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health articles 334 [8326]Eat Healthy During Pregnancy For You And Your Baby One of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby is to eat healthy during pregnancy. The food you eat is your babys only source of nutrition. Your bodys main source of energy comes from the essential carbohydrates in grains. You should choose at least nine servings of grains per day. Review the following list of grain servings: ?1 cup cold cereal ?frac12; cup cooked cereal, pasta or rice ?1 slice bread ?frac12; English muffin ?frac12; small bagel ?6 crackers Foods enriched with whole grains provide you with fiber, iron, B vitamins, various minerals and protein. Ways of including whole grains in your diet include: ?Trading sugary cereal and white bread for whole-grain cereals ?Brown rice instead of white rice ?Whole-wheat pasta Read food labels to be sure whole grains are listed first in the ingredients (whole-wheat flour, not simply wheat flour). Fruits and vegetables provide you with Vitamin C and fiber as well as many other vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C also promotes healthy gums and other tissues for both you and your baby. Other important nutrients during pregnancy are Vitamin A, iron and folic acid. You should choose three or more servings of fruit and four or more servings of vegetables per day. Servings include: ?1 medium-sized piece of fruit ?frac12; cup fresh, frozen or canned fruit ?frac14; cup dried fruit ?1 cup raw, leafy vegetables ?frac12; cup cooked or other raw vegetables ?frac34; cup fruit or vegetable juice ?1 small baked potato If you are tired of canned and fresh fruit, try dried fruits. There are several different fruits available such as apricots, cherries, strawberries, blueberries. Blueberries and strawberries are packed with antioxidants. I just love the dry pineapples! Protein is extra important for your babys growth especially during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Choose at least three serv