1. Being pregnant isn't being ill.
2. Carbohydrate intake. Consume 50-60 % of your calories from carbo, 25-35% from fat, and 20% from protein.
3. Avoid counting the calories. Take a diet with a wide variety of healthy foods to supply you and baby with all the nutrients that you need.
4. Unrefined foods. Take unrefined grains as the basis of your diet and save white bread, white pasta and white rice for occasional treats.
5. Fats. Focus on getting the majority of fat in your diet from healthy fats rather than trying to achieve a low-fat diet.
6. Folate or folic acid. Bump up your intake of folate and folic acid while you are trying to conceive and in the first twelve weeks of your pregnancy.
7. Fibre. Avoid constipation and excessive weight gain & eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
8. Home cooking. Prepare your own meals as it's healthier and less costly. Cooking from home also reduces the risk of exposure to listeria bacteria.
9. Whole food health. Cook whole foods and fresh fruits and vegetables. Go for organic if can.
10. Caffeine & alcohol. Limit to small amounts of caffeine daily and max of 1 or 2 units of alcohol 1-2 times weekly.
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