- List three things that you should avoid eating while pregnant, because they could contain harmful bacteria:
- Raw fish, especially shellfish such as oysters and clams
- Undercooked meat, poultry and seafood (for example, hot dogs, non-dried deli-meats, refrigerated pâté, meat spreads and refrigerated smoked seafood and fish)
- All foods made with raw or lightly cooked eggs (for example, homemade Caesar vinaigrette) Raw fish, especially shellfish such as oysters and clams
- Two snack examples for Moms on the go.
→ Pre-washed vegetables (like baby carrots, cauliflower and broccoli), low-fat yogurt in a cup etc.
- Go back to the main page, and at the bottom click on Nutrition for a Healthy
Pregnancy, Full Document, The Prenatal Period.
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During your first trimester, you do not need any extra calories each day to support the growth of your baby. In the second and third trimesters, you need about extra 300 calories per day.
- In particular, which vitamins and minerals should you be taking additional supplements for during pregnancy?
→ We should be taking folic acid, iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin D etc for taking additional supplements for during pregnancy.
- Why is folate (folic acid) so important?
→ Omega-3 fatty acids are transferred across the placenta and play an important role in the growth and development of the infant. Therefore, it is important to take them.
- Name (3) examples that could indicate you are low in iron.
→ Indications of deficiency of iron are:
- Maternal anemia
- Premature delivery
- Low birth weight
- If you are vegetarian, what form of iron will you be absorbing, and what food sources contain this type of iron?
→ If we are vegetarians, we will be absorbing only non-heme irons. The food sources containing this type of iron are:
- Legumes (such as beans, lentils, chickpeas)
- Instant hot cereal (enriched with iron)
- Some vegetables (such as pumpkin, artichoke hearts, peas, potatoes, spinach)
- Peanut butter and nut butters, such as almond butter
- Bread (enriched with iron)
D. Go Back to the Table of Contents and click on Breastfeeding.
- What barriers may deter a woman from breastfeeding?
→ Medical conditions such as or those that involve chemotherapy or treatment with certain medications may make breastfeeding unsafe. Besides, mothers who've had breast surgery, such as a reduction, may have difficulty with supply if their milk ducts have been severed.
- List any (2) additional points about breastfeeding that you find interesting?
- If a woman takes alcohol, a small amount can be passed to the baby through breast milk. She should wait to breastfeed at least 2 hours after a single alcoholic drink in order to avoid passing any alcohol to the baby.
- A woman should take 500 extra calories than usual while she is breastfeeding.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html
- Click on the site above to visit Canada’s Food Guide. Click on Food Guide Basics, then
click on How Much Food You Need Everyday.
Based on Canada’s Food Guide, list their recommendations for the following for your age:
F. Under Choosing Foods, click on Advice for Different Ages and Stages, then choose
Women of Childbearing Age.
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Since pregnant women need more calories, there is a misconception that they need to eat a lot more food than their bodies and their baby probably truly need. What are two examples of they additional 2-3 servings required for pregnant Moms? → Two extra Food Guide Servings could be: one piece of fruit and 175 g (¾ cup) of yogurt.
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What options of whole grains do they suggest in place of generic white bread? → Whole wheat, brown rice, oats, popcorn, barley, and wild rice.
The following answers can be located in various places of the Food Guide… try Learn More About… section at the end of each Food Group.
- Why should you moderate how often you choose highly processed meats such as lunch meat, wieners, bacon and sausage and other cured meats?
→It is because they contain extra fat and sodium. Therefore, if we choose these products, we should choose lower fat and lower salt varieties.
- Give some tips for how pregnant moms can creatively add additional calcium to their diets?
→ Pregnant moms can have milk, cheese and yogurt to add calcium to their diets.
- What are (3) examples of “good” fats?
- Examples of good fats are unsaturated fats such as: vegetable oils used for cooking, salad
dressings, soft margarine and mayonnaise, canola, olive and soybean.
Click on the above link to read the article 11 "fast" foods a pregnant woman could love (and five to avoid).
- For those who cannot have dairy, but can have soy, what is great about soy milk?
→ Soy milk is a source of and . It lacks and is safe for people with or . Moreover, it contains far less saturated fat than whole or 2% ("reduced fat") cow's milk and also consists of and that may possibly be beneficial to health.
- Why choose calcium-fortified orange juice?
→ We can choose calcium-fortified orange juice because just half a cup of it provides half the daily requirement of and about 15 percent of our calcium needs.
- What are the (5) foods they suggest pregnant moms avoid, and why?
→ Followings are the five foods pregnant moms should avoid:
1. Packaged ramen noodles: As they contain much salt and fat.
2. Soda: As it fills us up empty calories and sugar and we won't have any room for more nutritious drinks.
3. Shelf-stable commercial lunches: As they contain preservatives, salt, and fat in high amount.
4. Too many frozen prepared meals: As many of them have astronomical amounts of salt and fat.
5. Iceberg lettuce: As it does not contain enough amount of . Iceberg lettuce has only trace amounts of these nutrients.