The RDA for Vitamin B6 is generally between 1.5mg and 1.9mg. During pregnancy, this rises to about 2mg per day.
Which foods are a good source of iron?
Fruits and juice: Banana, avocado, prune juice.
The RDA of zinc for pregnant women is 20 mg per day and 25 mg for nursing women. Oysters, beef, and liver are good sources of zinc.
Pregnancy RDA
1,000 milligrams
Don't exceed 2,500 milligrams.
Best Food Sources ...
The government-mandated Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for proteins is based on body weight. Take a minute to calculate your protein requirement. The amount is considerably less than the amount most Americans typically take in.
Don't take more than the RDA for any vitamin or mineral - especially vitamin A without getting your doctor's approval. Very high levels of vitamin A have been linked with severe birth defects.
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin A for pregnant women is 2,565 IUs (international units) per day (7).
According to the University of Chicago Primary Care Group, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for a pregnant woman calls for just 300 extra calories per day (the equivalent of a glass of orange juice and a bagel or a grilled chicken sandwich).
Vitamin C: 70 mg per day, RDA
Nursing: 95 mg per day
Food sources: cabbage, cucumbers, fruits (especially citrus), green chilies, honey, tomatoes Herbal sources: alfalfa, cayenne, dandelion greens, elderberries, nettles, parsley, rose hips ...
The US recommended daily allowance (RDA) for vitamins and minerals is listed for breastfeeding (lactating) women.
Fat-soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A
14-18 yrs. old 1,200 mcg/d
19-50 yrs. old 1,300 mcg/d ...
A: Supplements should contain at least 400 mcg of folic acid and no more than 100% of the RDA for vitamins A and D.
The recommended daily dietary allowance (RDA) for calcium, released in 2004 by the National Academy of Sciences, varies by age group.
NutrientRecommended Daily Amount (RDA)Do you
need a
supplement?Function
Calcium ...
It is not unusual to find foods such as cereals fortified with 100 percent of the RDA for folate. Folate helps produce and maintain new cells.
 See also: Nutrition, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Minerals, During pregnancy
  
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