March 29, 2024

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Choosing A Healthy Pregnancy Diet

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It is extremely important to follow a healthy diet during pregnancy to minimize the chances of any problems arising that can be dangerous to both you and your baby. Women who had poor diets before becoming pregnant are at a higher risk of miscarriage, especially during the first several weeks of pregnancy.

A health pregnancy diet is more of a lifestyle choice than anything else. You want to do everything you can to make sure you deliver a healthy baby at term. Avoiding unhealthy food and drink as well as high risk activities are the smart choice for soon to be moms. Pregnant women should seriously consider cutting out the fast food, pre-processed foods, highly caffeinated drinks like coffee and cola, any type of alcohol and stop smoking immediately. If not for your own health, then for the health of your unborn child. Not only will these types of food lead to an unhealthy pregnancy and increase the risk of development problems, but they also significantly increase the risk that you child will be unhealthy later on in life and suffer from obesity and diabetes.

Your developing baby needs good health nourishment to grow properly and they get all of their nutrition from what you are eating as the mother. Please think about this the next time you are tempted by that greasy pizza, fast food burger or bag of chips.

Pregnant women should be eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean sources of protein such as fish, chicken and turkey, low fat dairy and whole grains. Getting extra iron throughout pregnancy is also a good idea for expectant women. Pregnant women should be getting about 27 mg of iron each day to ensure they are producing sufficient blood corpuscles for their baby and themselves. Pregnant women are at a higher risk of developing iron deficiency anemia if they are not getting the needed amount on a regular basis. This can lead to premature birth as well as low birth weight for the baby. Good, natural sources for iron are lean red meats, poultry, chickpeas, lentils, and kidney beans. Getting enough calcium is also very important for pregnant women. They should try to get at least 1000mg of calcium each day to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Calcium is important for proper bone and teeth development. Good, healthy sources of calcium are low fat dairy products, such as milk, cheese and yogurt.

A big part of having a healthy pregnancy is making good choices on a daily basis. When you are tempted by an unhealthy food item, pause, take a deep breath and remember that you have control and you have the ability to make a good or a bad choice right then and there. You will have to change your behaviors if you have been eating an unhealthy diet, but the more you consciously make better choices, the easier it will become and eventually, your body will actually crave the healthy food and reject the unhealthy food.

Source by Denise Olson

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