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Show Ocslfi For 11 EATING FOR TWO? The old belief that a ' nant woman must eat u'-has u'-has been largely explootd modern pre-natal care, the -tor keeps close watch ove: patient's weight and diet. I is particularly import: " cause she may be gaing v;:: and still be undernourish." A well-balanced diet t: pregnancy is essential to welfare of both mother child. Moderation is the r: word. A weight gain of ':. 15 to 20 pounds is usually : garded as best. It is son-.:. : more important for the :: pective mother to learn i not to eat than what she s:: eat. Some women have ; problems and conditions t:r quire individualized die'i : the average pregnant v, have from 2,500 to 3,000 .. t ies a day. The diet sho: i elude IV2 pints of mil-serving mil-serving of citrus fruit or toes, one of potatoes, a two' leafy green or yellow eables, some of which ; be raw; one serving of " . grain cereal and four sh.: bread with butter; one sr of meat' or fish, or such . tutes as beans, eggs, cheese, and eggs and c 1 three times a week. It is important to reir.E j that all the necessary b , must be present in the d.;: 1 protect the health of both v er and baby. One importa:: : trient cannot be left out 0: : duced, or one increased t , expense of another, witho:: . setting the balance. Modern mothers are inc.-to inc.-to laugh at old supers::: : about eating during pregr;: ; such as the belief that a : I would have a strawberry t if its mother were frustra:;: her longing for strawts": It's nonsense, hut it's no laughing matter. To grve -baby the mark of g -' health, the mother will ' sibly, following closely tr.e -prescribed by her doctor. This column is sponsor the interest of tetter hea. .: . Duchesne County Tuberc-and Tuberc-and Health Association. i 1 |