The Most Nutrient-Packed Foods for Pregnancy and Lactation

Of course, not an exhaustive list, but one accessible to most…

Dairy
• Cream-top milk and yogurt
• Raw aged cheese
• Organic grass-fed butter
• Homemade kefir
• Organic eggs

Meat and Seafood
• Grass-fed beef
• Organic liver and pate
• Homemade stock
• Oysters
• Clams
• Wild salmon
• Sardines
• Fish eggs

Fruits
• Organic berries
• Avocado
• Avocado oil
• Dried apricots
• Unsweetened cranberries
• Fresh pomegranates

Vegetables
• Dark leafy greens
• Raw sauerkraut
• Red or yellow bell peppers
• Sea vegetables
• Sweet potatoes
• Pumpkin and winter squash

Nuts and Legumes
• Almonds
• Hazelnuts
• Pumpkin seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Pine nuts
• Organic peanut butter
• Coconut oil, milk and juice
• Black eyed peas
• Lentils

Misc
• Red raspberry and Nettle infusion
• Unrefined sea salt
• Full-spectrum probiotic supplement
• High-vitamin cod liver oil

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