North Indian pregnancy veg diet plan | Second trimester: Plan 4
Foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids will help your baby's brain development. We've highlighted in brown foods that are rich in
omega 3 fatty acids. Calcium and vitamin D help to grow strong bones and teeth. We've highlighted in blue foods that are rich in
calcium.
Betacarotene is important for healthy skin and blood. We've highlighted in light orange foods that are rich in betacarotene. You'll
need plenty of iron-rich foods to help your body make red blood cells for your growing baby. We've highlighted in green foods
that contain iron.
Throughout pregnancy, you need to limit your caffeine intake. We have highlighted in dark orange the foods containing caffeine.
Tip: Stay in direct sunlight for half an hour a day to boost your vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is important to absorb the calcium i n
your food.
Breakfast Snack Lunch Snack Dinner
• Wheat porridge (daliya) Guava • Cottage cheese • Tea • Fenugreek (methi)
with nuts, dates (khajoor) (amrud) (paneer) masala • Mixed vegetable parantha
Monday
and milk • Mushroom capsicum and sesame • Cucumber (kheera)
(khumb shimla mirch) (til) tikki raita
sabzi • Mango pickle (aam
• Chapati/rice achar)
• Wholewheat toast Banana (kela) • Mixed (milijhuli) dal • Lassi • Spinach (paalak)
Tuesday
• Green gram (hari • Colocasia (arbi) sabzi • Steamed corn saag
moong) sprouts • Tomato (tamatar) (makka) • Round gourd (tinda)
• Coconut water (nariyal chutney sabzi
pani) • Chapati/rice • Chapati/rice
• Semolina (suji) vegetable Apple (seb) • Soya and spinach • Jal jeera • Kidney beans (rajma)
Wednesday
cheela (paalak) curry • Roasted • Bitter gourd (karela)
• Coconut (nariyal) chutney • Cucumber and radish chickpeas • Pomegranate (anaar)
• Lemonade (nimbu pani) (kheera mooli) salad (chana) raita
• Mixed flour (missi) roti • Chapati/rice
• Dal parantha Mango (aam) • Vegetable khichdi • Indian • Horse gram (kala
Thursday
• Roasted papad gooseberry chana) dal
• Curd (dahi) • Curd (dahi) (amla) juice • Capsicum potato
• Walnuts (shimla mirch aloo)
(akhrot) sabzi
• Chapati/rice
• Sago and peanuts Grapes • Red lentils (masoor) • Mango (aam) • Lemon rice
• Sambhar
Friday
(sabudana moongphali) (angoor) dal panna
upma • Okra (bhindi) sabzi • Mixed nuts • Drumstick potato
• Coffee • Mishti dahi (shinghphalli aloo)
• Chapati/rice sabzi
• Oats (jai) masala dosa Papaya • Potato and cauliflower • Coconut water • Black gram (urad) dal
Saturday
• Sambhar (papita) (aloo gobhi) sabzi (nariyal pani) • Beans and carrot
• Lassi • Onion and tomato • Apple (seb) (beens gajar) sabzi
(pyaaz tamatar) raita chaat • Chickpea flour
• Kulcha (besan) roti
• Cottage cheese Fig (anjeer) • Radish (mooli) parantha • Mint buttermilk • Jackfruit (kathal) curry
(paneer) and mint • Curd (dahi) (pudina • Tomato onion
Sunday
(pudina) chutney • Sweet tamarind (imli) chhaach) (tamatar pyaaz) salad
sandwich chutney • Dhokla • Chapati/rice
• Sweet lime (mausambi)
juice
Note: Lentils (dal) are also a good source of iron.
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