Pregnancy Diet Eat During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a complex process in which diet plays a critical role. The pregnant mother’s body undergoes a tremendous amount of change, and nature has provided us with all the programming to be able to deal with it. The body becomes much more efficient, developing muscles and tissues to protect the life that is growing within you.

Pregnancy Diet Foods:

Beans:
Beans in all their forms are rich in iron, folate, and zinc, all essential to your baby’s development. They are also excellent sources of fiber and vegetable protein. You can throw an extra helping of beans into your cooking wherever possible, in your sandwiches, soups, and salads, as well as in your main courses.

Broccoli:
Broccoli packs in good amounts of calcium, potassium, and carotenoids, and aids in overall neurological development of your baby, as well as being an excellent source of fiber. If you have stayed away from broccoli much of your life, this is payback time, and payback that will contribute to your baby’s and your health.

Sweet Potato:
Sweet potatoes are abundant in potassium, vitamin C, folate, and carotenoids. Like broccoli, these are essential for your body to synthesize vitamin A. Sweet potatoes also are full of fiber. Remember that fiber is very important as your pregnancy advances since bowel related problems such as constipation and flatulence tend to arise in the later months, and a fiber rich diet all through your pregnancy can help prevent them.

Orange Juice:
The enriched packaged orange juice that you get in stores comes with added doses of calcium and vitamins, along with potassium and folate. Fresh orange juice too is an excellent source of all of these. You can also use fresh oranges in salads, smoothies, and just by itself.

Berries:
Not only are berries rich in vitamin C, folate, and potassium, they are also packed with phytonutrients and antioxidants which fight against cell damage and free radicals. You can consider having an all-berry snack, or add them to yogurt or milk as smoothies, or chop a little of them into your salads.