NUTRITION

HOW DO I PROVIDE OPTIMUM HEALTH FOR MY BABY? (MACRO-NUTRIENTS)

Half of your daily caloric intake should be from healthy carbohydrates
A quarter of your daily caloric intake should be from lean proteins (such as, chicken breast, pork loin, or lean cuts of red meats) and beans (such as, kidney beans, black beans, or soy beans)
A quarter of your daily caloric intake should be from healthy fats (avocados, nuts, or olive oil)

HOW DO I PROVIDE OPTIMUM HEALTH FOR MY BABY? (MICRO-NUTRIENTS)

There are a variety of micro-nutrients that are essential for the healthy growth and development of a fetus. The major ones that mothers should make sure they get plenty of include:

600 micrograms (mcg) of folate/folic acid
27 milligrams (mg) of iron
1,000 milligrams (mg) of calcium
450 milligrams (mg) of choline
600 international units (IU) of vitamin D

HEALTHY MEAL PLANS

Picking out meals can be a pain, here are a few websites where you can get cheap meal plan ideas.

GROCERIES/FOOD PANTRY

Austin Baptist Chapel hot lunch daily 11-12:30 908 E 1st 472-2666
Caritas 611 Neches hot lunch 11-12 noon mon-sat
Salvation Army Breakfast 7:30 supper 4:30 daily 476-1111
Baptist Community Center, 2000 E. 2nd 472-7592
El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Center, 7000 Woodhue 439-0700
Delores Catholic Church 385-4333
Hands of Love Food Pantry (78744 only) 307-8505
South Austin Church of the Nazarene 442-8476
St Ignatius Church (78704, 78741, 78744, 78745 only) 442-0226
Travis County Health and Human Services 854-9130
Food Stamps 445-0022
Trinity United Methodist food pantry Thur 9:30 459-5835
University Baptist church Thurs 6-7 477-9471

COUPON RESOUCES

Here are some links to websites for printing free coupons to make for a more affordable and healthy shopping trip.