The pregnancy diet

It is a well known fact that with pregnancy comes weight gain but don't fall into the trap! Many people believe pregnancy is a time to switch off from being healthy and eating clean meals. Unfortunately this is the most crucial time in your life to be calorie conscience and to stay clear of pigging out on Ice cream, chocolate, McDonald's and whatever else tickles your fancy 

Here is what you should be gaining : on average, women gain 7.5 pounds for the baby, 1.5 pounds for the placenta, 2 pounds for the amniotic fluid, 2 pounds for uterine enlargement, 2 pounds for breast tissue, 2 pounds for blood volume, 4 pounds of fluid in maternal tissue, and 7 pounds of maternal fat stores for an average total of 30 pounds. So as you can see it is not a radical number and it is going to involve a lot of will power and mental strength to stay within these healthy figures.

Pregnancy is known to seriously affect your blood sugars but by eating a well planned, healthy diet you should be able to fight those pregnancy urges  

Here are some No No's

~ No alcohol of any kind, Not even Guinness.

~ No smoking

~ No Caffeine 

Here are some Do Do's

~ Eat every 2 hours / 2.5 hours

~ Drink a large glass of water every hour

~ Eat loads of vegetables 

Breakfast ideas :

Porridge with Apple and Cinnamon made with Almond milk

Scrambled eggs with a side of asparagus or Broccoli

Herbal Tea

Hot lemon and water

Greek or Coconut yogurt with Nuts and dried fruit 

Banana 

Omelette with Turkey and tomatoe salsa topping

Homemade Fruit juice or Smoothie 

Snack Ideas :

Nuts : Almonds Pistachios Cashews pecans 

Dried Fruits : Apricots Cranberries Figs

Yogurt 

Fruit

Homemade oat bars

Hard Boiled eggs

Apple/ Pear with peanut butter 

Meal Ideas

Spanish style chicken with a side of Cous Cous

Healthy stew both veggie and non Veggie 

Loads of Green vegetables the more the better

Healthy quinoa and cauliflower risotto

Asian style sitfry

Turkey burgers or Chickpea burgers for veggies

I hope this has helped with my pregnant readers. If you have any super healthy pregnant recipes please share them here at Bikinibrawn.  

Kelly D xx