Eating healthy during your pregnancy will help you to maintain quality nutrients in your body to help you and to help in the growth of your baby. Although the majority of your nutrition will come from food you eat, Iron could possibly be one nutrient your Physician will have you take in both you [...]
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Remembering to eat a healthy, balanced diet is your best nutritional defense during pregnancy. One vitamin that will be derived from much of the food you eat will be Vitamin E. Yes, we know that this is a great vitamin for skin to help fight against free radicals, but review below and see [...]
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Everyone is familiar with the Food Pyramid. A colorful diagram of food groups you should eat on a daily basis and how much of each group will give you your daily nutrients. Simple and easy to use, but what guidelines are in place during pregnancy? According to the My Pyramid Plan for Moms, expectant moms should increase their calorie intake approximately 300 calories per day. This increase will depend on several factors such as[...]
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There has long been some debate about whether vegetables are better for you raw or cooked. Recent research by the University of Parma printed in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry has shown that the level of antioxidants (the nutrients in fruit and vegetables that are good for our immune system and overall health) [...]
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