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Children with sickle cell disease need extra folate to help make new blood cells.

Good sources of folate include:

-- Dry beans (like red beans, navy beans, and

soybeans), lentils, chickpeas, cow peas, and

peanuts

-- Many vegetables, especially leafy greens

(spinach, cabbage, brussels sprouts,

romaine, looseleaf lettuce), peas, okra, sweet

corn, beets, and broccoli

-- Fruits such as blackberries, boysenberries,

kiwifruit, oranges, plantains, strawberries,

orange juice, and pineapple juice

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Since about a year ago, the USDA has asked companies to add folate to enriched flour, so many breads & cereals are now also high in folate!