Nutrients matter While you are pregnant and breastfeeding, you need to take additional vitamins and nutrients to help nourish your baby, support brain and physical development and contribute to health in later life.1 A third of mums report that they don’t take supplements because they have made them feel ill in the past.2
A simple and tasty alternative nutrimum’s delicious range of cereal bars are specifically designed for pregnant and breastfeeding mums. They are fortified with the vitamins and minerals mums need when pregnant and while breastfeeding but with no compromise on taste. So, whether you are struggling with nausea during pregnancy or grabbing a snack on the go whilst breastfeeding, nutrimum is your convenient go-to solution to meeting some of mum and baby’s specific nutritional needs.
THE POWER OF MATERNAL NUTRITION “Eating well and incorporating specific nutrients during pregnancy and breastfeeding, especially during the 1000 days from conception to toddlerhood, will positively influence the future health of your baby.” LUCY JONES, CONSULTANT DIETITIAN AND NUTRITIONIST
Mummy’s yummy once-a-day, ‘non-pill’ way to get government recommended* nutrients in pregnancy & breastfeeding The nutrimum pregnancy range has been specifically developed to provide 5 important nutrients women need during pregnancy, each cereal bar contains: 400µg folic acid, the recommended daily intake by the UK Department of Health for all women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, Omega-3 (DHA), vitamin D, iron and iodine.3 The nutrimum breastfeeding range provides continued nutritional support for mum and baby with 10 key nutrients. In addition to those included in the pregnancy range, it also contains: vitamins B1 and biotin (B7) to contribute to normal functioning of the nervous system4,5 and vitamins B2 and B6 to contribute to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue6,7 as well as zinc to contribute to normal functioning of the immune system.8
*Department of Health recommendations: 10μg vitamin D throughout pregnancy and 400μg folic acid during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy only; 10μg vitamin D whilst breastfeeding3 References 1. Early life Nutrition. The Importance of the first 1000 days. Nutricia Reseach. Available here: http://www.nutriciaresearch.com/ early-life-nutrition/thousand-days/. Accessed September 2015. 2. OnePoll. Early nutrition surveys of mothers/ mothers-to-be and healthcare professionals. August 2014. 3. Department of Health. Report on Health and Social Subjects 41. Dietary Reference Values for food energy and nutrients for the United Kingdom. London: The Stationery Office. 1991. 4. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. Scientific Opinion on substantiation of health claims related to thiamine. EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9):1222. 5. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to biotin. EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9):1209. 6. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to riboflavin (vitamin B2). EFSA Journal 2010;8(10):1814. 7. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin B6. EFSA Journal 2010;8(10):1759. 8. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to zinc. EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9):1229.
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