Analyze your diet.
If your daily diet contains something from each of the main four food groups listed below, you have a healthy diet: Group 1.
Potatoes, bread, rice, cereal flakes.
This is the group of foods that should form the main element of the daily meals for a pregnant women.
Foods from this group will feed you without providing too many calories, have more nutrients and are not expensive.
They are a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals and helps preventing the constipation and other intestinal disorders.
Group 2.
Fruits, herbs and vegetables.
Vegetables, herbs and fruit are the main source of minerals and vitamins.
If you can, it is best to eat fruits, herbs and vegetables from your garden.
For a normal evolution of pregnancy and prevention of complications, it is good to eat fruits and vegetables daily.
Group 3.
Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, beans.
Pregnant body needs fats in small quantities.
Excess fat found in beef, pork and sheep or in different products prepared from these kinds of meat, as sausages, meat pies, hamburgers can lead to coronary artery disease and obesity.
Fats that are found in meat, fish or chicken, turkey, duck, on eggs, beans, sunflower seeds and the products containing them, present less risk, but all fats in large amounts can lead to weight gain, with mentioned risks.
So, instead of meat or bacon fat, use lean meat or fish.
Group 4.
Milk and dairy products.
Milk, cheese, cream and yoghurt are good sources of protein, vitamins and minerals, but in the same time, they are high in animal fats.
Milk and dairy products may help pregnant women when being consumed with moderation.
It is better to eat milk and cream with low fat content.
Group 5.
Fats, oils and sugar.
Try to reduce fats in the food you use.
It is better to prepare boiled meals or cooked on the grill or in the oven, without adding fat or oil.
Try to reduce all sweets - sugar has no nutritional value and cause tooth decay.