What is the best way to supplement folic acid?

Women need to check the folic acid content in their bodies regularly at the beginning of pregnancy and before pregnancy. If folic acid is deficient, it will affect the development of the fetus. At this time, pregnant women should supplement enough folic acid in time. Folic acid can be supplemented by oral folic acid tablets, and you can also eat more foods containing folic acid. There are many women who are preparing for pregnancy and pregnant women who do not know what foods to eat to supplement folic acid. What is the best way to supplement folic acid? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What is the best way to supplement folic acid?

1. Banana mashed potatoes: prepare appropriate amounts of banana potatoes, strawberries and honey. Method: Peel and mash the bananas first; wash and peel the potatoes, steam them in a pot, mash them, and let them cool; then mix the banana mash and potato mash, add strawberries and honey.

Roasted rapeseed: prepare rapeseed, lard, vegetable oil, soy sauce, scallion and ginger, chicken essence and salt in appropriate amounts. Method: Wash and cut the rapeseed into sections; put a little oil in the pan, heat it up, add the diced lard and stir-fry until translucent, then add the scallion sections and minced ginger, then add the rapeseed and stir-fry for a while.

2. Braised pork with fresh bamboo shoots: prepare appropriate amounts of pork belly, canned bamboo shoots, cauliflower, onions, and red dates. Preparation: Wash and slice the onions; cut the pork belly into squares and the canned bamboo shoots into pieces, blanch them in boiling water and remove them; then pour 2 tablespoons of oil into the pot and heat it, add the onions and sauté them until fragrant, add red dates, canned bamboo shoots and pork belly and bring to a boil, then simmer until the pork belly is cooked through, then add starch to thicken, sprinkle with sesame oil and serve on a plate; finally, wash the cauliflower, blanch it in boiling water, remove it and drain it, place it on the pork belly plate and drizzle with appropriate amount of marinade.

2. Do you know the best time to supplement folic acid?

Fetal neural tube defects occur within the first 28 days of pregnancy, when most expectant mothers are not aware that they are pregnant, so they face the risk of folic acid deficiency and endanger the baby in the womb. During the fetal period, the brain develops the earliest and most rapidly; the early pregnancy (3 to 6 weeks) is the critical period for the growth and development of the fetal central nervous system. The embryo forms primitive brain vesicles at the fourth week of pregnancy. Although the fetus is only about 3 cm long and its weight has only increased by more than 2 grams at the eighth week, its brain cells proliferate rapidly at this time and are most susceptible to teratogenic factors. If folic acid is supplemented at this critical time, the risk of neural tube disease in the fetus can be reduced by 50% to 70%.

The best time to take folic acid supplements is from 3 months before you plan to become pregnant to the entire early pregnancy. Folic acid supplementation should continue until the end of pregnancy and should not be interrupted. During the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, the synthesis of the baby's DNA, the increase in the placenta, maternal tissue and red blood cells all greatly increase your need for folic acid. Therefore, even if the baby's nervous system has been fully developed in the early stages of pregnancy, folic acid deficiency in the middle and late stages of pregnancy can still cause megaloblastic anemia, preeclampsia, and placental abruption.

3. Notes

Pregnant women can eat more fruits and vegetables high in folic acid. They should pay attention to the time of eating and not leave food for too long, otherwise the folic acid in the food will be reduced. In addition, the month before pregnancy is the most important period for folic acid supplementation.