if your health care provider recommends gaining more weight during pregnancy here are some suggestions: eat five to six small frequent meals every day. keep quick easy snacks on hand such as nuts raisins cheese and crackers dried fruit and ice cream/yogurt. spread peanut butter on toast crackers apples bananas or celery. one tablespoon of creamy peanut butter will provide about 100 calories and seven grams of protein. add nonfat powdered milk to foods such as mashed potatoes scrambled eggs and hot cereal. add condiments to your meal such as butter or margarine cream cheese gravy sour cream and cheese.
what should i do if i need to gain more weight during my pregnancy?