As the body’s main source of energy, carbohydrates are essential and are present in grains. Make sure that at least half of your grains daily are whole grains. Most of a pregnant woman’s grains can be checked off with a bowl of fortified cereal.
Swap sugary cereals and white bread while pregnant with whole-grain cereals, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, and whole-grain bread for breakfast instead.
Fruits and vegetables for breakfast
Fruits and vegetables contain lots of vitamins and minerals essential to ensuring a healthy pregnancy. Fiber present in these will aid digestion while vitamin C (a staple of many fruits and vegetables) helps in the absorption of iron. Meanwhile, dark green vegetables are rich in vitamin A, iron, and folate.
If your whole-grain cereal seems slightly boring without sugar, top it off with fruit slices instead. Apples, oranges, green beans, mangoes, pineapple slices, etc. can add variety to your breakfast cereal. Cycling through these while pregnant will add variety to your meals.
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