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The ten principles of proper nutrition for pregnant women during Ramadan!
Written by the two experts
Osama Hamdy and Hossam Badrawi
First, Madam, you are medically exempt from fasting during Ramadan “and a number of other days,” or you can fast while allowing yourself to drink water.
In your case, we are talking about two individuals, not just one, and one of them, the fetus in the womb, is growing rapidly and needs nutrition, and everything you do during pregnancy affects his growth, intelligence, and future abilities.
The genetic and genetic creation is not in our hands, but the influence of the environment surrounding it in the womb, which is greatly affected by the mother’s psychological and health condition.
Start the motherhood stage during pregnancy, so make your goal to sleep eight hours a day at night. Relax, listen to music, be happy and enjoy the beauty of the month of Ramadan and the atmosphere surrounding it, but not at the expense of your fetus. Remember that there is a miracle taking place inside you and a new creation being formed to come out of you, God willing.
Imagine, hypothetically, if the rate of growth of the fetus within the womb continued after birth!!!!!! A human would have reached the height and size of a ten-story building within the first three years of life. This means that the nutritional needs of the person inside your womb, ma’am, are huge to complete building his body, so do not reduce them.
Use your mind and listen with love and determination to the following principles if you are determined to fast:
1- Divide your daily food calories between iftar and suhoor, with a snack in between.
2-The percentage of carbohydrates should not exceed 40-45% of the total calories.
3- Increase consumption of fresh vegetables such as salads and cooked vegetables.
4- Drink large amounts of water, not juices, between Iftar and Suhoor, as the body needs 6 to 8 large cups of water.
5-Do not eat suhoor too early and try to delay it as much as possible so that you do not feel hungry early.
6- Suhoor should contain sufficient amounts of proteins and fats while reducing carbohydrates so that blood sugar levels remain normal for as long as possible.
7- Suhoor should contain sufficient amounts of proteins and fats while limiting carbohydrates so that blood sugar levels remain normal for as long as possible.
8- Break your fast with water, about a cup or two for quick hydration, and eat a date or two to moderately raise the blood sugar level and replace the potassium that the body has lost and needs.
9-If you are going to eat a snack between breakfast and suhoor, it is best to eat one piece of fresh fruit or some fresh vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, or some nuts, and no more than what can be held in a closed fist.
10- The easiest way to choose a healthy breakfast during Ramadan is to divide the plate into four equal parts as shown:
The first quarter contains animal proteins such as chicken, meat, or fish.
The second quarter contains vegetable proteins, such as cooked legumes such as cowpeas, dried beans, fava beans, or lentils, or cooked vegetables such as okra, green beans, peas, zucchini, carrots, spinach, or molokhiya.
The third quarter is devoted to a green salad consisting of lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and arugula with two teaspoons of olive oil.
The fourth quarter is for carbohydrates, 3-4 tablespoons of rice (which should be washed several times to reduce the starch content) or a quarter loaf of brown bread.
A healthy drink with a Ramadan dish is a cup of milk or yoghurt.
For dessert, one piece of fresh fruit.
Written by the two experts
Osama Hamdy and Hossam Badrawi
First, Madam, you are medically exempt from fasting during Ramadan “and a number of other days,” or you can fast while allowing yourself to drink water.
In your case, we are talking about two individuals, not just one, and one of them, the fetus in the womb, is growing rapidly and needs nutrition, and everything you do during pregnancy affects his growth, intelligence, and future abilities.
The genetic and genetic creation is not in our hands, but the influence of the environment surrounding it in the womb, which is greatly affected by the mother’s psychological and health condition.
Start the motherhood stage during pregnancy, so make your goal to sleep eight hours a day at night. Relax, listen to music, be happy and enjoy the beauty of the month of Ramadan and the atmosphere surrounding it, but not at the expense of your fetus. Remember that there is a miracle taking place inside you and a new creation being formed to come out of you, God willing.
Imagine, hypothetically, if the rate of growth of the fetus within the womb continued after birth!!!!!! A human would have reached the height and size of a ten-story building within the first three years of life. This means that the nutritional needs of the person inside your womb, ma’am, are huge to complete building his body, so do not reduce them.
Use your mind and listen with love and determination to the following principles if you are determined to fast:
1- Divide your daily food calories between iftar and suhoor, with a snack in between.
2-The percentage of carbohydrates should not exceed 40-45% of the total calories.
3- Increase consumption of fresh vegetables such as salads and cooked vegetables.
4- Drink large amounts of water, not juices, between Iftar and Suhoor, as the body needs 6 to 8 large cups of water.
5-Do not eat suhoor too early and try to delay it as much as possible so that you do not feel hungry early.
6- Suhoor should contain sufficient amounts of proteins and fats while reducing carbohydrates so that blood sugar levels remain normal for as long as possible.
7- Suhoor should contain sufficient amounts of proteins and fats while limiting carbohydrates so that blood sugar levels remain normal for as long as possible.
8- Break your fast with water, about a cup or two for quick hydration, and eat a date or two to moderately raise the blood sugar level and replace the potassium that the body has lost and needs.
9-If you are going to eat a snack between breakfast and suhoor, it is best to eat one piece of fresh fruit or some fresh vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, or some nuts, and no more than what can be held in a closed fist.
10- The easiest way to choose a healthy breakfast during Ramadan is to divide the plate into four equal parts as shown:
The first quarter contains animal proteins such as chicken, meat, or fish.
The second quarter contains vegetable proteins, such as cooked legumes such as cowpeas, dried beans, fava beans, or lentils, or cooked vegetables such as okra, green beans, peas, zucchini, carrots, spinach, or molokhiya.
The third quarter is devoted to a green salad consisting of lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and arugula with two teaspoons of olive oil.
The fourth quarter is for carbohydrates, 3-4 tablespoons of rice (which should be washed several times to reduce the starch content) or a quarter loaf of brown bread.
A healthy drink with a Ramadan dish is a cup of milk or yoghurt.
For dessert, one piece of fresh fruit.
