i just found i was pregnant what is the best foods you can eat so you and your baby can be healthy?

Answer 1

Juice of wheatgrass or barley
 Raw sauerkraut
 Sprouted seeds
 Chlorella, spirulina and seaweed
 Wild rice
 White and green tea
 Full grain bread, pumpernickel bread, Spelt bread
 Oat meal
 Full grain spaghetti (cook it Al dente, Al dente is a fancy term for
pasta that's fully cooked, but not overly soft)
 Eggs, 2-3 a week (have a look at Columbus eggs from Belgium)
 Rice bran (low glycemic value)
 Seafood, especially (wild) salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring
avoid shrimp.
 Raw nuts: almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachions, hazelnuts
 Fruit
 Eat bananas and grapes as breakfast, great sources of kalium and
magnesium
 Vegetables (avoid cooked carrots, corn)
 Quinoa, Bulghur, Amaranth, pitabread
 Beans, a great food product, if you want to loose weight replace
your rice/potatoes by beans and see what happens.
 Chicken, low fat beef
 White kidney beans, according to US researchers this bean can
block the conversion of carbs to glucose so less fat will be stored.
I know this beans are available in Madagascar but not sure if
they are available in Europe or USA.
 Low glycemic food products. What is the glycemic index?
 Use a low fat diet
choose for good fat (olive oil, seafish, raw nuts)
 Take daily raw carrots, tomatoes, green beans, these all
contain alpha-carotene (more powerful than beta-carotene)
It can protect your cells from the damaging effects of free radicals, provide a good source of vitamin A and enhance the functioning of your immune system. Alpha-carotene has received a tremendous amount of attention as potential anti-cancer and anti-aging compound.
 Use garlic and onions
The results of a few epidemiological studies suggest that high intakes of garlic and other Allium vegetables (e.g., onions and leeks) may help protect against gastric and colorectal cancer
(source: Linus Pauling institute)
What to avoid
 Proteines in the morning, these are heavy for your digestion process.
By eating just fruit and carrotjuice in the morning you extend the
cleansing and detox process of the night. So your body has more time
to get rid of bad stuff. Always start the day with taking warm (not hot!)
water with bit of lemonjuice. This will activate your liver and remove
mucilage from your bowels.
 Too much dairy products, instead of milk and desserts take low fat
yoghurt and cheese. Even beter is to replace dairy by more green vegetables, almonds and sesamseeds which are better sources of
calcium. Simply keep in mind where the cow gets its calcium from,
does an adult cow drink dairy products? No, they use green grass.
The best thing you can do is grow barley wheat and extract juice
from it. One glass contains 11 times the amount of calcium in a
glass of milk and no side effects. If you have chronic forehead
infections or colds keep in mind that dairy can be the reason. In
that case drink soymilk for 1 month to see what happens.
 Coffee and tea, stick to max 1 serving a day. If you drink tea
drink it with a bit of skimmed milk so the calcium in your stomach
is not absorbed by the acid (Tannin) in the tea. Better drink
herbal teas, water, tomato juice, fresh fruit drinks (no sugar added).
Also coffee and tea extra water so for each cup you need to drink
2 glasses of water to compensate the loss. This is essential for
weight loss. Water helps your body to get rid of things and gives
energy to your cells and various digestion processes. Never drink
shortly for, after or during a meal as the water will dilute the
flatulence acid so digestion of your food will take much more time
and energy.
 Red meat, red meat and sugar fuel cancer cells so eat max 1-2
times a week red meat. If you switch to vegetarian food be very
careful with shortage of Vitamin B12 which is in animal products
only and very important for your brain / memory functions.
 Cereals like cornflakes, focus on cereals that have low glycemic
values so which will not raise your blood sugar, good example is
All Bran (Kelloggs). High bloodsugar means more fat storage and more graving moods and interest in bad carbs and sugar.
 Skipping breakfast, your body will need more food in the evening
which is resulting in more fat storage. The best way to start is
taking for example oatmeal with lowfat milk or soymilk.
 Avoid sugars including table sugar, maltose, glucose, aspartaam,
sucrose, honey. Good sugar is frutose (fruit sugar). Also have a look
at Stevia which is a plant from Paraguay. This plant replaced 60%
of the sugar market in Japan.
 Too much bread, bread contains glutes (sort of glue) so better eat
the full grain version, spelt or pumpernickel and max 2-3 slices a day. You could start the day with oatmeal and east 2 slices as lunch combined with soup (vegetable, chicken, tomato or lentil soup)

Answer 2

This is still early on so the fetus should be okay. You have a lot of time to eat healthy and get lots of nutrients for you and baby. Don't stress, that's not good for you nor baby. It's ultimately YOUR choice, not your boyfriends, not your family members or friends. You decide what you want to do. Just keep in mind that you made the responsible decision of having sex. So be equally responsible & take care of this baby. It shouldn't have to pay with it's life for "an accident" you guys had. If you can't provide financially, consider adoption. Good luck<3

Answer 3

food with folic acid is very important in the developemtn of the brain and spinal cord in the early stages of pregnancy-u can usually find it it dark green foods-romaine, spinach, asparagus. iron-riched foods are important too otherwise you can become anemic.
but other then that, lots of fruits and veggies, breads, dairy and protein,. Just a regular, healthy, balanced diet. And never skip a meal.

ALSO-you should get some prenatal vitamins from walmart or something that way you know your always getting a good amount of vitamins :)

goodluck and congradulations!!

Answer 4

Lots of fruits and veggies, proteins and calcium! My doc recommends ensure shakes for all her pregnancies. And they are so tasty.

Another good source to find what is realyl good to eat while pregnant is "What to Eat while you are Expecting" by the same people that wrote "What to Expect While you are Expecting." Actually "what to expect" has a great chapter on food and whatnot that helps a lot, but the "What to Eat" book actually has tasty recipes and such.

Answer 5

Just eat a healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables. Limit or avoid caffiene and junk food.

Answer 6

Lots of fruits and vegetables and protein I have found that eating 5-6 times a day (smaller meals) helps a lot I have also read that you should limit or avoid things like lunch meat, hot dogs and anything raw like sushi.

Answer 7

As to the fish,not to much,you can give the baby too much mercury,so be careful. You should look into getting the book "Eating Expectantly" and "What to expect when your expecting". The first is a guide and recipe book and the second is a "Bible" of sorts to being preggers. Congrats!

Answer 8

Balance diet: Veges, fruits, meats, fish, drink milk, yogurt, cheese. Take supplement: prenatal Vitamin.
Avoid diet: food or drink with caffeine, too salty, too sweet, fast food, TV dinners, process food like smoke ham etc.
Drink lot of lot of water.

Answer 9

a lot of fruits and foods with less sodium. fish is good too.. its brain food.

Answer 10

eat plenty of fruits, veggies, whole grains, dairy, and drink plenty of water!!