2. Getting Ready For Your Baby.
As with many of the really special
events in our lives, having a baby
means lots of change and excitement.
During the pregnancy your baby
depends on you for the nutrition it
gets so it is very important to eat well
and safely.
Even before you are pregnant
preparations should begin to get your
body in good condition.
A healthy pregnancy will be a happy
pregnancy and taking good care of
yourself is the key.
3. One of the most vital factors to be
kept in mind during Pregnancy
DIET
4. Worried About What
To Eat?
• Eat smart and make sure
that most of your choices
are healthy ones.
5. 4 GROUPS OF FOOD
1. Proteins
2. Carbohydrates
3. Fat
4. Vitamins, Minerals,
Micronutrients, & Antioxidants.
6.
7. EAT WELL.
• If you normally eat well and enjoy a
wide variety of foods you will
probably have to make only a few
changes to your diet. If your diet isn’t
as good as it could be, now is a good
time to make some changes - both
you and your baby will benefit.
• It is essential to take healthy
Balanced Diet during
pregnancy. Pregnancy diet plan needs
to make that are rich in
protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and
minerals.
• A proper nutritious diet helps to grow
your upcoming baby bones, organs
8. • You also need more calcium for bones and teeth. If the pelvic
bones become soft without calcium it leads to osteomalacia and
causes severe difficulty during labour.
• Burkha women (Those who cover their body with thick black
cloth) suffer from this disease and the child born to her will also
have calcium and vitamin D deficiencies leading to skeletal
deformities.
• This will make the mother weak if she doesn’t take adequate
balanced diet. It is equally important that she should not over
eat and become obese. Obesity in pregnancy due to excessive
intake of rich food without enough physical activity to spend
that energy, can lead to many complications during pregnancy
and delivery.
9. 3 groups of Essential Food substances in
Pregnancy
1.Supply Energy to the mother and the
fetus
2.Help in building and repairing tissues
and organs
3.Protect the mother against infection
and disease, help in the proper
functioning of all the systems including
that of the fetus.
10. Don’t give up all the foods you love
when you are pregnant.
Whatever foods are healthy for mom
are healthy for baby
13. Misconceptions and False beliefs
about diet in pregnancy.
1. Banana & Orange……..
Contains vitamin-A,C and iron.
FALSE BELIEF: May cause Abortion &
Respiratory problems.
14. 2. Brinjal & Green Vegetables……..
Contains vitamin A, Proteins and iron
FALSE BELIEF: May cause Diarrhea,
Allergy & Skin marks.
15. 3. Dhals
Contains abundant Proteins.
FALSE BELIEF : May cause arthritis and gas formation
which may affect the baby.
4. Tender-coconut Water And Other Common Fluids.
Contains lot of minerals and vitamins and help in
preventing urinary infection which is common in
pregnancy.
FALSE BELIEF : Causes cold, cough, fever and is
harmful to the growing child.
16. Diet to be taken in the 1st trimester of
pregnancy
• Along with the normal food
containing proteins, fat and
carbohydrates, you must take plenty
of fluids such as fruit juices, lime
juice, orange juice, tomato juice, thin
butter milk and tender-coconut
water, as per the calorie requirements.
Diet in the 2nd and the 3rd trimesters
• Because of the gradual increase in the
pressure on the chest by the gravid
uterus you should take frequent small
feeds which are easily digested and
should avoid very hot spicy or
excessively salty preparation.
17. ADDITIONAL FOOD.
1. Pregnancy is physiologically and nutritionally
a highly demanding period. Extra food is
required to satisfy the needs of the fetus.
2. A woman prepares herself to meet the
nutritional demands by increasing her own
body fat deposits.
3. Daily diet of a woman should contain an
additional 300 calories;
15 g of protein;
10 g of fat from mid-pregnancy.
18. Important Nutrients
Important Nutrients & their Role Sources.
FOLIC ACID • Enriched White Rice,
• Reduces the risk of congenital • Ready-to-eat Cereals, Cornmeal, Wheat
malformations Flour, Cowpeas, (Black-eyed Peas) Beans,
• Increases birth weight. Chickpeas, Okra, Spinach, Asparagus
• Cooked lentils
• Cooked spinach
• Orange juice
• 2 slices multigrain bread
IRON • Spinach, Garden-cress seeds, Beetroot,
• High demands of erythropoiesis Tomato juice, lean meat, celery, fenugreek
(RBC formation) seeds, lentils, oatmeal, raisins, soya flour,
carrot, radish, almonds, Rajma.
IODINE • Sea vegetables, Cow’s Milk, yoghurt,
• Ensures proper mental health of strawberries, Eggs
the growing fetus and infant
19. Contd…
VITAMINS Vitamin C:citrus fruits,
• Required during lactation green peppers, broccoli,
to improve child survival. green leafy vegetables,
strawberries, raw cabbage
and potatoes.
Vitamin E– Important
sources include wheat
germ, nuts, seeds, whole
grains, green leafy
vegetables, vegetable oil
and fish-liver oil.
CALCIUM Cow's milk, Paneer, curds,
Proper formation of bones Ragi, yoghurt, hard
and teeth of the offspring. cheese, fortified bread,
• Secretion of breast milk orange juice, broccoli,
rich in calcium lentils, okra, spinach,
• Prevents osteoporosis in sweet potatoes, chickpeas.
the mother
20. ADDITIONAL CARE
1. Periodic health
check-up
2. Blood pressure
3. Hemoglobin
4. Receive tetanus
toxoid.
21. 5. Physical
exercise
6. Rest for
2-3
hours
during
the day.
22. Craving for Certain Foods
1.Pickles
2.Ice-cream
3.Chocolate
4.Sour foods
5.Tamarind
6.Jaggery
23. Things to be Avoided During
Pregnancy
• Caffeine
• Drugs
• Cigarettes
• Alcohol
24. • Green and leafy vegetables like cabbage, and spinach are loaded
with iron, folic acid and vitamins A, C, K. These minerals help to
grow baby tissue.
• Sweet potatoes are considered healthier than white potatoes.
25. Fish is among the foods that cause
concern because of mercury, a metal that
can be toxic to babies, children, and even
adults.
26. Allowable Quantity of
Fish
• The FDA suggests pregnant women should not eat
more than two average-size servings of fish per
week.
• Avoid swordfish, shark, king mackerel, and tilefish
27. The key component of fish is
omega-3 fatty acids, which are
critical to fetal neural
development.
Those who abstain from
fish, some very good sources of
omega-3 fatty acids are
flaxseed, nuts (particularly
walnuts), soybeans, and eggs.
28. Sources of Water.
• The best source of water is
plain, pure drinking water.
• Sodas have a lot of sugar in
them and aren't a good
source.
• Herbal teas that aren't
diuretic are fine.
• Sports drinks contain
electrolytes and may be
beneficial.
