Eating for Two: A Healthy Pregnancy Starts with a Healthy Diet

The saying “you are what you eat” takes on a new meaning when a woman learns she is expecting a baby. For the next several months, her growing baby’s health is directly dependent upon what she eats, and what she chooses to avoid. What is more, a woman’s diet during pregnancy has been shown to affect her child’s health long after she is no longer eating for two.

Eating a healthy, nutritionally balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein is a great way to take care of yourself and your growing baby. Following a healthy diet during pregnancy can help avoid:

• Excessive weight gain
• Preterm labor
• Low birth weight baby
• Gestational diabetes
• Pre-eclampsia