Ovaltine?

[Futterby]

Is Ovaltine safe during pregnancy? It's got quite a high vitamin A content so I'm just kind of wondering how much is safe? I really just can't get enough of it!

It's definitely fine and actually really good for you during pregnancy. I had a sample in my bounty pack. There's not enough vitamin A to do any damage. Enjoy!

Depends how much of it you are drinking everyday?

As it's in the Bounty pack I'd doubt it was a real risk, but if you are worried then weigh what you use as a "portion" and check the total amount you have a day against below:
Per the Ovaltine website One mug of Ovaltine provides over a quarter of your daily vitamin A requirement. A 25g serving of Ovaltine Original made with 200ml of semi-skimmed milk

I have about three mugs a day, but I still have no idea if that's too much.

Didn't you ask this already a few weeks back?

If it was a concern it'd be on the NHS banned list. And it's not...

Yup you did haha

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/1791613-Is-Ovaltine-safe?

It's only animal based vit A (such as in pâté and some skin creams) that is a problem in pregnancy I think. Plant based is fine.

It's disgusting anyway

I did, but I felt it too long before going back to it to ask how much is too much.

Thanks Tarka :)

You had ovaltine in your bounty pack???? I had Tetleys tea. How is that fair?

I had Ovaltine in my Bounty pack - TBH it was a mistake on their part because I'm sure it used to taste a lot nicer - after eagerly trying the single sachet I had (super-generous) I will be sticking to normal hot chocolate. It tasted of nothing.

I had it in my bounty pack too :) got loads of stuff in it! A huge tub on Kenco Millicano (decaf) too, but I don't like coffee :(

What sort of Bounty packs are these????

Mine only had useless leaflets (if it's not your first baby) and the one stupid tea bag!

That's rubbish! This is my first, that might be why... I got a wee hooded towel too :)

I didn't get a bounty pack, never felt like I'd missed out until now!!!!

Dunno about you guys but everyone who's had one up here in Scotland got the same stuff :)

I'm in Scotland and I had the tea bag!

Maybe it's just my NHS then :)

Futterby - if you have digital scales then weigh out what you normally put in one cup. Sound like 3 cups a day should be ok though

I got the Millicano in my pack too - am a coffee addict so it was used up vv quickly and already got through another with the £1 off voucher [Grin]

I've weighed it out but I'm not sure how much is too much even then :/ thanks though :)

I still have it in my cupboard because I like the look of it I know, I know, I'm such a saddo

The website says 25g is one serving which provides 25% of the recommended daily amount. So 100g a day is your recommended maximum, depends on how much you then use per cup.

But if it really was that risky - there would be more warnings for us.