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Diet During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time when you need to take extra care of yourself as you have another life growing inside you. Right from the time you conceive, or even before that, you need to be in the pink of health to ensure that you have a healthy newborn. Diet plays a very vital part. What you eat will have an effect on your baby and on you as well.

There are certain must-have foods which every pregnant woman should eat. These include foods rich in iron, folic acid, vitamins, calcium, etc. By including dishes which are rich in these foods, you are ensuring that your body and child are closer to being healthy during and after your pregnancy. This is because, if you eat foods rich in ghee and fats, it will be more difficult for you to lose weight post childbirth. Pregnant women need nutrition from all food groups and not just from fats.

Nutritionist Gupta who advocates following a vegan lifestyle and is currently pregnant believes that a vegan diet is not only safe, but is also a healthier choice for pregnant women. According to her, it is the best choice or her and her baby’s health.

The deal with a vegan lifestyle is to include healthy, wholesome foods in your diet in order to live a fit and healthy life. Since pregnant women need more calories and energy, they need to ensure essential nutrients in their diet. It is important to eat foods that are rich in nutrients, but not high in fat or sugar.

 You do need some extra calories for the baby growing inside you, but that doesn’t mean you double your calorie intake. The extra calories you really need every day during pregnancy are only about 300 to 500 more than you did before you were pregnant. 

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