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Healthy Foods for Baby’s Health

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Eating healthy foods can help you have a healthy baby. Sometimes it’s hard to know what foods to eat

Overall, most women need about 300 extra calories during pregnancy. However, the exact amount of extra calories you need depends on your weight before pregnancy. Talk with your health care professional to find out what is best for you.

Healthy Foods for Healthy Baby

Try to eat foods from each food group each day, because they provide important nutrients that you and your baby needs. But how much you should eat per day while pregnant? Follow the food guide below. If your health care professional has recommended it, you should take a prenatal vitamin.

Note: Fatty foods (like donuts, and potato chips) and sweets (like sodas, cookies and candies) will not provide your baby enough of what you need to grow.

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Change What You Eat

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Change What You Eat

Once you become pregnant, should consume between 100-300 extra calories per day. If your weight is within normal limits, should not increase more than 35 pounds during pregnancy. If you have trouble maintaining a healthy weight, if this can be different.

Before becoming pregnant, you should try to eat healthy foods to be as healthy as possible. Many of us know how we can improve our diet, but also know how difficult that may be changing what we eat and how much we eat.

It may be easier to incorporate more healthy foods in your diet before you leave foods that are bad for health. To start, add more fruits and vegetables to your diet. This is the move towards a more balanced diet including:

Carbohydrates
or Carbohydrates should be a little more than half of what we eat. Try to get the most whole grain carbohydrates such as bread and rice. Avoid sugary foods and drinks such as candy and soda.

Proteins
or Protein helps the growth of the fetus. They are found in meat and dairy products as well as tofu and beans. Even if you follow a vegetarian diet, strict or not, you can enjoy a healthy pregnancy. However, check with your supplier of health care to make sure you eat enough protein.

Fats
or fats help absorb vitamins. Most people get enough. During pregnancy, it is important to incorporate fats from fish and vegetables.

Fibers
or fibers are derived from fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Eat at least 3-5 servings per day. Many women experience constipation during pregnancy. Foods that contain fiber help prevent it

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