Omega 3 Question

[Lenny]

Hi,
Does anyone have any information regarding Omega 3 and pregnancy?
My diet is pretty good. I eat fruit and veges and I eat chicken or beef 5-6 times a week. I don't eat fish (at all - ever - i hate it!!), and i know there is Omega 3 in grass feed animals but i don't eat lamb either, and most beef is grain fed. So, i don't know where else you get Omega 3 from, but i guess i don't get any in my diet.

I took Omega 3 capsules while TTC (I only took 2 x 1000mg caps, not 4 like they suggested), but my bottle has run out and i am wondering if i should be buying more.
I take Elevit, and TCM and acupuncture. It's all adding up and i don't want to take extra things that i don't really need.

TIA
Jo

[Trillian]

Hi Jo, I asked a question about this in the Professional Support Panel a while back.

Oily fish is the best source of Omega 3. However you can also get it from:-
Nuts espacially wallnuts
Beans Especially soya beans
Flax seed
Leafy green vegetables
Canola oil

So if you include some of these (except the fish ) in your diet anyway, you should be getting enough without having to take artificial derivatives in supplements. HTH

[Lenny]

Oh that's good to hear, Sherie. Thank you!
I'd rather get it from my diet than adding supplements.
I can swap the peanut oil to canola, and buy a few walnuts and sprinkle them on my porridge (my new pg breakfast).
I like spinach, and eat the frozen stuff quite frequently.

So, maybe i'm not so bad after all.

Maybe being pg might make me like fish?? But probably not!!!
Jo

[Ambah]

I think avocado is also rich in Omega 3?

My Blackmores supplements have a small amount of Omega 3, but I usually take an extra capsule of fish oil per day as well.