Many mothers-to-be, once pregnant, are immediately upgraded to queen status at home. The most obvious improvement in treatment is that as long as you say you want to eat a certain food, whether it is in season or not, and regardless of whether it is night or day, your husband immediately goes out to buy it. The person who eats it takes for granted, the name says I do not want to eat, is the child wants to eat; buy the person also willingly, as a good husband to show themselves a good father, but also only ten months. So what special nutrition do you really need during pregnancy? Folic acid: Folic acid is a vitamin, which is highly recommended by experts at home and abroad. I’ve already talked about how folic acid can prevent neural tube defects in the fetus. Take it for at least three months before pregnancy and three months after pregnancy until the neural organs are well developed. Vitamins: In early pregnancy, during the first trimester, most mothers will experience mild to severe early pregnancy reactions, with mild loss of appetite and severe vomiting. During this period, the average person consumes even less nutrition than usual. However, the embryo does not need a lot of protein to grow, so it does not matter if you eat less and lose a little weight during this period. However, because of the low intake of food, the intake of various vitamins will also be reduced. Pregnant women who are in a position to do so can take some multivitamins. Calcium: Calcium and vitamin D supplements are recommended from mid-pregnancy. mid-pregnancy, fetal bone development and bone calcium deposition require large doses of calcium, while Chinese people generally do not consume enough calcium in their food. Then the fetus will grab calcium with the mother, leading to her osteoporosis. Women are prone to osteoporosis during two things in their life, one is pregnancy and the other is menopause. Therefore, it is important to take calcium supplements during mid-pregnancy, as it is related to the future health of women’s bones. Therefore it is recommended to take calcium supplements, especially in winter when there is less light time. Severe calcium deficiency can also cause neonatal rickets, but of course this poverty-related disease has become rare in recent years. Iron: Starting from the middle of pregnancy, some mothers may become anemic, and by the same token, the child needs a lot of iron for development, and once the iron is insufficient, it will compete with the mother for iron, causing her to become anemic, and in serious cases, causing fetal anemia. So when to take iron supplements? Usually it is monthly blood test and once anemia is found, you need to take iron supplements. Primary and secondary fruits do not need to be increased in early pregnancy. Mid-pregnancy does require additional nutrition as the child grows. So how much more than usual? Staple foods should only be increased by one or two, evenly spread over three meals. Increase protein by one egg or one bag of milk or one or two pieces of meat. Add one serving of fruit. One serving is a small apple or half a large apple, or other fruit of comparable size. Vegetables can be unrestricted because they have no energy. Do not replace vegetables with fruits. The most scientific and simple diet for pregnant mothers is the “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” diet, which means 1 cup of milk, 2 eggs, 3 taels of meat, 400 grams of staple foods, 500 grams of vegetables and fruits per day. This method is based on the balanced diet pagoda of Chinese residents, and it can be said to achieve the highest level of nutrition during pregnancy: comprehensive, balanced and sufficient. In the “12345” diet, 1 cup of milk can be milk, yogurt, cheese, or 100 grams of tofu. Meat should be appropriate to choose more poultry and aquatic, less fatty pork, ribs, etc.. The intake of meat must be controlled, a high protein, high fat diet will only lead to weight gain and oversized fetuses for pregnant women, bringing risks to both mother and baby. 500 grams of fruits and vegetables should be dominated by vegetables. In particular, you should eat more red, green and dark yellow vegetables and dark yellow fruits, which are richer in iron and other nutrients. Vegetables can replace fruits, while fruits cannot replace vegetables. DHA: DHA, commonly known as brain gold, is a kind of unsaturated fatty acids, the fetus, infants and children’s brain and retina development is very important, of course, the development of the brain and retina, not only need DHA also need other nutrients. There are many DHA products and DHA-containing milk powders on the market, dazzling mothers-to-be and new mothers. In fact, many foods are rich in DHA, such as breast milk, fish, dried fruits and algae. Some mothers buy all kinds of health products for their babies, but they ignore the best and cheapest baby food she has – breast milk. There are various DHA products on the market, all of which are supplements. The health food market has a wide variety of good and bad, any health food, doctors will not recommend. It is recommended that you can properly eat more delicious and inexpensive food rich in DHA. Trace elements: trace elements is that we need very little, and the general diet will not be lacking. There are no experts or nutritionists recommending the intake of pregnant women or the general population. What are the dietary contraindications during pregnancy? This is a question that many expectant mothers like to ask. My general answer is that there are no contraindications to any food sold in food markets or supermarkets. Crab? Cinnamon? Many people say that crab is cold and prone to miscarriage, and that cinnamon is hot and can cause fire. I am not a Chinese medicine practitioner, and I do not know Chinese medicine. But these are always food, not medicine, if you like to eat, may wish to eat less. Tea, coffee? If you do not and tea and coffee before, you do not have to learn to drink; if you were addicted to tea and coffee, I suggest you reduce the amount of references, especially during early pregnancy to avoid. Chili? If you are Sichuan, Chongqing people, no spicy, I think you can eat. Cold drinks, carbonated drinks, high-sugar drinks, chocolate? Too high in energy, not recommended, and forbidden if you have gestational diabetes. Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs? Absolutely avoid them. Nutritionists tell us to diversify our diet, with the benefit of consuming more nutrients and avoiding the hazards caused by single foods, especially when today’s food is not safe enough to prevent you from accidentally liking and acquiring an unsafe food for a long time. Therefore I would tell the mother-to-be to go to the food market and buy food from one stall, buy and roast each stall one by one variety, change the chicken, duck, fish, pig, cow and goat every day, and eat eggs and milk every day. Fruits eat two or three varieties every day, one serving of each, you and your baby will not lack nutrition.