healthy food for the pregnant woman for the second trimester

The second trimester is where the pregnant woman enters the 4th-6th months of pregnancy. In this period, the pregnant woman can enjoy some foods and beverages without any queasy like in the beginning of the pregnancy. During the second trimester, the pregnant woman should be able to maintain her weight by consuming some foods that contains a balance nutrition.

The need of nutrition for every pregnant woman will have a different portion, but the nutrition and vitamin supply is not very different. In 4-6 months of pregnancy, the pregnant woman is recommended to consume some foods that contains some vitamin, protein, and some kind of food which can improve the blood value, therefore the pregnant woman can avoid the risk of having anemia.

One of the vitamin which most needed during this period is the vitamin D and calcium, therefore the growth of the baby`s bone and teeth can be optimized. The pregnant woman needs to consume some foods which contains a high omega 3 fat acid to optimize the development of the baby`s brain.

This is the example of a healthy food serving for the pregnant woman in the second trimester:

Day	Menu
	Breakfast	Lunch	Snack	Dinner
Monday	Apple juice, porridge, milk	Salad, fruit	Cheese	chicken
Tuesday	Smoothies, pancake, fruits	Salad, fruits and chicken	Fruits	Salmon, boiled broccoli and boiled potatoes
Wednesday	Milk cereal with some fruits, smoothies	soup and cake	fruits	chicken
Thursday	Porridge, milk with some tea	fish	fruits	chicken or some food which contains a high protein
Friday	Wheat cake, yogurt	Soup	banana	Buttered fried chicken, or fried chicken
Saturday	Fruit juice, pancake, fruits	cakes	Fruits and pancake	Noodles, vegetables or chicken
Sunday	Fried eggs or boiled eggs, yogurt	soup and cakes	Wheat biscuits	Chicken or eggs

The table above is the example of some food serving which can be consumed by the pregnant woman as the healthy food alternative which should be consumed by the pregnant woman in the second trimester. You can make some changes to vary those food serving to reduce the boredom.

Summary:

• The pregnant woman in the second trimester should be able to maintain the nutritional foods
• A healthy food menu for the pregnant woman in the second trimester should be vary to reduce the boredom and to complete the nutrition supply,
• Vitamin D and calcium is needed to maximize the growth of the fetus bone and teeth.