PREGNANCY NUTRITION PLAN
Why do midwives focus on nutrition? A primary objective during pregnancy is to assist the mother in growing a very healthy placenta and baby. By counseling the mother about nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, the midwife knows that complications in late pregnancy can usually be avoided. With excellent nutritional intake, complications during labor can be reduced significantly.
First twenty weeks of pregnancy
80 g protein per day
2,300 calories per day (this depends on each woman's individual needs)
high iron foods
high calcium foods
no caffeine
Vit D milk (organic)
20 minutes sunshine everyday
no junk food
focus on whole grains and not 'white' bread
fresh fruits/vegetables
Juice Plus (see below)
Weeks 20 to end of pregnancy
PROTEIN FOODS:
Lentils 1 cup (cooked) 30 g protein
Beef roast 3 oz 28 g
Turkey breast 3 oz 27g
Chicken breast 3 oz 26g
Salmon
Beef, ground 3 oz 22g
Cottage cheese 1/2 cup 15g
Eggs 2 large 12g
Yogurt 1 cup 8 g
Milk 8oz 8g
Cheddar cheese 1oz 7g
Quinoa 1/4 cup dry 6g
spinach
hemp seeds
hemp protein powder
IRON FOODS:
Clams 3 oz 24 mg iron
Tofu 4 oz 7 mg iron
Almonds 2/3 cup 5 mg iron
Chickpeas 1 cup 5 mg iron
Roast beef 3 oz 4 mg iron
White beans 8 oz 4 mg iron
Dried Prunes 6 oz 4 mg iron
Spinach 1 cup 3 mg iron
Raisins 1/2 cup 3 mg iron
CALCIUM FOODS:
Ricotta 1 cup 669mg calcium
Yogurt 1 cup 350 mg calcium
Collard greens 1 cup 350 mg
Milk 8oz 300mg
Spinach 1 cup 278mg
Swiss cheese 1 oz 272 mg
Provolone 1 oz 214 mg
Cheddar cheese 1 oz 200 mg
Mozzarella 1 oz 185 mg
Sesame seeds 2 Tbsp 175 mg
Salmon 3 oz 133mg
Peanuts 1 cup 125 mg
American cheese 1 oz 124 mg
Tofu 4 oz 120mg
Cottage cheese 4oz 70mg
Hummus 1/2 cup 62mg
Almonds 1 oz 50mg
Broccoli 1/2 cup 36mg
ANEMIA PREVENTION/CURE
high iron foods
B complex vitamins
Floridex (liquid iron) or chelated iron tablets
alfalfa
chlorophyll
nettle tea
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If your budget allows, I encourage this product due to the results of the research study.
Juice Plus 662.347.4330
Lucy Crosby
Take two capsule Orchard blend & two capsules garden blend daily.
Why?
The University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi did a research study on pregnancy. A comparison study of 356 pregnant women who took Juice Plus against women who did not. Results of women who took Juice Plus:
fewer cesarean deliveries
no delivery before 37 weeks
no diagnoses of pre-eclampsia
higher birth weights
no admission to NICU
no respiratory distress syndrome