Hey Moms-to-Be! Check Out Our NEW Realfood Organics® Prenatal

Choosing the best organic prenatal is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your growing baby.

Which is why we’re so excited to introduce Country Life’s NEW Realfood Organics® Prenatal!

This long-anticipated new, whole-food based formula is the most complete whole-food organic prenatal on the market. It is designed for the health, unique needs, and comfort of mother and baby.

Loaded with whole foods nutrition, essential vitamins and minerals, superfoods, organic ginger, and none of the bad stuff, this is the perfect organic prenatal you’ve been looking for.

Come along as we unpack the ingredients and science behind Country Life’s NEW Realfood Organics® Prenatal.

What to Look For in The Best Organic Prenatal Vitamin

Pregnancy increases the body’s demand for nutrients while simultaneously causing nutrient levels to decrease.

This is why eating a healthy, diverse diet and taking a prenatal supplement are essential.

And why choosing the best prenatal is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.

Although any prenatal is better than none, an ideal formula should contain:

• All essential vitamins and minerals for prenatal health and development
• Additional whole-foods based nutrients to support the baby’s growth and decrease the risk of complications
• Folate versus folic acid
• Iodine for brain development and mom’s thyroid health
• A variety of whole foods, such as greens, legumes, sprouts, seaweeds, and superfruits for added nutrition and absorption
• Non-constipating iron
• The most bioavailable forms of nutrients
• Synergistic whole foods-based nutrition versus synthetic
• Certified organic ingredients

An ideal organic prenatal should not contain:

• Allergens such as gluten, soy, eggs, dairy, or nuts
• Sugar
• Artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives
• Artificial sweeteners
• Unnecessary and potentially harmful fillers, like magnesium stearate
• Folic acid (folate is the preferred form for pregnancy)

Other helpful features include:

• Easy-to-swallow tablets 
• Ginger to ease nausea
• Affordability
• Glass versus plastic bottles (plastic can leach chemicals like BPA, BPB, and phthalates into the supplements)

Although more organic whole food prenatals are available than ever, few meet this criterion.

Country Life’s NEW Realfood Organics® Prenatal is the exception. Let’s see what’s inside!

Breaking Down Our NEW Realfood Organics® Prenatal 

For years, Country Life customers have asked us to create an organic whole foods prenatal—it was definitely something missing from our line.

We took these requests to heart and spent years researching, sourcing, formulating, testing, and re-testing different formulas.

Last year, we finally settled on the perfect organic prenatal formula. 

Here’s what’s inside our Realfood Organics® Prenatal

• 1310mg blend of organic fruits and vegetables in our Organic Speciality Blend, including

• Organic guava extract (fruit)
• Organic mango extract (fruit)
• Organic lemon extract (fruit))
• Organic kale (leaf)
• Organic daikon radish sprout (seed)
• Organic broccoli sprout (seed)
• Organic cranberry (fruit)
• Organic pumpkin (fruit)
• Organic collard greens (leaf)
• Organic spinach (leaf)
• Organic açaí (fruit)
• Organic blackberry (fruit)
• Organic tart cherry (fruit)
• Organic raspberry (fruit)
• Organic blueberry (fruit)
• Organic strawberry (fruit)
• Organic adzuki bean (seed)
• Organic beet (root)
• Organic broccoli (stem & flower)
• Organic ginger (root)
• Organic red lentil bean (seed)
• Organic quinoa sprout (seed)
• Organic pomegranate (fruit)
• Organic pea (seed)
• Organic banana (fruit)
• Organic mango (fruit)
• Organic chlorella (bloom)
• Organic spirulina (bloom)
• Organic millet sprout (seed)
• Organic sesbania extract (algae)
• Organic lemon extract (citrus limon) (peel))
• Organic Curry Leaf Extract (Murraya koenigii) (leaf) 
• Organic ginger powder (Zingiber officinale) (root) 
• Fermented Organic Greens with Organic Sprout Blend (organic kale (leaf), 
• Organic collard greens (leaf)
• Organic broccoli (stem & flower)
• Organic cabbage sprout (seed)
• Organic broccoli sprout (seed)
• Organic spinach (leaf)
• Organic kale sprout (seed)
• Organic mustard seed sprout (seed)
• Organic chlorella (bloom)
• Organic spirulina (bloom)
• Organic watercress sprout (seed) 

That’s far more than other leading organic prenatals

Plus, did we mention they’re all organic? Click here to view the complete list of 26 organic whole foods.

14 essential vitamins and minerals per serving, including:

Vitamin A, from organic whole food blend beta carotene. 

Essential for immune, lung, heart, and eye health and development, and prevents night blindness and anemia in mothers. May help reduce eclampsia, but more research is needed.

Vitamin C, from organic food blend, organic acerola extract fruit, organic amla fruit. 

Essential for immune, skin, collagen, brain, cellular, bone, teeth, and metabolic function and development, and helps prevent premature rupture of membranes.

Vitamin D3, as cholecalciferol. 

Critical for immune, hormonal, bone, metabolic, muscle, cell, and brain health and development. Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduces the incidence of preeclampsia, preterm birth, infection, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and secondary hyperparathyroidism, and increases infant mental and psychomotor scores. Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of autism in the child.

Vitamin E, as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate. 

Vital for immune, skin, metabolic, blood sugar balance, and brain health and development. Helps reduce the risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism, premature rupture of membranes, and UTIs, and may help reduce eclampsia and insulin resistance, but more research is needed. Helps reduce the risk of congenital heart defects and orofacial clefts in the infant and the risk of preterm birth.

Thiamine (Vitamin B1 from organic food blend) 

Essential for maintaining a healthy cardiovascular and nervous system, and insulin/blood sugar balance. Optimal thiamine during pregnancy reduces the risk of maternal gestational diabetes and low birth weight, and promotes intrauterine growth.

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2, from organic food blend)

Vital for promoting normal production of thyroid hormones, and producing immune and red blood cells. Riboflavin supplementation may help prevent night blindness, anemia, and severe preeclampsia in mothers. For infants, riboflavin deficiency may result in low birth weight and increased risk of serious congenital disabilities.

Niacin (Vitamin B3, from organic food blend)

Critical for growth, development, and maintenance of the cardiovascular, nervous, skin, and digestive systems, as well as energy production. Low niacin is associated with congenital disabilities such as spina bifida and serious heart defects.

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6, from organic food blend)

Vitamin B6 deficiency is associated with increased risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, preterm birth, cleft lip/palate in infants, and neurodevelopmental behavior problems in infants. B6 supplementation may help decrease the severity of nausea, reduce the risk of cardiovascular malformation, reduce the risk of preeclampsia, and improve birth weight.

Folate DFE (Vitamin B9, from organic food blend)

DFE folate is the most bioavailable form of B9, versus folic acid, which must be converted and is therefore less absorbable. Folate is essential for DNA synthesis and methylation, which is vital for the modulation of gene expression. It also prevents neural tube defects, energy production, metabolism, and anemia. Low folate levels are associated with a higher risk of autism.

Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)

The methylated “methyl” form of B12 bypasses genetic variations, like MTHFR, that prevent assimilation and absorption. Critical for blood health and formation, preventing anemia, brain health and development, energy, metabolism, heart health, synthesis of both DNA and myelin, cycling of homocysteine (elevated levels increase the rate of miscarriage), and may help prevent infertility, miscarriage, gestational diabetes, and preeclampsia. 

Promotes healthy birth weight and helps prevent congenital heart defects, neural tube defects, preterm birth, and restricted growth in infant.

Biotin (from organic food blend)

Essential for energy metabolism from fats and carbohydrates, cellular health, energy production, and the formation and health of hair, skin, and nails. Animal studies suggest biotin deficiency may result in congenital disabilities that include malformations to the face and extremities, impaired fetal development, or miscarriage.

Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5, from organic food blend)

Vital for normal digestion and elimination, intestinal peristalsis, and energy production from fats, carbohydrates, and protein. Promotes a healthy birth weight in the infant.

Iron (from organic food blend)

A gentle form of essential iron that’s gentle on the stomach and non-constipating. Critical for preventing anemia, which is common in pregnancy, red blood cell formation, immune function, energy, metabolism, brain health and development, cellular health, and more. 

Iron deficiency is associated with an increased risk of preterm labor, cesarean delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, and maternal death, as well as fetal complications, like low birth weight and small for gestational age.

Iodine (from organic kelp)

Often missing from prenatals, iodine is essential for normal brain, immune, and thyroid health and development in mother and baby. Since optimal thyroid hormones play a critical role in brain and nervous system development and a healthy pregnancy, getting enough is crucial. 

Severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy has been linked to increased risks of miscarriage, stillbirth, cretinism, neonatal hypothyroidism, and neuro-psychomotor impairments.

What We Left Out of Our Realfood Organics® Prenatal

• Gluten: All Country Life’s supplements are manufactured in an NSF-certified Gluten-Free manufacturing facility.
• Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides: All raw materials are certified organic and manufactured in an NSF-certified Organic manufacturing facility.
• Artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives
• Artificial sweeteners
• Sugar
• Magnesium stearate
• Soy
• GMOs

There you have it. We put in all of the good stuff, left out the bad, and added cutting-edge nutrients and synergistic whole foods for optimal health and development, plus lots of love!

Let’s Recap The Benefits of Realfood Organics® Prenatal

We’ve covered a lot (and mommy-to-be brain is REAL), so let’s recap the key benefits:

• 26 synergistic organic fruits & vegetables
• Non-constipating iron
• Gentle on the stomach with organic ginger to reduce nausea
• Contains 14 essential vitamins and minerals in the most bioavailable form
• Contains folate DFE, a highly absorbable form that prevents neural tube defects and promotes nervous system function
• Contains natural iodine from organic kelp
• Contains 600 I.U. Vegan D3 per serving
• Formulated to meet nutritional needs during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum
• Easy-to-swallow tablets
• Certified Organic, Certified Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Soy Free
• Affordable
• No GMOs
• Made by a Certified B-Corp company

Our product may be affordable, but we know not every family can afford basic prenatal care.

To help, we’re donating 1% of all Realfood Organics® Prenatal profits to March of Dimes.

Related reading: Are There Benefits to Taking Prenatal Vitamins When Not Pregnant?

Get Your Realfood Organics® Prenatal Now

Are you as excited as we are about this formula?! 

It is a labor of love, and our small contribution to making the world a better place, one pregnancy and birth at a time.

As always, you can rest easy knowing all Country Life supplements are rigorously tested for purity and contaminants, like heavy metals and mold, from raw ingredients to bottled products, and made in our NSF-certified, cGMP, gluten-free, and organic manufacturing facilities.

We’re also B-Corp Certified in social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.

Click here to shop Realfood Organics® Prenatal and stock up for your preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum journey. 

And leave us a review while you’re at it. We want to reach as many pregnant women and people as possible to help ensure healthy pregnancies, births, and babies.

Other helpful supplements during pregnancy (check with your doctor first) may include:

• Probiotics for digestion and occasional constipation
• Easy Iron® for anemia
• Note: Your prenatal may provide sufficient iron. Always check with your doctor before taking additional iron before, during, or after pregnancy, as excess iron can be toxic to mother and baby
• Papaya Digestive Support natural enzymes for relief of digestive complaints
• Magnesium (citrate or glycinate) has been shown to offer various benefits during pregnancy
• See Magnesium In Pregnancy, Is It Safe? Types, Benefits, And Side Effects for all the details and research
• Calcium for bone health and development
• Vitamin D for immunity, bone health, hormonal health, cellular function, mood, cognitive function, and more
• Note: Your prenatal vitamin may provide sufficient vitamin D. However, many fertility, prenatal, and postpartum health experts recommend taking more, especially during the fall and winter months. Talk to your doctor for individual recommendations
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids With DHA: DHA has been shown to have various benefits for infant brain health and development

Congratulations and wellness wishes on your fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood journey!

Sources mentioned in this article:

• “Folate and Folic Acid in Pregnancy”. American Pregnancy Association.
• “7 Ways Folate and Folic Acid Are Different”. Cleveland Clinic.
• “Evidence-based recommendations for an optimal prenatal supplement for women in the US: Vitamins and related nutrients”. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology.
• “Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy—Opportunities to Optimize Perinatal Health and Health Equity. JAMA Netw Open.
• “Iodine nutritional status in different trimesters of pregnancy and its association with dietary habits: a prospective observational study in Taiwan”. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth.