The Best Cooking Tips for a Pregnant Woman- Dos & Don’ts

Last Updated on March 14, 2025 by monalishamund1987@gmail.com

DOs for Cooking Tips:

1. Before you start preparing food or cooking, wash your hands with soap.
2. Before using any utensils, wash them all. To clean them, mix one liter of water with one teaspoon of household bleach. Rinse the utensils well.
3. Before peeling and chopping, soak all fruits and vegetables in salt water for a while, then rinse and wash. Throw away the soaking salt water.
4. Every day, eat a range of foods from the four dietary groups: vegetables and fruits, fish or meat, soybeans, mushrooms, or lentils; grain products (wheat, rice, ragi, bajra, and jowar); and milk and its substitutes.
5. Eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks everyday that are low in sugar and salt. 
6. To make sure your diet contains enough Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids, use a combination of mustard oil and groundnut oil or mustard oil and rice bran oil.

DON’Ts

1. Food, whether cooked or uncooked, should never be kept at room temperature for more than two hours.
2. Cooked food should not be stored in the refrigerator for longer than two days. Before consuming food, thoroughly reheat it.
3. Limit items like potato chips, achar, mithai, samosas, kachori, and deep-fried foods that have a high fat, sugar, or salt content. Avoid overheating or reusing oils. Don’t utilize Dalda too much.
4. Steer clear of things like packaged cakes, chips, and namkeens that contain trans fat.
5. Avoid eating raw or partially cooked eggs or uncooked milk.
6. NEVER drink more than two cups of tea or coffee in one sitting.