In the modern world, women want to have an impeccable appearance. We all depend on the standard of harmony that is imposed on us from TV screens and covers of glossy magazines. However, women can not cope with the changes occurring in the body during the 9 months of pregnancy. They either rapidly gain weight, or doom themselves to a hunger strike and put their still unborn children at risk. About that it is necessary to eat during pregnancy, to keep the form and health, and will be discussed below.
To deprive yourself of your favorite food for a couple of days to unload your body - this is normal. But starving when you expect a child is paranoia. It's surprising that many young and educated women these days prefer such radical measures, regardless of the health of their future children. Obviously, during a pregnancy, a hunger strike can not be used. This can entail for pregnant women a shortage of useful substances and trace elements, a deterioration in the development of pregnancy and the health of the child. Nevertheless, many women get too much weight during pregnancy. This is also abnormal and unhealthy. Many women are guided by the phrase "eat for two." In fact, you need to eat "for two." What should you eat a pregnant woman, so that there is no need to get upset and go to extremes? In fact, everything is very simple.
During pregnancy, women should maintain a well-balanced diet for the proper and timely development of the child. Constant malnutrition of the mother can lead to a decrease in the intelligence of the baby, a nervous breakdown, and also threatens to fall into a real depression and interruption of pregnancy. The wise choice in this situation is to go for advice to a nutritionist. He can always make a diet that will not lead you to such a large increase in weight during a future pregnancy. Diet of pregnant women can increase daily energy consumption from 300 to 500 calories, depending on the initial weight. To stay within the standards, a woman can gain weight up to 9 - 12 kg during pregnancy, or 1 - 1.5 kg per month.
Of course, in the future we will not have to use any diet for weight loss! It is because to avoid overeating, especially foods with a lot of fat and carbohydrates. It is recommended to minimize the use of light and dark bread, fast food, sweets, including cakes, confectionery, flour products. Rich in fat and carbohydrate foods also lead to chronic constipation.
Here are some tips to help you maintain weight without any negative impact on your child's development. First of all, if there are no contraindications, you can use moderate physical activity daily. Very useful will be artistic gymnastics and walking.
If a really pregnant woman consumes too many calories, she should refrain from eating certain foods:
● All cakes and other sweets do not need to be eaten during pregnancy. It would be better to abandon them, or at least limit their consumption to 1 to 2 times a week.
● In addition, you need to forget about fast food - hamburgers, french fries, hot dogs and pizza. It is possible to exclude them from your menu - the body will only say "thank you".
● Some drinks tend to produce a large number of calories. You can choose which is more important for you: sweeten tea and drink colas or give birth to a healthy baby. You must remember that fruit juices can also be very high in calories. If this is the case, then it is not necessary to drink during pregnancy more than two glasses of fruit juice a day. There are juices that do not contain sugar - apple juice, for example. It's best to drink freshly squeezed juices, but do it better through a smoothie for cocktails. In fresh juices, there are many active acids that destroy your teeth.
● Foods rich in harmful fats - chips, fried potatoes, nuts in sachets, etc. Traditional snacks that are unhealthy and provide a lot of calories can be replaced with fresh fruits. There are also fruits and vegetables in the form of dry slices - beets, carrots, tomatoes and apples. Such natural "crunchy", unlike other snacks, do not contain fat, gluten, are rich in fiber, without preservatives and flavor enhancers. One package of such, for example, apple chips is equal to the nutritional value of two fresh apples. These products are natural and can be eaten instead of fresh fruits and vegetables, which has been confirmed by independent research. Clinical studies have shown that crispy dried beets have a protective effect from radiation therapy for cancer. Also beetroot is useful in the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
The main recommendation regarding nutrition during pregnancy is to avoid fatty foods. Please choose low-fat milk and yogurt, low-fat cheeses, meat and poultry without skin. Also, an important component of the future mother's diet should be folic acid and iron.
Folic acid, or vitamin B9, was discovered quite accidentally in the late 30's and 40's of the twentieth century. Then it was noted that artificially induced anemia in some mammals is cured with conventional yeast. The study was continued until it became clear that precious compounds are also contained in many other products, such as alfalfa, bran, spinach. Only in 1941, finally, the isolated composition of this substance was identified and called folic acid. It is, more simply, a deciduous acid (from the latium filium).
Vitamin B9 is a light yellow substance, easily soluble in water, but extremely sensitive to heat and sunlight. Thus, we should keep in mind that cooking, frying or baking products containing folic acid significantly reduces their nutritional value.
Remember, the body does not always tell the woman what to eat - over time, pregnancy can change the woman's preferences in food and push her to different culinary temptations. But you need to know the measure and not allow yourself excesses. Diet for pregnant women does not require any special victims - just defective foods should be avoided. Especially if they are artificially processed or when they are used there is a danger of infection with bacteria or parasites. Absolute restriction applies specifically to alcoholic beverages. Eat rationally and wisely and you can be sure that this will not adversely affect your child.