http://www.healthandnutrition.co.uk/articles/pregnancy.htm
A HEALTHY DIET FOR MUM
A pregnant woman needs around
2500 calories a day to feed both her and her passenger - this is not a time to
lose weight or restrict calories, but it is a time to eat healthily. A
nutrient rich diet will also help to ensure that breast milk quality is good,
and to speed post-natal recovery.
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• Around 1,200mg of calcium a
day is needed, so an extra couple of plain, live yoghurts a day will help. Good
sources of calcium include: green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, tinned
sardines and salmon, eggs, figs, carrots, broccoli, soya beans, dates and
raisins, bread and fruit such as oranges, blackberries and apples.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_11-fast-foods-a-pregnant-woman-could-love-and-five-to-avoid_1313899.bc
11 "fast" foods a pregnant woman could love
(and five to avoid)
6. Salad bar. Some fast-food restaurants and many grocery
stores have salad bars where you can serve yourself practically the whole day's
worth of fruits and vegetables. Load up on spinach, carrots, tomatoes, celery,
cucumbers, zucchini, raisins, and nuts. Add chickpeas and kidney beans for a
protein boost.
7. Baby carrots. Carrots are full of vitamin A and fiber and you can find them
in single-serving bags. Dip them in nonfat yogurt mixed with a little bit of
ranch dressing for an extra dose of nutrition. Look for other prewashed and prepacked veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach,
and stir-fry them together for dinner.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/nutrientsvitaminspregnancy.html
Vitamin A & Beta Carotene (700 mcg)
Helps bones and teeth grow
Liver, milk, eggs, carrots, spinach, green and yellow vegetables, broccoli, potatoes, pumpkin, yellow fruits, cantaloupe
http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/briefs/Issues/MayJun01.htm
To answer that question, researchers studied the
effects of exposure to carrot juice during pregnancy or breastfeeding on infant
acceptance of carrots during weaning. Pregnant women who planned to breastfeed
were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: 1) carrot juice during
pregnancy (n=16); 2) carrot juice during breastfeeding (n=17); or 3) water only
during both periods (n=14, controls). Mothers in the experimental groups drank
300 ml of carrot juice 4 days a week for 3 weeks, either during the last
trimester of pregnancy or the first 2 months postpartum. Four weeks after
cereal was introduced to the infants, the mothers and their babies participated
in two videotaped feeding sessions using either cereal mixed with water or
cereal mixed with carrot juice. Trained observers and the mothers rated the
infant's reaction when given carrot juice for the first time.