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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.
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wonderful!
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