What does a vegetarian diet for a pregnant woman have to include?!
What does a vegetarian diet for a pregnant woman have to include?
i need to know different kinds of foods Vegan does a person who is a vegetarian and is pregnant what kind of nutritious foods she needs to include in her eating habit.So that the baby can get the essencial nutrition .
Answers:
Hello,
I have never been pregnant, so I don't want to give you my opinion... but I'll give you some links about being a vegan while pregnant.
http://www.vrg.org/family/
http://essenes.net/vpregnancy.htm...
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/preg.html...
http://www.veganpeace.com/nutrient_infor...
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/t...
Also I would suggest finding a vegan-friendly doctor.
Hope that helps.
Meat.
Face it, we are omnivores. Deprive yourself the B complexes you need to live is you must, but don't deform or retard your baby to support your delusions.
It includes getting together with your doctor or midwife and creating a menu based on your vegetarian diet that will give you the proper nutrition you and your baby need, there is no reason you shouldn't be able to stick with you preferred method of diet, other than your own cravings of course.
Beans, tofu, lots of dark greens, nuts, whole wheat, chocolate, vitamin b-12.
Are you vegan? If not, then eggs, cake, brownies.
You need to probably eat a bunch of sweet potatoes and regular potatoes too. You need a bunch of calories, especially at the end, then breastfeeding you need even more.
You might want to consider eating a little egg if you are a vegan.
Protein and calories and iron.
Okay, there are various things to eat, but to sustain a healthy diet, protein needs to be up. Eat fish for Omega 3, and also try to eat a lot of carrots for beta carotine, and also have lots of celery. It's good.
You can juice lots of leafy greens and veggies to get good sources of iron. Fresh herbs, such as rosemary and thyme are high in iron too. So is blackstrap molasses and artichokes. You might try some nutritional yeast (not bakers or brewers yeast) which is very high in all of the B vitamins, including B12 (nutritional yeast is what is fed to cows to up their B12 production, since cows and humans dont produce it naturally) Good sources of protein would be quinoa and millet for grains, almond and rice milk, cashews, lentils, pulses and legumes. I would assume your doc put you on prenatals as well. Drink lots of fresh, quality orange juice for upping your folic acid intake, which helps prevent birth defects. Congratulations, and best wishes for a healthy baby!
Folic Acid is essential, and tougher to get (along with the other B-vitamins) in a vegetarian diet. Contrary to popular belief, a vegetarian diet that is varied (i.e. includes plenty of leafy greens, and soy products) will have enough iron and protein for a pregnant woman. Keep an open discussion with your doctor, which is probably the best thing overall.