Vitamin C is an antioxidant and required to help your body make important components such as collagen, neurotransmitters, plus it’s needed for the proper function of your immune system.
• During pregnancy the recommendation is at least 85mg Vitamin C per day, which is slightly higher than the pre-pregnancy recco of 75mg/day. • Some food sources of vitamin C (1): ½ cups raw red peppers = 95mg ¾ cup OJ = 93mg 1 medium orange 🍊 = 70mg 1 medium kiwi = 64mg ½ cup cooked broccoli = 51mg 1 medium tomato 🍅 = 17mg • Eating a balanced diet during pregnancy to get you and your growing baby all the needed nutrition is key! If you’re looking to add a prenatal supplement to your routine I really like the Thorne Prenatal. Just sharing what I like, I don’t get any money if you use this link, but you do get a discount (discount shows up when you check out). • 💡 Pro Tip: check if your HSA/FSA account will reimburse your prenatals! 💵 -- 1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central , 2019. © Elieke Kearns, PhD, RD and Nosh.it Food Facts, 2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this content and/or photos without express and written permission from this site’s author is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Elieke Kearns, PhD, RD and Nosh.it Food Facts with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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