What Foods Should Pregnant Women Eat?

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Pregnancy is a time when significant nutritional demands on one's body are being made. Studies show that adequately meeting these nutritional demands is essential for maximizing the chances of a healthy pregnancy and childbirth outcome. Additionally, good nutrition during pregnancy can have lifelong impact on the health of an infant. The tool and website Mypyramid.gov provides sound, scientifically based guidelines for good nutrition throughout pregnancy. Meeting the required servings in each of the categories of the food pyramid ensures adequate nutrition for both mother and growing fetus. Additionally, mypyramid.gov takes into consideration the increasing caloric needs as pregnancy progresses and makes adjustments as necessary to meet these increasing needs with nutrient dense foods. While chances are good that nutritional needs will be adequately met when closely following the food pyramid, it is still essential that women take pre-natal vitamins during pregnancy. This provides assurance that all nutrients are at or above levels needed for normal fetal development.