Top Tips

• Pregnancy Tips
• Including plenty of veggies and fruit can help you prevent constipation and manage your weight during pregnancy due to their fibre content. Go for 5-a-Day and keep things moving along!
• Vitamin C, found in many fruits and vegetables, helps you absorb iron and promotes healthy gums for both you and your baby. So stock up on broccoli, bell peppers, strawberries, oranges and guavas!
• Add ingredients that are good sources of folic acid to your lunch-time salad, such as lentils, spinach, asparagus, broccoli or beetroot.
• Craving something sweet? Keep fresh dates in the fridge for an energy boost and sweet treat – a quarter cup is equivalent to one serving of fruit.
• If suffering from morning sickness, have your partner bring you a quartered or grated apple (skin on) to eat before you get out of bed in the morning – it will help settle the nausea.
• Kick start the day by blending fruit into a smoothie by whizzing up a banana with some frozen mixed berries and a dollop of Yoghurt.
• Keep a small packet of peanuts and raisins in your handbag for when you need a snack.
• Layer prunes with slices of lemon juice and top with a teabag (Rooibos, black or your favourite herbal). Pour boiling water over to cover and leave to cool and for the flavours to soak in. Have a few prunes each morning – it will help with constipation.
• Make a big pot of vegetable soup to enjoy for lunch or when you don’t feel up to cooking.
• Use your rest time to page through recipe books and magazines to find new and interesting ways to prepare veggies.