Today, they say that pregnant women can and even need to eat absolutely everything that they ate before they got pregnant. This is due to the fact that their body is already accustomed to a certain set of foods. True, there are many factors you need to pay special attention to. For example, it is especially important to learn what fruits are needed by the body. As you know, many future mothers want kiwi for some reason. And there are really many factors why this fruit is worth eating. For example, among the pluses – the fruit has dietary, therapeutic and prophylactic properties, strengthens the immune system and normalizes hormonal levels.
What else can you eat and what diet should you keep to?
Pregnant women should not deny themselves anything. Therefore, they can eat whatever they want. The most important components are the following products:
- Water. A pregnant woman needs to drink plenty of fluid a day. In this case, water is considered the most optimal drink. And we are not talking about carbonated water, but the ordinary, filtered or purified.
- Foods that contain nutritional fiber. When choosing, consider whole grains like oatmeal, wholemeal breads, legumes, fruits and vegetables.
- Calcium products. Pregnant women should eat converted foods that are fortified with calcium. Additionally, do not forget about milk, dairy products, in particular sesame seeds, nuts, almonds, white cabbage, cauliflower and many more.
- It is also worth remembering that modern experts advise taking nutritional supplements like iodine, vitamin D, folic acid (citrus fruits, as well as legumes and green products contain it), iron (can be found in lentils, oatmeal, dried fruits, nuts, seeds)
- It is highly recommended not to drink too many sugar drinks and not to eat sweets like snacks, chips and other types of products. The fact is that such products negatively affect not only the immune system but also add a pregnant woman excess weight.
