Kendra (and other potential moms),

Gordon said: Molasses looks equally innocent in this
juror's eyes though I've not yet seen any evidence either way.

The best way to get your folic is organ meats, such as liver 2x a week, and
dark leafy greens 2x a day.  You'll get over Bs from dark leafy greens and
meats.  The molasses provides sugar and a lot of it; you don't need to eat
that to meet your iron needs.

If you want iron, you are better off eating red meat daily, dark meat
poultry several times per week, a small amount of seeds and nuts daily, and
organ meats (such as liver) 2x a week.  You will get zinc and other
nutrients in the meat, dark meat poultry, and liver too.

Fish (esp. oily deep ocean fish) is important for a super nutritious diet.
If you don't eat fish at least 3-4x a wee and if it's not always deep ocean
fish, cod liver oil is important for EPA, DHA, true (preformed) vitamin A
and the vitamin D complex.

Eating some bright orange, red and yellow veggies each day, a serving of
berries, will provide a plethora of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber,
and interest to your diet.  A small serving of dried fruits several times
per week can add some vitamins and minerals too.

A good broad spectrum multi-vitamin/mineral supplement would still be a good
idea given the depletion of soil and foods in America.  For many folks, a
diet of 100% organic foods is just too cost prohibitive, though eating as
much organically raised foods as you can is still a prudent thing to do.
Foods just don't contain as much nutrition as they used to, even if you
purchase them unrefined and as close to nature as possible.

In Paul Berner's book, The Healing Power of Minerals, he has an excellent
chart on the mineral decline in foods from 1914 to 1992, listed per 100
grams.  The calcium content of cabbage went from 248 mg to 47 mg.  The
magnesium content fell from 66 mg to 15 mg.  The iron content fell from 1.5
mg to .59 mg.  For lettuce, what once contained 266 mg of calcium contained
only 19 mg in 1992. Magnesium fell from 112 mg to 9 mg.  Iron fell from 94
mg to .5 mg.  Spinach suffered similar declines.

If you need help selecting a good supplement or help with creative menus,
e-mail me privately.  I'd love to help you have a super-healthy baby.

Sincerely,

Rachel