TOP NUTRITION TIPS BEFORE & DURING PREGNANCY

40% of pregnancies are unplanned and many women don’t realize they’repregnant for several days or weeks.

That’s why it’s important to think about changes to your diet, weight, exercise, and lifestyle before you even start trying for a baby.

Three months in advance of becoming pregnant is the recommended time tochange your habits.

Stop consuming too many or too few calories

Stop drinking alcohol

Stop eating raw meat, raw fish and unpasteurized cheese

Stop smoking

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DID YOU KNOW

START OR STOP Your habits lay the foundation for a healthy baby :

Stop consuming too many or too few calories

Stop drinking alcohol

Stop eating raw meat, raw fish and unpasteurized cheese

Stop smoking

Start tracking your weight

Start understanding what’s on your plate

Start taking a supplement

Start checking your iron levels

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The right nutrition before and during pregnancy can increase the likelihood of your baby achieving a normal weight at birth, and later in life.

Give your child a life-long health advantage by simply adjusting your lifestyle and diet:

• Eat a variety of foods and increase daily consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

• Eat less refined carbohydrates (sugar) and saturated fats (e.g. pizza or chips)

• Be more active – from regular daily walks to yoga or gymnastics

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DID YOU KNOW

Your baby’s taste preferences start before he is even born.

Flavour in your diet such as garlic, curry, anise, banana and vanilla reach your baby via the amniotic fluid. These flavors can influence your baby’s future food preferences.

Give your child a life-long health advantage by simply eating a variety of foods during pregnancy.

A mum-to-be does not need to eat for two.

Gaining the right amount of weight during pregnancy ensures your baby has a normal weight at birth and throughout childhood.

Typically, a woman beginning pregnancy at a healthy weight does not require extra calories during the first three months of pregnancy, but she will need 340-450 extra calories each day during the last 6 months of pregnancy for healthy growth and development of the baby.

The right nutrition before and during pregnancy can increase the likelihood of your baby achieving a normal weight at birth, and later in life.

Give your child a life-long health advantage by simply adjusting your lifestyle and diet:

• Eat a variety of foods and increase daily consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

• Eat less refined carbohydrates (sugar) and saturated fats (e.g. pizza or chips)

• Be more active – from regular daily walks to yoga or gymnastics

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DID YOU KNOW

DID YOU KNOW

What you eat today can affect your baby‘s health tomorrow.

Leading scientists agree that nutrition during the first 1000 days of life – from conception to your child’s second birthday – has an important impact on later health. Effectively we are programming our children’s future risk of chronic conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

Eating a well-balanced healthy diet will create a nourishing environment for your baby’s growth and development.

Always remember that your lifestyle, diet and body weight before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of your child developing nutrition-related diseases as an adult!

Scientists call this Nutritional Programming. In simpler words, it is a unique opportunity to shape your baby’s future health!

DID YOU KNOW

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5 SIMPLE WAYS TO GIVE YOUR BABY A HEAD - START TOWARDS A HEALTHIER LIFE

1. Get yourself healthy first - exercise, manage your weight and eat a balanced diet before you conceive.

2. Take a supplement - containing folic acid while you’re trying to conceive and a prenatal multi- vitamin and mineral supplement throughout your pregnancy.

3. Don’t eat for two - if you are a healthy weight, to start with you won’t need extra calories during your first three months and should only require 300-450 extra calories per day during the last six months.

4. Cut out the bad stuff - stop drinking alcohol and high amounts of caffeine, as this can be bad for your baby a low birth weight being among the linked conditions. So limit tea, coffee and energy drinks.

5. Eat a nutrient-rich diet - think red meat, green leafy veg and beans for an iron boost that will help your baby’s neural and red blood cell development; eggs, whole grains and fortified cereals for zinc to support your baby’s immune system; and milk and dairy product for bone- strengthening calcium.

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