What I should Eat During Pregnancy for Cute and Intelligent Babies

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 What you eat during pregnancy has a lot to do with the physical development and growth of your unborn child; it has the proneness to make the child smart. A Super Mum needs to watch what she eats for the benefit of the Super kid she is carrying in her womb. Your diet needs to have all the required nutrient and energy for the proper development of your baby and to also deal with the different developmental changes.

1. Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are foods that boost your antioxidants when eaten and they are pawpaw, dark green leafy vegetables (spinach), tomatoes and blueberries and so on. These antioxidants help a pregnant woman fight entirely that which can destroy your child’s brain tissue. Note that these fruits and vegetable need to be properly washed before you eat them.

2. Eat Food Containing Protein

When you are pregnant your body needs more protein to support the development of new cells and hormones that encourage your baby’s growth. You should cultivate the habit of eating lot of protein daily. You can achieve this by keeping yogurt, beans, lean beef, peanut and the likes at your reach.

3. Eat Food Rich in Iron

Do you know a lots of wombs lack oxygen because of iron? Iron help to transfer oxygen to the baby in your womb, like we all know oxygen is extremely important to life. The absent of oxygen post a negative effect on the baby’s healthy growth and IQ. Your iron levels can be checked. Iron is found in food such as fortified cereals, chicken, legumes, lean beef and so on.

4. Prenatal Supplements with Folic Acid

Prenatal supplements with folic acid are essential to an expectant woman because it is an important nutrient in brain cell formation. This supplement helps to you have a nutritional balance of vitamin B12 and folic acid which assist to develop red blood cells and vitamin C which produces collagen and vitamin D. It helps in the formation of bone. The Journal of American Medical Association published recently a study that found women who took folic acid 4 weeks before pregnancy and 8 weeks after pregnancy had 40% less chances of giving birth to autistic babies.

5. Eat Foods Rich in Omega-3

Omega-3 can be found in food like eggs, walnuts, spinach, beans, red meat, and fish. Pregnant women need food containing omega-3 fatty acids because they contribute to neuron production. Neurons are the nerves that send electrical impulses to the brain and messages to other organs of the body.