Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Healthy kai during pregnancy Food is important for mum and baby to grow healthy together. Everything mum eats and drinks will affect how baby grows. Tips for mum and dad: » Eat foods from the Taro Leaf like veggies and fruit » Cut out sugary drinks and junk food » Be active. EAT A WIDE VARIETY OF FRUIT BREAD, CEREALS, RICE, PASTA & NOODLES FOODS MUM SHOULD NOT EAT EAT A WIDE VARIETY OF VEGETABLES REDUCED FAT MILK, YOGHURT & HARD CHEESE DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IT IS SAFEST NOT TO DRINK ALCOHOL CHOOSE SOMETIMES & IN SMALL AMOUNTS COOKED LEAN MEAT, FISH, POULTRY & LEGUMES, EGGS (COOKED THROUGH) & NUTS
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Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Healthy kai during pregnancy
Food is important for mum and baby to grow healthy together. Everything mum eats and drinks will affect how baby grows.
Tips for mum and dad:» Eat foods from the Taro
Leaf like veggies and fruit
» Cut out sugary drinks and
junk food
» Be active. EAT A WIDE
VARIETYOF FRUIT
BREAD,CEREALS,
RICE, PASTA& NOODLES
FOODS MUMSHOULDNOT EAT
EAT A WIDE VARIETY OFVEGETABLES
REDUCEDFAT MILK, YOGHURT& HARDCHEESE
DRINKPLENTY
OF WATER
IT ISSAFEST NOT
TO DRINKALCOHOL
CHOOSESOMETIMES& IN SMALLAMOUNTS
COOKEDLEAN MEAT,
FISH, POULTRY & LEGUMES,
EGGS (COOKEDTHROUGH)
& NUTS
Talk to your doctor or midwife about a healthy weight gain during pregnancy.
When mum does not eat healthy balanced meals, what can happen? » Labour can be difficult
» More chance of
bleeding after birth
» High blood pressure
» Diabetes
» Can be harder to breastfeed.
m does not eat healthy meals, what can happen? be difficult
of
r birth
ressure
r to breastfeed.
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It is important mum eats healthy meals and gains a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy.
All information contained in this sheet has been supplied by qualified professionals as a guideline for care only. Seek medical advice, as appropriate, for concerns
regarding you or your child’s health.
FS240 developed by Good Start program. Updated: June 2017.
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