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Pregnancy Diet: Healthy Recipes, Perfect for You & the Bump!

Hands up who’s still recovering from the Easter chocolate fest last weekend! You’re certainly not alone! Here at Seraphine we’re prescribing ourselves a much-needed health kick. Read on to find out which vitamins and minerals are most important for your pregnancy diet and why, and join us on our healthy eating mission.

 

Pregnancy Vitamins & Where to Find Them

Pregnancy vitamin wheel

 

Get all your pregnancy vitamins covered in your diet and you’ll really feel the difference. When your pregnancy diet is right, you’ll glow inside and out! Why not show off your glow with some stunning new maternity clothes.

 

Spring maternity dresses by Seraphine

 

Healthy Recipes for your Pregnancy Diet


Stunning food blogger Madeleine Shaw is a certified nutritional health coach, who creates amazing healthy recipes & shares them on her blog, in her Instagram and in her beautiful cook books. And right now, she is expecting her first baby! We had a quick look through Madeleine’s recipes & chose a few of our favourites for breakfast, lunch & dinner to help you get your recommended pregnancy vitamins and minerals naturally from your food.

 

Healthy Breakfast


Madeleine’s overnight oats with milk, topped with fresh strawberries, nuts & seeds, washed down with a glass of fresh orange juice. Get the recipe>>

Start your day like this, and you’ll kick start your body in the best possible way. This quick & easy ultra-healthy recipe gives you a great boost of ALL 8 of your necessary pregnancy vitamins & minerals – what could be better?

 

Healthy Lunch Ideas


Madeleine’s black bean salad with roasted corn & fried eggs. Get the recipe>>

This is ideal for an easy light lunch. Packed full of protein and vitamin A, eggs are delicious and nutritious, while the beans and leafy greens provide plenty of folate.

 

Healthy Dinner


Madeleine’s brown rice pasta with broccoli, pesto, toasted almonds & peas. Get the recipe>>

A positive folate explosion, every ingredient in this quick week night dinner helps towards your daily folic acid requirement, as well as providing a healthy dose of vitamin A & C. Why not mix it up a bit by throwing in some shredded chicken to ramp up your protein & iron intake.

 

Best of luck with your pregnancy diet mama!

3 Healthy Pregnancy Smoothie Recipes to Try This January

How are your New Year’s resolutions holding up mamas? Healthy pregnancy smoothies are a fantastic way to make sure you’re getting plenty of fresh fruit & veg in your diet. These smoothie recipes are quick, convenient, utterly delicious and packed full of those all-important vitamins and minerals.

We’ve chosen 3 of our favourite pregnancy-friendly smoothie recipes from around the web, and matched them up with the perfect cosy maternity jumpers to wear while you enjoy them!

 

Berry Smoothie Recipe

berry smoothie recipe for pregnancy

Click to see the full recipe on Mom365

This delicious berry smoothie is the ideal choice for breakfast & is packed full of calcium and protein, found in the milk & yogurt.

Calcium helps to build strong bones for your little one, and amino acids from protein are the building blocks for your baby’s cells, so it’s vital to get plenty through pregnancy – especially in your second and third trimesters.

To wear: Berry Nursing & Maternity Tunic

 

Green Smoothie Recipe

healthy green smoothie for pregnancy

Click to see the full recipe on the Super Healthy Kids blog

The ultimate fresh-tasting folate-filled recipe, this one provides the perfect vitamin boost for pregnancy.

Vitamin A and C from the mango & orange juice will boost your immune system and help you to absorb as much iron as possible from your food. During pregnancy you need more iron than usual, as you’ll have up to 50% more blood pumping around your body.

And that’s where the spinach comes in! Spinach provides iron and plenty of folate, which is essential for your baby’s developing brain and spinal cord.

To wear: White Cable Knit Maternity & Nursing Jumper

 

Vegan Chocolate Smoothie Recipe

healthy vegan chocolate smoothie recipe for pregnancy

See the full recipe on Detoxinista

And for something a little more indulgent, try this delicious vegan variation on the classic chocolate milkshake!

It may sound too good to be true, but this chocolatey delight is loaded with protein, potassium & fibre. Nuts are rich in protein and fibre, so peanut butter and almond milk will help with your baby’s healthy development, as well as aiding your own digestive system.

And of course bananas are a fantastic source of potassium, which you need to maintain the balance of electrolytes within your body.

To wear: Camel Cable Knit Breastfeeding Cover

 

So what are you waiting for mama? Give your body & your baby a boost with these healthy pregnancy smoothies!

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