What to eat during pregnancy? - PartII

Ok so we are talking of you eating healthy for yourself and “not eating for two”. Make sure you eat well and adding calories to your diet does not mean eating junk. If you think for your unborn baby’s health I am sure you will eat better and good food. Whatever you eat a part of it goes to your little one. So please eat good and healthy food. BUT counting your calories and keeping a track of #whatToEat” doesn’t mean you go on a diet or eat less than what you normally eat. Eat healthy, good and enjoy it! :)

Protein: You need to eat loads of them and till the 9month.Your body requires proteins in good amount to help the foetus grow. So make sure that at least two of your meals has proteins to give you right amount. If you are not much into proteins then try some snacks rich in proteins like soya chunks, roasted black Bengal gram etc. 

Food for proteins:-

Egg

Fish

Milk

Soya

Bengal gram

Cottage cheese/Cheese

Carbs: The building block as one says or the main source of energy for your body to function well. Eat healthy like Whole wheat, Rice and avoid refined form (White flour/Maida). Never leave them, you always need them and eat them well.

Folate: You have to take folic acid as prenatal and post natal medicines.

DHA: This helps in baby’s brain and eye development. Its present mostly in nuts, olive oil and one can take DHA fortified food as well.

Iron and Vitamin C: You need Iron during and even after delivery till you are breast feeding the baby. The sufficient amount of iron ensures your haemoglobin mark as per the requirement as in ensures a healthy baby as well.

For VitaminC Indian gooseberry or any tangy fruit(oranges/sweet lime) will suffice your vitamin requirement. It is one of the important vitamin which helps you in absorption of iron and also improves your immunity.

Food for Vitamin C:-

Grapefruit

Kiwi

Mango

Tomato

Lemon

Food for Iron:-

All green leafy vegetable.

Spinach

Dry Fruits

Beans and Peas

Calcium and Vitamin D: For baby to grow in the right way with healthy bones one needs to have Calcium. If there is insufficient amount of calcium intake, your baby draws it from his/her mothers stored calcium. So one should take calcium tabs(especially for vegetarians) during pregnancy and throughout your breast feeding time. For Calcium absorption VitaminD is a must. So one can take Vit.D fortified Calcium tabs. Else Great source of VitaminD is SUN.

Food for calcium:-

Almonds

All dairy products(Milk, buttermilk, yogurt, cheese)

Tofu

Water: Fluids are important part of pregnancy. And most important of all is water. Even if you cant control or need to go to loo on the middle of the night one needs to drink water/ Coconut water to stay hydrated and to prevent constipation which a lot of ladies face during pregnancy.

P.S. :- Make sure your weight should not increase more than 11-12 kg till ninth month(full term)  and consult a doctor if there is a sudden increase in weight. Please DON'T DIET

Happy mommying!!

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