Pregnancy and heat aren't the best of companions, but maintaining balanced nutrition is even more crucial when it's hot to prevent dehydration and nutrient depletion.
To help you stay nourished and comfortable, we turned to Emily Stone Rydbom, CNC, BCHN, CNP. Emily is a certified nutrition consultant and board-certified holistic nutritionist renowned for her work with GrowBaby Health and the GrowBaby Life Project. She is collaborating with Needed to develop large-scale nutrition care models tailored for fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum health, called nutritional care, ensuring women receive optimal nutritional support based on their individual needs.
Here, she is sharing some of her favorite accessible recipes to beat the heat and stay hydrated.
Pregnancy Digestive Smoothie
½ cup coconut milk from a can
1 cup of coconut water
2 tsp of apple cider vinegar
½-1 cup pineapple (frozen)
½ cup papaya (frozen)
½ cup mango (frozen)
½ lime squeezed
½ cup of filtered water
1 cup of ginger tea – pre-steeped & cooled
Blend & sprinkle the top with unsweetened shaved coconut!
Pregnancy Antioxidant Skin Support Sun tea
In large mason jar (32 oz) full of water
Add:4 decaf green tea bags
4 dandelion root tea bags
Let sit in sun or in direct sunlight inside for 1 hour & remove tea bags
In the bottom of a large glass, muddle fresh mint leaves
Squeeze fresh slice of lemon
1 Needed lemon hydration stick
Add ice & pour antioxidant skin support tea
Mix & enjoy!
Pomegranate + Lime Immune Refresher
Lime spindrift, 1 can
Pomegranate juice, ¼ cup
Needed Immune Support, 1 scoop
Add ½ can or more of Lime spindrift to a glass with ice
Add ¼ cup of pomegranate juice
Add 1 scoop Needed immune support
Mix and enjoy!
