Cooking and Nutrition in Every Trimester

Healthy snacks are an important part of every one's diet, but last week we found that this is not always easy. Cravings for unhealthy foods happen. Last week we gave alternatives. This week I found a few videos that split up important cooking and nutrition tips for each trimester, making it as easy as 1, 2, 3. Take a peek at these short clips.

Pregnancy Tips - 1st Trimester Cooking & Nutrition

Pregnancy Tips - 2nd Trimester Cooking & Nutrition

Pregnancy Tips - 3rd Trimester Cooking & Nutrition

So those were some good tips. There are more recipes and tips on the SureBaby website here. Overall, it is important to eat healthy for many reasons. Some of these reasons change depending on which trimester you are in.

The first video talks about morning sickness and eating small meals and snacks frequently while consuming protein foods for breakfast and supper in the first trimester to help minimize morning sickness, when this symptom is most prevalent.

As for the second trimester, many moms-to-be are busy just like the rest of the population, so this video gives an example of healthy and quick alternatives for them to get all the energy that they need. I mean they are after all, growing a baby, and that takes a lot of energy.

The third video discusses some of those healthy alternatives to cravings I talked about last week on my blog. This is the time when the baby is gaining the most weight and therefore you are going to be also, about 1 lb a week. Eating healthy during this time will help you lose the weight after the birth of the baby.

I was impressed with these videos because they gave a lot of information in a matter of two minutes or so each. Learning and finding information about pregnancy can be tough, but always remember...eating healthy is key to a healthy baby. So use some of these tips to get enough energy the healthy way.