Ilab Prenatal Life Cycle
12/14/2012
Week 7 iLab: Prenatal Lifecycle
Choose lifecycle: Prenatal
1.) Describe the lifecycle and the age to be in that lifecycle:
I have chosen prenatal as the lifecycle of choice for this week’s iLab. The prenatal lifecycle begins during conception and lasts until the birth of the baby.
2.) Describe nutritional challenges associated with that particular lifecycle.
During the gestation period it is difficult at times for the mother to provide the appropriate vitamins & nutrients for her baby, so it is important for the mother to avoid any empty calories and/or unhealthy foods such as processed foods (deli meats, hot dogs), fish high in mercury (swordfish, mackerel), unpasteurized cheeses (blue cheese, feta, goat cheese), uncooked …show more content…
or raw meats (shellfish, poultry, fish), and unpasteurized milk & juices. Therefore, it is important to add an additional 300 calories a day that consist of needed vitamins & nutrients such as folic acid, calcium, vitamins A, C, B6, B12, & D, iron, appropriate carbohydrates, fats, & proteins.
3.) Develop a diet specifically tailored to that stage of life (make sure to include all of the macronutrients [percentages of carbs, fats, and protein]), and explain the rationale. Do not forget to discuss specific nutrients that may be of concern during this particular lifecycle and elaborate on the reasons behind the issues and challenges associated with various nutrients.
Folic Acid 600mcg (at least) daily: Helps to prevent spinal bifida and neural tube defects. It is important to consume folic acid before getting pregnant and while being pregnant.
Foods to eat: Breakfast cereals, bread, orange juice, dried peas and beans, green leafy vegetables, asparagus, and broccoli.
Calcium 1,000mg daily: Helps with building healthy teeth, bones, heart, nervous system, and muscles.
Foods to eat: Leafy vegetables, cheese, yogurt, milk, canned fish, and/or tofu.
Vitamin A 770mcg daily: Helps with fat metabolism, infection resistance, healthy skin and mucous membranes, eye development, cell growth, and bone growth.
Foods to eat: Dairy products, egg yolks, fish oils, red/yellow fruits, red/dark green vegetables.
Vitamin C 85mg daily: Helps with the production of collagen which is a part of tendons, cartilage, skin, and bones. Also, it helps with tissue repair.
Foods to eat: Green vegetables, kiwi, fruits & juices, cranberries, potatoes, and peppers.
B vitamins are necessary for cell formation, especially in the first trimester when cell: division is at its peak.
Vitamin B1 Thiamin 1.5 mg daily: Helps with a healthy birth weight.
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin 1.6mg daily: They are helpful in balancing and managing hormones & energy.
Vitamin B3 Niacin 17mg: This Vitamin also helps with a healthy birth weight.
Vitamin B6 1.9mg daily: Helps develop the nervous system, brain, form new red blood cells, & protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism
Vitamin B12 2.2mcg daily: Helps with the development of the fetal nervous system and the forming of red blood cells.
Foods to eat: Whole grains, vegetables, lean meats, eggs, milk, and fish.
Vitamin D 5mcg daily: Helps in the development of bones and teeth.
Foods to eat: Polyunsaturated butter margarine, eggs, and oily fish.
Iron 27mg (double amount) daily: Helps create red blood cells, builds cartilage, bones, connective tissue, and supplies oxygen to cells.
Foods to eat: Dried legumes, spinach, lean red meat, fish, egg yolks, cereal, and prunes.
Carbohydrates (depends on age, height, and weight): The woman should get between 40-60% of their diet from carbohydrates especially in the second and third trimesters depending on the physicians recommendation for carbohydrate intake.
Foods to eat: Whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Fats: Trying to avoid foods that have saturated fats is important. Also, consuming foods high in Omega 3s and Omega 6 can help with keeping a regular blood pressure, water balance, relax blood vessels, keep blood thin, and improve nerve and immune function, and much more.
Foods to eat: Salmon, fishy oils, and halibut.
Proteins 70gm daily: The amino acids in proteins help as building blocks for the baby’s body development and cells.
Foods to eat: Lean meats & Poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, tofu, shellfish, and beans.
Zinc 15 mg daily: Helps with cell replication.
Foods to eat: Corn, eggs, peas, lean meats, and …show more content…
seafood.
Phosphorous 1200mg daily: Helps with bone and teeth development.
Foods to eat: Avoid snacks and soda because they can imbalance the calcium
Magnesium 320mg daily: Helps with the absorption of Calcium and it helps with hormone balance and energy.
Foods to eat: Whole grain, spinach, legumes, nuts, and peanut butter.
Iodine 140mcg daily: helps prevent hyperthyroidism.
Foods to eat: Dairy products, eggs, iodized salt, saltwater fish.
Selenium 60mcg daily: Helps with brain development and is an antioxidant.
Foods to eat: Oily fish, and lean meats.
References:
Muller, Lauryn (2011). What Percentage of Fats, Carbs, & Proteins to Eat. Retrieved December 14th, 2012 from: http://www.livestrong.com/article/475143-what-percentage-of-fats-carbs-proteins-to-eat/
Robin, Suzanne (2010). Prenatal Vitamins and Minerals. Retrieved December 14th, 2012 from: http://www.livestrong.com/article/275917-prenatal-vitamins-and-minerals/
Sheldon, Lynne (2011). Recommended Carbohydrates for Pregnancy. Retrieved on December 14th, 2012 from: http://www.livestrong.com/article/540974-recommended-carbohydrates-for-pregnancy/
Web MD (2012). Pregnancy and Prenatal Vitamins. Retrieved on December 14th, 2012 from:
http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/prenatal-vitamins
Week 7 iLab: Prenatal Lifecycle
Choose lifecycle: Prenatal
1.) Describe the lifecycle and the age to be in that lifecycle:
I have chosen prenatal as the lifecycle of choice for this week’s iLab. The prenatal lifecycle begins during conception and lasts until the birth of the baby.
2.) Describe nutritional challenges associated with that particular lifecycle.
During the gestation period it is difficult at times for the mother to provide the appropriate vitamins & nutrients for her baby, so it is important for the mother to avoid any empty calories and/or unhealthy foods such as processed foods (deli meats, hot dogs), fish high in mercury (swordfish, mackerel), unpasteurized cheeses (blue cheese, feta, goat cheese), uncooked …show more content…
or raw meats (shellfish, poultry, fish), and unpasteurized milk & juices. Therefore, it is important to add an additional 300 calories a day that consist of needed vitamins & nutrients such as folic acid, calcium, vitamins A, C, B6, B12, & D, iron, appropriate carbohydrates, fats, & proteins.
3.) Develop a diet specifically tailored to that stage of life (make sure to include all of the macronutrients [percentages of carbs, fats, and protein]), and explain the rationale. Do not forget to discuss specific nutrients that may be of concern during this particular lifecycle and elaborate on the reasons behind the issues and challenges associated with various nutrients.
Folic Acid 600mcg (at least) daily: Helps to prevent spinal bifida and neural tube defects. It is important to consume folic acid before getting pregnant and while being pregnant.
Foods to eat: Breakfast cereals, bread, orange juice, dried peas and beans, green leafy vegetables, asparagus, and broccoli.
Calcium 1,000mg daily: Helps with building healthy teeth, bones, heart, nervous system, and muscles.
Foods to eat: Leafy vegetables, cheese, yogurt, milk, canned fish, and/or tofu.
Vitamin A 770mcg daily: Helps with fat metabolism, infection resistance, healthy skin and mucous membranes, eye development, cell growth, and bone growth.
Foods to eat: Dairy products, egg yolks, fish oils, red/yellow fruits, red/dark green vegetables.
Vitamin C 85mg daily: Helps with the production of collagen which is a part of tendons, cartilage, skin, and bones. Also, it helps with tissue repair.
Foods to eat: Green vegetables, kiwi, fruits & juices, cranberries, potatoes, and peppers.
B vitamins are necessary for cell formation, especially in the first trimester when cell: division is at its peak.
Vitamin B1 Thiamin 1.5 mg daily: Helps with a healthy birth weight.
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin 1.6mg daily: They are helpful in balancing and managing hormones & energy.
Vitamin B3 Niacin 17mg: This Vitamin also helps with a healthy birth weight.
Vitamin B6 1.9mg daily: Helps develop the nervous system, brain, form new red blood cells, & protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism
Vitamin B12 2.2mcg daily: Helps with the development of the fetal nervous system and the forming of red blood cells.
Foods to eat: Whole grains, vegetables, lean meats, eggs, milk, and fish.
Vitamin D 5mcg daily: Helps in the development of bones and teeth.
Foods to eat: Polyunsaturated butter margarine, eggs, and oily fish.
Iron 27mg (double amount) daily: Helps create red blood cells, builds cartilage, bones, connective tissue, and supplies oxygen to cells.
Foods to eat: Dried legumes, spinach, lean red meat, fish, egg yolks, cereal, and prunes.
Carbohydrates (depends on age, height, and weight): The woman should get between 40-60% of their diet from carbohydrates especially in the second and third trimesters depending on the physicians recommendation for carbohydrate intake.
Foods to eat: Whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Fats: Trying to avoid foods that have saturated fats is important. Also, consuming foods high in Omega 3s and Omega 6 can help with keeping a regular blood pressure, water balance, relax blood vessels, keep blood thin, and improve nerve and immune function, and much more.
Foods to eat: Salmon, fishy oils, and halibut.
Proteins 70gm daily: The amino acids in proteins help as building blocks for the baby’s body development and cells.
Foods to eat: Lean meats & Poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, tofu, shellfish, and beans.
Zinc 15 mg daily: Helps with cell replication.
Foods to eat: Corn, eggs, peas, lean meats, and …show more content…
seafood.
Phosphorous 1200mg daily: Helps with bone and teeth development.
Foods to eat: Avoid snacks and soda because they can imbalance the calcium
Magnesium 320mg daily: Helps with the absorption of Calcium and it helps with hormone balance and energy.
Foods to eat: Whole grain, spinach, legumes, nuts, and peanut butter.
Iodine 140mcg daily: helps prevent hyperthyroidism.
Foods to eat: Dairy products, eggs, iodized salt, saltwater fish.
Selenium 60mcg daily: Helps with brain development and is an antioxidant.
Foods to eat: Oily fish, and lean meats.
References:
Muller, Lauryn (2011). What Percentage of Fats, Carbs, & Proteins to Eat. Retrieved December 14th, 2012 from: http://www.livestrong.com/article/475143-what-percentage-of-fats-carbs-proteins-to-eat/
Robin, Suzanne (2010). Prenatal Vitamins and Minerals. Retrieved December 14th, 2012 from: http://www.livestrong.com/article/275917-prenatal-vitamins-and-minerals/
Sheldon, Lynne (2011). Recommended Carbohydrates for Pregnancy. Retrieved on December 14th, 2012 from: http://www.livestrong.com/article/540974-recommended-carbohydrates-for-pregnancy/
Web MD (2012). Pregnancy and Prenatal Vitamins. Retrieved on December 14th, 2012 from:
http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/prenatal-vitamins