Avoid putting on weight
Introduction
Weight gain during pregnancy
Vary your diet, making sure to eat a little of everything
Take exercise
Vary your diet, making sure to eat a little of everything
• Foodstuffs to choose on a daily basis
- Grilled fish and meat for protein.
- Pulses, pasta, rice and cereals for slow carbohydrates. They provide the energy that your body needs.
- Green vegetables for fibres and vitamins.
- Dairy products to build the skeleton.
- Vegetable oils and oily fish for lipids.
• Keep well hydrated
- Drink a litre and a half of water per day. If you find it hard to drink water, consider infusions, which will allow you to vary the flavours…
• Foodstuffs to avoid
- Sweets, cakes and soft drinks.
- Stimulants such as tea and coffee: a maximum of 1 to 3 cups a day. The stimulating effects of caffeine and theine pass through the placenta and can last 100 hours in the baby instead of 15 hours in the mother.
• If you are often hungry during the day, feel free to have a snack, but make sure that it is a healthy one.
For example, you can have something to eat based on:
- A piece of fruit or fresh fruit juice for fibre and vitamin C.
- A drink, to keep you well hydrated.
- A dairy product, for proteins and calcium.
- Bread or cereals for energy.
• Do not drink or smoke throughout your entire pregnancy.
• Never take any medication without your doctor’s advice!
