We all know that our food choices while pregnant affect how the baby develops physically, but did you know that it can also make your child smarter? All the choices you make while expectant, from working out to eating green leafy vegetables, all help develop your child’s brain. According to the deputy medical director of the March of Dimes foundation, Diane Ashton, the development of your child’s brain and future intelligence can be affected by what you do during pregnancy.


What to Eat During Pregnancy for Fair and Intelligent Babies
As an expectant mother, you need to ensure that your diet has all the nutrients and energy needed for your baby to develop properly. You also must ensure that your baby’s body is healthy as this will enable him or her to deal with the different developmental changes.

1. Prenatal Supplements with Folic Acid
Prenatal supplements with folic acid are essential. Folic acid is an important nutrient in brain cell formation. The Journal of American Medical Association recently published a study found that women who took folic acid 4 weeks before pregnancy and 8 weeks after pregnancy had 40% less chances of giving birth to autistic babies. Excellent sources of folic acid include: green leafy vegetables such as spinach lentils and fortified breakfast cereals.

Note: Take prenatal vitamins everyday. This helps ensure that you have a good nutritional balance of vitamin B12 and folic acid which help develop red blood cells as well as vitamin C which produces collagen and vitamin D which helps in bone formation. You can take the vitamins with your meals and switch brands if they upset your stomach.

2. Foods Rich in Omega-3
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential and this is because they contribute to neuron production. Neurons are the nerves that send electrical impulses to the brain and messages to other body organs. You can get omega-3 from food sources such as salmon and various types of fish, eggs that have been fortified, ground flaxseed, walnuts, red meat, spinach, tofu, beans and iron enhanced cereals.

3. Fruits and Vegetables
Antioxidants help fight free radicals which can damage your child’s brain tissue. There are various foods that you can eat to boost your antioxidants and these include papaya, dark green leafy vegetables, tomatoes and blueberries as well. Make sure that you clean your fruits and vegetables thoroughly before you eat them, especially fruits. It is easy to introduce germs into the flesh of the fruit when you clean it.

Source http://babbyy.com/2016/02/24/what-to-eat-during-pregnancy-for-fair-and-intelligent-babies/

Is OK. so let my wife hear this!

Saved.

Ok.

is fairness in babies about what the mother eats or the gene for fairness in the baby?

What is wrong with dark skinned babies?

byvan03:
What is wrong with dark skinned babies?

i wonder o..everybody cant b lightskinned na,but most babies are fair

tpiar:
is fairness in babies about what the mother eats or the gene for fairness in the baby?

I tink so,u need 2 see me n ma sis,ma parent were hussling wen dey had mi,i came out black,bt wen dey gave birth to my Lil sis,we were already comfortable n ma mum use to eat very good,ma sis came out as white as snow,she wz so fair n fresh,i tout ma parent adopted her,she s just too beautiful I can't bliv she s ma sis.ma mum told mi itz d way she took care of d pregnancy.

After y'all will start hating on bleached ladies and gentlemen. Forgetting that you're sowing the seeds on inferiority complex in them from birth.

Op, you're one of the problems with new generations with low self esteem.

ivyT:


i wonder o..everybody cant b lightskinned na,but most babies are fair

Sure...

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Seriously NL is interesting, the level of inferiority complex on here is worrisome. Fair babies are better than dark?

Read the body and forget the title. . Everything written there is about having a healthy baby and not necessarily a fair baby! Nothing at all suggests fairness in the write up. ..

afilaka:

I tink so,u need 2 see me n ma sis,ma parent were hussling wen dey had mi,i came out black,bt wen dey gave birth to my Lil sis,we were already comfortable n ma mum use to eat very good,ma sis came out as white as snow,she wz so fair n fresh,i tout ma parent adopted her,she s just too beautiful I can't bliv she s ma sis.ma mum told mi itz d way she took care of d pregnancy.

Taking the right diet during pregnancy only enhances perfect development of the foetus. Most babies come out fair but with time their real colours come out. My younger brother came out red. So fair with curly hair but he was called 'ojika'- blacky because he turned out charcoal black regardless of all the better better creams he used. When he made money he became robust and the skin shone but he was still the good old blacky!!
Good nutrition only makes you look fresh. Your skin tones when not exposed to sunlight constantly but it can never make you fair if you're a dark person. Na gene matter o...
Except your mum do (did) what some women do these days: applying funbact A continuously on their children which has serious adverse effects on the skin with time...

Great article. But u know, not every pregnant woman likes the taste of the prenatal vitamins. I didnt like it when I was pregnant and so I took foods rich in folate - beans, okro, oranges and green vegetables. I also took avocado a lot - avocado is good for the baby's developing brain...my baby came out perfect!
Also having smart and healthy babies is not only about what you eat during pregnancy, it's also about what you feed the baby after birth. Breast milk and natural, homemade baby foods is the best way to go.
PS : to learn more about making your own baby food using fruits, vegetables, tubers, poultry etc, join this group on facebook ' homegrown baby & you '

margola:
Great article. But u know, not every pregnant woman likes the taste of the prenatal vitamins. I didnt like it when I was pregnant and so I took foods rich in folate - beans, okro, oranges and green vegetables. I also took avocado a lot - avocado is good for the baby's developing brain...my baby came out perfect!
Also having smart and healthy babies is not only about what you eat during pregnancy, it's also about what you feed the baby after birth. Breast milk and natural, homemade baby foods is the best way to go.
PS : to learn more about making your own baby food using fruits, vegetables, tubers, poultry etc, join this group on facebook ' homegrown baby & you '

Yes you are very right.

It is easy sef,na to just drink bleach na...Rubbish!

Dem the use fairness the collect money for bank

Mtchewww!!!

Nigerians and inferiority complex go so well like garri and epa like my sis bleaching her son coz she doesn't want him to be dark like being dark is some curse Now my lil nephew walks around looking like dose iya-alata women and everywhere we go am being asked "aww ur baby is so cute but stop bleaching for him" and here i am looking like dundi-united coz i can't deny d lil munchkin

ivyT:


i wonder o..everybody cant b lightskinned na,but most babies are fair

hi ivyt where are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu............

robosky02:

hi ivyt where are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu............

boo i dey here o,u just dey target oda babes..

cococandy:
After y'all will start hating on bleached ladies and gentlemen. Forgetting that you're sowing the seeds on inferiority complex in them from birth.

congrats on the baby

ivyT:


boo i dey here o,u just dey target oda babes..

other ke lol

no so dear...

Ignorance is bliss

Jacksparr0w1207:
Ignorance is bliss

Yes indeed.

winexviv:
Yes indeed.

a child's complexion is determined by genes not the food his/her mother eats

Moana:
congrats on the baby

thanks

margola:
Great article. But u know, not every pregnant woman likes the taste of the prenatal vitamins. I didnt like it when I was pregnant and so I took foods rich in folate - beans, okro, oranges and green vegetables. I also took avocado a lot - avocado is good for the baby's developing brain...my baby came out perfect!
Also having smart and healthy babies is not only about what you eat during pregnancy, it's also about what you feed the baby after birth. Breast milk and natural, homemade baby foods is the best way to go.
PS : to learn more about making your own baby food using fruits, vegetables, tubers, poultry etc, join this group on facebook ' homegrown baby & you '

can i get the link to the Facebook page please? Search not yielding results. .thanks

Moana:
a child's complexion is determined by genes not the food his/her mother eats

Genes are one of the determining factors but the food the baby's mother eats plays a major role.

lesbiangirl:
Nigerians and inferiority complex go so well like garri and epa like my sis bleaching her son coz she doesn't want him to be dark like being dark is some curse Now my lil nephew walks around looking like dose iya-alata women and everywhere we go am being asked "aww ur baby is so cute but stop bleaching for him" and here i am looking like dundi-united coz i can't deny d lil munchkin

I couldn't help but laugh out so loud.

The OP probably has mental problems