Whats healthy foods for a pregnant women to eat?

Question

I am 20 weeks Pregnant and had my first ultrasound done Monday, I am low on my Amotic fluids, and my doctor wants me to drink more water(dunno how I can, thats all I drink and so much of it everyday) and she also told me to eat every 2 hours.... I get tired of eating all the healthy things like fruits and veggies all the time, and now eating every 2 hours, I dunno what all to eat, any suggestions on good healthy snacks ???

Answer 1

Don't worry so much about "healthy" snacks. As long as you're not at McDonalds every day, you'll be fine. Eat what you would normally eat. Try to cut down on sugar (less chance of gestational diabetes), and cut down on caffeine. All else is fair game. I'll tell you what I ate throughout my pregnancy, and I had a healthy big baby (12 days early at that):
Lots of whole grain breads... with Swiss cheese & olives
Pasta w/broccoli & sundried tomatoes in olive oil
Chicken soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, barley (lots of soup)
Nuts
The occassional 20pc chicken nuggets at McDonalds
Fried chicken cutlets with rice
Lots of yogurt
2 - 3 cups of hot chocolate every day (I hate drinking water)
My crave.... Celery (lots & lots of celery - it provided the water I needed)
As you can see... my diet wasn't low in calories or the healthiest is some people's eyes. I put on just the right amount of weight, and lost it all within 4 weeks of giving birth. As long as your body is used to the foods, you can't go wrong.

Answer 2

You don't need to eat just veggies and fruit.Eat what you like but in moderation.You can do little sandwides with avocado ,ham ans swiss cheese and maybe piece of tomato in the middle or different things you like.Milkshakes made from fresh strawberries or mango or banana.
Or just grilled chicken breast with mashed potato or home made stir fried rice(can constipate).
Pasta salads just be creative because it could get very boring

Answer 3

I liked microwave popcorn, I loved wholewheat toasts with light cream cheese (the pastuerized type), soup sticks just to munch on, dry roasted peanuts (as long as you are not allergic), breakfast cereal (with or without milk), muesli (I love the one wirh raisins), wheetabix (you wont get constipated that way), soups (make sure they dont have MSG) - and as far as the water thing goes - god a baby absorbs every sip you drink, I spent my whole pregnancy stuffed with water and most of it was in winter when I hardly felt thirsty, now dont get me started on the peeing ... whoa! anyway, hope this helps, all the best and dont forget to enjoy your pregnancy

Answer 4

Just use your best judgement. Make sure to take youe prenatal vitamins which will help if your diets not up to par.