BioFair Organic Fair Trade Quinoa Flakes 500g

As I already take a Jarrow Vitamin B Complex, I was looking for a supplement that contained all of the other vitamins that I wanted to take like Magnesium, Zinc and Copper to save me buying multiple other individual bottles. I did use to take individual Magnesium and individual Vitamin D, both high strength, but I became concerned about this when I kept reading articles in journals saying that you should not do this and taking high strength Vitamin D on its own can be incredibly dangerous as without adequate levels of Vitamin K, any calcium you have ingested will calcify in the blood or the kidneys rather than going into the bones as it should. Essentially, Calcium and Vitamin D need to be taken together and in relative amounts with Vitamin K for you to get the benefits. This is just an example, but Zinc and Copper are another, and Magnesium needs to be taken with Calcium etc. They are an easy to swallow size, two should be taken three times a day. This is why I love this supplement, as it contains all of the other vitamins in relative amounts. As it contains so many vitamins, one serving size is 6 of these capsules, but actually I only take 2 of these a day. As I'm eating a relatively healthy diet, I don't think I need 6, but I do feel a lot better mentally and physically since starting these - I have CFS/ME. I have always suffered with sore, weak wrists and since taking these I have noticed that my wrists feel a lot stronger and more supple. I do eat a dairy free diet, so I wonder if the Calcium in these along with the appropriate amounts of Magnesium and Vitamin D are helping me with this. Solgar do sell a similar version, but theirs contains Titanium Dioxide, which I want to avoid. The Solgar version also does not contain the Vitamins in their most absorbable form, which is why Jarrow have taken over from Solgar for me as the Vitamin of choice. The only thing with these is that they contain gelatin which I think must be from bovine sources although it doesn't specifically state this on the ingredients. They also contain a compound called StimuCal which has been obtained from free range New Zealand calves, so they won't be appropriate for vegetarians/vegans. I did have some stomach pain when I first started taking these as I don't generally eat meat, but this was only for the first couple of days and now my body is used to them. I am happy I started taking these as I have seen positive results. They were around £20 when I bought them, which if you take the required 6 a day, would last for 40 days, but as I'm taking 2 a day, these will last me 120 days/4 months, which I think is really great value. I may increase to three a day and see how I feel, and they would still last me around 2.5 months. If my review helped you in any way, I would be really grateful if you could 'like' and please feel free to leave me a comment. If I didn't help, please get in touch and let me know how I can improve.

I do love these Quinoa flakes but the price is getting outrageously excessive now even when you buy in bulk. This was the cheapest brand that I could find, and even buying in bulk works out to more than 5 a box. That's 5 for 400g. Buying a single box works out about 6 and I've even seen this around 7 which is crazy prices. I did previously buy the Amisa quinoa flakes which when buying in bulk with Subscribe & Save worked out to about 4 a box but that isn't available now. I really wish that the grain alternatives for people with severe food intolerances were more reasonably priced, because I won't be able to afford to purchase these much longer if they continue at this price.

I do love these Quinoa flakes but the price is getting outrageously excessive now even when you buy in bulk. This was the cheapest brand that I could find, and even buying in bulk works out to more than £5 a box. That's £5 for 400g. Buying a single box works out about £6 and I've even seen this around £7 which is crazy prices. I did previously buy the Amisa quinoa flakes which when buying in bulk with Subscribe & Save worked out to about £4 a box but that isn't available now. I really wish that the grain alternatives for people with severe food intolerances were more reasonably priced, because I won't be able to afford to purchase these much longer if they continue at this price.