Diet In Pregnancy

 Dt. MALLIKA GARG
(Clinical Dietician, M.Sc. in Food Nutrition)
Diet in Pregnancy
If you are pregnant, you must eat a healthy, nutritionally balanced diet every day. Stillborn babies, low birth weight, or premature babies with brain damage or less intelligence, or babies with low immunity level are the product of poor/ bad diet during pregnancy.
                       
The Diet During Pregnancy Should Be Adequate For
  •   Maintenance of mother’s health
  •    Need of the growing fetus
  • Successful lactation
  • Development of uterus

What specific requirements do you need during Pregnancy?


                  The table below displays what your requirements are & why they are necessary.


         Daily Pregnancy Requirement
Why You & Your Baby Need this Nutrient / Food
Food Sources for this Requirement
1800 calories
(+300)
·     Provides energy (calories)
·        All foods & drinks (except water)
·        Whole grain cereals, pulses
·        Milk & milk products
50 + 15 grams of protein
·     Helps fetal tissue to grow
·     Helps develop your breasts & uterus
·     Increases blood supply
·     Aids the growth & development of the placenta
·     Maximizes fetal brain development
·        Milk
·        Cheese
·        Eggs
·        Meat, fish, & poultry
·        Beans & dals
·        Nuts
1000 mg of calcium
·     Helps the development & formation of the fetal skeleton
·     Aids the development of the baby’s tooth buds
·        Milk, Yogurt, Cheese
·        Whole grains
·        Leafy vegetables
·        Egg yolk & fish
2 servings of Vitamin C rich foods
·     Heals wounds
·     Repair tissues
·     Develops teeth & bones
·     Assists various other maternal & fetal metabolic  processes
·        Citrus fruits & juices
·        Tomatoes
·        Strawberries, Melons
·        Peppers
·        Potatoes
400 mg of folic acid
·     Significantly decreases the risk of your baby being born with neural tube defects
·        Dark green leafy vegetables
·        Citrus fruits & juices
·        Fortified bread & cereals
·        Whole grains
·        Dried beans & peas
Plenty of fluids
·     Help build the fetus’s cells
·     Develop the circulatory system
·     Helps deliver nutrients to the fetus
·     Assists with the excretion of wastes
·     Helps prevent dry skin
·     Reduce risk of urinary tract infection
·        Water
·        Fruit juice
·        Vegetable juice & soups
·        Coconut water, Roohafza, Fresh lime
30 mg of iron
·     Make up for the blood loss during delivery.
·     Prevents anemia
·        Green leafy vegetables
·        Fortified breads & cereals
·        Meat, fish & poultry
·        Beans & dals
·        Nuts & jaggery
·        Food rich in Vitamin C




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