Eating for Twins and More

Recently, I have been reading an enlightening book by Elizabeth Noble called, "Having Twins and More". The most interesting facts I have found has been about nutrition. There are so many nutrients missing in the modern American diet, especially pregnant women, specifically for women carrying twins.

"Here is a list of essential nutrients and the amount required daily by expectant mothers of twins, compiled from tables in Having Twins (by Elizabeth Noble) and Make Room For Twins (by Terry Alexander), which also list food sources and sample menus. In keeping with our "better higher than lower" philosophy, we have chosen the higher figures where the two books did not agree. Even so, there are several cases, most notably Vitamin B and C, where many researchers would feel that these values are still too low."

Calories 4,000
Protein 145 grams
Vitamin A 5-8,000 IU
Vitamin C 100mg (milligrams)
Vitamin D 600 IU
Vitamin E 12 mg
Thiamin (B-1) 2 mg
Riboflavin (B-2) 2 mg
Niacin (B-3) 20 mg
Pyridoxine (B-6) 3.2 mg
Folic Acid 1.25 mg
Vitamin B-12 5 mcg (micrograms)
Calcium 1600 mg
Iron 100 mg
Magnesium 600 mg
Phosphorus 1600 mg
Potassium 3250 mg
Iodine 150 mcg
Zinc 25 mg

Reference: http://www.twinservices.org/articles/nutrition.html

So if you are pregnant with or without twins, please do your research and find good sources of nutrients. Eating healthy is important for women to carry twins to term, avoid development problems in babies, and avoid health problems like preeclampsia in mothers. Gain weight, but in a healthy way!