Beware of gaining too much/not gaining enough weight!
Gaining too much weight during a pregnancy will make you susceptible to pregnancy induced hypertension. However, recent trends have been seeing mothers-to-be that are too slim. It is said that not gaining enough weight will result in not only a smaller infant but also makes you susceptible to lifestyle related diseases. In any case, weight control during gestation is very important.
How much weight gain is normal during pregnancy?
The weight a pregnant woman gains until birth mostly consists of the weight of the infant (fetus), placenta, amniotic fluid and blood. A newborn's average weight is approximately 3 kilograms. It is said that a mother-to-be's body stores up necessary nutrients for birth and breastfeeding during pregnancy as well. In recent time, weight gain calculated according to each individual's pre-pregnancy weight seems to be the most ideal.
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Dietary Fiber Recipe
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Ingredients (serve 2)
- 320g rice (2 bowl)
- 50g raw okara
- 100g minced pork
- 100g lotus root
- 100g onion
- 40g green pepper
- 2tsp oil
- 2pcs curry roux
How to cook
1. Cut lotus root into thin slices that are easy to eat, and chop onions and green peppers into coarse pieces.
2. Fry minced pork and (1) in a frying pan heated with oil, add 400ml of water, mix and cover and simmer until the lotus root is cooked.
3. Turn off the heat, mix curry roux and raw okara, turn on the heat again, simmer until thickened, and top on rice.
Notes:
Raw okara may be dried okara rehydrated with water.