I am now pregnant with 4 months. Please suggest me whether the diet which i am following is correct or should i need to eat more: early morning: Apple milkshake without sugar - 1 big glass morning: Breakfast: 2 chappathis with vegetable sabji 11 or 11:30am: 1 fruit either banana/gauva/orange 1:30pm: 2 chappathis with vegetable sabji, one egg, one glass of butter milk. sometimes rice 3pm: 1 fruit 4:30pm: one dosa with chatni 6:30pm: one small glass of milk without sugar 8:30pm to 9:30pm: Dinner: 1 chappathis with rice, sambar OR rice with sambar 10pm: one small glass of milk. Sunday: meat/mince meat/chicken
Hallow Dear,Prima facae the diet you are taking seems to be  fairly balanced diet for pregnancy. However, I see that you are not consuming sufficient quantity of pulses and legumes. Please try to include them in your diet. Though dosa provides some dal like urad, it is very small quantity that you are eating. Please increase the quantity of sambar in your diet; and let it be thick sambar with plenty of dal. For good quality proteins, include Thalipeeth of combined pulses. You should have variety of pulses and legumes in the diet to provide all the essential amino acids required by the body. Inclusion of varied bean sprouts will provide you good, predigested high quality proteins. Also please include more fruits in your diet. Apple is not that nutritious fruit; it contains more minerals and water. Banana is a very good fruit.  Chikoo and guava also are good nutritious fruits. Citrous fruits will provide you minerals and vitamin C. Please have variety of fruits in the diet. I am not clear which vegetables you are eating. Along with fruit vegetables, you should have plenty of fresh green leafy vegetables for vitamins and minerals. Moreover, fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables will prevent constipation which is so very common during pregnancy. During whole day, have at least 500 ml of milk in divided servings. One large glassful of milk in the morning and one at bedtime should serve this purpose. In general, follow the principle:High proteinsModerate Carbohydrates Low fatLots of fresh fruits and green leafy vegetableOther vegetablesAbout 2200 to 2500 calories (depending on your weight) dailyWith little bit of modification in your diet, you can consume the ideal balance diet for pregnancy. For any more guidance, you may ask me Direct question.