Nutrition and Pregnancy

Making healthy food choices can help you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.

Canada's Food Guide - Pregnancy English / Français

• Quiz: Healthy eating for a healthy baby English / Français
• How do your eating habit measure up to Canada’s Food Guide English / Français

• Eating well with Canada’s Food Guide English / Français

• Baby Building Nutrients English / Français

• Folate/Folic Acid English / Français

• Iron English / Français
• Vitamin C English / Français
• Calcium and Vitamin D English / Français
• Omega-3 fats English / Français
• Vegetarian eating English / Français

• Is there anything you should not eat – caffeine, herbal teas, alcohol, artificial sweeteners English / Français

• Fish and mercury

• Protecting yourself and your baby from food poisoning English / Français

• Your food diary English / Français

• When you don’t feel well – nausea and vomiting, heartburn, constipation, gestational diabetes English / Français

• Should you be physically active English / Français

• Should you get extra nutrition help English / Français

• Information on safe food handling for pregnant women English / Français

• Information on weight gain and pregnancy  English / Français

For more information on healthy pregnancies, prenatal health resources and supports in Simcoe Muskoka, please contact your health care provider or speak to a public health nurse through Your Health Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520