Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
Starting off your with a healthy well balanced diet is the best thing to do for you and your baby. This way, you only need a few adjustments during your pregnancy.
Your first trimester If you find it difficult to maintain a balanced diet during your first trimester, you can be sure you’re not alone. Because of nausea, some women eat all the time and save a lot of weight in the process. Other women have trouble getting food down and then lose weight.
Preventing malnutrition and dehydration are the most important factors to you during the first quarter.
Calories When you are pregnant, should consume about 300 calories more than usual every day. The best way to do is listen to your body when you’re hungry. You should try to eat as much as possible from the bottom of the food pyramid.
If you gain weight too slow, try eating small meals and slightly increase the fat in your diet. You should always eat when hungry, eating for 2 instead of one.
Calcium from the second quarter, you will need about 1500 milligrams of calcium a day for your bones and your baby, which is more than a liter of milk. Calcium is lacking in many diets. With milk, other major sources of calcium are dairy products, calcium fortified juices, and even calcium tablets.
Fiber can help prevent constipation, which is a common problem of pregnancy. You can find fiber in whole grains, fruits and even vegetables. Fiber supplements such as Metamucil and Citrucel should be avoided during pregnancy.
Protein Unless you happen to be strictly vegetarian, your protein intake is not usually a problem for women who eat a healthy diet.
Iron Many women enter pregnancy with little out of iron deficiency. Good sources of iron include dark green leafy vegetables and meats. Iron supplements should be avoided because they can cause internal symptoms such as cramping, constipation or diarrhea.
Vitamins see how you can get the majority of the vitamins you need in your diet, you can discuss prenatal vitamins with your doctor. Folic acid is one of the most important, and if you have enough of it, you may be able to avoid vitamins all together – ask your doctor to make sure.