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1. Follow A Healthy Eating Pattern Eating in a healthy pattern is essential during pregnancy. you should include a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat dairy products, and protein foods in your daily diet. You will need to avoid food and drinks with added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium. Limited consumption of refined grains and starches would be beneficial for you.
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2. Get The Right Amount Of Calories You must have heard the saying, “You are eating for two during this time, so you should get double the amount of calories”. This is not true for so many women, especially in their first trimester. Most women don’t even need extra calories during their first trimester.
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3. Go For Healthy Snacks You can’t control your cravings during this time. It will be beneficial for you to choose healthy snacks like low-fat or fat-free yoghurt with fruit, whole-grain crackers with fat-free or low-fat cheese, carrots with hummus, etc. Go for low sugar snacks.
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4. Take A Pre-natal Vitamin With Folic Acid, Iron & Iodine Every Day Folic acid is essential in preventing birth defects of the brain and spine in the baby. Iron and iodine are essential nutrients that help in your baby’s growth. Make sure that you regularly take your prescribed supplements.
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5. Avoid Seafood Seafood can be a great source of protein. However, some fish and shellfish contain potentially dangerous levels of mercury and too much of this can affect the baby’s developing nervous system.
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