Pregnancy Nutrition

CALORIES NEEDED PER DAY

Grains

• a bowl of cereal
• whole wheat bread
• brown rice
• whole wheat pasta
• whole wheat flour

FRUITS

• Apples
• Oranges
• Pineapples
• Mangoes
• Trail mix of variety of dried fruit

Vegetables

• Green beans
• Apricots
• Sweet potatoes
• Spinach
• Winter Squash

MEAT

• Fish
• Salmon
• chickpea or black beans to your salad
• Omelet or scrambled eggs
• Lamb, pork

DAIRY

• soy milk
• low fat cheese with salad
• skim milk
• Orange juice
• Drinking milk after a meal

Special Cautions

• Fish&seafood
• Caffeine
• Cigarrettes
• Alcohol
• Taxoplasmosis

Gaining Weight & Breakdowns
~ The extra weight you gain during pregnancy provides nourishment to your developing baby and is also stored for breastfeeding your baby after delivery.
~Gaining weight at a steady rate within recommended boundaries can also lower your chances of having hemorrhoids, varicose veins, stretch marks, backache, fatigue, indigestion, and shortness of breath during pregnancy.

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