A meal plan for a pregnant woman

This sample plan is designed for a 33-year-old woman who is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 130 pounds
before she got pregnant. Now, her pregnancy weight is 145 pounds, is in her second trimester, week 24,
Pregnancy BMI of 23.8(normal) and gets 30 minutes of daily physical activity.

Breakfast:
2 slices of whole wheat bread
2 1/2 cups of vegetable salad with ½ English cucumber, 2 cups of beans such as green, white and
kidney bean, using 2 tablespoon olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. It includes of 2 tablespoons of
vinegar, lemon, celery, onion.
8 ounces of low-fat milk

Lunch: 2 cups Beef broccoli with ½ cup sliced beef meat with 1 cup of broccoli cut into florets. Sauteed in
1 tsp minced ginger and 1 clove garlic minced using 1 table spoon of vegetable Oil with ¼ cup of oyster
sauce and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
1 cup brown rice
Orange juice Smoothie, 1 ½ cup of orange juice with 1 cup banana, 1/2 cup of non-fat yogurt and
1/2 cup of non-fat milk.

Snacks: 1 cup of low-fat yogurt

oatmeal cookie
2 bananas
1 apple
1 orange

This daily menu totals slightly less than 2,200 calories with 3 1/2 cups of vegetables, a little bit more than 2
cups of fruit, 2 1/2 cup of meat and beans, 7 ounces of grains, 3 cups of dairy products, and 3 tablespoons of
healthy fats and oils. Overall, this meal has the right amount of nutrients that the client needs to sustain a
healthy lifestyle for her and her baby.