Healthy eating during pregnancy
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Healthy eating is always important, but during pregnancy nutrition deserves some extra attention. A varied diet with important nutrients is especially important. How can you get this done? And how do you do this when you are vegetarian and pregnant?
Vegetarian food and pregnancy
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When you eat little or no meat, it is important that you supplement the nutrients from these products in one way or another. As a vegetarian, you have to make sure that you get enough iron, because there is relatively little iron in vegetable food. It is advisable to drink at least 1 extra glass of milk per day if you do not eat meat. If you do not eat animal products at all, you must ensure that you get vitamin B12 in a different way, for example through vitamin supplements
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When you eat little or no meat, it is important that you supplement the nutrients from these products in one way or another. As a vegetarian, you have to make sure that you get enough iron, because there is relatively little iron in vegetable food. It is recommended to drink at least 1 extra glass of milk per day if you do not eat meat. If you do not eat animal products at all, you must ensure that you get vitamin B12 in a different way, for example through vitamin supplements