Last updated on March 1st, 2016

Essential fatty acids are a major part of the fertility diet, but many of you may be asking how do I eat them? What foods are they in? Here are 12 new ideas you can try to get more of those hormone balancing, ovulation boosting oils in your diet…

1. Sprinkle flaxseeds on your oatmeal in the morning. Even better, grind them fresh in your coffee grinder, then add them to salads and cereal.

2. Add flaxseed oil to your yogurt.

3. Eat a smoothie that contains evening primrose oil, almond butter, banana, cocoa powder and acai. Evening primrose oil helps to boost ovulation and acai is an antioxidant powerhouse that also contains EFAs.

4. Do cod liver oil shooters. Take a shot glass, fill 1/2 with OJ, and one teaspoon cod liver oil and throw it down the hatch.

5. Make an essential fatty acid snack; combine
2 T flaxseeds
1 cup macadamia nuts
Dates (pitted) enough to make a dough consistency

-Put in food processor and mix until a firm dough consistency, put in a plastic bag and munch!

6. Eat lots of wild Alaskan salmon, it contains tons of Omega 3’s (the EFA we lack most of in our diets) salmon can be used in breakfast, lunch and dinner… I love to make salmon for dinner and plan for extras that can be used for salmon omelets or salmon spinach salad with pine nuts, goat cheese, and cranberries.

7. Eat grass fed bison, new studies show that organic grass fed meats contains essential fatty acids. Meat from grass-fed animals has two to four times more omega-3 fatty acids then meat from grain-fed animals.

8. EFAs come in capsule form, so for those of you on the go make sure you have a bottle with you in your purse. If eaten between meals they also help with increasing metabolism and weight loss.

9. Use Udo’s Wholesome Fast Food and sprinkle on salads, fruit, yogurt, and smoothies. This essential fatty acid blend contains a wide variety of EFA’s freshly ground for convenience. It does actually taste really good.

10. Make an EFA Balsamic salad dressing

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Olive oil
1/4 cup flaxseed oil
1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
1 Shallot; finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

-Put into a blender and enjoy. Refrigerate.

11. Eat seaweeds. Seaweeds contain essential fatty acids also! When you go out for sushi try the seaweed salad, it tastes really good and is packed with EFA’s.

12. Try Hemp Protein Powder. Hemp contains a ton of essential fatty acids, protein, and fiber. Add the protein powder to your smoothies for a healthy meal!

Hethir Rodriguez - Certified Herbalist, Nutritionist, Birth Doula

Hethir Rodriguez is the Founder of Natural Fertility Info.com. She is a Certified Herbalist, has a bachelors in Nutrition Sciences and is a trained Birth Doula and Massage Therapist. As a Natural Fertility Specialist, Hethir is dedicated to helping to provide a source for high quality, research based information and support for those on their journey to parenthood.