Being vegetarian is an attitude and a way of life. Before there was no pregnancy preparation plan, eating vegetarian food was a personal matter, but once you were ready to get pregnant, it seemed to become a family affair. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law will begin to use various means to "coerce and induce" pregnant women to eat meat, how can this be good?
The difference between Veggie and Vegan for vegetarians
Veggie :These people do not eat animal foods such as birds, animals, fish and shrimp, but only plants such as grains, vegetables and fruits. Vegetarianism varies from country to country or culture, and some vegetarians can eat "meat dishes" such as honey, milk and eggs
Vegan: These people only eat vegetarians, strictly milk, eggs, honey and other foods! Animal products such as leather, wool, etc. are not even used.
221 proportional meal method
The World Health Organization (WTO) and the United Kingdom and the United States Department of Health promote the approved vegetarian 221 ratio meal method, which is a dietary guideline that vegetarian women who are trying to conceive should master. The so-called "two-to-two proportional meal method" is to fix the diet as much as possible in the proportion of two grains, two vegetables and fruits and one protein (such as beans), and eat together.
However, in addition to two parts of grains + two parts of vegetables and fruits + one part of protein, vegetarians need to supplement additional nutrients such as calcium, iron, DHA, etc. Vegetarians (especially vegans) are prone to calcium, iron, and DHA deficiencies, and it is necessary to adjust the diet structure in time to make it balanced. Enough calcium, iron and DHA can be obtained through different grain, nut, vegetable and fruit options. If not enough, calcium and iron supplements can be added.
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 is known as "nutritional nerves", only exists in animal foods, if you eat vegetarian for a long time, do not eat any meat dishes, will lack vitamin B12, if serious deficiency, will cause mental depression, depression, memory loss, nervousness, paranoia and a variety of cognitive dysfunction.
If you are a vegan who does not eat eggs and dairy products, you are prone to vitamin B12 deficiency. In this case, it is necessary to take vitamin B12 supplements in time, especially for women who are trying to conceive. Although some nutrient deficiencies can be compensated for by oral nutritional supplements, from the perspective of eugenics and eugenics, a balanced diet is advocated, with plant foods as the mainstay, animal foods as a supplement, and a healthy diet with meat and vegetables.
Appropriate supplementation of some nuts, walnuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, cashews, hazelnuts and other nuts is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, and unsaturated fatty acids can ensure the perfect development of the central nervous system and brain tissue of the fetal baby.