During pregnancy, it is important how many kilograms the expectant mother will gain. The general well-being, the course of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the process of postpartum return to shape depend on this.

In addition, certain diseases often appear during pregnancy or a chronic pathology exacerbates.

In order to combat weight problems or treat diseases, a specialized diet for pregnant women is needed.

How to choose the right diets for pregnant women, and how long can they be followed so as not to harm yourself and your unborn baby?

Can pregnant women go on a diet?

It is important to remember that pregnancy is not the time to experiment with your own weight and health. Any diet during pregnancy should be prescribed by a doctor.

Naturally, the need for proper nutrition during pregnancy will be obvious, since proper dietary nutrition can allow you to get rid of extra pounds, improve digestion and liver function with the pancreas, help in the fight against toxicosis and bring the diet into a rich and balanced state.

With the right diet, you can keep your body in good shape throughout pregnancy, and then quickly get in shape after childbirth, provide yourself and the fetus with all the necessary mineral and vitamin components.

The correct diet during pregnancy will be at least five meals a day with an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits, cereals and protein foods, while the proportion of fats and carbohydrates will be reduced.

In addition, during pregnancy, the doctor may prescribe special types of diets:

• with a high protein content
• with a reduced amount of salt or sugar,
• overweight pregnant diet
• for pregnant women with pyelonephritis,
• edema,
• with diabetes, health problems, etc.

Consider the most frequent of the diets.

Protein diet for pregnant women

One of the most important components for the growth and development of the baby in the womb is protein.

Proteins are the sources of amino acids from which the fetal body's own proteins are built. They are necessary for growth, tissue formation and immunity, many other functions, as well as maintaining the health of the expectant mother herself.

Based on physiological needs, at least 100-120 g of protein should enter the body of a pregnant woman daily, and by the third trimester up to 130 g.

The basis of the protein diet for pregnant women is a daily subsidy of protein products that replenishes the body's protein reserves. These include:

• two boiled eggs (or scrambled eggs)
• 2 cups whole milk
• about 50 grams of cottage cheese
• a couple of lettuce leaves, or other vegetables
• a handful of peanuts or pistachios
• seafood
• lean meat dishes
• a small piece of cheese.

These products in various combinations should be present in the diet of a pregnant woman on this diet. At the same time, sweets in the form of condensed milk, chocolate, pastries and cakes, refined sugar should be excluded from the diet of pregnant women on this diet.

It is also worth minimizing or eliminating fresh bread and pastries from the diet, very sweet fruits in the form of melons, grapes and bananas, and you should also refuse foods with a high fat content.

Salt-free diet for pregnant women

You yourself know that when you use excess salt in the morning, you can get swollen.

During pregnancy, fluid retention in the body is already increased, and when consuming excess salt, it can turn into pronounced edema. During pregnancy, salt must be limited, and under certain conditions, a salt-free diet for pregnant women is necessary.

According to the canons of this diet, you should exclude dishes that you buy in stores or order in restaurants with the addition of excess salt - these are mayonnaise, canned food, sauces and ketchups, seafood, black bread and hard salted cheeses.

It is necessary to independently prepare dishes with the rejection of seasonings containing salt. Excessive salt intake is the first step to edema and the threat of preeclampsia, placental abruption, excess weight and stretch marks.

With a salt-free diet, due to the fact that salty foods are excluded from the diet, the preponderance occurs in the direction of protein, vegetable and dairy products.

With such a diet, edema will gradually subside, and will not reappear, since without the use of salt, the fluid does not linger so much in the body. With such a diet, dishes are recommended to be steamed or boiled, baked, stewed. You should refuse frying in oil, as well as smoked meats and marinades, coffee.

Diet for pregnant women for weight loss

This diet is usually prescribed by a doctor for overweight pregnant women who are gaining at or above the upper limit of normal, or who were initially overweight during pregnancy.

Excess weight during pregnancy is not just extra pounds, because of which it is difficult and takes a long time to get in shape.

This is also an increase in pressure during childbirth, the risk of giving birth to a large baby, the development of hypoxia in the fetus and newborn, the weakening of labor, the load on organs and systems.

It is important to keep your weight under control during pregnancy and not eat for two, get rid of extra pounds, but do it right.

A diet for pregnant women with the aim of losing weight does not imply starvation, it is prohibited for pregnant women.

It is important to simply properly organize your diet so that harmful and high-calorie foods leave it, and they are replaced by healthy low-calorie foods.

You need to eat often, but in very small portions, and the amount of food taken should be strictly controlled. And do not snack on high-calorie foods between meals.

Protein-vegetable diet for pregnant women

This is one of the diets for pregnant women, based on protein. It is simply one of the varieties of protein diets for pregnant women.

With such a diet, there is an alternation of meat, fish and vegetable and fruit days. Usually, protein foods are consumed for two days, and vegetable and fruit meals are consumed for two days.

But such a diet is not suitable for all pregnant women, consult your doctor about its use. With such diets, proper fluid intake is also important, at least four glasses of pure water per day.

Diet for pyelonephritis in pregnant women

Separate options are diets for various pathologies of the kidneys, especially for a common pathology - inflammation of the kidneys (pyelonephritis).

The diet for pyelonephritis in pregnant women implies a special diet that would not irritate the inflamed tissues and promote recovery.

In the diet for pyelonephritis, it is necessary to include flour dishes with dietary bread without salt, pancakes without salt, pastries and stale bread cooked on flour of the first and second grade.

Finely chopped pasta, all varieties of cereals, lean meats, fish and poultry without skin, dairy and sour-milk products in the form of whole milk, kefir and fermented baked milk, unleavened cottage cheese, sour cream and yogurt of low fat content and acidity are allowed.

Also allowed are steam omelettes and soft-boiled eggs, raw vegetables and fruits, baked or boiled, especially fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, apples and pears, eggplant, grapes.

Useful drinks in the form of non-acidic diluted juices, weak tea with milk, decoction of berries.

You can use limited amounts of bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, parsley or dill.

It is forbidden for pregnant women with pyelonephritis to use pickled and pickled foods, spicy, baked, salty and sour dishes, confectionery with creams, pastries, fresh bread, cheese and mushrooms, beans and sorrel, spinach, radishes and radishes, garlic and onions, mustard and cocoa , alcohol, coffee and strong tea.

It should be borne in mind that all diets are prescribed by a doctor, and it is necessary to follow the recommendations not only regarding the diet, but also regarding the duration of the diet. For example, an excess of proteins in the body can lead to the formation of kidney stones. Therefore, you should not engage in the selection of a diet on your own, follow the recommendations of your doctor.

Immediately about the main thing: a salt-free diet for pregnant women is not a way to lose weight, but a method for preventing edema and general recovery. For a future mother, there is nothing more important than being healthy, active and full of strength, because the health of an unborn person largely depends on the state of the body of a pregnant woman. What is a good low-salt diet during pregnancy? What rules should be followed so as not to harm yourself and the child?

As the name suggests, the whole point of the diet is to avoid adding salt to your food. Excess salt retains moisture and toxins, promotes swelling, increases the load on the heart, blood vessels and kidneys. For these and many other bad consequences, salt was even called “white death”, however, the period of pregnancy is a special period, therefore, the choice of diet should be approached especially carefully.

During the entire first trimester, a salt-free diet for pregnant women is contraindicated, unless otherwise recommended by a doctor. Surely, many mothers remember how unbearably they wanted salty at the very beginning of pregnancy, and how their mood improved and their health improved after a couple (or a jar?) of pickles. In the first trimester, a number of hormones relax the muscles so that the fetus can strengthen and begin development (a kind of body protection against miscarriage in the early stages). Together with the muscles, the vessels relax, which leads to a decrease in pressure - dizziness, nausea, constantly wanting to sleep. The human body is a self-regulating and very smart thing, so a pregnant woman is immediately drawn to salinity: salt retains moisture, pressure returns to normal, and health improves.

Most of the body of each of us consists of water. At the same time, the more water we have, the better our internal organs work. It is known that in the bones - 20% of water, in the enamel of the teeth - 10%, in the muscles - 65%, and in the brain - 80%. But the largest amount of water (95%) is contained in the body of a developing embryo. A person is arranged in such a way that it is not difficult for him to replenish the lack of fluid in the body, but, unfortunately, he himself is not able to get rid of its excess. Excess fluid negatively affects a person, and especially pregnant women.

During pregnancy, a woman has a double responsibility. The body of the expectant mother itself makes water reserves, preparing for its lack. The closer to childbirth, the more intense the supply of water in the body. First, the development of the embryo, which water is essential. Secondly, amniotic fluid increases in volume. The third reason is the increase in the blood volume of a pregnant woman. Well, fourthly, the date of birth is approaching - the time when there will be a large loss of fluid.

In the first trimester of pregnancy, it is recommended to drink as much liquid as possible. Sufficient fluid intake helps to cope with constipation, toxicosis, and simply with a lack of water in the body. Water is necessary for a full-fledged metabolism, for good bowel function, as well as for good absorption of drugs that pregnant women often drink at the very beginning. These can be vitamins and multivitamins, drugs to reduce the tone of the uterus, etc.

It is recommended at the very beginning of pregnancy to accustom yourself to a healthy drink that will really make up for the loss of fluid in the body. Not everything we drink is good for us. For example, coffee is a drink that has a dehydrating and diuretic effect and leads to a deterioration in well-being associated with a lack of fluid in the body. During pregnancy, you should give up bad habits, including drinking coffee. Since it removes fluid from the body, drinking one cup of coffee should make up for the loss of fluid with several cups of water. In addition to everything, coffee leads to a rapid heartbeat, which often accompanies pregnant women, and it also increases blood pressure, and this is a dangerous situation during pregnancy.

A cup of strong tea contains more caffeine than a cup of strong coffee. Therefore, one should not get carried away with tea thinking that this drink is safe during pregnancy. This applies to both black and green tea. If you still can’t refuse these drinks, then at least reduce the number of cups you drink per day.

In no case should a pregnant woman drink drinks such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and other synthetic carbonated drinks with a lot of dyes and additives. Of course, everyone knows that in our time it is difficult to find anything natural, because even milk and dairy products are made from dry concentrates with the addition of various harmful additives. But still, if possible, try to protect yourself and your future baby from all kinds of chemistry during such an important period of your life. Buy yourself a juicer and drink natural juices. Buy milk and dairy products at the market, prepare compotes from natural berries and fruits. And replace store-bought tea with fruit and herbal teas.

But still, the best source of liquid at all times has been and is ordinary clean water. Only she can fully quench her thirst, only she has the best effect on kidney function, is less retained in the body, and also does not contain side effects .

And, of course, in no case should pregnant women drink alcoholic beverages in any form, even non-alcoholic beer.

Up to and including 20 weeks, fluid intake should be plentiful. Starting from the 20th week, a water-salt regimen is established for pregnant women. From about this period, the kidneys begin to work actively in the body of the expectant mother, with the help of which a large amount of sodium salts accumulates, which retain water, as well as water itself. Therefore, starting from this time, the water-salt regimen of the pregnant woman is sharply revised and everything that was prescribed at the beginning of pregnancy is reversed.

It is from this period that salt intake should be limited. Indeed, because of salt, a feeling of thirst arises and fluid retention occurs in the body. If you follow at least this point, then you may not have to limit fluid intake. It should be remembered that salt is present not only in the form of a powder with which we sprinkle food, not only in pickles, but it is also present in cheeses, sausages, mayonnaise, ketchup, various canned food and other foods that we regularly consume. It is clear that immediately reduce the consumption of salt will not work. This will take some time. It is best to approach this issue gradually. Well, if you continue to observe the water-salt regime in your life, then this can be an excellent prevention of cardiovascular and other diseases at an older age.

So, if you were able to eliminate excess salt from the body, you can not limit fluid intake. But still try to replace an extra glass of water with a fresh vegetable or fruit. These products perfectly quench thirst without causing swelling and delivering vitamins, fiber to the body, fight constipation and poor health.

It is important to remember that during any period of pregnancy, water is an important source of fluid and you should not limit yourself in its use, you should limit your salt intake so that water moves freely in the body and does not linger in it.

Now in antenatal clinics carefully monitor body weight. Some pregnant women find themselves gaining a lot of weight and think they need to eat less, but this is not always the right decision. First of all, they need to monitor their water-salt regime. After all, excess weight gain is directly related to the appearance of edema. And edema, as everyone knows, appears from excess fluid in the body. And this is already a dangerous complication for pregnant women, so it is better not to allow this.

It is very important if the expectant mother is ready for the upcoming changes in her body and realizes that everything she eats should benefit her child. Everything she does should bring her joy and pleasure. Only then can you easily live this joyful period in your life and finally become a mother!

A diet for pregnant women is primarily a high-quality and balanced set of products, and not a restriction on the amount of food. Although within 9 months it may well be a situation where you need to slightly reduce the caloric content of the diet. This decision must be made by the doctor.

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If a pregnant woman notices dry skin, hair loss and brittleness, stratification of nails - this indicates an incorrectly compiled diet without taking into account the gestational age. The child, gaining height and weight every day, takes away all the nutrients for himself, leaving nothing to his mother. Therefore, it is so important to choose the right diet, sufficient for the well-being of a woman and the development of a baby.

Recently, it has become fashionable to call everything a diet that, to one degree or another, implies following the canons of a healthy diet. Therefore, if we consider the issue from this point of view - yes, a diet during pregnancy can and should be observed.

Experts advise women "in position" to carefully monitor their diet and remind that the diet should not just be saturation. Its main task is to fill the body of the mother and fetus with the necessary nutrients. At the same time, the emphasis should be placed not on quantity, but on the quality of products and common sense. This will save the expectant mother from rapid weight gain (permissible gain for the entire pregnancy should not exceed 12–15 kg) and deterioration in health.

General diet rules

Pregnancy is the most extraordinary time in any woman's life. Therefore, her diet should be different from the diet before conception. The expectant mother needs to eat more often, but in small portions, strictly limiting herself in harmful foods and observing the drinking regimen. For breakfast, it is better to eat cheese, white meat and cereals, and in the late afternoon - vegetables and sour-milk products. The last meal should be 2.5-3 hours before going to bed.

However, a woman during pregnancy should not be too zealous with a diet. Food should bring not only benefit, but also pleasure. If you really want something harmful - you can eat, but very little. Just to feel like it. No need to deprive yourself of your favorite foods, even if they are prohibited. A little bit of this food won't hurt. After all, after childbirth, you will have to follow a more rigid diet.

In the early stages

The diet in the first weeks of pregnancy is no different from normal nutrition, especially since a woman does not always immediately know about conception. As a rule, a happy event becomes known towards the end of the first month. It is from this moment that you should get rid of bad eating habits, remove forbidden foods from the diet and include more food containing folic acid, protein and calcium in the diet. These substances are necessary for the normal laying of the baby's organs and the functioning of placental tissues.

Indications and contraindications

Diet during the period of bearing a child solves many issues. It is prescribed to reduce toxicosis, prevent allergies, constipation, kidney problems. A balanced diet facilitates the course of pregnancy with gestational diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases.

Compliance with the rules of nutrition will help:

• prevent varicose veins of the lower extremities;
• to avoid ;
• reduce the risk of an accident during childbirth;
• reduce the risk of developmental pathologies in the baby.

Unfortunately, a diet during pregnancy is not always useful. A contraindication is any diet that restricts food intake or any one product, mono-diets that are fashionable today, fasting. It is undesirable to use salt-free or protein nutrition, if there are no medical indications for it.

Approved Products

Diet for pregnant women is not very strict. The menu can include a lot of tasty and healthy products:

• lean meat;
• bran;
• fresh juices;
• fatty fish;
• vegetable and butter;
• seafood;
• eggs;
• dairy products, cheeses;
• various vegetables and fruits.

From drinks to the diet, you can enter decoctions of fruits and berries, fruit drinks, unsweetened compotes, tea or weak coffee with milk, mineral water. Of the confectionery products, marshmallows, marshmallows, marmalade, meringues are allowed.

Prohibited Products

When the first signs of pregnancy appear, a woman should completely abandon alcohol and other alcoholic beverages. Ethanol adversely affects not only the health of the baby, but also worsens the well-being of the mother.

Other foods prohibited for pregnant women:

• mushrooms;
• food with a high content of preservatives and dyes;
• pickles, marinades and smoked meats;
• semi-finished products, fast foods;
• salo;
• carbonated waters.

The following foods do not need to be completely excluded from a pregnant woman's diet. It is enough to reduce their consumption:

• fatty and fried foods;
• sausages, canned food;
• sugar;
• fresh bread, muffin;
• cookies, cakes, pies;
• pasta.

It is also desirable to remove margarine, cooking oil, mayonnaise and ketchup from the diet. Legumes will not bring much benefit either. Gases appear from them and the stomach swells, which a pregnant woman does not need at all.

Pregnancy diet and sample menu for a week

Obstetricians and gynecologists remind that at different stages of gestation, the baby needs a certain set of nutrients. Such a specialized approach helps the full development of the fetus and the proper formation of organs and systems. Therefore, it is so important to take into account the division of pregnancy into trimesters when compiling a diet.

In the 1st trimester

During the first 12 weeks, the formation of the main organs and tissues of the child takes place. The yolk sac is laid, the prerequisites for the development of the placenta are created. The rudiments of arms and legs appear, bones begin to ossify, and the brain grows at a fantastic rate.

Therefore, in the 1st trimester, it is necessary to include as much protein food as possible in the diet for pregnant women: meat, milk and products from it, eggs, nuts. Foods high in folic acid will not be superfluous: garden greens, asparagus, citrus fruits, watermelons, liver, eggs, cereals.

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A diet for pregnant women by day in the 1st trimester may look like this.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

This is an approximate 7-day diet, which you can change according to your tastes and preferences. The main thing is to stick to the list of allowed foods and not to abuse fats. In addition to these dishes, an additional 300 g of bread and 40 g of sugar per day should be added to the diet for pregnant women.

In the 2nd trimester

This is a time of intensive growth and development of the baby. The child quickly gains weight, the first respiratory movements appear, the stomach and excretory system begin to work.

Such a fast pace requires a lot of nutrients. Therefore, when compiling a menu for every day, more foods rich in protein, vitamin D and calcium should be introduced into the diet for pregnant women in the 2nd trimester. But the amount of fluid and carbohydrates entering the body should be reduced.

Diet for a week for pregnant women in the 2nd trimester.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

This set of dishes can also be changed, following the recommendations on allowed and prohibited foods. Particular care when compiling a menu for pregnant women in the 2nd trimester must be observed in relation to exotic fruits. By including them in the diet, you can provoke an allergy.

In the 3rd trimester

At the end of gestation, many women relax and stop monitoring their weight, which is always fraught with gaining extra pounds and feeding the baby. Therefore, carbohydrates and fatty foods should be excluded from the diet for pregnant women in the 3rd trimester.

Diet for a week for late gestation.

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Tuesday

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Saturday

Sunday

It is better to eat in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy 5-6 times a day in small portions, giving preference to lean meats and fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products. It is better to remove bread and sweets from the diet.

What are the special diets

Often, during the period of bearing a child, it becomes necessary to use special diets aimed at maintaining the health of the expectant mother and correcting pathological conditions.

So, for overweight pregnant women, the doctor may recommend a low-calorie diet or that can be done 1-2 times a week. With a decrease in the overall nutritional value of the diet, two meals are completely replaced with kefir or apples. But you should not resort to such a diet for weight loss on your own - during pregnancy, it should be prescribed by a doctor.

And require no less attention. They are especially susceptible to women in late gestation. Problems with defecation are primarily dangerous for the child - poisons accumulated in the abdominal cavity penetrate the bloodstream and can cause fetal intoxication.

In order to prevent a dangerous condition, experts recommend including more fiber in the diet for pregnant women. It is found in zucchini, pumpkin, cucumbers, beets, carrots. A good laxative effect is provided by kefir and yogurt, an infusion of apple peel or prunes.

A diet is also necessary for such a dangerous condition of pregnant women as gestational diabetes. Violation of carbohydrate metabolism occurs at 25–28 weeks and is manifested by moderate hyperglycemia. Often occurs without any symptoms, may be accompanied by rapid weight gain. To stabilize the condition of the pregnant woman's diet, you need to remove all sweet and starchy foods, limit the consumption of fruits, replace rice and semolina with buckwheat. It is undesirable to eat potatoes.

If diabetes mellitus was diagnosed before conception, in addition to a special diet, pregnant women require the introduction of short insulin before each meal. In this case, the calculation of XE is mandatory. One bread unit corresponds to 250 ml of milk, a medium-sized apple or a piece of black bread.

How to cook meals

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For nutrition during pregnancy, it is advisable to use gentle cooking options. The diet should include dishes steamed or in the oven, boiled, stewed, poached in boiling water. For these purposes, you can use a slow cooker or a double boiler, and a microwave is also suitable. It is better to bake products in foil or special paper.

How much does it cost to follow a diet during pregnancy

The menu for pregnant women for every day contains inexpensive and affordable products. The price of such a diet is not at all high. If you use vegetables and berries grown on your site for cooking, diet food for a week will cost 1,500–1,700 rubles.

The cost of a diet from purchased products depends on where the product was purchased - in a supermarket, on the market or in a special section for pregnant women. In these cases, the price of a weekly diet can range from 2000 to 3500 rubles.

A well-designed and balanced diet for pregnant women will not only keep weight, keep the figure and improve the well-being of the mother, but also help give birth to a strong, cheerful baby. After all, it has long been known that the foundations of health and even the character of a child are laid during the period of prenatal development.

Useful video about nutrition during pregnancy

List of sources:

• Gestational diabetes mellitus: endocrinological and obstetric aspects / Burumkulova F. F., Petrukhin V. A. // Doctor. - 2012. - No. 9.
• Diabetes and pregnancy. / Arbatskaya N. Yu. // Nurse. - 2004. - No. 5.

Answer

Answer

Pregnancy is not a reason to eat everything because you want "something like that." At this time, more than ever, you need to monitor your diet and give up:

• any sausages - there is definitely nothing useful for the baby in them;
• confectionery. You can eat one cake every few days, but no more. Sweet cravings can be satisfied with more healthy and natural goodies;
• fried and fatty- extra load on the body is now useless;
• salted, pickled fish, other pickles and marinades. At the beginning of pregnancy, they can be eaten with caution, and in the third trimester they must be completely removed from the menu;
• coffee and alcohol, for known reasons. Coffee tones the muscles and acts excitingly, alcohol adversely affects the fetus;
• soda. There is nothing necessary and useful for the body of a pregnant woman in it, so they should be excluded.

• rich in calcium: cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk;
• protein foods, in particular all varieties of fish, lean meat (rabbit, chicken, turkey, beef);
• fresh vegetables and fruits;
• various cereals. The menu can have all sorts of recipes for cooking cereals;
• bread in moderation (2-5 portions per day).

When do pregnant women need a salt-free diet?

In the first trimester, there is no need to be afraid of any edema. On the contrary, the expectant mother should focus on proper and nutritious nutrition. Often it is in the first trimester, most often during toxicosis, that one is drawn to salty. This is because the woman's body begins to secrete progesterone in an increased amount. The hormone, working to maintain pregnancy, relaxes the muscles and, accordingly, the blood vessels. Consequently, the pressure decreases, nausea and tends to sleep. It is salt in the body that retains fluid, and the pressure returns to normal. Of course, you don’t need to fly into salty. You should eat as usual. But a salt-free diet at this time can only do harm.

In the second trimester, most women do not yet experience swelling. In view of this, there is no need for any diet. Menu adjustment is possible if the expectant mother suffers from chronic diseases. When it comes to salt, it's time to start undersalting your food a little.

A salt-free diet for pregnant women is usually prescribed in the third trimester. The reason for this may be swelling. Such a violation in the body can be fraught with preeclampsia or even placental abruption. Therefore, edema must be taken seriously and eliminated in time.

If weight gain per week exceeds 350 - 500 g, then 90% of this is due to edema. You can control your weight at home. Weighing is desirable to carry out at the same time of day, in the same clothes.

The basic principles of a salt-free diet during pregnancy

A salt-free diet means the exclusion of all prohibited foods and the consumption of dishes that are prepared without salt. The duration of the diet for pregnant women is only 1-2 days. No more. A good prevention of edema can be a salt-free diet, used once a week.

On a salt-free diet, in addition to the list of non-recommended foods, are:

• baking and confectionery;
• pickles and marinades;
• stews and pates, semi-finished products, any preservation, including sweet, if it is bought in a store;
• purchased sauces, ketchup and mayonnaise;
• various seasonings with salt;
• it is advisable not to eat bananas and potatoes these days;
• you should refrain from eating hard cheese and black bread.

It must be remembered that salt plays an important role for a pregnant woman, because, along with other trace elements and minerals, it ensures the smooth functioning of the body. Therefore, mindlessly sit down on a long-term salt-free diet is not worth it.

First of all, in the third trimester, you need to bet on the correct and balanced menu:

• consume calcium-rich dairy products: include them in the diet of 100 g three times a day;
• do not disregard foods containing iron: fruits (especially apples), a variety of meats (except pork and lamb), buckwheat;
• daily eat at least one of the products (100 g) containing folic acid: green salad, cabbage, including broccoli, legumes, carrots and pumpkin. Also rich in vitamin B9 are melons, apricots, oranges, liver and eggs;
• every day, eat about 100 grams of foods that contain vitamin C: oranges, currants, raspberries, onions, rose hips, kiwi;
• in the morning it is better to eat protein foods (meat, eggs, etc.), and in the evening - lighter: vegetables, fruits, cereals;
• do not mix first and second courses;
• it is better to cook food for a couple or in the oven / slow cooker.

The basic principle of a salt-free diet during pregnancy is to eat unsalted foods in small portions and at least 5 times a day.

Salt-free day menu for pregnant women

• Morning: porridge from any cereal (about 100 g), scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs from 2 eggs, cottage cheese (100 g). You can drink any drink. Morse is good.
• Snack: 100 - 150 grams of yogurt and fruit.
• Lunch number 1: soup with a piece of bread, 70 grams of dried fruit, tea (sugar to taste).
• Lunch number 2: 200 - 300 grams of boiled or baked meat (except for pork and lamb). You can replace the same amount of baked fish (any). Salad of vegetables, you can add legumes. Compote.
• Snack: about 100 gr to choose from: dried fruits, nuts, baked apples.
• Evening: vegetable soup or vegetable stew and a portion of bread, fruit or smoothie. Any drink to taste (you can drink a rosehip broth). After 2 hours, you can eat an apple, drink a glass of kefir.