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Eating Well for a Healthy Pregnancy (PDF/Digital Download only)

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Written by Dr Helen Crawley, First Steps Nutrition Trust (2014). A4 with spiral binding. ISBN 978-1-908924-18-6. Revised and reprinted March 2017 ISBN 978-1-908924-23-0

This publication has been updated to reflect the new Eatwell Guide, new guidance on Vitamin D and changes to prices, links and resources.

With so much information available advising people what to eat, it can be difficult to work out what eating well really means. This practical guide shows the sorts of foods, and amounts of foods, that will meet the nutritional needs of women in pregnancy and give the best start to the baby.

It provides general advice for health professionals to support all pregnant women about food, nutrition and pregnancy. It includes recipes and meal ideas and will hopefully sit alongside other local public health guidance to provide practical explanation of what 'eating well' looks like in practice.

Everyone wants the best for their baby and yet many people overlook the importance of eating the sorts of foods and drinks that mean both mum and baby will have a healthy pregnancy. It is well known that, without the right sorts of foods and nutrients, women may deliver babies who will not achieve their full potential in life.

We believe that eating well matters – but enjoyable and delicious food matters too, so this guide is all about easy, tasty meals and snacks that don’t break the bank and that women can fit into their day whatever their circumstances. The ideas in this guide have been put together by experts in food and nutrition and are based on government guidelines for healthy eating.

Having a good diet in pregnancy and entering parenthood with an understanding of the importance of eating well for their new family are essential for ensuring current and future health for all. Some women don’t eat enough different types of foods, and the foods they do choose tend to be high in fat, salt and sugar and low in the kinds of nutrients that are important for the baby’s growth and development. Some women may restrict their food intakes to stay slim, but choose foods that don’t provide the important nutrients they need in pregnancy. This practical guide is all about shifting the balance towards better food choices and making it clear what eating well really looks like – and how to do it both now and in the future.

What we do

First Steps Nutrition Trust is an independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years.

OUR MISSION

* To ensure that everyone working to support mums-to-be and young families has access to independent, expert and practical 'eating well' resources.

* To provide up-to-date information on infant milks for sale in the UK and promote better regulation and marketing of breastmilk substitutes.

* To contribute to good policy and practice throughout the UK and ensure that the importance of good nutrition from pre-conception to five remains on everyone’s agenda

OUR RESOURCES:

* Are put together by nutrition experts, are regularly updated and are reviewed by policy makers, health professionals, independent experts and users.

* Can be used in Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative accredited settings.

* Are available to purchase here in printed form or as free pdf downloads from the main website for use by anyone promoting better public health on a not-for profit basis.

About Us

Dr Vicky Sibson

Director

Everyone who works at First Steps Nutrition Trust feels passionately about the need for better information and support for good nutrition – and good food – from pre-conception to five years. First Steps Nutrition Trust is supported by generous individual donations and research funding. All the work we do at First Steps is open access for use by anyone working in a not-for-profit capacity in public health, particularly midwives, health visitors, nursery nurses, children’s centre staff and those working in health and social care in Local Authorities. First Steps Nutrition Trust does not work with organisations or individuals that work with, or take funding from, the breastmilk substitute industry and reserves the right not to host those that do at our conferences or sell them our subsidised resources.

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