ANTENATAL

DIET
PLAN
ANTENATAL DIET PLAN
Though pregnancy are normal physiological process, they increase
considerably the nutritional requirements of the mother. Due to vomiting and
loss of appetite during the 1
st
trimester or early months of pregnancy, the food
intake is generally reduced. Further, additional nutrients are required for the
growth of fetus.
DIET IN ANTENATAL PERIOD
Breakfast : Tea 1 cup with 1- teaspoons of sugar
!ilk ""ml #1 glass$
%read slices # large$ or porridge #1 bowl$ or
&dly # medium$ or 'happati # medium$
'heese ("g #1 cube$ ) egg 1 ) *prouts +g #1 bowl$
Mid-Morning : %uttermilk 1 glass or
Fruit ) medium si,ed.
Lunch : Fresh salad
-ice #."g$ / 0archi #1referable steamed with pulses or green
vegetables$
1ulse ) gram #2" g$
'hicken #3"g edible portion$
'urd 1+g #1 bowl$
4reen vegetable +"g # bowl$
'ooking oil 1"g # teaspoons$
Evening Tea : !ilk ""ml #1 glass$
'heese sandwich #1 small$ or
5pma #1 bowl$ or
6ada #1 large$
Dinner : 'happati / medium #."g$
1referable made of wheat mi7ed with %engal gram.
Bedtie : !ilk ""ml #1 glass$
!ruit : 1- servings any time during the day.
APPRO"IMATE !OOD #AL#E :
1roteins 3"gm
Fats 2"g
Tota$ ca$ories %%&& 'ca$
For gestational diabetics, diet remains the same e7cept that sugar is omitted.
For hypertension salt is restricted.
N(TRIENT) RE*(IREMENT) D(RIN+ PRE+NAN,-
Nutrient
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1. 'alories #0cal$ 13"" "" (""" 8 (""
. 1rotein #g$ /+ /+ /+ ++
(. 'alcium #g$ "./-".+ "./-".+ "./-".+ 1."
/. &ron #mg$ (" (" (" /"
+. 6itamin 9 #:g$ ;+" ;+" ;+" ;+"
2. Thiamine #mg$ 1." 1.1 1.+ 8".
;. -iboflavin #mg$ 1." 1. 1.; 8".
.. <icotinic acid #mg$ 1( 1+ " 8
3. 9scorbic acid #mg$ +" +" +" +"
1". Folic acid #:g$ 1"" 1"" 1"" 1+"-(""
11. 6itamin %1 #:g$ 1." 1." 1." 1.+
1. 6itamin D #&5$ "" "" "" ""
,a$ories :
The total calories cost of supplying and maintaining the fetus has been
estimated to be about /",""" kcal. *ince the greater part of calories will be required
mostly during the
nd
and (
rd
trimesters, the additional requirement will work out to
""kcal per day.
Proteins :
9bout 31"g of proteins are deposited in the fetus and maternal tissues during
pregnancy. The average daily increment is estimated to be about +g during the last si7
months of pregnancy. <utrition e7pert group recommended an e7tra allowance of 1"g
per day.
,a$ciu :
&t has been estimated that about ("g calcium is deposited in the fetus during
pregnancy. This will work out to about 1+"mg of e7tra calcium during the last 2
months of pregnancy. =7tra allowance of +""-2"" mg per day.
Iron :
&t has been estimated that about +/"mg iron are found in the fetus and maternal
tissues. This will work out to about -(mg iron per day during the last si7 months of
pregnancy. 9n additional allowance of 1"mg per day during antenatal period.
#itain A :
The quantity of vitamin 9 found in the liver of infant is about +/"" to ;"":g
of retinol and this will work out to about +-(+:g additional retinol per day. The daily
requirements of vitamin 9 is ;+":g for a woman who is pregnant.
Thiaine1 ri2of$avin and nicotinic acid :
*mall quantities of these vitamins are present in the tissues of new born infants.
The e7tra caloric allowance of ("" 0cal per day for pregnant woman will need on
increase in the requirements of these vitamins. -ecommended allowance of ".mg
thiamine, ".mg riboflavin and mg nicotinic acid per day.
!o$ic acid and vitain B3% :
*mall amounts of folic acid and vitamin %1 are present in the tissues of new
born and infants. The &.'.!.-. nutrition e7pert group has recommended an additional
daily allowances of +"-"":g of free folic acid and ".+:g of vitamin %1.
Ascor2ic Acid :
*mall amounts of ascorbic acid are present in the tissues of new born infants.
Daily allowance of +"mg for a normal woman would meet the additional requirements
during pregnancy.
BIBLIO+RAP0- :
>*waminathan?, #"";$, >Te7tbook of food and <utrition,? (
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