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Health Tips for Pregnant Women | Healthy diet during pregnancy

 

Health Tips for Pregnant Women | Healthy diet during pregnancy

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Health Tips for Pregnant Women  | Healthy diet during pregnancy

Are you Pregnant? Are you feeling hungrier? Are you looking for something to make your stomach happy and your baby happy? It's a common refrain: Pregnancy is a time to eat healthy foods.

We are here to help you turn your pantry into a one stop shop for healthy, delicious foods that will give your baby a great start in life.

You should focus your healthy eating plan on whole foods that provide more of the goodness you need when you are not pregnant.

  • protein
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Healthy fats
  • complex carbohydrates
  • Fiber and fluids

A pregnant woman should include at least the following in her daily  healthy diet:

  • fresh fruits and vegetables (dark orange ,vegetable, , dark green leafy vegetables, , citrus fruit)
  • Six portions of whole-grain, enriched breads and cereals. Three portions of nonfat, low-fat or skim milk or milk products
  • extra-lean meats, chicken, fish, or cooked dried beans and peas
  • Eight glasses of water.

What diet should you avoid during pregnancy?

These are 11 foods that you should avoid while pregnant.

  • High mercury fish. Mercury is highly toxic. Mercury is a highly toxic element.
  • Raw or undercooked fish. This one is not easy for sushi lovers, but it is important. This is...
  • Undercooked meat , raw food, or processed food,fried items like chips. ...
  • Raw eggs. Raw eggs
  • Organ meat. Organ meat.
  • Caffeine. Caffeine.
  • Raw sprouts Raw sprouts
  • Unwashed produce
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