Nutrition during pregnancy

In the conditions of modern life - in a complex ecological situation and frequent stresses, each person's nutrition is of major importance. Who did not hear the phrase "we are what we eat"? It is especially important to carefully treat your diet for future mothers. Nutrition during pregnancy should be strictly controlled, because of the substances that enter the body of the mother with food, the brain and internal organs of the baby are formed. The whole subsequent life of her children depends on how responsible Mom will react to her position. Nutrition during pregnancy should provide the woman with all the vitamins and microelements necessary for her and the baby.

Now put everything in order. Let's talk about what you can eat pregnant. First, a woman needs protein. It is a building material for human tissues. If you translate the necessary amount of protein in foods, it will be quite a lot - a pregnant woman should drink more than half a liter of milk per day, eat half a kilo of cottage cheese, 2 eggs and a hundred grams of fish or meat. And this is just protein. Protein is abundant in dairy products, legumes, nuts and seeds. When toxicosis is recommended to eat nuts in the morning - without getting out of bed.

Carbohydrates are equally important. They supply the body with energy. However, it is not necessary to replenish the energy reserve with "fast" carbohydrates. Sugar, pastries, chocolate quickly raise the level of glucose, but not for long. But such products are deposited in the body, contributing to the appearance of excess weight. Where it is better to include in the diet during pregnancy bread from wholemeal flour, vegetables, cereals, potatoes in uniform.

Fats, no matter how bad they say about them, yet should be part of the menu. Use them in the form of ordinary butter, for example. For frying, use refined oil, and it is better to add unrefined oil to the salad. The fact is that in the first case, the oil does not emit carcinogens when heated, and in the second case, the oil is more useful. To obtain the necessary amount of fats, the future mother must eat 16 spoons of sour cream, or 8 eggs, or 4 tablespoons of butter, or 400 grams of low-fat meat every day. But it is best, of course, to combine the above products.

Vitamin C is necessary for the baby for proper growth and development of bones. Of all citrus fruits containing this vitamin in a sufficiently large amount, give preference to grapefruit. He is the least likely to provoke an allergy in the child in the future. Do not pass by the counter with cabbage, sweet pepper, tomatoes. Eat berries - raspberries and strawberries, greens - sorrel and spinach. All these products should be consumed fresh or after a short heat treatment to ensure the safety of the vitamin.

A sufficient supply of vitamin B will provide porridge from coarse grits, cabbage, black bread. A lot of vitamin B in a shell of different grains. To provide the body of the mother and the body of the future baby with vitamin A and folic acid, you need to eat greens, yellow vegetables and fruits. Iron - the most important element in the formation of blood, so you need to include in the diet of beef, liver, porridge, sardines, cabbage, melon, spinach, potatoes in uniform.

In short, we described how to eat during pregnancy to ensure the correct growth and development of the baby. However, the future mother can not "relax" and think that she must "eat for two", as our grandmothers say. Nutrition during pregnancy should not contribute to a set of excess weight. Eat more cooked and stewed, salads. Useful products for digestion are cabbage and pineapple. Often in pregnancy, swelling occurs, and in order to reduce their manifestation, limit the intake of salt and water, if you want to drink - eat more cucumbers and watermelons.

At first it will be unusual to follow your menu, to study the composition of products. However, soon you realize that you are trying for your own child - to give him a good foundation for future life.