A Vegetarian Diet for Pregnancy
Heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are all linked to eating a plant-based diet. Eating a variety of vegetables and avoiding saturated fat and cholesterol — both of which are present in many animal products — can be beneficial to your health. Is it, however, safe if you’re expecting a child?
A well-planned plant-based diet, on the other hand, may supply all you need at every time of your life, including pregnancy and lactation.
Firstly, is a plant-based diet safe for you these days?
Preeclampsia (high blood pressure) and gestational diabetes are two pregnancy problems that can be avoided by eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. A plant-based diet during pregnancy may lower your baby’s chance of developing some childhood disorders including asthma, eczema, diabetes, and possibly cancer. It may also lower the chance of neural tube abnormalities and brain cancers in some people.
It’s also important to remember that certain nutrients are required throughout pregnancy: calcium, vitamin B-12, iron, folate, omega-3 fats, zinc, protein, and vitamin D.
We’ve put together an example diet for you to follow for the entire day, as well as some snack ideas for when you are hungry at any time:
Breakfast:
-Avocado sprinkled with pumpkin seeds & a dash of lime juice
-a single cup of blueberries
-Strawberries and granola on top of Greek yogurt
OR
-lemon water
-Chia porridge with banana mashed (Add pumpkin seeds, strawberries, blueberries, or whatever else you choose.)
Lunch:
-Vegetable-loaded whole-wheat spaghetti with olives on top
OR
-Soybean-potato curry with 3 or 4 chapatis (as per your wish)
OR
-Rice and red lentil curry
Dinner:
-Baked seasoned tofu with quinoa – Roasted veggies
OR
-Soup with mushrooms and spring onions -vegetables, tofu, and fried brown rice
Here are some snacks that you can have at any time:
-Any type of fruit
-Mix of trails
-Hummus with foxnuts
-A coconut and an orange
-Ragi chips
-Dates
-Fruit smoothies that are healthy for you
-Chipped bananas
-Masala chickpeas, fried or roasted
-Freshly squeezed fruits and juices
– Pomegranate seeds and foxnut seeds
-Salad with peanuts and fresh vegetables
-Peach muffins made with whole wheat
-Soymilk
-Brownies made with sweet potatoes
-Masala scramble Tofu
So here’s your curated alternate food diet for pregnancy. You can customize
