Suggest Ideal Diet During The First Trimester Of Pregnancy

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2015

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Question : Hello doctor, i am in my first trimster of pregnency, could you please help me out what are the good food need to be taken for better growth of the baby and how the diet plan would be? And also the foods need to be avioded these days? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Diet suggested

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
In first trimester, one should have a high protein diet. The recommended diet plan can be:
6 -7 AM- tea with toast / biscuits
9 AM- 2 chapati with vegetables, 1 katori curd
11 AM- 1 glass milk with a fruit
1-2 PM- lunch 2 chapati, vegetable, rice, 1 karori daal, salad
3 PM- sprouts/ nuts/ chhena kheer/ paneer -1/2 cup
5 PM tea with toast/ biscuits/mathri
8 PM- dinner (same as lunch with different vegetable or daal)
10 PM- 1 glass milk
Oily , deep fried food items should be avoided. Avoid eating outside as it may cause infection and diarrhea.
Hope you found the answer helpful. Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you both good health.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar