[ClarissaNassar]

Right now, I can NOT stand my prenatal pills at all...way too nauseaus to swallow the darn pills but I do know that I need to get my folic acid in my body..

what are some foods that are highest in folic acid or any other tips??!

[alexis12345]

Here are some foods that are high in Folic Acid:
Beans and lentils
Peas (black-eyed peas, chickpeas, green peas)
Juices (orange, tomato, grapefruit, pineapple)
Fruits (oranges, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, avocado, papaya, raspberries)
Soymilk
Vegetables like green leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens, and Chinese cabbage; broccoli; Brussels sprouts; asparagus; artichokes; okra; corn; cauliflower; potato; beets; green onions; sweet red peppers...
Nuts
Sunflower seeds
Peanuts and peanut butter
Liver

Also, you may eat foods that have had Folic Acid added to them, like breakfast cereals,breads,flours, pastas or white rice.

Hope this helps.

[ClarissaNassar]

Thanks!! I actually LOVE spinach so that is good to know! I think I may be able to swallow my pills soon...lol...hopefully they stay down!

[MrsAshley]

Leafy vegetables
spinach,
asparagus,
turnip greens,
lettuces,
dried or fresh beans
and peas.

Fortified cereal products,
sunflower seeds
certain other fruits and vegetables.
Liver has high amounts of folate
Some cereals are even fortified with 25% - 100% of the recommended dietary allowance.

[saimalexander]

Thank you for another essential article. keep it up ..!!!!

[noel0077]

Originally Posted by alexis12345

Here are some foods that are high in Folic Acid:
Beans and lentils
Peas (black-eyed peas, chickpeas, green peas)
Juices (orange, tomato, grapefruit, pineapple)
Fruits (oranges, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, avocado, papaya, raspberries)
Soymilk
Vegetables like green leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens, and Chinese cabbage; broccoli; Brussels sprouts; asparagus; artichokes; okra; corn; cauliflower; potato; beets; green onions; sweet red peppers...
Nuts
Sunflower seeds
Peanuts and peanut butter
Liver

Also, you may eat foods that have had Folic Acid added to them, like breakfast cereals,breads,flours, pastas or white rice.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for sharing this great information with us.