A little while ago, we covered the teas that are not safe/recommended during pregnancy. We got a number of great questions and reader feedback about it and decided to cover foods that pregnant women should also avoid.
Tag: pregnancy
Eating Vegan During Your Pregnancy
Whenever someone finds out that I’m pregnant, they ask me if I’m still vegan or if it’s been harder to avoid eating meat with a baby in my belly. Since vegan pregnancy has been a hot topic in my life over the past seven months, I thought I’d share my vegan pregnancy experience.
Aspartame Warning Labels for Pregnant Women in Europe?
A new Danish epidemiological study may push the European Parliament to place warning labels addressing pregnant women on aspartame. Yet another reason to question artificial sugars.
Eating Vegan: Folic Acid
Folic acid actually refers to a synthesized version of Folate, a B vitamin, so you’ll often hear the two used interchangeably. The recommendation for folate is 400 micrograms per day and 600 micrograms for pregnant women.
There are tons of plant sources for this important vitamin! Here are just a few.