Your diet must include lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats. This combination ensures you are getting the extra calories required during pregnancy, including all the necessary micro-nutrients that your developing baby needs. Whole grains and complex starches will give you healthy carbohydrates that leave you feeling fuller for longer. Fruits and vegetables are packed with vitamins, iron, calcium, fibre and other trace elements that will supplement your increased requirements in pregnancy. Lean meats, beans, poultry and dairy products give you a rich mix of proteins, iron and calcium. Don’t forget sea food which contains healthy fats necessary for the baby’s neurological development. Plant sources for healthy fats include nuts, flax and chia seeds among others.