Pregnancy Power Foods
During my segment on Breakfast Television, I talk about my favourite pregnancy power foods and how you can incorporate them into your meals. When you are pregnant your body has a super high demand for nutrients like protein, iron, and B vitamins. Beans are a fantastic source of protein, blackstrap molasses is a fantastic source of iron, and spinach is a great source of folic acid.
When you are pregnant it is important to eat a healthy diet so you can support yourself and your growing baby. In my book Healthy Holistic Pregnancy, I talk about my top 11 pregnancy power foods. I explain why they are important for your growing baby and give you lots of recipes you can use to incorporate them into your diet effortlessly.
Recipes using my Pregnancy Power Foods
Homemade Hummus with Veggies
I love beans for pregnancy because they are high in fibre and protein. When you are pregnant your digestive system slows down and many women experience constipation and hemorrhoids. Eating high fibre foods is a great way to keep things moving well. I’ll demo how to make it and have carrots and celery so we can dip and taste it.
Get the recipe in my book Healthy Holistic Pregnancy.
Bean Salad with Quinoa
Beans are high in important pregnancy nutrients like iron, folate, calcium, and zinc. They are a perfect way to get lots of protein and fibre into your diet. This salad makes for an excellent packed lunch because you can make a big batch on Sunday and enjoy it throughout the week for lunch.
Carrot Molasses Muffins
Blackstrap molasses is rich in iron, which transports oxygen from the lungs to all cells in the body and it plays a key role in energy production and metabolism. With all of the extra blood circulating pregnant bodies, iron is super important. Blackstrap molasses also contains a significant amount of calcium. I love using it in these muffins along with nausea fighting ginger.
Blueberry Ginger Smoothie
Folic acid is the most important B vitamin during pregnancy and before conception because it helps prevent neural tube defects. Spinach is a great source of folic acid and it blends into this smoothie effortlessly, I promise you can’t taste it! I also add protein powder to make sure it has lots of protein to support your growing baby.
Get the recipe in my book Healthy Holistic Pregnancy.
Gooey Gingerbread Protein Balls
Super simple sugar-free dessert or grab and go snack. It contains iron rich molasses, protein powder, and nausea fighting ginger.
