Table 1.
The balanced plate menu for pregnant women.
| Meal | Food | Quantity (One Dish = 250 mL) |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Rice | 1.5 dishes |
| or | ||
| Chapati (medium size) | 3 pieces | |
| Vegetables | 1 dish | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| or | ||
| Lentil (thick) | 1 dish | |
| Mid-morning snack | Seasonal fruit(s) | 1 piece/dish |
| Milk product(s) | 1 dish | |
| Lunch | Rice | 3 dishes |
| Lentil (thick) | 1 dish | |
| Leafy/non-leafy vegetables | 1.5 dishes | |
| Meat/fish/egg | 1 piece | |
| Afternoon snack | Milk | 1 glass |
| Seasonal fruit(s) | 1 piece/dish | |
| Puffed rice with molasses | 1 dish | |
| or | 1 dish | |
| Biscuits | ||
| Dinner | Rice | 2 dishes |
| Lentil (thick) | 1 dish | |
| Leafy/non-leafy vegetables | 1.5 dishes | |
| Meat/fish/egg | 1 piece | |
| Milk | 1 glass | |
| or | ||
| Curd | 0.5 dish |