HEALTHY PREGNANCY BY HEALTH BENEFITS
A balanced diet is recommended serves for pregnant women.
BALANCED DIET INCLUDES:
- FRUITS:- 2 serves per day are required where 1 serve of 150gm include:
- 1 medium piece (apple, pear, orange)
- 2 small pieces (kiwi, plums, apricots)
- 1 cup diced or canned fruit
- 1/2 cup juice (limit 1 serve/day)
- 30g dried fruit (e.g. sultanas, apricots)
- 1/2 CUP COOKED VEGETABLES
- 1/2 medium sweet potatoes, potato
- 1 cup salad
- 1/2 cup legumes or corn
- 1 slice of bread
- 1/2 medium bread roll
- 1/2 cup cooked pasta or noodles
- 1/3 cup cooked rice
- 1/2 cup porridge
- 2/3 cup cereal flakes
- 1/4 cup muesli
- 1 cup milk (calcium fortified soy milk)
- 180ml calcium rich milk
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 40 g (2 slices) cheese
- 200 g (one tub) yogurt
- 2 tablespoons milk powder
- 65-100 g cooked meat/chiccken (e.g. 1/2 cup mince/2 small chops/2 slices meat)
- 100 g cooked fish/tuna
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cooked dried beans, lentils
- small handful (30 g) raw, unsalted nuts and/or seeds
- 1 tablespoon margarine/oil (i.e. olive, canola)
- 2 teaspoons cream/sour cream/mayo
- 2 teaspoons peanut butter
- 1/2 avocado
(these foods contain high amount of fats, sugar, salt. so, advised to avoid these foods as they donot contain any nutrient value.)
- 1 medium piece of plain cake/bun
- 1 tablespoon honey/jam
- 3-4 plain sweet biscuits
- 2 scoops ice cream
- 6 squares of ice cream
- 30 g potato chips