Pregnancy Diet & Nutrition Made Easy
In today’s world, it’s easy to give in to the various pressures at work and at home and just buy ‘food’ that is preprocessed. Some people simply give up on eating at home completely and order out every night. While many of us don’t yet have the symptoms that commonly affect people with high sodium and high fat diets, it doesn’t mean that this kind of eating doesn’t harm us. So if you’re pregnant, now is the best possible time to start eating healthily.
Eating healthily means:
1. Avoiding fast food and processed food as much as possible.
2. Eating well and eating healthily 85% of the time.
3. Cooking wholesome and nutritious food at home even if it means changing your routine before going to work and after coming home at night.
4. Choosing to eat healthily even if you can easily buy sugary drinks, candy bars, and high-fat food.
5. Choosing vegetable-based and fruit-based snacks over easily available chips and candies.
6. Choosing water over soda.
7. Avoiding sugary and caffeinated drinks 85% of the time.
Eating well while you are pregnant (and after) also means you have to be careful when preparing and storing the food that you eat. Pregnant women should always, always eat whole foods that have been cooked thoroughly. Avoid raw food because sometimes pregnant women have compromised or lowered immune systems so they can get sick easier from common bugs or microbes found in raw food. Stick to well-cooked vegetables and meats from now on, until you are able to safely deliver your infant.
Proper pregnancy nutrition is not about packing in hundreds of extra calories a day. It’s about giving the pregnant woman the right type of food so she will get sufficient amounts of macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and other essential chemical compounds such as choline) in her diet.
So proper pregnancy nutrition centers on the quality of the food that is being consumed by the pregnant woman on a daily basis, not just on the number of calories she is consuming -- although that, too, is important.
Proper nutrition is a pregnant woman’s first defense against pregnancy-related problems. Remember, what goes into a pregnant woman’s body is eventually absorbed by the baby inside. If she eats junk most of the time, the baby is forced to consume high amounts of sodium, saturated fat, and sugar as well. It takes more than calories to produce a healthy baby; please remember that.
Daily nutrition is closely linked with both weight gain and weight loss, and weight is a key factor during pregnancy. The general consensus in the medical community is that every pregnant woman should gain a few kilograms during pregnancy because the extra weight is beneficial to the pregnant mother. There are specific guidelines when it comes to weight gain, depending on the weight of the pregnant mother and many other factors.
If the mother is relatively healthy and is of healthy weight, then a weight gain of up to 16 kilograms is okay and may actually help the mother with the pregnancy. However, if the mother is considered overweight, the weight increase should be slightly curbed to 11 kilograms or less. Underweight individuals should gain a minimum of 13 kilograms (or a maximum of 18 kilograms) during the pregnancy. Weight increase in this context is positive and should be viewed as a good thing because the mother is getting sufficient energy and nutrition in the process.
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Eating healthily means:
1. Avoiding fast food and processed food as much as possible.
2. Eating well and eating healthily 85% of the time.
3. Cooking wholesome and nutritious food at home even if it means changing your routine before going to work and after coming home at night.
4. Choosing to eat healthily even if you can easily buy sugary drinks, candy bars, and high-fat food.
5. Choosing vegetable-based and fruit-based snacks over easily available chips and candies.
6. Choosing water over soda.
7. Avoiding sugary and caffeinated drinks 85% of the time.
Eating well while you are pregnant (and after) also means you have to be careful when preparing and storing the food that you eat. Pregnant women should always, always eat whole foods that have been cooked thoroughly. Avoid raw food because sometimes pregnant women have compromised or lowered immune systems so they can get sick easier from common bugs or microbes found in raw food. Stick to well-cooked vegetables and meats from now on, until you are able to safely deliver your infant.
Proper pregnancy nutrition is not about packing in hundreds of extra calories a day. It’s about giving the pregnant woman the right type of food so she will get sufficient amounts of macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and other essential chemical compounds such as choline) in her diet.
So proper pregnancy nutrition centers on the quality of the food that is being consumed by the pregnant woman on a daily basis, not just on the number of calories she is consuming -- although that, too, is important.
Proper nutrition is a pregnant woman’s first defense against pregnancy-related problems. Remember, what goes into a pregnant woman’s body is eventually absorbed by the baby inside. If she eats junk most of the time, the baby is forced to consume high amounts of sodium, saturated fat, and sugar as well. It takes more than calories to produce a healthy baby; please remember that.
Daily nutrition is closely linked with both weight gain and weight loss, and weight is a key factor during pregnancy. The general consensus in the medical community is that every pregnant woman should gain a few kilograms during pregnancy because the extra weight is beneficial to the pregnant mother. There are specific guidelines when it comes to weight gain, depending on the weight of the pregnant mother and many other factors.
If the mother is relatively healthy and is of healthy weight, then a weight gain of up to 16 kilograms is okay and may actually help the mother with the pregnancy. However, if the mother is considered overweight, the weight increase should be slightly curbed to 11 kilograms or less. Underweight individuals should gain a minimum of 13 kilograms (or a maximum of 18 kilograms) during the pregnancy. Weight increase in this context is positive and should be viewed as a good thing because the mother is getting sufficient energy and nutrition in the process.
Pregnancy Diet & Nutrition Made Easy
In today’s world, it’s easy to give in to the various pressures at work and at home and just buy ‘food’ that is preprocessed. Some people simply give up on eating at home completely and order out every night. While many of us don’t yet have the symptoms that commonly affect people with high sodium and high fat diets, it doesn’t mean that this kind of eating doesn’t harm us. So if you’re pregnant, now is the best possible time to start eating healthily.
Eating healthily means:
1. Avoiding fast food and processed food as much as possible.
2. Eating well and eating healthily 85% of the time.
3. Cooking wholesome and nutritious food at home even if it means changing your routine before going to work and after coming home at night.
4. Choosing to eat healthily even if you can easily buy sugary drinks, candy bars, and high-fat food.
5. Choosing vegetable-based and fruit-based snacks over easily available chips and candies.
6. Choosing water over soda.
7. Avoiding sugary and caffeinated drinks 85% of the time.
Eating well while you are pregnant (and after) also means you have to be careful when preparing and storing the food that you eat. Pregnant women should always, always eat whole foods that have been cooked thoroughly. Avoid raw food because sometimes pregnant women have compromised or lowered immune systems so they can get sick easier from common bugs or microbes found in raw food. Stick to well-cooked vegetables and meats from now on, until you are able to safely deliver your infant.
Proper pregnancy nutrition is not about packing in hundreds of extra calories a day. It’s about giving the pregnant woman the right type of food so she will get sufficient amounts of macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and other essential chemical compounds such as choline) in her diet.
So proper pregnancy nutrition centers on the quality of the food that is being consumed by the pregnant woman on a daily basis, not just on the number of calories she is consuming -- although that, too, is important.
Proper nutrition is a pregnant woman’s first defense against pregnancy-related problems. Remember, what goes into a pregnant woman’s body is eventually absorbed by the baby inside. If she eats junk most of the time, the baby is forced to consume high amounts of sodium, saturated fat, and sugar as well. It takes more than calories to produce a healthy baby; please remember that.
Daily nutrition is closely linked with both weight gain and weight loss, and weight is a key factor during pregnancy. The general consensus in the medical community is that every pregnant woman should gain a few kilograms during pregnancy because the extra weight is beneficial to the pregnant mother. There are specific guidelines when it comes to weight gain, depending on the weight of the pregnant mother and many other factors.
If the mother is relatively healthy and is of healthy weight, then a weight gain of up to 16 kilograms is okay and may actually help the mother with the pregnancy. However, if the mother is considered overweight, the weight increase should be slightly curbed to 11 kilograms or less. Underweight individuals should gain a minimum of 13 kilograms (or a maximum of 18 kilograms) during the pregnancy. Weight increase in this context is positive and should be viewed as a good thing because the mother is getting sufficient energy and nutrition in the process.
Eating healthily means:
1. Avoiding fast food and processed food as much as possible.
2. Eating well and eating healthily 85% of the time.
3. Cooking wholesome and nutritious food at home even if it means changing your routine before going to work and after coming home at night.
4. Choosing to eat healthily even if you can easily buy sugary drinks, candy bars, and high-fat food.
5. Choosing vegetable-based and fruit-based snacks over easily available chips and candies.
6. Choosing water over soda.
7. Avoiding sugary and caffeinated drinks 85% of the time.
Eating well while you are pregnant (and after) also means you have to be careful when preparing and storing the food that you eat. Pregnant women should always, always eat whole foods that have been cooked thoroughly. Avoid raw food because sometimes pregnant women have compromised or lowered immune systems so they can get sick easier from common bugs or microbes found in raw food. Stick to well-cooked vegetables and meats from now on, until you are able to safely deliver your infant.
Proper pregnancy nutrition is not about packing in hundreds of extra calories a day. It’s about giving the pregnant woman the right type of food so she will get sufficient amounts of macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and other essential chemical compounds such as choline) in her diet.
So proper pregnancy nutrition centers on the quality of the food that is being consumed by the pregnant woman on a daily basis, not just on the number of calories she is consuming -- although that, too, is important.
Proper nutrition is a pregnant woman’s first defense against pregnancy-related problems. Remember, what goes into a pregnant woman’s body is eventually absorbed by the baby inside. If she eats junk most of the time, the baby is forced to consume high amounts of sodium, saturated fat, and sugar as well. It takes more than calories to produce a healthy baby; please remember that.
Daily nutrition is closely linked with both weight gain and weight loss, and weight is a key factor during pregnancy. The general consensus in the medical community is that every pregnant woman should gain a few kilograms during pregnancy because the extra weight is beneficial to the pregnant mother. There are specific guidelines when it comes to weight gain, depending on the weight of the pregnant mother and many other factors.
If the mother is relatively healthy and is of healthy weight, then a weight gain of up to 16 kilograms is okay and may actually help the mother with the pregnancy. However, if the mother is considered overweight, the weight increase should be slightly curbed to 11 kilograms or less. Underweight individuals should gain a minimum of 13 kilograms (or a maximum of 18 kilograms) during the pregnancy. Weight increase in this context is positive and should be viewed as a good thing because the mother is getting sufficient energy and nutrition in the process.
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| BN ID: | 2940014107723 |
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| Publisher: | Rachel Boyd |
| Publication date: | 01/31/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 81 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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