Juice Plus as prenatal?

ShannonMacHappy

Anyone hear about this? Yesterday, at my first official appt. at the birth center, our midwife talked to us about Juice Plus. https://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/content/Welcome.soa

I have no objections to taking it -- sounds great! My hesitation lies in that they recommend it as a prenatal vitamin ... not taking anything else. Curious to see if any body else had done this.  Thanks!

wendylaine

My midwife suggested the same thing. I Have not taken prenatals with mine and everything looks great. I do make sure to eat a very balanced diet though so I know my body is getting everything I need. I actually only take the garden blend. I get so much friut already that I knew that one was unneccesary.

CaseBride

I didn't check it out, but as long as it has enough folic acid, iron, and vitamins to meet your needs, it is probably fine to use as a prenantal vitamin.

In general, the food-based vitamins are much more effective.

The only thing I am leery about is if people push things like this because they get some sort of a commission. (Not saying that is your situation, just venting in general.)

kelly_lynn

I'm usually a lurker...but, I've taken Juice Plus for like 12 yrs.  I've always taken it in conjunction with other things.  So, during my pregnancy, I've taken it (the 2 fruits and 2 veggies) along with a prenatal, DHA, probiotic, and extra Vit D, C, and Zinc and a prescription Folic Acid.  I would definitely be sure you're getting extra folic acid in addition to the Juice Plus.

From what I know about it, you can't overdo the Juice Plus.  Because your body recognizes it as food, it will use what it needs and discard the rest.  If you can afford it, I would definitely add it in...it's full of all of the phytonutrients/antioxidants that many vitamins lack.

 

Hope this helps! 

Micahsgurl4ever

I had a friend that took only Juice Plus as a prenatal she just doubled the recommended dose.   My MIL gave me juice plus that they weren't using any longer and I took it along with a prenatal from the health food store with my DD.  I was afraid that it wouldn't have everything I needed in it to take alone.  This time I am taking a RAW whole foods prenatal and no juice plus, cause I can't afford both!

NicciH

I take JP and a folic acid supplement and that's it for prenatals. But, I do eat super healthy. DS was a JP baby as well, that was the only prenatal I took with him and it was great. If you are worried I would just go to CVS and get a folic acid supplement and take those with JP. I also take 3 of each (red, and green) a day instead of 2 while pregnant and breastfeeding.