Hero Nutrient: B12

B12 is not readily available from any plant based foods. Our main food sources include animal proteins such as fish, meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products. If your eating a vegan diet using fortified cereals or nutritional yeast, please still get your B12 checked regularly. It's much harder to maintain healthy levels of this essential vitamin when eating purely plant based.

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Hero Nutrient: Iodine

We only need a tiny amount of Iodine compared to other nutrients but it's sooo important. Food sources include seaweed, fish such as tuna and cod, prawns, eggs, lima beans and prunes. For Mums to be, please make sure your Natal multi has 200-300 micrograms of Iodine to ensure your baby's healthy growth and development.

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Hero Nutrient: Selenium

Selenium helps protect our cells from rogue chemical reactions that can occur sometimes (oxidative stress). Best food sources include Brazil nuts, Fish, Turkey, Brown rice and eggs.

Selenium helps protect our cells from rogue chemical reactions that can occur sometimes (oxidative stress). Best food sources include Brazil nuts, Fish, Turkey, Brown rice and eggs.

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Avocado

I love love love avocados.

Containing approx 20 different vitamins and minerals (including more potassium than bananas), Monounsaturated Fatty acids similar to those in olive oil, beneficial fibre and antioxidants, what's not to love?

I try to eat 1/4 of a large avocado or a 1/2 of a small avocado in a salad or my morning smoothie every day

If you haven’t tried avocado in a smoothie - DO IT! it makes your smoothie incredibly creamy!

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