FOLIC ACID BEFORE PREGNANCY
If you are pregnant or going to become pregnant, it is important to take proper amount of folic acid which is synthetic form of vitamin B9 known as “folate”. It help to prevent problems like serious birth defects of pain in spinal cord, neural tube defects. Folate plays important role in production of new blood cell. NATURAL SOURCE Dark Leafy Vegetables For an immediate boost of folic acid, add more amount of leafy vegetables in your diet. Have a one large plate of these leafy vegetables which can provide with almost all your daily needs for folate. Broccoli Broccoli is not only food to eat but also great source of folic acid. Have one cup of broccoli soup a day which will provide approximately 24% of your daily need of folic acid. Fruits Many food contains folic acid but citrus fruit rank highest in all. Include Orange, Kiwi, banana, pineapple, raspberries and strawberries which are good source of folate. Beans, Peas and Lentils