Pregnancy and Nutrition

BARANGAY POBLACION HEALTH STATION

1st TRIMESTER: What to EAT?
Foods rich in
CALORIES
Function:
Gives the body
the ENERGY
needed
Food sources
 1 st
TRIMESTER:
Foods rich in Vitamin B
What to EAT?
Functions:
• B1 (thiamine)  Nerve function
• B2 (riboflavin)  energy production; helps healthy vision & skin
• B3 (niacin)
 supports the nervous and digestive systems
• B5 (pantothenic acid)
 produce red blood cells
• B6 (pyridoxine)
 influences brain processes and development
• B7 (biotin)
 needed for energy metabolism
• B9 (Folic acid)
 helps the development of the fetal nervous system
• B12 (cyanocobalamin)
 helps to produce and maintain the myelin surrounding nerve cells,
mental ability, red blood cell formation
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