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Eating Well for Pregnancy
Food Safety for Pregnancy
Nutrition is important before you are pregnant and while you are pregnant. Eating well can give you the nutrients and energy you need to feel good and to support a healthy pregnancy.
These videos cover important nutrition topics for pregnancy, including multivitamins, important nutrients, and eating well.
If you have questions about nutrition and pregnancy:
- Talk to your healthcare team,
- Call Health Link at 811 and ask to speak with a dietitian, or
- Contact your local Public Health Centre or Indigenous Community Health Centre.
Eating Well for Pregnancy
If you could become pregnant or are pregnant, take a multivitamin with folic acid each day. Watch this video to learn how to choose a multivitamin for pregnancy.
What you eat and drink while you are pregnant can help nourish you and your baby. Watch this video to get tips for eating well during pregnancy.
Folic acid and iron help build your baby’s brain and body during pregnancy. Watch this video to learn how to include these nutrients in your meals and snacks.
Calcium, vitamin D, and choline are important nutrients for pregnancy. Calcium and vitamin D help keep your bones strong and help your baby build strong bones. Choline helps build your baby’s brain. Watch this video to learn how to include these nutrients in your meals and snacks.
Foods with omega-3 fats, like fish and shellfish, help build your baby’s brain and eyes during pregnancy. Watch this video to learn how to include omega-3 fats in your meals and snacks.
Food Safety for Pregnancy
While you are pregnant, you and your baby are at a higher risk of getting sick if you eat food with harmful bacteria in it. Safe food handling is the best way to lower your risk of foodborne illness. Watch this video to learn about cleaning, cooking, and storing food safely.
You can enjoy most foods while you are pregnant, but there are a few foods that are best to avoid, and some foods that can be made safer by cooking them. Watch this video to learn about choosing and preparing foods that are safe to enjoy and which foods to avoid.
Fish and shellfish have omega-3 fats that help build your baby’s brain and eyes. Some fish are higher in a metal called mercury. Too much mercury can harm your baby’s brain. Watch this video to learn how to choose and enjoy fish and shellfish that are low in mercury.
Watch this video to learn about drinks to limit or avoid during pregnancy and safer options to enjoy instead.
