Take your Folic Acid when your Pregnant, Folate Rich Recipes

Folic Acid Rich Indian Recipes for Pregnancy

Folic acid (400 mcg/day) or Folate is an essential Vitamin required almost 12 weeks before you conceive and also during the first trimester (first 3 months) for the growth and development of the brain and spine of the fetus. Folic acid is also required throughout the Pregnancy for the formation of blood. Its deficiency can lead to anemia in the mother and malformation in the fetus such as neural tube defects.

फोलिक एसिड युक्त आहार - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Pregnancy Folic Acid Rich recipes in Hindi)

ફોલીક એસીડ યુક્ત આહાર - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Pregnancy Folic Acid Rich recipes in Gujarati)

Broccoli Soup

Raise your folic acid levels be enjoying recipes made with.

1. Vegetables like potatoes (with skin), tomatoes, spinach, peas, broccoli, beetroot and ladies finger.

2. Nuts & Oilseeds (almonds, cashewnuts, sesame seeds and walnuts)

3. A variety of cereals and pulses along with sprouts.

18 Folic Acid Rich Foods

Sr.No	Ingredients	mcg/cup
1.	Kabuli chana, cooked	305
2.	Chana dal (split Bengal gram), cooked	242
3.	Chawli beans (cow peas), cooked	233
4.	Yellow moong dal (split yellow gram), cooked	213
5.	Urad dal (split black lentils), cooked	199
6.	Toovar dal (Arhar), cooked	169
7.	Til (sesame seeds)	161
8.	Gavarfali (Cluster beans), chopped	144
9.	Chawli leaves (Cowpea leaves) chopped	101
10.	Palak (Spinach), chopped	84
11.	Bhindi (Ladies finger), chopped	74
12.	Tomato, chopped	47
13.	Fansi (French beans), chopped	46
14.	Bajra flour (Black millet flour)	44
15.	Gehun ka atta (Whole wheat flour)	39
16.	Broccoli, florets	28
17.	Peanuts (Groundnuts)	27
18.	Phudina (Mint leaves), chopped	11

Folic Acid Rich Recipes for Pregnancy, Snack Recipes

Moong Dal and Spinach Idli

Want to know how to cook healthy with these folic acid rich ingredients during pregnancy? Peep into this section as the recipes here have been researched just for you. Try them all to stay healthy, especially in those beginning months of gestation, as folic acid is required during the initial phase of pregnancy. Tava Chana is a wonderful recipe to be had for snacks and is better than consuming roadside chana. This recipe is also rich in protein, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.

Bajra, Whole Moong and Green Pea Khichdi

Moong Dal and Spinach Soup is perfect snack if you want to have something light, its like having good health in a bowl with brimful of protein, vitamin A and iron – all of which will make your eyes sharp and keen. Chick Pea Tikkis is yet another healthful snack to support a healthy development of your baby. This tikki is rich in protein and calcium. Have it with your choice of healthy chutney.

Folic Acid Rich sabzi recipes for Pregnancy

Including healthy subzi’s is of utmost importance during this critical phase of life.

Maharashtrian pitla | besan pitla | Maharashtrian pitla with chawal bhakri | Maharashtrian pitla provides 62% of the daily recommended intake of folic acid.

Gavarfali ki Sukhi Subzi is a yummy dry subzi that combines beautifully with hot phulkas fresh off the tava! The benefits of fibre-rich cluster beans are enhanced by the introduction of flavour-imparting garlic.

Gavarfali ki Sukhi Subzi

Cauliflower Greens Pitla is a unique recipe where cauliflower greens have a crunchy texture and fresh flavour and also are iron-rich which adds to the iron and vitamin C content of besan. Cauliflower Greens Pitla will surely make your skin glow by improving blood circulation.

Enjoy all our folic acid rich recipes for pregnancy. Explore more varieties in our pregnancy section everyday.

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