You will soon become a mother and understand that it is worth feeding yourself and your future baby healthy food. Here you will find some simple and helpful tips on eating well during pregnancy.
Beverages
When talking about nutrition, you should start with drinks. Liquid plays a huge role in our metabolic processes, nutrition of cells and removal of harmful substances from the body.
- Replace tap water with quality purified drinking water and drink at least 2 liters of fluid a day (This does not apply to those who suffer from edema. In this case, the amount of fluid is best discussed with your doctor).
- It is also better to cook soups and hot drinks with purified water. Chlorine and other impurities contained in tap water are now contraindicated for you.
- Freshly squeezed juices, homemade fruit drinks and compotes with a low or no sugar content, milk (real milk, and not what is offered to us on store shelves) will be useful.
- Tea and coffee should be limited. Doctors have different opinions about caffeinated beverages. However, if you cannot wake up without a cup of coffee, allow yourself this pleasure, but no more than once a day. When it comes to herbal teas, be careful. Some herbs will do you good, while others can harm you.
- You will have to completely exclude soda, juice from packages and alcohol from your diet. The first two drinks contain a lot of all chemistry, sugar, and there is no benefit, and alcohol is dangerous not only for its content, but also for the consequences of its use: impaired coordination of movement, poisoning, etc. Many pregnant women assert their right to a glass of wine. Well, there are doctors who are quite loyal to this. But if you are able to deny yourself the drinking of alcoholic beverages, it is better not to drink.
Menu
The phrase “eat for two” should not be understood in the sense of doubling the portion! For the development of the fetus, you will need about 300 kcal more from your usual diet. And these are not double or even one and a half servings.
- You, as before, need proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. To get them in the right amount, it is important to diversify your menu, reduce the cooking time, and increase the consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits.
- Listen to your intuition. Often pregnant women want what is lacking in their body. Of course, you will be within reason to fulfill these whims - you do not need to swallow nails and gnaw whitewash. It is better to tell your gynecologist about such desires. He will tell you what such an unusual appetite may be associated with.
- Both during toxicosis and in cases of heartburn, fractional nutrition will help you. Eat 5-6 times a day, but in small portions.
- On the list of prohibited foods, baked goods and sweets, due to the possibility of diabetes in pregnant women and the risk of high weight gain, pickles, due to the property of salt to retain water in the body, raw (salted) fish or meat, due to the likelihood of infection with dangerous parasites, all types of canned food and fast food, due to the content of harmful additives. It is unlikely that in all 9 months you will never break at least a few of these prohibitions, but try to make these products an exception to the rule, and not the basis of your menu.
It's never too late to think about proper nutrition, but it will be better if you tackle this issue as early as possible. Your responsible food choices will contribute to the well-being of your pregnancy and the health of your baby.
