I’ve Been Eating Grüns Gummies Daily for 6 Months—Here’s How I Feel

According to Beckerman, the herbs and adaptogens in this product also make them unsuitable for people who are pregnant or trying to conceive. And because Grüns gummies contain sugar without the protein or fats needed to break it down, they’re not recommended for folks with insulin resistance, who have blood sugar management issues, or those with prediabetes or diabetes.

If you have a sensitive stomach or are prone to gastrointestinal problems, you also might want to take Grüns with caution. “While I appreciate that the company doesn’t pump their nutrient daily values into the 1000x-daily-recommended amounts, there are still a ton of cooks in the kitchen,” Beckerman says. Packing vitamins, minerals, prebiotics, fiber, and adaptogens into single-serve gummies “may sound efficient at a glance, but it could be a lot for the digestive system to handle at once,” she says. “This could lead to gas, bloating, or abdominal pain.”

My experience with Grüns

I’ve been popping a pack of Grüns almost daily for over six months now—here’s what I like, what I don’t, and how I’m feeling.

Taste

I genuinely enjoy the taste of Grüns’s flagship “low sugar” superfood gummies, which the brand refers to as “fresh and sweet.” A veritable farmers market’s worth of fruits (including apple, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, goji berry, pomegranate, and others) add a natural sweetness without being cloying, the same way a splash of juice will keep your green smoothie from tasting like puréed spinach.

I’ll add that I generally stan gummy candy; for me, trips to the movies require a bag of Sour Patch Watermelon, and many a college all-nighter was fueled by Haribo (a long, long time ago). And Grüns’s texture is super satisfying. Firm and toothsome but not grainy, they remind me of the shark-shaped fruit snacks I downed as a kid. The gummies are completely vegan, so they achieve this chew with pectin rather than gelatin.