{"id":3455,"date":"2014-12-04T07:54:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T07:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=3455"},"modified":"2014-12-04T07:56:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T07:56:01","slug":"eat-for-a-healthy-pregnancy-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=3455","title":{"rendered":"Food for a Healthy Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you find it difficult to eat foods because you\u2019re pregnant? It can be really tough to eat the perfect\u00a0pregnancy diet, because although it\u2019s the most important time to choose a nutrient dense diet, you\u2019re also fighting nausea, a list of food aversions, and intense fatigue. The idea of whipping up\u00a0a healthy meal\u00a0from scratch is intimidating. And oh the smells. An\u00a0amped\u00a0up sense of smell combined with being grossed out by so many foods isn\u2019t easy to combat.<\/p>\n

So do the best you can to choose\u00a0foods that\u00a0are high in folate, which is important for baby\u2019s development. Folate is especially important for fetal development in the first trimester. That\u2019s why pregnant women take a prenatal vitamin with higher doses of folate. But you should also get it from food\u00a0sources.<\/p>\n

Vitamin D and omega-3\u00a0fatty acids\u00a0should also be emphasized, because baby\u2019s bones are growing strong. Vitamin D regulates the levels of calcium and phosphate for both you and your baby. It can also help to fight infections and low\u00a0birth weight.\u00a0Omega 3 fatty acids, especially DHA, are important for baby\u2019s brain development. And eat as much produce as possible considering that now you need it for both you and your baby. Choose a colorful plate with minimal processedingredients\u00a0or sugars.<\/p>\n

HERE ARE SOME PERFECT FOODS TO ADD TO YOUR PREGNANCY DIET.<\/h2>\n

1.\u00a0Broccoli<\/p>\n

2. Lentils<\/p>\n

3. Spinach<\/p>\n

4. Avocado<\/p>\n

5. Wild caught salmon<\/p>\n

6. Fortified orange juice<\/p>\n

7. Fortified eggs<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Green leafy vegetables<\/p>\n

9. Sweet potatoes<\/p>\n

10. Walnuts<\/p>\n

11. Bananas<\/p>\n

12. Oatmeal<\/p>\n

13. Oranges<\/p>\n

14. Nuts<\/p>\n

15. Nut butters<\/p>\n

16. Dried fruit (sulfate-free)<\/p>\n

17. Tofu<\/p>\n

18. Edamame<\/p>\n

19. Mangoes<\/p>\n

20. Red peppers \"fruit\"http:\/\/www.wellnessbin.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do you find it difficult to eat foods because you\u2019re pregnant? It can be really tough to eat the perfect\u00a0pregnancy diet, because although it\u2019s the most important time to choose a nutrient dense diet, you\u2019re also fighting nausea, a list of food aversions, and intense fatigue. The idea of whipping up\u00a0a healthy meal\u00a0from scratch is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fruit.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-TJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3455"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3458,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3455\/revisions\/3458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}