None of these three principles can be neglected during the confinement period:
1. Appropriate amount: the expectant mother's diet should be in place
Expectant mothers must first ensure that the amount of food reaches the standard, so that the amount of nutrients can keep up. Different diets have different intake, such as:
Foods rich in folic acid-folic acid can only be taken from food. Folic acid should reach 600μg/d during pregnancy. Besides eating foods rich in folic acid, such as spinach and carrots, you should also take folic acid supplements of 400μg /d d..
Milk & Meat food-from the second trimester, 200g more milk is needed every day than before pregnancy; For animal foods (fish, poultry, eggs, lean meat), it should be increased by 50g per day in the second trimester and by 125g in the third trimester. Only when expectant mothers eat like this can they meet the demand for high-quality protein, vitamin A, calcium, iron and increased energy.
Fruit & Vegetables-expectant mothers should consume 300-500g of vegetables and 200-400g of fruits every day, so as to supplement their mothers with vitamins and dietary fiber.
2. Balance: The expectant mother's diet should be "wet and dry"
"Balance exists between all things", and so does diet. Not picky about food and partial eclipse are the basis of expectant mothers' diet, so as to ensure that the seven nutrients are not left behind.
Some expectant mothers prefer one kind of food, so they eat hard, but "neglect" other foods. The smart way to eat is to "eat separately". For example, expectant mothers in the second trimester set a "small goal" every day: for example, 50-75g lean meat of livestock and poultry, 50-75g fish and shrimp, 50g eggs, 300-500g vegetables and 300-500g milk. Expectant mothers can eat different foods in a balanced way according to this standard.
3. Diversification: "Dietary Pagoda" to help
The diet during pregnancy should be a balanced diet composed of diversified foods. The Pagoda of Balanced Diet for Pregnant Women recommends that pregnant women should consume a certain amount of water, cereals, potatoes, fish, poultry, eggs, lean meat, milk, vegetables, fruits, soybeans/nuts, iodized salt and oil every day, and these foods should appear on the expectant mother's table in a "pattern" instead of singing a "one-man show" by a certain kind of food.