Pregnancy and Food
For many women, pregnancy is both a mystery and a joy. It's a time when a woman's entire body changes. Hormones run wild. Appetites grow ferociously. All sorts of new experiences abound. The question of what one should and shouldn't eat becomes a major factor.
Food, both during and after pregnancy, is a big issue. What one does eat affects the child inside, after all. The information that surrounds food and pregnancy can be pretty fuzzy. The good news is, however, generally, what you can and can eat stays the same, except for some notable exceptions.
When it comes down to it, according to doctors and nutritionists, it's best to take a healthy approach. Choose wisely. While this may seem like very common knowledge, getting down into the precise points of what you can and can't eat, it does get very perplexing. Often the matter is made too complicated.
The matter gets more convoluted when family and friends are so keen on offering their own tips and advice. Even strangers like to get in on the game and tell you what you should and shouldn't eat, often without your solicitation. This extra information can become quite disconcerting. The facts are confounded with urban myths and folklore.
Indeed, matters aren't helped by the fact that it seems like every time you turn around there's a new article published in some obscure scientific journal that purports such and such food is actually bad for you or vice versa, it's actually really good for you. Reports often contradict each other. This mishmash of information only ends up making more women even more confused.
At the end of the day, all this extra information is too hard to digest. It complicates matters rather than providing enlightenment.
The basics, however, are pretty simple to remember. Essentially, you don't really have to modify your diet too much from what you normally eat. Put into practice the rules of healthy eating-abide by moderation and good sense.
There are some general guidelines you should keep in mind when pregnant. Most of these actually apply to every day situations, whether you are or aren't pregnant.
Always wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them. This includes produce with thicker rinds, such as watermelon; bacteria can be transferred from the rind to the flesh when you cut into it.
Cook foods thoroughly, until they are quite well done. It's better to be safe than sorry. Pay special attention to poultry and game, and foods containing eggs as well as other types of meat such as pork and fish.
When handling meat and poultry products, don't forget to wash your hands.
Don't indulge in high fat junk food. Remember moderation is key.
Be wary of seafood. Certain fatty fish like shark and tile-fish contain dangerous amounts of mercury.
Canned and shell fish are safer options.
Alcohol should be avoided. - 17273
Food, both during and after pregnancy, is a big issue. What one does eat affects the child inside, after all. The information that surrounds food and pregnancy can be pretty fuzzy. The good news is, however, generally, what you can and can eat stays the same, except for some notable exceptions.
When it comes down to it, according to doctors and nutritionists, it's best to take a healthy approach. Choose wisely. While this may seem like very common knowledge, getting down into the precise points of what you can and can't eat, it does get very perplexing. Often the matter is made too complicated.
The matter gets more convoluted when family and friends are so keen on offering their own tips and advice. Even strangers like to get in on the game and tell you what you should and shouldn't eat, often without your solicitation. This extra information can become quite disconcerting. The facts are confounded with urban myths and folklore.
Indeed, matters aren't helped by the fact that it seems like every time you turn around there's a new article published in some obscure scientific journal that purports such and such food is actually bad for you or vice versa, it's actually really good for you. Reports often contradict each other. This mishmash of information only ends up making more women even more confused.
At the end of the day, all this extra information is too hard to digest. It complicates matters rather than providing enlightenment.
The basics, however, are pretty simple to remember. Essentially, you don't really have to modify your diet too much from what you normally eat. Put into practice the rules of healthy eating-abide by moderation and good sense.
There are some general guidelines you should keep in mind when pregnant. Most of these actually apply to every day situations, whether you are or aren't pregnant.
Always wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them. This includes produce with thicker rinds, such as watermelon; bacteria can be transferred from the rind to the flesh when you cut into it.
Cook foods thoroughly, until they are quite well done. It's better to be safe than sorry. Pay special attention to poultry and game, and foods containing eggs as well as other types of meat such as pork and fish.
When handling meat and poultry products, don't forget to wash your hands.
Don't indulge in high fat junk food. Remember moderation is key.
Be wary of seafood. Certain fatty fish like shark and tile-fish contain dangerous amounts of mercury.
Canned and shell fish are safer options.
Alcohol should be avoided. - 17273
About the Author:
Jayde Johannsen, just became a mom again is well versed with food rules and pregnancy. She also loves women's shoes and just became wrote on women's shoes boots.
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