Buying
food is as simple as picking it off the grocery store shelf, but
reading the label will insure that what you're buying has all the
nutrients needed for good health and avoid unnecessary sugars (carbohydrates)
and fats.
Every
day you and your baby need 100 grams of protein.
Food
servings
grams of protein
Milk - glass
8
=
32 grams
Egg - one
6
=
12 grams
With 2 eggs
and 4 glasses of milk every day you'll be laying a
protein foundation for excellent nutrition! You're
halfway there!
Subtotal
= 44
grams
Meat/Protein -
3oz.
avg.
25
=
50 grams
Green Leafy Veggies -
1c
1
=
2 grams
Other Veggies -
½
c
1
=
1 gram
Whole Grain Bread -
1slice
2
=
6 grams
Citrus Fruit or Juice -
1c
<1
=
2 grams
Other Fruit -
1
<1
=
1 gram
Butter -
1tbsp
1
=
3 grams
Protein
Grand Total (if all boxes checked)
= 109
grams
While carbohydrates are an essential nutrient to
maintain adult health, focus during pregnancy is
protein.
The following foods are weekly
intake.
Whole grain
cereal (oatmeal, wheatena, etc.)
Yellow, red,
green or orange fruits and veggies - 5 is fine, 9 is divine!
Green leafy
vegetables are high in iron, and calcium
Liver - high
in iron (once a week, if you like it)
A whole baked
potato, any style.
This form is not
interactive - but just in case you were testing the
boxes and got a few checked, you can click here to
"clean up"!
By
simply eating like this every day during pregnancy, avoiding white
foods (sugar, crackers, pasta, cookies, ice cream) and snacks will
insure the lowest weight gain and the highest nutrition. At the
same time you'll be doing everything you can to ensure that you
and your baby won't suffer from diseases associated with
pregnancy. Add 25 grams of protein for each additional baby in
multiple gestation.
