What foods are good for pregnant women? | Women’s magazine “Lisa”

Expec­tant moth­ers are often rec­om­mend­ed to eat “for two”. How­ev­er, experts advise not to take this lit­er­al­ly. Overindul­gence in the “dou­ble norm” is just as harm­ful as under­nour­ish­ment. There­fore, it is bet­ter to eat often, but in small por­tions. At the same time, give pref­er­ence to those prod­ucts that will be not only tasty, but also use­ful for both the expec­tant moth­er and the child.

In the diet of a preg­nant woman, fresh fruits, veg­eta­bles, as well as pro­tein, dairy and cere­al prod­ucts must be present with­out fail. What exact­ly?

Fruits and veg­eta­bles

The most use­ful veg­etable dur­ing preg­nan­cy is car­rots. It con­tains carotene, when it enters the body, it turns into vit­a­min A, which is very ben­e­fi­cial for the health of a woman and her devel­op­ing fetus. By the way, one raw car­rot a day is an excel­lent pre­ven­tion of ane­mia.

For fruits, choose a banana. Despite its calo­rie con­tent, experts rec­om­mend includ­ing it in the diet of expec­tant moth­ers. Most gyne­col­o­gists believe that eat­ing a banana dur­ing preg­nan­cy is very ben­e­fi­cial. This is espe­cial­ly true for women who suf­fer from tox­i­co­sis. It is this fruit that can be their sal­va­tion. Banana pulp con­tains almost all the vit­a­mins and min­er­als need­ed by a woman dur­ing preg­nan­cy. Also, this fruit is rich in pro­teins and car­bo­hy­drates. Due to its mild odor, it is very well tol­er­at­ed dur­ing a peri­od when eat­ing becomes a real tor­ture for the expec­tant moth­er, and pun­gent odors cause new bouts of nau­sea.

Banana also con­tains ele­ments use­ful for the fetus, such as zinc and potas­si­um. Zinc helps in the for­ma­tion of the child’s immune sys­tem, and potas­si­um in the car­dio­vas­cu­lar sys­tem.

And what about with­out apples. This fruit has a lot of iron, man­ganese, mag­ne­sium, phos­pho­rus and potas­si­um, which help the fetus to devel­op. Inter­est­ing­ly, five seeds of this fruit con­tain a dai­ly amount of iodine.

Groats

Nutri­tion­ists rec­om­mend giv­ing pref­er­ence to coarse grains. Her­cules is in the first place, it is con­sid­ered a valu­able source of folic acid. This acid is respon­si­ble for the growth and devel­op­ment of liv­ing tis­sues and organs, which is espe­cial­ly impor­tant at the stage of for­ma­tion and growth of the embryo. Also, due to the con­tent of use­ful vit­a­mins and min­er­als, her­cules con­tributes to the nor­mal course of preg­nan­cy. Sec­ond is brown rice. It con­tains amino acids that are essen­tial for build­ing cells. These cere­als are digest­ed by the body longer than oth­ers, so preg­nant women main­tain a feel­ing of sati­ety much longer than usu­al.

Pro­tein prod­ucts

An impor­tant place in the diet of the future moth­er is occu­pied by dairy prod­ucts. Cot­tage cheese is bet­ter to use fat-free or cal­cined. In low-fat cot­tage cheese, about 17% of pro­tein is more than in some vari­eties of meat. Cheese and eggs are also use­ful. They con­tain B vit­a­mins, zinc and sele­ni­um, which help devel­op the child’s car­dio­vas­cu­lar sys­tem.

Don’t for­get the fish. Espe­cial­ly sea. Such types of fish as salmon, sar­dines, trout, her­ring con­tain enough omega‑3 fat­ty acids, pro­tein and phos­pho­rus, which are nec­es­sary for the devel­op­ment of the baby’s brain.

Remem­ber, dur­ing preg­nan­cy it is bet­ter to give up red meat. It is high in cho­les­terol and unhealthy fats. Give pref­er­ence to lean meats such as beef, turkey, and chick­en breasts. They are rich in iron and healthy ani­mal pro­teins.

With these prod­ucts, it will be easy to cre­ate a cor­rect and healthy diet. Dare! Dou­ble strength and ener­gy to you and your baby!

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