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Healthy Snacks
for Pregnant Women
In order to gain the ideal amount of weight, doctors
recommend that pregnant women consume about 300
extra calories a day—and those calories shouldn't
ALWAYS be from cake and ice cream!
While indulging on craved delicacies during
pregnancy is certainly okay every once in a while,
pregnant women should try and get in the habit of
eating healthy snacks every day, both the reduce the
amount of weight gained over the nine month period,
and to send that fetus the message that it's momma
cares about health!
 Here are some 300 calorie snacks to consider:
- 1 medium apple and one cup of low fat or fat
free non-flavored yogurt with a tablespoon of 100%
fruit jam for flavor.
- 1 cup of vanilla ice cream or fruit sorbet,
topped with a teaspoon of chocolate sprinkles.
- 1 hard boiled egg sliced on a piece of whole
wheat toast. You can add a thin layer of low fat
mayo.
- Raw vegetables (celery, tomatoes, carrots,
kohlrabi) dipped in ½ cup of homemade humus.
- 1 banana and 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter and
a small handful of raisins.
- A small whole wheat tortilla with 1/3 cup of
melted low fat cheese.
- 6 cups of air popped popcorn sprinkled with ¼
cup parmesan cheese.
- ½ cup of shredded or cubed chicken breast on top
of a bed of salad greens (1 cup).
- ½ cup of low fat cottage cheese with a ½ cup of
fruit (apples, pears, melon, grapes
- Three 100-calorie pack snacks spread out
throughout the day.
- ¼ cup of almonds, ¼ cup of raisins, and a
sprinkle of chocolate chips.
Source: Articles on Health and Fitness
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