Nut mix

Nut mix is an excellent source of energy for mom & babies during pregnancy especially good for those who are under weight & deal with morning sickness. One great combination of nut mix is almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, raisins, walnuts & peanuts. Except for the only concern of food allergy raised by all pregnant ladies & doctors nut mixes are very safe to eat while pregnant with an extraordinary nutrition benefits. If there are no allergy records in the family through generations then blindly you can enjoy the nutties everyday.

To check for nutrition database of each nuts mentioned here just visit USDA web page which is updated timely & accurate.
All the nuts are readily available in any grocery store in large varieties like raw nuts, whole, halved, fried, salted, glazed in sweet, slivered, pieces buy them matching your personal taste & preference or buy in bulk to try out this recipe of mine.

Recipe: buy your favourite nuts fry them in a pan or a toaster oven with or without oil. then lightly salt them and add chilli or black pepper powder to your taste. Alternatively the nuts can be fried or toasted with little ghee if you have an under weight problem.

How all the nuts are going to help you out? the reasons & facts that might amaze you and informations unknown while exploring about nuts can also wade off those misleading informations that where once confusing your mind.

Diet: Nuts are a wholesome everyday diet that can be easily added in any recipes. Add them as a snack on any time of the day or top it on your favourite desserts, sweets, savouries etc. Almost all the listed nuts here contains proximates, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, lipids and other considerables.

Now proximates are the water content of the nuts, energy they produce, protein, total fat, carbohydrate, fiber, sugar and starch. Lipids are fatty acids distinguishing saturated, unsaturated fatty acids dividing into monounsaturated & polyunsaturated, transfats, cholesterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, beta-sitosterol. Well amino acids are trytophan, lysine,glutamic acid, proline etc, Other considerables worth noting while  accounting for nutrition benefits are alohol, caffeine & theobromine.

Heart health: Naturally nuts are high in unsaturated fatty acids & low in saturated & transfat which promotes high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol) & reduce LDL. This helps the blood to reduce free radicals namely blood platelets not sticking together which creates the heart block leading to heart attack.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate is a healthy fruit in a pregnant moms diet. it helps regain good health for both baby & mother especially when under weight and gives extremely good color tone to baby in addition to the fruits nutrition.

macro nutrients :

water = 124.69g, calories = 105, protein = 1.46g,

pomegranate can be eaten as a raw fruit or as juice. Tropicana brand has got the best pomegranate juice with out any acidity and sourness. Its a healthy diet for mom-to-be as is a good source of antioxidants and keeps rejuvenated the whole day. It also helps in keeping tiredness, restlessness, irritation and any behavioural syndrome at bay. Try the time tested pomegranate juice for yourself and you will be amazed to see the results while recommending the fruit to everyone you might just know in life. Moreover pomegranate juice at empty stomach in the early morning during first trimester will help alleviate nausea, vomiting and control morning sickness.But one has to be extra careful because this fruit does not favour to every body condition, in some may cause allergy symptoms like cold, acidity etc.

http://www.juicing-for-health.com/pomegranate.html
There are several websites which states the benefits & information about this fruit while the USDA is one web page where you can get standard nutrition details.

In my family my mom and in-laws are extreme beneficiaries of pomegranate would gladly recommend to anybody who is pregnant.