The Pregnant Vegetarian
If you're a pregnant vegetarian, don't worry: nobody's going to make you trade your humus for a cheeseburger.

Folic Acid For Good Measure
If you are going to the store for an ovulation predictor kit, add orange juice, beans, liver and broccoli to your shopping list. These foods are natural sources of folate, an important B vitamin that prevents birth defects. Don't like liver and broccoli? Fortunately, you can ingest vitamin B in a pill form. In fact, most multivitamins contain folic acid. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a plan to add folic acid to food in 1998, it can be found in many cereals, breads and grains. Other natural sources include spinach, peanuts, asparagus, peas, lentils and brussels sprouts. Since most people can't eat enough of these foods to get optimal folate benefits, the March of Dimes and the American Academy of Pediatrics recom ...

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