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100 Healthies Foods to Eat During Pregnancy

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BUCKWHEAT
Buckwheat is genearlly ferred to as a cereal grain, but it's actually the seed of a broadleaved herbaceous plant, while true grains like corn and wheat are all in the grass family. You can find buckwheat as groats or flour or in pancake mixes at your local food co-op or health food store or at your local market in baked goods and other grain products. Buy it by the bag or in bulk and use it in your baking recipes as a healhty way to improve your fertility. Buckwheat is packed with B vitamins, which are thought to support fertility and can help boost your energy levels.

* Riboflavin is needed to make riboflavin carrier protein. This protein mediates the supply of vitamins to a developing fetus. in other wrds, without sufficient amounts of vitamins, which could lead to infertility.

* Niacin can help dilate blood vessels, which can improve a man's ability to reach erection, leading to more successful intercourse. This may also help make intercourse a more pleasurable experience, which is important, particularly if you are feeling pressure about conceiving.

* All the B vitamins play a role in your body's ability to get energy from your food. Buckwheat is a great source of B vitamins. A cup of Buckwheat (170 g) contains 0.2 mg of thiamin, 0.7 mg of riboflavin, 11.9 mg of niacin, 0.4 mg of vitamin B6, and 51 mcg of folate. But, like other vegetables ang rains, it contains no vitamin B12

* Buckwheat has been touted as a healthy food because it can help decrease insulin levels. High insulin levels are associated with infertility. When you eat high -sugar foods, your body has to produce a lot of insulin to get your blood sugar levels back down to a safe level.

* Fiber is a great way to help your body avoid producing high insulin levels. Fiber in foods like buckwheat can help trap sugar in your intestinal tract, slowing the rate at which your body can absorb it. Buckwheat is a breat source of fiber, with one cup offering your body 17 g.

* Zinc has been shown to support male fertility. in an interesting article in 2003, researchers from Belgium reported that sperm quality and function improved when food was supplemented with a combination of zinc and folic acid. Buckwheat is a great place to find zinc, with 4.1 mg in one cup (that's about 27% of an average person's daily needs)

JONNY'S TASTY TIPS
If you've ever eaten buckwheat, it's probably been in buckwheat pancakes. You may have also sampled the dark, boldly flavored, and prized buckwheat honey. You can find buckweat pancake and waffle mixes, buckwheat flour, buckwheat cereals, and even buckwheat pasta in health food stores, your local food co-op, online,a nd even in whole-foods and some mainstream supermarkets. Mixing a little buckwheat flour into your multigrain bread will definitely up the flavor, fiber, and nutrient content.

But bread, cereal, pancakes, and the like aren't my favorite way to enjoy buckwheat. I enjoy the toasted grains in kasha. Make kasha by rinsing buckwheat groats (seeds) with a beaten egg and toasting in a heavy skillet, add water (1 1/2 cups of buckwheat groats), bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat and allow the buckwheat to absorb the water over very low heat. (You can also buy "instant" precooked kasha.) Kasha makes a perfect stuffing for baked winter squash, especially if you stir in onion, garlic, and herbs like winter savory or rosemary, all sauteed in olive oil. It also makes a great side dish if you mix in steamed sliced carrots and/or shredded red cabbage.

Fertility Foods:
ARUGULA: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100458-arugula-healthiest-foods-for-fertility
ASPARAGUS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/102142-asparagus-fertility-100-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during-pre
BITTER MELON: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/104449-bitter-melon-fertility-healthiest-foods-for-pregnancy
BUCKWHEAT:

1st Timester:
ALMONDS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100150-almonds-1st-trimester-healthiest-foods
ANCHOVIES: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100146-anchovies-1st-trimester-healthiest-foods-during-pregnancy
APPLESAUCE: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100145-applesauce-1st-trimester-healthiest-foods
BANANAS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100464-bananas-1st-trimester-healthiest-foods-during-pregnancy
BROTH: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/101059-broth-1st-trimester-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during-pregn
BROWN RICE: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/102536-brown-rice-1st-trimester-healthies-foods-to-eat-during-p

2nd trimester:
AVOCADO: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100148-avocado-2nd-trimester-healthiest-foods
BASIL: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100147-basil-2nd-trimester-healthiest-foods
CHIA SEEDS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100153-chia-seeds-2nd-trimester-healthiest-foods
CHAMOMILE: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100496-chamomile-2nd-trimester-healthiest-foods-during-pregnanc
CHERRIES: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/101088-cherries-2nd-trimester-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during-pr
CHICKPEAS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/104836-chickpeas-2nd-trimester-healthiest-foods-for-pregnancy

3rd Trimester:
BLACK BEANS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100156-black-beans-3rd-trimester-healthiest-foods
CELERY:http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/100507-celery-3rd-trimester-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during-preg
SALMON: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/101942-salmon-3rd-trimester-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during-preg
CRANBERRIES: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/102533-craberries-3rd-trimester-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during
CRIMINI MUSHROOMS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/102730-crmini-mushrooms-3rd-trimester-healthiest-foods-to-eat-d
EGGS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/105503-eggs-3rd-trimester-healthiest-foods-during-pregnancy

Pregnancy Complaints:
ACEROLA CHERRIES: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/103294-acerola-cherries-pregnancy-complaints-top-foods-to-eat-d
AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/104792-aged-cheddar-cheese-pregnancy-complaints-healthiest-food?page=1#posts-1447599
ARTICHOKES: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/107252-artichokes-help-pregnancy-complaints-healthiest-foods-du

Foods for Breast Feeding:
CABBAGE:http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/103295-cabbage-breast-feeding-healthiest-foods-to-eat-during-pr
DILL: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/107256-dill-breast-feeding-healthiest-foods-during-prengancy
FENUGREEK: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/107847-fenugreek-breastfeeding-healthiest-foods-during-pregnanc

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