Eps 1636: Diet in pregnancy
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Choose a variety of healthy foods from the five food groups throughout pregnancy to ensure that both you and your babys nutrient needs are met. What you eat and drink will impact the health of your baby, so you want to be sure to pick and choose the best foods to eat while pregnant.
Some people will caution against eating fruits when you ask about what foods to avoid eating while pregnant. As long as you are not eating fruits in their juiced form too frequently, fruits are a great part of pregnancy nutrition.
Try to have five or more portions of fruits and vegetables every day, because they provide essential vitamins and minerals, and fiber, which helps to prevent constipation. Fruits and vegetables during pregnancy Eat lots of fruits and vegetables because they contain vitamins and minerals, as well as fibre, which aids digestion and may help prevent constipation. The foods you eat supply nutrients, which are important for helping you stay healthy before and during pregnancy.
During pregnancy, it is important that you follow a healthy, balanced diet to provide all of the nutrients that your baby needs to grow and develop. You do not have to follow a specific diet, but it is important to eat a variety of different foods each day so you have the proper balance of nutrients you and your baby need. Eating a diet that includes a range of food groups is the best way to keep yourself healthy, as well as to help your baby grow and develop.
Your healthcare provider also will tell you what you should be eating to help you have a healthy pregnancy. You might have to re-educate yourself on which foods are best to eat when you are pregnant, or which foods you should avoid eating when you are. Childbearing is the time you should be taking your health seriously and thinking carefully about what you are eating while you are pregnant.
Restricting eating or starving yourself to death in any form during pregnancy could severely impair your health and the health of your baby, and is not recommended in pregnancy. Dieting to lose weight while you are pregnant may be dangerous for you and your baby, particularly because your weight-loss regime can limit essential nutrients like iron, folate, and other essential vitamins and minerals. It is best to get vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat, but you also need to take a folic acid supplement while pregnant to ensure that you are getting all that you need.
Pregnant women are advised to take 10 mg extra of vitamin C daily, since this helps iron absorption. Pregnant women need a minimum of 70mg of vitamin C daily, which is found in fruits like oranges, grapefruit, and honeydew, as well as vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, and Brussels sprouts. Some prenatal vitamins do contain choline, but it is in only a tiny amount, around 55 mg of choline, so you will have to eat foods that have choline in them to get enough.
To get the nutrients you need, you should eat foods from many different groups, including fruits and vegetables, breads and grains, protein sources, and dairy products. Foods that are high in protein will efficiently support the growth of your baby, while providing the energy that your body needs. It is important that you ensure the calories that you are eating are coming from nutrient-dense foods that will support your babys growth and development.
If you are craving a food with lots of fat or lots of sugar, try to limit it and have a balanced, regularly eaten meal and healthy snacks instead. Try to eat a healthy breakfast each day, as it may help you to avoid eating snacks with high fat and sugar content. Healthy snacks during pregnancy If you are hungry between meals, try to avoid eating snacks that are high in fat and/or sugar, like candy, biscuits, crisps, or chocolate.
You also need to avoid some foods, as they are unhealthy or may be unsafe for your baby. Some foods and drinks, like alcohol and certain cheeses, may be harmful to the health of a pregnant person and ultimately to their babies.
Getting the recommended 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day may help you feel satiated for longer periods and help you to prevent the discomforting feeling of pregnancy constipation. Adding in legumes may help you reach this goal, as well as taking supplements according to the recommendations from your health care provider.
Keeping up with your nutrition needs while pregnant may seem like a lot, but choosing the right foods can help cover a larger portion of your bases. Sticking to good-for-you foods--especially those that are high in key nutrients such as folate, protein, iron, calcium, vitamin D, DHA, and iodine--and limiting empty-calorie snacks can help you and baby get the nutrition they need.
In addition to eating a healthy diet, pregnant women should take a daily prenatal vitamin to get some nutrients that are difficult to get through food alone, like folic acid and iron, according to ACOG.
In addition to making healthier food choices, taking a daily prenatal vitamin--ideally starting three months before conception--can help make sure that you are getting adequate amounts of folate. Fruit is more than delicious; it can help curb your sugar cravings and provide essential nutrients for you and your baby. In addition to being high in protein, lean meats are high in iron, crucial for helping your baby develop its red blood cell supply, as well as supporting your own, as well as your babys .