{"id":6244,"date":"2020-09-22T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/nutrition-during-pregnancy-what-should-you-eat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:36:51","slug":"nutrition-during-pregnancy-what-should-you-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/pregnancy\/nutrition-during-pregnancy-what-should-you-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition during pregnancy: What should you eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nutrition in pregnancy.<\/strong> The German philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach, back in 1850, quoted the famous phrase: \u201cWe are what we eat.\u201d A little later Hippocrates said:\u201cLet food be your medicine, and medicine be your nourishment.\u201d<\/em>\u201d<\/em>. And indeed, that’s how it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both expressions apply generally to all types of population.<\/span> Eat a good diet regardless of the state you are in<\/span> means gaining health and quality of life . And if this is so, imagine the meaning that diet takes on during pregnancy!<\/span> Hormonal changes and nutritional needs mean that food plays an important role at this stage.<\/p>\n

Are you aware of the immensity of benefits you can obtain if you learn to eat healthy? Do you know that there are some \u201cforbidden\u201d foods for pregnant women? We tell you!<\/p>\n

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Nutrition in pregnancy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nutrition during pregnancy<\/span><\/h2>\n

Even today there is a large number of<\/span>myths<\/span> regarding nutrition in pregnant women. For example:\u201cSince I am pregnant I have to eat for two\u201d, \u201cit is normal to gain a lot of weight during pregnancy\u201d<\/span><\/em> either \u201cSpicy foods cause labor<\/span>\u201d<\/em>. False, false and false.<\/p>\n

Nutrition during pregnancy is similar diet in the general population<\/strong>. Let me explain. That’s how it is<\/span> as long as the woman has had a healthy and balanced diet before becoming pregnant . It is true that you need more nutrients, maybe twice as much in one way or another, but\u2026 that does not mean that you have to eat twice as much.<\/span>Eating well does not mean eating more, but eating better<\/strong>.Or what is the same, know what you eat.<\/span><\/p>\n

How many kilos do I have to take?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Did you know that your nutritional status before pregnancy will have a greater impact on the baby than your weight gain?<\/span> That is why it is recommended that take your weight into account before getting pregnant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As for weight gain, everything will depend on your body mass index (BMI). According to the information provided by the WHO, the weight to gain would be the following:<\/p>\n