• Eat for strong bones. All women need calcium to build and maintain their bones throughout life. Surprisingly, most women get too little calcium to satisfy their body's daily needs. In fact, 90% of women don't get the recommended level of calcium from their diet. Adequate calcium intake throughout life, especially for teen and young adult woman, may reduce the risk of Osteoporosis. To bone up on calcium, start the day with a high calcium breakfast that includes milk, yogurt, or cheese. Get an added boost from a calcium-fortified cereal like Cream of Wheat, which provides 20% of the daily value of calcium and up to 70% when prepared with 1/4 cup fat free milk.
  
• Pump iron. Your body uses iron to carry oxygen to all its cells. Meeting your daily iron needs is important for building healthy red blood cells, which can help you maintain energy. If you're of childbearing age, you need more of this important mineral than men do. And most women don't get enough. 9 out of 10 women of childbearing age don't get the recommended level of iron from their diet. Breakfast time is prime time to combine an iron-containing food, such as Cream of Wheat, or other fortified breakfast cereal, with a food rich in vitamin C - orange juice, berries, melon - to help your body absorb iron.
  
• Find folate. Folate (folic acid), a B vitamin, may reduce the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects. Folate works in the first few weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know that they are pregnant. If you're of childbearing age, get your folic acid now in fortified breakfast cereals, breads, and orange juice.
  

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