Healthy Recipes for Pregnancy | Healthy recipes in pregnancy

Eat healthy and stay healthy. Try different healthy recipes in pregnancy. In pregnancy you need 340 more calories daily. Take more healthy  recipes in pregnancy, vitamins, proteins, folic acid, healthy fat, fiber magnesium n all. 

Avoid food which are not healthy and take more time to digest and start eating healthy recipes for pregnancy.

Here are some healthy recipes for pregnancy which is full of nutrients. It takes less time to make. I personally took these recipes and advice you to follow for the better health of the mother and fetus. Eat healthy and stay healthy.

 Healthy recipes in pregnancy 

1. Oats and Date smoothie:

Dates are very beneficial for health it is packed of vitamin B6, Potassium, Iron, Fiber, 1 date contains 67 calories. Oats are full of fiber, iron, protein and calcium. This oats and date smoothie is one of the best healthy recipes. 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/4 cup dates
• 1 cup milk
• 1 small banana

 

Method:

• Soak oats , dates in 1/2 cup milk overnight.
• Grind all soaked items in a smooth paste.
• Add remaining 1/2 cup milk and banana  and make a yummy healthy smoothie.

2. Sprout Tikki:

sprouts are healthy to take. If you don't want to eat raw sprouts then you can make this tikki for taste and healthy benefits. Sprout tikki is also a healthy recipes for pregnancy. 

 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sprouts
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• olive oil
• salt to taste
• coriander
• green chilies

 

Method:

• Boil potatoes peel it and mashed properly.
• Add sprouts, salt , chopped green chilies, chopped coriander in mashed potatoes.
• Make round tikkis .
• Shallow fry tikki in olive oil.
• Eat with mint chutney or ketchup.

 

Read also: Food that will help to gain weight fast 

3. Date Banana Milkshake:

Start your day with a healthy milkshake. Dates are very beneficial for health it is packed of vitamin B6, Potassium, Iron, Fiber, 1 date contains 67 calories.
It's the one of the best healthy recipes during pregnancy.

 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup dates
• 1/2 cup banana
• 1 cup milk
• 4 to 5 ice cubes

 

Method:

• Soak dates in warm milk overnight or 2 to 3 hours.
• Blend dates with left milk and make fine paste.
• Add banana and milk as required and make a tasty smoothie.
• Add ice cubes and drink healthy.

 

4. Nuts Salad:

Nuts are healthy to eat and nuts salad is great choice for healthy recipes a pregnant  woman should take. 

Ingredients:

• Almonds  2 tbsp.
• Cashews 2 tbsp.
• Walnuts 2 tbsp.
• Pista 2 tbsp.
• Walnuts 2 tbsp.
• peanuts 2 tbsp.

Method:

• Mix all the nuts in bowl add salt to taste and 1 or 2 drops of lemon juice.
• You can add your favorite nuts as u like.
• Take it as a snacks.

 

Read also: 10 tips for fast weight loss 

Oats & Vegetables curry:

Oats are very healthy and nutritious. Most doctors recommend it in pregnancy. Oats with vegetables together become more nutritious and delicious and make a healthy recipes for a pregnant woman.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup oats.
• 1/2 cup mixed vegetables.
• 1/2 onion.
• coriander.
• 2 green chilies.
• 1/2 lemon juice.
• ginger
• garlic
• oil

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan add chopped ginger, garlic and sauté for a minute.
• Add chopped onion and sauté till golden.
• Add oats and sauté it for a minute.
• Add vegetables green chilies, coriander, salt to taste and lemon juice.
• Add little water and cook till vegetables tender.
• serve hot and delicious.

 

Peanut & Jiggery Laddu:

Peanut and jiggery together is a very good source of iron and helps to increase blood level in body. It is very helpful for pregnant women to maintain blood in her body. It contains more value in because of its benefits .

 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups peanuts.
• 1 cups jiggery.

Method:

• Roast peanuts on a pan and remove and mash it to remove its skin.
• Mash jiggery into small pieces.
• Add mashed peanuts and jiggery in a grinder jar.
• Grind it in a paste(not so soft paste).
• Take mixture in bowl and make small laddus of it.
• Store it in a air tight container and eat as a snack or sweet as u like.

Read also: Food to increase baby weight 

Sprout Matki:

Sprout are excellent in protein,  folate,  phosphorus,  magnesium,  vitamin C, vitamin K. Sprout are easy to digest and it helps in improving blood sugar level and helps in heart diseases. It's good to have a snack like it in your diet and make it one of your healthy recipes during pregnancy. 

You may eat raw sprout for more nutritions but if you don't like to eat raw then you can make simple tastier dish of sprout called matki in Maharashtra state. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sprout 
• 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste 
• 2 green chillies 
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 
• 1/2 Tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice 
• 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds 
• Coriander 
• Oil to shallow frying 

Method:

• Take oil in a frying pan.
• Add cumin seeds when oil is hot.
• Add ginger garlic paste saute for a minute add turmeric,  salt.
• Add sprout,  green chillies,  saute for 5 minutes. 
• If you want some spicy food then you Can add red chili powder but better to avoid too spicy food during pregnancy. 
• Add lemon juice and chopped coriander , saute for 2 minutes  and switch off the flame and serve hot.

Beetroot Juice:

Beetroot are rich in iron, Vitamin C, fiber, folate,  potassium. It is so beneficial to the health.  It fights against anemia during pregnancy and lower blood pressure. Beetroot juice contains the most important ingredient or recipe of healthy recipess for pregnancy. 

Ingredients:

• 2 beetroot 
• Salt to taste 
• 1 cup Milk

Method:

• Peel the beetroot and cut into small pieces or slices.
• Grind beetroot pieces into the juicer.
• Add milk (make sure to not use raw milk) and grind well.
• Add salt to it and sugar if you want sweet taste. 
• Drink healthy and nutritious juice.

Read also: Healthy diet for pregnancy 

Chicken carrots soup: 

Carrot is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C and and it is healthy for pregnancy.  Chicken breast is also a good source of protein,  selenium,  phosphorus  and it helps on building muscle mass. Chicken soup recipe also a good choice for nonveg food lovers. 

Ingredients:

• 1 Chicken breast 
• 2 large Carrots 
• 1 large Onion 
• 2 Chicken stock 
• Salt to taste 
• Handfull chopped Coriander 
• 1 ltr  Water

Method:

Wash chicken breast and keep aside wash carrots and make small cubes of carrots,  sliced of onion. 

If you want then you can add other vegetables like broccoli,  cauliflower,  etc.

Take a large sauce pan add water in it.

Add chicken breast pieces, carrots and onion. 

Bring to boil and add chicken stock. You may use readymade chicken stock or can make at home. 

Boil the chicken till soft and tender. Remove chicken pieces and crush it with knife and keep aside. 

Keep boiling the veggies, boil till water reaches to its half.

Add chicken,  coriander to it and boil for some more time.

Pour in a bowl and serve hot with bun or paratha what you want. Or drink it directly. 

Read also: Food to avoid during pregnancy 

kale salad:

Kale contains fiber, antioxidants,  vitamin k and calcium. It is beneficial to the health. 

Ingredients:

1 cup Chopped Kale 

1 cup peas

1 cup corn

1 chopped onion

I lemon 

Salt to taste 

Chat masala if u want

Method:

Add all veggies together in a bowl add lemon juice and a pinch of salt and some chat masala to taste. Healthy and nutritious Salad is ready to serve.