What Should I Eat And How Much Now That I Am Pregnant? Posted: 01-08-07 08:30am
I am 17 years old and a first time mother
to be what type of foods should I eat, and
how much should I eat a day. What type
of diet should I be on?
And thank you to whoever answer's my
message thank you vey much for the help!!!
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foxy
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Re: What Should I Eat And How Much Now That I Am Pregnant? Posted: 01-08-07 09:19am
aly rodriguez
wrote:
i am 17 years old and a
first time mother to be what type of foods
should I eat, and how much should I eat a
day. What type of diet should I be
on?
And thank you to whoever answer's my
message thank you vey much for the
help!!!
i have read that you should be eating 300
calories more than you normally eat
(eating for 2 is only a myth). That's
amounts to like 2 glasses of
milk....Thisis if you are of normal
weight, if you are overweight do not
increase the calories.
Make sure all of your food is cooked
properly (no raw or undercooked meats and
seafood) and no soft and un-pasturized
milk or cheese.
Limit the amount of seafood you eat
because some contain alot of mercury (e.G.
Limit yourself to 2 small tins of tuna a
week)
take a prenatal vitamin (some women prefer
to take a flintstone and supplement with
folic acid)
eat a well balanced diet with dairy,
fruits, veggies, whole grain/complex carbs
and protein.....Try to limit the intake of
sugar & sweets.
Hope this helps
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Idony
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Posted: 01-08-07 14:39pm
Foxy has it right on the mark
eat normal well balanced meals, as long as
your getting friuts veggies meat dairy and
all the other wonderful food pyramid stuff
youll be fine and so will your baby
theres lots of sites that can give you
better breakdowns, I could find some if
youd like but all you gotta do is google
search it and im sure youll get some great
ones
the book I got from my doc (while waiting)
says grains=6-11 servings fruits=2-4
veggies=3-5 dairy=2-3 protein (meat eggs
nuts etc)=2-3 fats/oils/sweet=use
sparingly
limit caffine, artifical sweeteners,
exsess salt, excess sweetener
plenty of water, if you have a craving
indulge, if you have an adversion dont
force yourself
its just a lot of common sence stuff
really
