4 Recipes Rich In Calcium For The 3rd Trimester Of Pregnancy – You Are Mom

The last stage of pregnancy is approaching : fatigue and the weight gained begin to be felt in the mother. A real need for calcium is born in the mother. Food becomes essential to incorporate all the nutrients that your body and the baby require. With these calcium-rich recipes for the third trimester of pregnancy, you’ll have more options to consider.

Once the seventh month of pregnancy begins, the development of the child reaches the last stretch. During this time, the woman may begin to experience logical fatigue given the changes going through in these months and the increasing weight of the belly.

As in the previous months, it is essential to have a healthy and varied diet. The main objective is to provide the baby and its mother with all the “fuel” that their bodies need.

Calcium is a very important component at this time : it is necessary for the formation and health of bones. It is essential as well as for the functioning of muscles, brain and circulatory system. How to incorporate it into the diet?

4 calcium-rich recipes for the third trimester of pregnancy

Before we start with the recipes that are rich in calcium for the third trimester of pregnancy that we want to offer you, it is important to highlight which foods contain this nutrient. So you will know which ones to add to your diet in case you want to experiment with new foods:

• Dairy products
• Eggs
• Chicken meat
• Nuts
• Leafy green vegetables, like lettuce, broccoli, kale, spinach, etc.
• Fruits: this includes orange, kiwi, fig, olives.

• Fish: especially seafood as well as hake, salmon and tuna.

Now it’s time to continue with the recipes. First of all, we include a delicious dessert to give you a taste. Then, very nutritious and healthy options for you and your baby.

1 – Flan with additional calcium

Ingredients

• 10 eggs
• Caramel
• 200 grams of sugar
• 1 liter of skimmed milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
• 5 tablespoons of skimmed milk powder.

Preparation

1. Pour the caramel into a pot.
2. Mix the eggs, sugar, milk and milk powder thoroughly. Also add a touch of vanilla essence.
3. Empty everything in the mold.
4. Cook for one hour over low heat in a double boiler.
5. Serve ! You can place apple wedges as a final decoration.

2 – Tuna burritos

Ingredients

• 1/2 carrot
• 2 lettuce leaves
• 2 wheat tortillas.
• 1 can of canned tuna
• 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise.

Preparation

1. Wash and cut the lettuce.
2. Peel the carrot and cut it into small sticks.
3. Heat the tortilla in the pan for a few minutes.
4.  In the pan and on the tortilla: place the mayonnaise, lettuce, carrot and drained tuna on top.
5. Wrap well and serve.

Tip: you can add other ingredients if you want. For example: tomato, cream cheese, corn, etc.

3 – Chicken stew with chickpeas

Ingredients

• Salt
• Pepper
• Coriander
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cup of couscous
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 can of chickpeas.
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 1 tablespoon of ground cumin.
• Skinless chicken breast (about 750 grams)

Preparation

1. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper and cook until golden brown in a saucepan with a tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Once ready, bring in a bowl.
2. Add half a cup of water to the pot and cook for two minutes; Then take this juice in the bowl with the chicken.
3. Cook the onion, also seasoned, in a saucepan with a tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Cover and remove from time to time. After 6 minutes, add the garlic, cumin and cinnamon and cook for one more minute.
4. Then add the tomato, chickpeas and raisins and cook over low heat.
5. Return the chicken with the juice to the pan, along with the tomatoes. Cook over low heat until the meat is ready.
   Serve it all together and enjoy.

4. Curd with rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups of water
• 1 cup of rice
• 2 pinches of salt.
• 1/2 cup of rice
• 2 cloves garlic
• Mozzarella.
• 500 grams of Swiss chard
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Preparation

1. Slice a clove of garlic and cook in a saucepan with a tablespoon of oil; when it has color, add the rice.
2. After a few minutes, add the rice and add hot water and a spoonful of salt. Cook 7 to 8 minutes over high heat, then at the same time, but lowering the heat. If the water evaporates and is still hard, add a little more and
3. continue cooking. Once ready, cover with a cloth and let stand.
4. Wash the Swiss chard leaves and cut them into strips.
5. Cook the other garlic clove in a pan with oil. While cooking, add the chard and salt.
6. Sauté for 5 minutes.
7. Place a layer of rice on a baking sheet and pour the contents of the pan over it.
8. Add the cheese to the contents of the platter.
9. Cook until the cheese has melted and is nicely browned.

What better way to wait for the new family member to arrive than with good, healthy meals. Don’t hesitate to ask for help cooking these calcium-rich recipes for the third trimester of pregnancy. Both you and the child will benefit from its nutrients.