Learn about healthy eating plans and good nutrition during pregnancy Week by week. Eat healthy foods during your pregnancy and enjoy occasional treats as well.
2. Healthy Diet for 0 to 8 Weeks
You must include fruits
and vegetables in your
diet, especially those
which contain folic acid.
This compound provides a
great help in developing
your baby’s neural tubes.
3. Healthy Diet for 9 to 12 Weeks
Vitamin B6 helps in using
the energy from the
stored foods in your body.
Brown rice, lean meat,
poultry, fish and avocado
are some good sources of
vitamin B6.
4. Healthy Diet for 13 to 16 Weeks
Breakfast cereals, tofu,
soya and soya food
products, dried fruits and
nuts, lentils and many
other foods give the iron
supplement to your body
5. Healthy Diet for 17 to 20 Weeks
Oily fish are a good source
of omega 3 fatty acids,
but you need to limit its
intake twice in a week as
it contains PCBs
(Polychlorinated
Biphenyls) and Dioxins,
which is not good for your
health.
6. Healthy Diet for 21 to 24 Weeks
Vitamin A improves the
night vision and helps in
cell growth and red blood
cell production. You can
include egg yolk, butter
and milk in your daily diet
for vitamin A.
7. Healthy Diet for 25 to 28 Weeks
Dairy products, green
vegetables, including
spinach and green beans
are good for your health
as it contains calcium.
8. Healthy Diet for 29 to 32 Weeks
For the extra calories two
roties with sabzi or two
idlies with a bowl of
samber is enough for you.
9. Healthy Diet for 33 to 36 Weeks
Green leafy vegetables,
such as spinach,
fenugreek, mustard
greens are good sources
of vitamin K.
10. Healthy Diet for 37 to 40 Weeks
Easy to digest snacks,
including biscuits, rusks
and nuts are good options
for minimizing your
hunger.
11. Healthy Diet for 40 Weeks and thereafter
For your fluid intake,
lemon honey water and
coconut water and fruit
juices are some options.