When pregnant, good nutrition will become more important.
Some future mothers are afraid of everything, but in general, facts and
obstetrician’s advice will help them get over it. And adding essential
nutrients in your diet when you’re pregnant will ensure the fact that you’ll
meet your need of nutrients.
Folic acid
Eating much of
fortified cereal and bread, lentils, leafy dark-green vegetables and orange
juice helps increase your nutrition.
Eating much of fortified cereal and bread, lentils, leafy
dark-green vegetables and orange juice increases your nutrition. All of the
foods mentioned are rich in folic acid, an important nutrient for a healthy
pregnancy. Folic acid helps reduce the chance of severe neural tube defects
which leads to spine and brain damages in your children. It also helps prevent
premature birth, the risk of low birth weight and slow embryotic developments.
Specialists recommend pregnant women using 600mg folic acid
a day.
Calcium
Specialists recommend
pregnant women taking 1000mg calcium a day during a pregnancy.
Make sure your diet include yogurt, milk, salmon and
calcium-fortified orange juice to enhance your calcium absorption. Calcium
helps babies build strong bones and teeth, as well as support the development
of circulatory system and nervous system.
Specialists recommend pregnant women taking 1000mg calcium a
day during a pregnancy.
Protein
Eat lean meat, eggs, peanut butter and tofu to make sure
that your body receives the required amount of protein. Protein helps develop
and recover cells, making it’s an essential nutrient to your growing baby.
Specialists recommend pregnant women taking in at least 60g
protein a day during a pregnancy.
Iron
Spinach is one of
the richest sources of iron.
Increase the amount of calories and iron you absorb by
eating much of lean meat, nuts, spinach and tofu. Pregnant women need twice as
much iron as other women to produce enough hemoglobin for the increase in
blood. Lacking iron can make you feel tired.
Specialists recommend pregnant women absorbing 27mg iron a
day during a pregnancy.
