Modification of Diet While Pregnant

Kompas.com - Good Pregnancy determine fetal growth be good too. Nutrients are eaten during pregnancy need to be considered because your baby will absorb nutrients from the foods you eat. If you go on a diet before you get pregnant, then you need dietary modification during pregnancy. Here are tips on modifying diet while pregnant:

- Calculate your calorie intake

It takes about 55,000 extra calories during pregnancy so the baby healthy. That number may seem a lot, but if you split the number of days of pregnancy, every day, you only need to add 300 calories (the equivalent of a glass of low-fat milk, a loaf of bread and an apple), and it was only in the last two trimesters. Caloric needs do not need to be added in the first trimester. You just need to increase the intake of vitamins and minerals, for example by adding folic acid, and vitamin B to make a baby is born perfect. This makes you have to pay attention to your intake of brightly colored fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and nonfat milk. You can also add healthy snacks such as low-calorie cake. In addition, if considered necessary, you can take a multivitamin and mineral supplement containing at least 400mcg of folic acid.

- Eat plenty of foods rich in calcium

Calcium helps build bones in infants and prevent bone loss in women who conceived. Calcium also helps prevent high blood pressure during pregnancy and it is important to keep your nerve and muscle function remained normal.

Pregnant women need 3 cups of milk or low-fat or nonfat milk or soy milk every day before, during, and after pregnancy. You can cook rice or oatmeal in milk to replace the water, thereby increasing calcium intake. It aims to achieve the requirement is about 1,000 mg of calcium per day.

- Enough fluid

It is important for pregnant women to get enough fluids. Water can act to prevent constipation and prevent anemia. Adequate blood volume helps accelerate distrubusi oxygen in the mother to the baby. Pregnant women should drink in a day 2 liters of water. In addition to water, pregnant women can increase the intake of fluids nutritious beverages such as orange juice or nonfat milk.

- Focus on foods rich in iron

Foods rich in protein, such as lean meat, skinless chicken, fish, or cooked dried beans and peas, are an important source of iron. Mineral nutrition is one of the most difficult to obtain in sufficient during pregnancy, but its function is critical for maintaining normal oxygen supply to the baby, for normal growth and development in infants, and to prevent premature labor. Make sure you include some iron-rich foods in a daily diet, or by adding a multivitamin supplement that includes iron.

Source: http://health.kompas.com/read/2012/12/07/15183556/