Monday, November 10, 2014

Nutrition While Pregnant

Eating healthy is important.  Eating healthy while pregnant is very important.  It’s not only you that you have to think about, but your baby as well.  Making the right food choices will greatly benefit you and your baby.  You will feel better and have more energy, as well as greatly increase your chances of having a strong, healthy baby.  Picking a variety of foods that come from all 5 food groups helps your body get all the nutrients that it needs to grow your little one.  Did you know that you only need an extra 300 calories per day when you’re pregnant?  Those extra calories should come from foods that are high in nutrients. What you eat while pregnant DOES affect your baby.  By making good, healthy choices, your body, and your baby, will thank you.  If you’d like to know more, please join me in a nutrition workshop at Tarrant County College Southeast.    

References
Brown, J. (2010). Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (4th ed., p. 516). Belmont: Cengage
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Eating for Two. (2010, September 27). Retrieved from
http://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/you-are-pregnant/staying-healthy-safe.html#a

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