The food you eat is crucial to virtually every bodily process and function. It paves the way for you to have a healthy baby, helps to prevent or promote disease, may sharpen or weaken mental acquity, may even affect your mood.
Grains are better only coarsely ground.
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, especially green leafy ones. These give you the vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and fiber you need. Cook vegetables lightly by steaming or stir frying, and eat some raw everyday to benefit from their hormones and enzymes. Cut down your sugar intake. Use sugar as flavoring rather than as a food.