Indian Diet During Pregnancy

When you will consult with a doctor they will say a pregnant mother must take a balanced diet. So that mother & child both gets a proper nutrition for their body. Basically Balanced diet must contain some or other thing from the entire food group. Not only this but balanced diet also meant to keep track on the proper quantity, quality & reaction or allergy of any food on mother.

* Avoid cold drinks, mutton, cocoa, chicken, eggs, alcohol, smoking, tobacco, betel nut, pan-masala but tea, coffee & ice-creams can be taken in small quantity.

* Remember, the baby inside depends on you for proper nutrition. So, if you will take healthy & balanced diet your child will become healthy.

* Indian women try to carry out fasts during pregnancy which is not good for health.

* Rice, Murmure, pulao, Bhakari, Khichri, Chapati, Paratha, Gujarati thepla are the items made from wheat and rice, so they are quite beneficial.

* Black grapes, banana, ripe mango, dates, cashewnuts, apricot are very beneficial.

* Reduce brinjal, suran/yam, papaya, celery, onion, chilli, garlic, ginger, pepper, asfoetida, mustard, bajara, carom seeds, jaggery from your diet. You must remember that those who have previous history of abortion better they must avoid these.

* As it has been strictly prescribed by doctors that intake of Vitamin A must be controlled because it may cause damage to embryo.