The right diet during in pregnancy is to get a sufficient amount of all food groups.
What Benefit Does Each Food Have?
Red meat, chicken, fish, dried beans, eggs and nuts: are sources of vitamin B, protein, iron and zinc.
Fruits: are sources of vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and fibers. A diet with fibers is important for you not to have constipation problems.
Vegetables: Sources of minerals like vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid, iron and magnesium. They are low fat and fiber-rich.
Milk, yoghurt and cheese: Sources of protein, calcium, phosphor and various vitamins.
Bread, pasta, rice: sources of complex carbohydrates (starch).
Saturated fats, oil, desserts: do not provide much apart from calories. Should be consumed adequately and carefully.
Iron-rich food: This food group is important as most women have iron deficiency due to the blood loss during menstruation. Meat, dried raisins, plumps, beans, soy, spinach, wheat are iron-rich food. Food with vitamin B (citrus fruit, potatoes and cauliflower) increase the absorption of iron.
Sources of Folic Acid: Liver, green vegetables and legumes are rick in folic acid.
Suggestions For a Healthy Diet:
- Hands must be washed with soap fairly well while preparing food, before meals and after going to the toilet.
- Dirty, rotten food must be stayed away from.
- Vegetables must be washed fairly well.
- Only pasteurized products must be used.
- Frozen food must dissolve before use.
- Dissolved food must not be refrozen and heated food must be used only once and the rest must be thrown away.
- Meat products that are completely frozen must not be bought and used.
