most is the packaging – daily packs personalized with your name as well as a fun fact or quote on them in a convenient holder that fits nicely in a cupboard, or looks quite cute and non offensive sitting in the open on your kitchen counter (I’m a sucker for great packaging…. but aren’t we all?) I’ve only been taking my care/of vitamins for a few days now….. we will see how I feel and how long I stick with it. Though, I can say I feel pretty confident that I’ll continue with them, and I feel good spending the money on my health vs. Birchbox.
Do you take vitamins? How do you feel about them? – Yes, I think vitamins are super important! Or, no…. it’s probably snake oil? I want to know your thoughts about this! Care/of has a really pretty website (of course) and I thought the questionnaire was kinda fun….. so maybe check them out!?
*yep, using my own $$$ to buy my vitamins.