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Calcium Rich Diet For Pregnant Women
Post Views: 664 During pregnancy, your growing baby needs calcium to develop strong bones and teeth. Calcium also helps in the development of a healthy heart, nerves, muscles as well as normal heart rhythm and blood-clotting mechanism. Calcium also helps reduce risk of hypertension and preeclampsia. If your intake of calcium doesn’t meet your baby’s needs, she will suffice her needs by drawing calcium from your bones, which may lead to your ill health. Calcium requirement during pregnancy: According to the NHP guidelines, calcium requirements during pregnancy increases from 1000mg/day to 1200mg/day. Calcium absorption is enhanced during pregnancy due to high calcitrol levels. So, it is good to include a…
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Beetroot Rice
Post Views: 640 Ingredients – ¾ cup grated beetroot. 2 cups cooked rice. 1 ½ tablespoons oil. 1 cardamom (elaichi). 1 clove (laung / lavang). 1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini). 1 bay leaf (tejpatta). 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera). ½ cup sliced onions. ½ teaspoon chilli powder. ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi). ½ teaspoon coriander (dhania) powder. ¼ teaspoon cumin (jeera) powder. Salt to taste. Preparation – Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add cardamom, clove, cinnamon, bay leaf and cumin seeds and sauté on medium flame for a few seconds. Add the onions and sauté for another 2-3 minutes. Add chilli, turmeric, coriander powder and cumin powder and sauté…
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Multigrain Palak Paneer Roti
Post Views: 1,043 Ingredients – 1. 2 tablespoons jowar (white millet) flour. 2. 2 tablespoons bajra (black millet) flour. 3. 4 tablespoons chopped spinach (palak). 4. 2 tablespoons crumbled paneer (cottage cheese). 5. Salt to taste. 6. Jowar (white millet) flour for rolling. 7. 2 teaspoons oil for cooking. 8. Fresh curd for serving. Preparation – 1. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and knead into a soft dough using adequate water. 2. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts and roll out each portion into a roti using a little jowar flour for rolling. 2. Heat a non-stick tawa and cook on a medium flame, using ½…
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Weaning your Baby
Post Views: 636 Just when you finally get comfortable with breastfeeding, it’s time to wean your little one. Here’s how to ensure the transition from your breast to a sippy-cup is a successful one. Perfect Timing Matters – “When to start weaning?” This is a question faced by all mothers. Ideally your baby should be exclusively breastfed for atleast 6 months, after which you can start feeding a combination of solids and breast milk until she’s a year old. The timing depends on whether you choose to wean your baby or your baby chose to wean off. Some children lose interest in nursing once they are introduced to solids by…
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Diet during Breastfeeding
Post Views: 848 Breastfeeding doesn’t mean that you need to eat something special during this period. But it would be good to eat a healthy, nutritious diet, like everyone else. A healthy diet consists of: A fibre rich diet consisting of wholemeal bread, pasta, rice, pulses such as lentils, beans and sprouts and plenty of fruits and vegetables. Post pregnancy, some women develop bowel problems like constipation. Fibre helps in the easy evacuation of bowels. Starchy foods like pasta, potatoes, rice, wholemeal bread. Five portions of all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables per day and not more than 150 ml of 100% unsweetened juice. High intake of proteins like…
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Myths and Facts about Breastfeeding
Post Views: 898 More than any other aspect of caring for and loving your baby, how you feed your baby seems to cause a great deal of concern in any women’s life. Everyone gives their advice based on their experience, although those may not be facts. Let’s break some common myths about breastfeeding and learn the correct facts – Myth: “Breastfeeding will make your breasts sag.” Fact: Breastfeeding doesn’t make your breasts sag, but pregnancy hormones can stretch the ligaments that support your breasts. Wearing a well-fitting bra while you’re pregnant will help you. Myth: “New moms don’t secrete enough milk.” Fact: Although women don’t produce milk for 3-5 days…
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Skin changes during Pregnancy
Post Views: 552 The glow that comes with pregnancy is not just a saying. It is said that people can tell you are pregnant just by looking at you. This is because your skin retains a lot of moisture during pregnancy. This leads to increased blood volume causing increased blood circulation to all parts of your body, including the face. Along with the glow, comes darker skin, red streaks, moles and skin tags! Due to the increased water retention, you end up looking puffy and may feel bloated. Any red patches that were already visible on your face may become more prominent. Do not worry, they will calm down eventually…
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Iron Rich Diet During Pregnancy
Post Views: 581 As a woman, even before you get pregnant, your body requires iron for many reasons: Iron helps in the synthesis of haemoglobin, the protein present in red blood cells which carries and transfers the oxygen to other cells. It is an important component of myoglobin – a protein which supplies oxygen to your muscles, collagen – a protein in your bones, cartilage and other connective tissues, and many enzymes. Iron helps maintain your immune system. During pregnancy, you need iron in more amounts than before because: Due to increased blood volume during pregnancy – about 50% more than normal, your body needs the extra iron to make…
