Low Cost Nutritious Choices

These are good choices for your budget and your growing baby!

Why?

• Pregnancy is a time to focus on eating foods with more nutrition.
• Choosing basic foods that are not processed will cost less and will be healthier for you, your baby and your family.

How?

• Focus on low cost nutritious choices in each of the four food groups.

Milk & Other Calcium Foods

• milk powder
• plain milk or yogurt
• canned sardines or salmon (with bones)
• canned milk or UHT milk

Vegetables, Fruit & Berries

• squash
• local berries in season
• potatoes
• turnip
• unsweetened fruit juice (canned or frozen)
• apples
• cabbage
• carrots
• wild greens or vegetables from your garden

Breads, Cereals & Bannock

• bread
• rice
• macaroni or spaghetti
• homemade bannock, muffins
• barley
• rolled oats

Meat & Alternatives

• wild meat, fish and birds
• baked beans
• dried beans, peas and lentils
• ground beef
• eggs
• canned fish
• chicken thighs

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