A good nutrition and healthy diet during pregnancy is essential for both the growth of baby and mother’s health. It is important to note that the diet should be about 300 more calories than before pregnant. Many expert recommend variety of foods especially foods with high fibers in order to accommodate all the nutrients need for the pregnant mother. Pregnant moms should also increase intake of certain minerals and vitamins together with slightly increase in amount of calorie as the pregnancy progress.

Note : Dieting during pregnancy is potentially hazardous, weight gain is one of the signs of healthy pregnancy. Pregnant women who gain an appropriate amount of weight are more likely to give birth to a healthy baby. If you feel that you are overweight, you should consult your doctor before starting any diet regime.

Mediterranean Diet For Healthy Pregnancy
Mediterranean diet is one of the best diet for pregnancy moms. It helps in reducing the risk of asthma and allergy in the baby. In a research that involved 468 mothers and their children who were followed up right from the pregnancy to six years after birth. The mothers were then required to complete some of the food related questionnaires where they were asked several questions about their dietary intakes. Later on their children were diagnosed in comparison to the other children.

One third of the mothers were considered to have had a low-quality Mediterranean diet while pregnant, while two-thirds were judged to have had high-quality Mediterranean diets. Based on analysis from the research, eating a high-quality Mediterranean diet during pregnancy was associated with an 88% reduction in persistent wheeze risk among offspring and a 45% reduction in allergic disease risk.

Result from this study clearly shows that those who closely followed the traditional Mediterranean diet of vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, fish, dairy products and olive oil were significantly more likely to have children free of asthmatic symptoms and allergies than those who ate a low quality Mediterranean diet. Hence it wouldn’t be wrong to conclude that the mothers who were on the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy had children with healthy lungs.