A Week of Delicious Pregnancy Meals and Snacks

Eating healthy when you're pregnant can be hard: You have crazy cravings and an even crazier schedule. But eating right is important for your growing baby, so check out our meal plan for a variety of nutritious, dietician-approved meals that you'll love. There's even ice cream!

By Willow Jarosh, R.D., and Stephanie Clark, R.D.

Shannon Greer

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Your Pregnancy Meal Plan

This plan is designed so that you can pick a different meal and snack for each day of the week; we've counted the calories for you. And you get to eat lots -- breakfast, lunch, dinner, two snacks (one calcium rich, one regular), and a treat. Woo hoo! All recipes are single servings, so this is a total no-brainer. The recipes here are an average of 400 calories more than a non-pregnant woman eats (exactly what you need during your second and third trimester).

Total daily calories: 2200

If your doctor says you are underweight, you'll likely need about 2400 calories a day: Add an after-dinner snack from the snack list or double the size of one snack during the day.

If you started your pregnancy overweight, you'll likely need about 2000 calories a day: Only choose one snack each day.

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Comments (2)

sonyinyechi wrote:

i am much interested in this teachings and ideas but the fact that i can get aany of the magazines is touching.just because am from Nigeria.but i like yoru updates is helping me day by day,week by week. thanks, olivia

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susantikalskybabs wrote:

What if you are taking some systemic medications, such as mood medications that affect appetite?

3/13/2012 12:52:05 PM Report Abuse