Nutrition in the third trimester of pregnancy

The last stage of pregnancy is the third trimester. In this period it is important not to lose weight and not gain excess weight, which can bring a lot of trouble and very much to prevent during childbirth.

It is easier to prevent than to deal with the consequences

To not have to deal with excess weight, you need to organize proper nutrition in the third trimester of pregnancy and adhere to a balanced diet. What does this mean? First, it is necessary to limit the consumption of bread and other flour products to 100-150 g per day. White bread is better to prefer bread with bran, rye bread or coarse bread.

Must be in the diet in the third trimester should be soup, preferably vegetable, with a small amount of potatoes and cereals. As for meat, its amount should not exceed 150 grams per day. Meat should be low-fat varieties - beef, veal, meat of colic or poultry. Ideal - paired cutlets, luncheons or baked meat.

Very important in the trimester fish - cod, pikeperch, icefish, navaga. Variants of cooking mass: steam soufflé or cutlets, knels, meatballs, fish puree, rolls, etc. Necessary in the diet of a pregnant woman and dairy products - whole milk (up to 200 g), low-fat cottage cheese and yogurt, unsweetened yoghurts (100-200 g per day).

In the daily menu of the pregnant woman in the third trimester must be present different cereals - friable buckwheat, pearl barley, but with a reduction in the portion of bread.

It is very important in the menu for pregnant women in the 3rd trimester food, rich in fiber, as it successfully fights with constipation - frequent companions of the last weeks of pregnancy. Fiber is found in vegetables and fruits - cabbage of all sorts, pumpkin, bell pepper, lettuce, green pear, apple.

Of drinks, preference should be given to soft tea with milk, unsweetened juices from fruits and vegetables, decoction of rose hips.