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Nutrition with Pregnancy


Nutrition and diet is the one thing that we can control with our pregnancy. Good nutrition is key for a healthy pregnancy. We cannot stress enough that it is important to eat a diet loaded with healthy foods and limit junk food during pregnancy.


Everyday consume the following:
· 10 to 12 glasses of water
· Fruits and veggies: 6 to 8 servings per day including two leafy greens, one yellow and one orange
· Whole grains: 2 to 4 servings
· Calcium rich foods: 2 to 4 servings per day
· Protein foods: eggs, lean meat, fish, chicken, legumes: 2 to 4 servings per day
· Flax seeds: 1 to 2 tablespoons ground


Limit the following form your diet:
· Refined sugars
· White foods: White bread, rice, flour, potatoes
· No more than one glass of fruit juice a day
· Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil

We believe that you can get all the nutrients you need for a healthy pregnancy by eating healthy foods.

Here is a current research article about how nutritional interventions in pregnancy impact outcomes: Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes



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