Pregnancy And Breast-Feeding Diet

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General guidelines for you or your daughter during pregnancy:

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• Increase your normal caloric intake about 10% above what you should normally consume if you were not pregnant.
• Except under unusual circumstances, don't try to lose weight during pregnancy. The average weight gain in an uncomplicated pregnancy is 22 to 27 pounds.
• Make sure your diet contains adequate protein during pregnancy and during breast-feeding. Protein is the ''building block'' of body tissue.
• Iron, vitamins, minerals, and calcium supplements are helpful to maintain proper nutrition. Follow your doctor's recommendations. Remember that calcium tablets are not a substitute for milk.
• Use iodized salt.
• Avoid caffeine during pregnancy. Either eliminate coffee, cola, cocoa, tea, and other caffeine-containing substances from your diet, or reduce the amount you consume drastically.

DAILY DIET FOR PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING

• Butter or Fortified As caloric As caloric As caloric
• Margarine intake permits intake permits

(Adapted from The Arizona Diet Manual, by the Diet Therapy Section of The Arizona Dietetic Association, Inc.)