Pregnancy Nutrition

If you are looking for a baby or are already pregnant, there are some important questions you need to know about eating habits. And we don't talk about the myth of eating for two, no. But other issues such as nausea, foods to avoid or digestive discomfort are the order of the day. These are the general tips on eating habits during pregnancy.

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During pregnancy, the health of the mother and the baby depends to a large extent on their diet, which has to be especially careful. Foods to avoid, necessary nutrients ... do you know everything about it? This video summarizes the feeding tips in pregnancy. This is a video prepared by the Andalusian Ministry of Health and that contains, together with the recommendations of health professionals, the experiences of different pregnant women who talk about cravings, aversions to certain foods, their eating habits ... Remember to maintain a balanced and varied diet to control obesity, hypertension, anemia, constipation ... Foods rich in calcium, iron, iodine, folic acid are essential ... We recommend foods such as fruits and vegetables, rice, pasta, Wholemeal bread ... They also talk about the most appropriate cooking mode to avoid unnecessary fats, they remind us that we should not eat for two, the best way to hydrate with the best drinks ... They make reference to an issue that we discussed a couple of days ago, the Foods to avoid, citing those that seem to be at the forefront in the preferences of pregnant women: the industrial bakery and the embu tidos.

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I remember my pregnancies as the moments of my life in which I have taken more care of my diet. In fact, it would be convenient for some good habits to resume them more often ... Today, Thursday, May 28, National Nutrition Day is celebrated and this year we have wanted to dedicate ourselves to remembering the importance of following a healthy diet for pregnant and periodical women breastfeeding

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Although it is not commonly consumed in Spain, it is very common in other countries. It may be one of your customs: drink mineral water with bottled gas. Today we want to answer a question regarding the health of pregnant women: is it advisable to drink carbonated water during pregnancy? Regarding the amount of calories, it is non-existent in all types of mineral water.

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There is no doubt that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but not only for children, but for everyone, and also for pregnant women. Despite the discomforts that some pregnant women may suffer in the morning, very few skip breakfast. According to a Sociological Study on Vitality and Nutrition in Spain carried out by the Kiwi brand Zespri, 99% of pregnant women have breakfast every morning, dedicating 10-15 minutes to the most important meal of the day, more than the rest of women and men .

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Fish is a very healthy food, even for pregnant women. The fear of the harmful effects of mercury they contain has led many women to consider the convenience of including seafood in their usual diet. While it is true that it is recommended to avoid certain fish that are high in mercury because of their neurotoxic potential during pregnancy, you cannot deny the great benefits that Omega 3 has for the baby's brain development.

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Many of you are already immersed in the Christmas holidays and who else who least takes stock of these twelve months that seems to have flown by. We are also offering you the highlights of the blog and today is the turn of the best posts on food and health of 2014. Articles that have aroused your interest in the abundant readings or comments and that we do not want anyone to miss.

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During pregnancy, we take vitamin supplements, we exercise, we go to all the checkups ... And once our babies are born, all protection is little. A mother does (or should do) everything to protect her children, so why not remove alcohol during pregnancy? It is the question that a new campaign launched in Mexico is asked in order to raise awareness about the high risk of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, risks that we often talk to you since it is not proven that any amount of alcohol is harmless during this stage.

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One of the recommendations made to women who are going to seek pregnancy is a folic acid supplement, a supplement that must be maintained throughout pregnancy. But why is folic acid so important in pregnancy? There is scientific evidence that the use of folates during the preconception period and in the first months of pregnancy can reduce the risk of neural tube defects in the newborn.

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Omega 3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated essential fatty acids that the human body cannot manufacture from other substances. It is a beneficial nutrient at any stage of life and especially during pregnancy it is recommended to take foods rich in omega 3. The benefits of omega 3 during pregnancy are varied, both for the mother and for the baby, from favoring the baby's neuronal development to reducing the risk of preterm or preeclampsia.

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Whenever we talk about feeding in pregnancy and the diet of the little ones, we emphasize the importance of offering a varied diet that provides the nutrients that the child needs from the moment of conception. A vitamin that should not be missing in your dishes since pregnancy is vitamin E, a key nutrient in pregnant women and children under two years, as it has a positive impact on the nervous system, helps boost the baby's neurological development and strengthens it against Infections

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Anemia is one of the diseases that can complicate pregnancy if it is not kept at bay. During pregnancy, the volume of blood plasma increases, so the woman needs to increase the consumption of iron-rich foods to guarantee the supply of oxygen that the baby needs to grow healthy.

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When we talk about unhealthy foods we usually associate them with the risk of obesity, hypertension ... but the mouth can also suffer with those foods. During pregnancy, many women have cravings, those uncontrollable desires to eat something, but not always those cravings are highly recommended ... However, healthy cravings can give us healthy smiles.

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During pregnancy we have to take into account certain tips to eat safely, since at this stage you have to take care of yourself for two. In addition, the immune system undergoes changes during pregnancy, so the issue of food safety becomes relevant. At home it is easier to follow certain rules, but what happens when we go out to eat outside the home during pregnancy?

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Sometimes we have talked about fish mercury because there is a risk of high intake through certain fish and for that reason there are limitations on consumption during pregnancy, lactation and childhood. But, also if you plan to get pregnant you have to be careful with fish methylmercury.

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A healthy diet of the future mother is essential for the proper development of pregnancy, as well as for the health of the baby. A recent study by Norwegian researchers points out that a healthy diet in pregnancy reduces the risk of premature delivery. Pregnant women have many reasons to opt for healthy eating habits, but it is the first time that healthy eating during pregnancy is statistically related to a lower risk of birth before the 37th week of gestation.

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Neither for excess weight gain, nor for forgetfulness, nor for whim: the embassy must avoid starving because this can affect the development of pregnancy and the health of the fetus. Even going hungry during pregnancy has been linked to health problems in the adult life of the future child.

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