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Food To Eat During Pregnancy by romanusgab(m): 10:15pm On May 15, 2019
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PARENTHOOD
NUTRITION
Evidence Based
13 Foods to Eat When You’re Pregnant

Written by Adda Bjarnadottir, MS on July 17, 2018
Maintaining a healthy diet during pregnancy is very important.

During this time, your body needs additional nutrients, vitamins and minerals (1 Trusted Source).

In fact, you may need 350–500 extra calories each day during the second and third trimesters (2 Trusted Source).

A diet lacking in key nutrients may negatively affect the baby’s development (3 Trusted Source, 4 Trusted Source, 5 Trusted Source).

Poor eating habits and excess weight gain may also increase your risk of gestational diabetes and pregnancy or birth complications (6 Trusted Source).

Put simply, choosing healthy, nutritious foods will help ensure the health of you and your baby.

It will also make it a lot easier to lose the pregnancy weight after you’ve given birth.

Here are 13 highly nutritious foods to eat when you’re pregnant.

Foods to Eat When Pregnant
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1. Dairy Products

During pregnancy, you need to consume extra protein and calcium to meet the needs of the growing fetus (7 Trusted Source, 8 Trusted Source).

Dairy products contain two types of high-quality protein: casein and whey. Dairy is the best dietary source of calcium, and provides high amounts of phosphorus, various B vitamins, magnesium and zinc.

Yogurt, especially Greek yogurt, is particularly beneficial for pregnant women (9 Trusted Source).

It contains more calcium than most other dairy products. Some varieties also contain probiotic bacteria, which support digestive health (10 Trusted Source, 11 Trusted Source, 12 Trusted Source).

People who are lactose intolerant may also be able to tolerate yogurt, especially probiotic yogurt (13 Trusted Source).

Taking probiotic supplements during pregnancy may reduce your risk of complications such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, vaginal infections and allergies.

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