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How To Eat A Healthy Diet During Pregnancy |
by:
Beverley Brooke |
Perhapsnumber one complaint of women trying to watch their weight during pregnancy is that they are hungry alltime. True, pregnancy does result inincreased metabolic demand onbody, which can cause you to be hungry. Many women also experiencenumber of cravings during pregnancy, which can make healthy eating challenging.
The first thing to remember is thatidea that you should eat for two is wrong. You only needadditional threezerozero calories per day, and generally you don’t need these calories until you are well on your way tosecond and third trimesters.
So what can you do to help manage your weight and stick tohealthy diet?
Remember that during pregnancy it is vital that you do not cut back on your caloric intake. This haspotential to rob your baby of essential nutrients that are necessary for his/her growth and development. Here are some tips to help you stick tohealthy diet throughout your pregnancy:
Avoid skipping meals. If you havehabit of skipping breakfast, you’ll find that you are not only more fatigued but ravenous during your pregnancy, which will result in overeating. Be sure that you eat each meal every day.
Try eating several mini meals throughoutay. This will not only help you feel fuller longer, it will help minimizenausea often experienced duringfirst trimester.
Satisfy your cravings with nutritious snacks. Havevariety of healthy things to snack on readily available so you avoid overindulging in foods that are too decadent. If you are craving something sweet, consider having some mini chocolates near by or opt forcup of hot chocolate. Both are far better for you thanentire candy bar or piece of cake.
Exercise during your pregnancy. The act of exercising in and of itself will be plenty to motivate you to stick tohealthy diet. You’ll feel better about yourself and find that you have more energy throughoutday.
Avoid high calorie beverages. Soda pop (which isn’t good for you anyway, particularly during pregnancy), juices and other flavored drinks often containgood onezerozero-threezerozero calories per serving. Stick to water or flavored water during your pregnancy.
Drink lots of water. You may think you are hungry when in fact you are actually thirsty at many points during your pregnancy. In fact,brains hunger and thirst centers often get mixed up, so people often feel hungry when they are in fact dehydrated. The better hydrated you are,les likely you are to overeat.
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Article by Beverley Brooke, author of "Ensurehealthy safe pregnancy for you and your baby", visit http://www.pregnancy-weight-loss.comfor more on pregnancy diet
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