North Indian pregnancy non-veg diet plan | First trimester: Plan 1

In your first trimester, you need to eat folate-rich foods as well as take a folic acid supplement. We've highlighted in
light orange foods that are rich in folic acid. You'll need plenty of iron-rich foods as well to help your body make
red blood cells for your growing baby. We've highlighted in green foods that contain iron.

If you're feeling nauseous, foods rich in vitamin B6 may help with morning sickness. We've highlighted in brown
foods that are rich in vitamin B6. Throughout pregnancy, you need to limit your caffeine intake as it can pass on to
your baby. We have highlighted in dark orange the foods containing caffeine.

Tip: Keep dry crackers near your bed to nibble on before getting up if you feel nauseous in the morning.

Breakfast Snack Lunch Snack Dinner

• Onion tomato (pyaaz Custard • Bottlegourd (lauki) kofta • Lassi • Minced meat and
Monday

tamatar) omelette apple curry • Apple (seb) peas (keema matar)

• Wholewheat toast (sitaphal) • Okra (bhindi) sabzi and walnut curry
• Glass of milk • Pearl millet (bajra) roti (akhrot) chaat • Cumin (jeera) raita
• Chapati/rice

• Sprouts parantha Guava • Kadhi • Sattu drink • Chicken do pyaaza

Tuesday

• Buttermilk (chhaach) (amrud) • Potato (aloo) sabzi • Cucumber and carrot

• Rice (kheera gajar) salad
• Fenugreek (methi)
roti

• Tomato and cucumber Grapes • Red lentils (masoor) dal • Banana (kela) • Fish in mustard
Wednesday

(tamatar kheera) (angoor) • Fenugreek and potato milkshake (sarson) curry

sandwich (methi aloo) sabzi • Beans (beens) sabzi
• Cold coffee • Curd (dahi) • Chapati/rice
• Chapati/rice

• Sago peanut (sabudana Sapodilla • Chickpeas (chhole) • Buttermilk • Chicken and

Thursday

moongphali) upma (chikoo) curry (chhaach) spinach (paalak)

• Cumin (jeera) rice • Dhokla soup
• Almond (badaam) milk • Pomegranate (anaar) • Garlic bread
raita

• Scrambled eggs Pineapple • Black gram (urad) dal • Indian • Mutton biryani
• Wholewheat toast (ananaas) • Lotus stem (kamal gooseberry • Beetroot and radish
• Lassi kakri) sabzi (amla) juice (chukandar mooli)
Friday

• Chapati/rice • Steamed salad

sprouts with • Mint (pudina) raita
tomato and
onion (tamatar
pyaaz)

• Idli with sambhar Mixed fruit • Mushroom and peas • Coconut water • Egg curry
• Coconut (nariyal) • Colocasia (arbi)
Saturday

salad (khumb matar) curry (nariyal pani)

chutney • Bitter gourd (karela) sabzi • Puffed rice sabzi
• Ginger tea • Finger millet (ragi) roti (murmura) with • Chapati/rice
peanuts
(moongphali)

• Cottage cheese Banana • Tandoori chicken • Jal jeera • Peas (matar) pulao
(paneer) parantha (kela) • Cauliflower and potato • Roasted • Onion and coriander
Sunday

• Mango (aam) milkshake (gobhi aloo) sabzi chickpeas (pyaaz dhaniya) raita
• Curd (dahi) (chana)
• Chapati/rice

Note: Lentils (dal) are also a good source of iron.

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