Pregnancy Nutrition

Today we present this delicious baked rustic tortilla, initially it is made with the ingredients indicated below, but it matches to modify them as we like, if we have beans in the fridge we can take advantage of them or red peppers, artichokes, etc. This type of cooking is healthier since it does not use so much oil, in return it is much slower.

The recipe for lemon roasted chicken thighs that we present today is a recipe that can be cooked at any time of the year, has very few calories and is so rich that when we do it we have to be careful not to fall short, I always calculate some three thighs per head but some people eat four quietly.

This rice salad is a very fresh and very complete dish, it can serve both as an accompaniment, as a single dish. Today we have chosen to add a Tibetan Goyi berries, which are very rich in antioxidants, and although they are dry they are not very sweet and with their intense red color they give a very cheerful touch to the salad.

Many times we look for and accept delighted all the modern and novel, leaving aside the classic for looking old and bad. This happens in any aspect of life and yet our grandmothers also knew what they were doing. An example of this is this traditional recipe that we present today with White Garlic with grapes.

This coleslaw and apple salad, is another way to eat salad and change the classic lettuce for another flavor and, although we must be careful with uncooked vegetables, since they are somewhat more indigestible, it is compensated and perfectly combined with the apple, Raisins and nuts. It is also a discovery the salty yogurt that we use for dressing.

Following the line that we have started in this section, we are presenting simple, nutritious dishes that help make the diet a little easier for every pregnant woman to follow, a diet that in addition to taking care of calories, they provide an extra in nutrients, which are easy to digest and are also tasty.

Today we present this cream of carrots, a light and excellent first course, which will help us to start any menu, both at noon and at night. This cream of carrots gives us carbohydrates, iodine (essential in pregnancy for the proper functioning of the thyroid hormones involved in the growth of the fetus), pro-vitamin A, (contributes to good growth and bone development and the protection of organism against infections), vitamin E, folates, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and calcium.

In our eagerness to combat this heat that is attacking us all and, especially pregnant women, we are looking for recipes as nutritious, refreshing and tasty as possible. This does not mean that they are difficult to elaborate, much less. A sample of this is this recipe of Mint Apple Cocktail.

That we have to eat lentils throughout the year I know it, but we also know that we don't feel like eating them hot, that's why today we present this Lentil Salad recipe. This dish is low in fat and provides us with a large amount of fiber, protein, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus, selenium, iodine and zinc, vitamins A, B, B1, C, D and E.

We will continue with the fresh recipes for the summer season that has touched us. For that we have chosen this recipe for chicken spatter. It is very simple to cook, very quick to prepare and we can do it at noon and reserve for dinner. If we add to this its refreshing flavor, its high contribution in folic acid, vitamin A, B3, C, fiber, potassium, magnesium, among others, its low level of fat and its easy digestion, makes it an ideal dish for these hot nights.

It is already summer, it is very hot and being pregnant does not help to be cooler. I want to present this cold melon soup, it is light, tasty and refreshing. It is a dish very rich in calcium, potassium, vitamin C and magnesium. Ingredients for four people 1 melon, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 sprigs of fresh mint, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 lemon, 1 natural skimmed yogurt, ground pepper, salt.

An important Congress on Nutrition in Pregnancy has taken place in Granada. This Congress has brought together the 50 experts in nutrition and pregnancy under the title of “Pregnancy and programming. ENA Granada Winter School ”. In this course, which closed yesterday, researchers from all over Europe and the United States have presented the latest results in the field of medical and nutritional research and have pointed out the effects of feeding during pregnancy on the health of the mother and in that of the child, including also the prenatal and postnatal stages.

There are women who feel excessively worried about the kilos that increase in pregnancy by limiting the intake of calories to gain as little weight as possible and even to reduce size. Anorexia is an eating disorder suffered by women who stop feeding, when it occurs in pregnant women it is called pregorexia.

We know that a balanced diet is essential for health, especially in pregnant women, who should eat beneficial foods for her and the baby. Food fiber is a set of non-digestible components, which is only found in foods of plant origin and with very beneficial properties for health.

Offering children's menus other than hamburgers, french fries, cannelloni, macaroni, etc. is spreading in the restoration. We already met a story last week with the inauguration of the Saborea restaurant at the Megastore Imaginarium in the city of Barcelona. But for a month, an Andalusian tapas franchise, Bodega La Andaluza, offers a selection of healthy and easy-to-eat dishes for children, so parents can go out to eat with their children receiving a help for better food.

Children love sweets, muffins, biscuits, cookies ... We already know that it is not advisable to abuse these products, but we have in our hand to provide these homemade sweets, with natural ingredients and much more beneficial for their development. Today we have prepared these cocoa muffins that we share with you, they are very easy to make and are sure to fly.

One of the foods that is advisable to include in the infant feeding is the tomato, especially in summer. The causes are several, it is a moisturizing food since it presents up to 90% of water, in addition its vitamin contribution is very important, vitamins A, C, E or B3, they are vitamins that contribute to improve the development of children already prevent different pathologies, such as anemia.

A study carried out by the FROM (the Fund for the Regulation and Organization of the Market of Fishery Products and Marine Crops) shows a very significant fact that we hope can be solved for the next school season, it seems that the consumption of fish in children's canteens is insufficient

In Babies and more we have already talked about the nutritional values ​​of ice cream, they are ideal for the development of children as long as their consumption is not abused, as with any other food. But precisely, many parents deny their children ice creams thinking that they do not contribute anything good, that belief still exists, but a new report reveals how wrong they are.

It takes 9 months from conception until the baby ends up making his appearance, during all that time he has been completely dependent on his mother's organism, he has protected, cared for, fed and finally he is already abroad ready to discover the new path that opens before him.