Did you know that a baby’s teeth begin to develop between the third and sixth months of pregnancy? That’s why making smart food choices early in pregnancy can help set your child up for healthy teeth throughout their lives. During your pregnancy, a sufficient quantity of nutrients especially vitamins A, C, and D, protein, calcium and phosphorus are needed.
To assist
you in making healthy eating choices, the National Maternal and Child Oral
Health Policy Center have compiled this list of tips to follow during
pregnancy:
Eat a variety of healthy
foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products such as cereals,
bread and dairy products like milk, cheese, cottage cheese or unsweetened
yogurt.
Eat fewer foods high in
sugar, including candy, cookies, cake, and dried fruit and drink fewer
beverages high in sugar including juice, fruit-flavored drinks, soft
drinks.
For snacks, choose foods low
in sugar such as fruits, vegetables, cheese, and unsweetened yogurt.
Read food labels so you can
choose foods lower in sugar.
If you have trouble with
nausea, try eating small amounts of healthy foods throughout the day.
Drink water or milk instead
of juice, fruit-flavored drinks or soft drinks.
Drink water throughout the
day, especially between meals and snacks. Drink fluoridated water (via a
community fluoridated water source) or if you prefer bottled water, drink
water that contains fluoride.
To reduce the risk of birth
defects, get 600 micrograms of folic acid each day throughout your
pregnancy. Take a dietary supplement of folic acid and eat foods high in
folate and foods fortified with folic acid, including:
Asparagus, broccoli and
leafy green vegetables such as lettuce and spinach
Legumes (beans, peas,
lentils)
Papaya, tomato juice,
oranges or orange juice, strawberries, cantaloupe and bananas
Grain products fortified
with folic acid (bread, cereals, cornmeal, flour, pasta, white rice.)
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