A healthy, balanced diet during pregnancy that includes varied food groups is vital to boost your growing baby's grey matter. However, certain foods that really stand out as nutritional superstars include - eggs, dried fruits, flaxseeds, walnuts, beans, legumes, whole grains, lean red meat, leafy greens like kale, spinach, and oily fish like tuna and salmon.
A nutritious balanced diet plays an important part in keeping you healthy. But it’s especially important when you’re pregnant because your baby depends on you for nutrients vital for her growth and development. And your baby’s rapidly growing brain can be vulnerable to any nutrient deficiency, especially, between the twenty-fourth and forty-second week of gestation where rapid brain development takes place.1 So let’s take a look at how your diet can influence your baby’s intelligence.
A Healthy Balanced Diet For A Smart Baby
A healthy balanced diet during pregnancy is important for your baby’s mental and physical development. Generally, you need about 300 extra calories a day when you are pregnant.2 And you also need to make sure that you include a variety of food groups like grains and breads, fruits and vegetables, proteins, and dairy products in your diet.
Fruits and vegetable contain many important nutrients like vitamin C ( found in grapefruits, oranges, Brussels sprouts, and tomatoes) and folic acid (found in green leafy vegetables like spinach). Ideally, you should have around two to four servings of fruit and at least four servings of vegetables daily.
Breads and grains have carbohydrates which are usually the main source of energy for your body. They can also contain much-needed vitamins and fiber. You might need to consume between six to eleven servings of breads or grains daily.
Your growing baby needs a lot of protein, particularly during the third and second trimesters. Make sure you get at least three servings daily. Meat, eggs, and beans are good sources of protein.
Dairy products like milk and yogurt are great sources of calcium, which is essential for your developing baby. So take in at least four servings of dairy products every day.3
Get Nutrients That Power Your Baby’s Brain
Some nutrients are particularly important for your baby’s developing brain. Let’s take a look at these:
1. Choline
According to research, dietary intake of choline by the expectant mother and by the infant can directly affect brain development. Animal studies have found that perinatal supplementation with choline improves learning functions and memory in rodents. And these benefits endure throughout their lives.4 Eggs are a really great source of choline; other sources include milk, wheat germ, cauliflower, chicken, and pork.5
2. Iron
Iron is another nutrient that is important for your baby’s brain. One study which looked at 278 children found that poor iron status in the womb was associated with lower scores on full-scale intelligence quotient, fine and gross motor skills, language ability, and attention at five years of age.6
Dried beans, dried fruits (for example, raisins, prunes, and apricots), lean red meat (for example, beef), and leafy vegetables like spinach and kale are good sources of iron. Also, foods that contain vitamin C (for example, tomatoes, strawberries, and potatoes) will help your body to absorb iron better, so make sure to include them in your diet too.7
3. Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 fatty acids are vital building blocks of your baby’s brain and retina. And that’s not all, they may have a role in preventing perinatal depression too. Now your body doesn’t make these essential fatty acids so you need to get them through your diet.8 Oily fish like tuna and salmon are really good sources of omega-3s. But do keep in mind that sometimes fish can contain toxic substances like mercury which can be harmful to your baby. In fact, it’s best to avoid tilefish, king mackerel, shark, and swordfish as they’re are known to have high levels of mercury. You can also incorporate omega-3s into your diet by having chia seeds, walnuts, soybeans, tofu, ground flaxseeds, flaxseed oil, and canola oil.9
4. Protein
Not getting sufficient protein can also affect the neurological development of your baby’s brain adversely and may even lead to learning disabilities.10 So make sure you don’t skimp on protein during your pregnancy. You can get protein from poultry, low-fat dairy, and meat. Legumes, beans, soy, seeds and nuts (for example, almonds, peanuts, and hazelnuts), and grains like quinoa also contain protein.11
5. Zinc
Researchers studying the effects of zinc on brain development have found some indications that a lack of it could have adverse effects on your baby’s brain function.12 Beef, lamb, pork, nuts, legumes, and whole grains are good sources of zinc.13
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While it’s important to include foods that contain these nutrients as part of a healthy balanced diet, it’s not a good idea to take supplements without a doctor’s say. An excess of nutrients like iron can backfire and lead to abnormal brain development.14
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Even Doctors Cannot Explain This: BOILED CINNAMON AND HONEY IS THE CURE FOR 10 DISEASES. AMAZING!!
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We’re going to give 12 reasons why this combo is very useful and effective against many different health problems and ailments.
But first, You should know that honey contains high amounts of vitamins and minerals. According to the experts, these types of vitamins and minerals and their quantity depends on the type of flowers used for apiculture. WATCH THE VIDEO AND YOU'LL BE AMAZED.
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Irish Rose
Irish Rose1 month ago
boiling honey destroys its medicinal properties
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Barbi Button
Barbi Button1 hour ago
Andrew Lepak someone below said DON'T use Ceylon cinnamon..def gotta google it now lol
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Irish Rose
Irish Rose1 hour ago (edited)
The other cinnamon has COUMARIN which May cause liver damage.
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Lonnie Hufnagel
Lonnie Hufnagel1 month ago
don't boil your raw honey!.. nonsense, this is!NOW RUN ALONG!
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Josyula Satyanarayana
Josyula Satyanarayana2 weeks ago
Lonnie Hufnagel
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Romario Ozmandos
Romario Ozmandos2 weeks ago
very correct, thanks
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DanaPatriciaMary1
DanaPatriciaMary11 month ago
My husband has been doing this since 1785. He is still well and will start on the next Olympic games in pentathlon.
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Mami Mi1 week ago
DanaPatriciaMary1 SO YOU'RE THE CHAMPION, WHY DID YOU NOT PUBLISH THIS B4 THRU ADS, YOU'RE SO EGOTISTIC DANA, NXT TIME SHARE YOUR JOKES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE OK.
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Christine Wilkerson
Christine Wilkerson2 days ago
DanaPatriciaMary1 LMAO
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Sandra Chalupnicek
Sandra Chalupnicek1 month ago
Love the computer voice....NOT! 💩
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Darc Horse
Darc Horse1 month ago
Missing an arm or leg? Rub this mixture on your stump. Bingo nxt day you will have a new limb!!. Use carefully else you may grow a penis on your forehead.
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SpockMcoy Issmart1 week ago
just remember this helps with your organism. I always want to help my organism.
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Shirley Sawyer2 hours ago
carole wilson i
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Kris Libby
Kris Libby1 month ago
Pretty sure cure 3 is supposed to say honey cinnamon paste, not pasta.
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Sonu Patel
Sonu Patel1 month ago
Kris Libby lol
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Spiral Python
Spiral Python1 month ago
I want cinnamon and honey pasta on toast... this relaxing voice and perfect grammar just creates such a feeling of trust... but she missed one. Coat self liberally in honey, roll in sandbox full of cinnamon, and string self up from sunny branch at around 10 metres from your friends to attract flies, bees, wasps and ants away from their enjoyment of a picnic, and afterwards, vigorously massage sticky, spicy scented captive insects over entire body for a delightful spa worthy dead skin slough, while the venoms plump skin given a youthful puffiness....
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Glide Consulting1 month ago
LMFAO oh my!! BAHAHAHAHAHAH ... that just made my day !! Now lemme clean the coffee off my computer screen.... Spiral you owe me a tshirt after coffee staining this one HAHAHAHA
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Nakawombe Jessica
Nakawombe Jessica1 month ago
Taken honey many times and got healed of many things. Even food poisoning!
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carole wilson
carole wilson1 month ago
Cinnamon on toast bring sugar levels down
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Reena Sidhu1 month ago
Like it
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Ajmal Mohammed1 month ago
Reena Sidhu hello
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O Allaah you are my Lord Only you I worship1 month ago
Ajmal Mohammed heLLo
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Diana Gerard
Diana Gerard1 month ago
cinnamon pasta sounds really gross
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asha ali6 days ago
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lucrecia de la espriella
lucrecia de la espriella1 month ago
HONEY should not be boiled because, heat destroys all its properties.
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peakarach3 days ago
lucrecia de la espriella
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Insight Curiosity.
Insight Curiosity.1 month ago
diabetic are not allowed to have honey so how come that honey can maintain the blood sugar?
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Mark Patton
Mark Patton1 month ago
Raymond Yocum Nope...I was you! 💀
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Raymond Yocum
Raymond Yocum1 month ago
+Mark Patton You WISH you were me, PUNK
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sorpotal
sorpotal1 month ago
HONEY SHOULD NOT BE BOILED - you idiot
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MysticFiddler1
MysticFiddler11 month ago
I gladly noticed that only one of the suggestions actually boiled the honey (#9 for weight loss). I had always learned that cooking honey ruins its properties and makes it poisonous (which may or may not be true), which is why you add it to tea or foods after they've been cooked. Some good suggestions. Thanks for the vid.
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Justin Case
Justin Case1 month ago
2 tablespoons of cinnamon ??
that's a lot of cinnamon wow !
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Brian Herron
Brian Herron1 month ago
AAAH! Gotta love text to speech. Can't afford a mic? Don't have a good "speaking voice?
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MakeMoneyHobby.com3 weeks ago
It's an automator, like a program... just click a button and a video is made..
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Sam Thesham
Sam Thesham2 weeks ago
one reason they cannot explain it is because it's fake it doesn't work
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Mersedes De
Mersedes De1 month ago
Don't like your voice
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