my hubby and i are ttc and i was wondering what other than the prenatal vitimans my doc has me taking can i eat drink or take to get my folic acid higher?
2007-02-09 10:47:25 · 5 answers · asked by tinkerbell3640 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
---Ones I recently have been eating---
Sunflower Nuts (sunflower seeds without shell)
Malt-o-Meal (I like the chocolate flavor made on stove not microwave)
-----------Others------
Dark green, leafy vegetables
Whole wheat bread
Lightly cooked beans and peas
Nuts and seeds
Sprouts
Oranges and grapefruits
Liver and other organ meats
Poultry
Fortified breakfast cereals and enriched grain products
2007-02-09 11:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by ASDZA’NI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try drinking a glass of 'Ovaltine' (either 'malt' or 'chocolate') mixed in low fat milk every night before bed ... if you read the 'nutrition information' the glass of Ovaltine gives you the same 'basic vitamins and minerals' as your 'prenatal vitamins' do ... and it has LOTS of 'folic acid.' Also eat 'broccoli' as often as you can ... that too is 'high' in 'folic acid' ...
2007-02-09 18:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orange Juice is a good source of folic acid
2007-02-09 19:02:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.vitacost.com/Healthnotes/Supp/Folic-Acid.aspx
You can find folic acid in beans, leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits, beets, wheat germ, and meat. Studies have found that folic acid found in supplements (like prenatal vitamins) is much more readily absorbed that folic acid found naturally.
2007-02-09 19:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of the brassicas are a good natural source - cabbage, broccoli, sprouts. Spinach is good too.
2007-02-09 18:51:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋