It is known to all that it is important for pregnant women to supplement balanced and enough nutrition during the process of pregnancy. Breakfast takes up an important position among three meals in a day. If pregnant women have breakfast reasonably, they can obtain enough nutrients to maintain all the activities in the whole day. Therefore, it is necessary to know quite well about the suitable foods for pregnant women to eat in the morning. In fact, the key of breakfast is suitable foods which can provide essential nutrients for expectant mothers to prevent various diseases and maintain all the activities for themselves and the fetuses.

In the morning, pregnant women can eat the whole-wheat foods like oatmeal porridge, whole-wheat cookies and whole-wheat bread. They should choose the natural oatmeal without sugar or some other additives. At the same time, they can add pignut, currant or honey into oatmeal according to their own physical conditions. Whole-wheat bread can provide 20 to 35 grams of fibers for expectant mothers. In addition, abundant iron and zinc can also be provided. Dairy products can not be neglected in the morning. 1000 milligrams of calcium should be provided for pregnant women each day. Milk and yogurt contains a large amount of calcium and protein. These nutrients are beneficial to the health condition of gastric and intestinal tracts. Fruits are also necessary. There are various kinds of fruits and they have different effects. For example, oranges contain abundant vitamin C, folic acid and fibers, which can help expectant mothers maintain physical strength and prevent fatigue cause by hydropenia. Like fruits, the variety of vegetables is also diverse. Generally speaking, vegetables with deep colors always contain high content of calcium. For instance, cabbage is a good source of calcium. Cauliflower contains rich calcium, folic acid and fibers. Anti-oxidants which can resist diseases are also contained abundantly in cauliflower. In addition, cauliflower can improve the absorption of iron for the human body.

Morning is the high time of metabolism for the human body, and is also the best time to absorb various nutrients. According to the nutrition experts, 50% of nutrients are absorbed by the human body in the morning. If pregnant women do not have breakfast in a scientific and reasonable way, they can not absorb enough nutrients to maintain the activities in a day. Therefore, women should form a good habit of eating suitable foods in the morning.