subject: Healthy Diets During Pregnancy [print this page] Start with a healthy balanced diet is the best thing you can do for you and your baby. In this way, you just make a few adjustments during pregnancy.
Your first trimester If you find it difficult to maintain a balanced diet during your first trimester, you can be sure that you&re not alone. Because of the gag reflex, some women eat all the time and get a lot of weight in the process. Other women have trouble getting food down and lose weight.
Calories when youre pregnant, you should consume about 300 calories more than usual every day. The best way to go about this is to listen to your body when youre hungry. You should try to eat the food as possible from the bottom of the food pyramid. If you gain weight too slow, try eating small meals and slightly ncrease the fat diet. You should always eat when hungry, because you are now eating and 2, instead of one.
Calcium in the second quarter, will have about 1,500 milligrams of calcium a day for your bones and your baby, which is more than a liter of milk. Calcium is something lacking in many diets. With milk, other important sources of calcium are dairy products, calcium fortified juices, and even calcium tablets. Fiber Fiber can help prevent constipation, a common pregnancy problem. You can find fiber in whole grains, fruits and even vegetables. Fiber supplements such as Metamucil and Citrucel are safe to take during pregnancy.
Vitamins Seeing as how to get most 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, you may be able to avoid vitamins all together - ask your doctor to make sure.
