Pregnancy Awareness Week - Nutrition in Pregnancy

Pregnancy Awareness Week

 10^th feb 2013 to 16^th feb 2013

Pregnancy Awareness Week is dedicated to strengthening pregnancy education and stress important issues that promote healthy pregnancy and safe motherhood.

Pregnancy is a wonderful phase in every woman's life. Diet during pregnancy requires special attention.

The increased needs during pregnancy are graded and scientifically programmed ensuring that a mother gains a definite amount of weight (fat gain) during pregnancy such that it serves as a 'reserve' to last for the period of lactation when she has to support breast feeding for her baby

Vital nutrients for a pregnant women

B complex: Pulses, nuts, til seeds, whole grain cereals, green leafy vegetables, animal foods, milk and milk products.

Vitamin C: Amla, guava, capsicum, cabbage, lettuce, citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables.

Folic acid: Greens (spinach, mint,), pulses (chana, urad, chawli, soyabean), til seeds, egg, and liver.

Iron: Sheep liver, mutton, greens (cauliflower greens, chaulai, methi etc.), pulses, whole grain cereals, nuts and oil seeds.

Zinc: Til seeds, groundnuts, almonds, walnut, fish, cheese, egg, whole grain cereals.

Selenium: Fish, chicken, egg, oatmeal, wholegrain cereals.

Have Healthy Pregnancy