Baby Health Blog

When you’re expecting a baby what you eat is very important and affects the baby. When you are pregnant you should eat foods that contain vitamins and minerals and other necessary nutrition that will help your baby grow. Starting healthy eating habits before the birth of your baby will go a long way in ensuring his/her good health.  This is what your diet should be like:

Fruits and veggies: An expectant mother should have many servings of fruits and vegetables which include a daily dose of vitamins and minerals. This includes fruits like strawberries, melon, papaya, oranges which contain plenty of Vitamin C and green vegetables like spinach, broccoli etc which contain a lot of Vitamin A, iron and folate etc.

Dairy Products: Three or four servings of daily products are essential for a pregnant woman. Both the mother as well as the baby require calcium for their development. Daily products also have vitamin A &D, B vitamin which aids growth and helps build resistance to diseases.

Whole grains and cereals: You should have around ten small servings of whole grain products which will give your body and your baby’s body the iron, B vitamins, certain proteins and minerals and fiber that the body needs. It should also contain folic acid which is very important to pregnancy.

Proteins: Pregnant women need about 60 grams of protein everyday. This can be had from meat also but the meat shouldn’t be uncooked or undercooked. Eggs, nuts and beans are also a good source of protein and should be had regularly.

You also need a lot of folic acid, iron and water for your baby and you. Iron helps your baby’s bones grow stronger and helps keep your blood healthy.  Folic acid prevents birth defects and water carries the nutrients from you to the baby.

So eat healthy for a healthy baby and healthy mom.  

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