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Octavia: No veggies

Octavia is thinking about having a baby in the next year or so, but as a vegetable hater, she’s rightly worried she might be missing important vitamins. In particular, Octavia’s doctor suspects her veggie-sparse diet may be low in folate, needed to help prevent certain birth defects.

Eat this: Besides leafy greens and vegetables, natural folate sources include legumes and beans (all kinds), whole grains, peanuts and peanut butter, sunflower seeds, oranges, tomatoes and avocados.

Supplement with: 1,000 mcg L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate or Metafolin forms of folate daily.