Diet in pregnancy

If you get hungry between meals, try not to eat snacks that are high in fat and/or sugar, such as sweets, biscuits, crisps or chocolate. Instead, choose something healthier, such as:

• small sandwiches or pitta bread with grated cheese, lean ham, mashed tuna, salmon, or sardines, with salad
• salad vegetables, such as carrot, celery or cucumber
• low-fat, lower-sugar fruit yoghurt, plain yoghurt or fromage frais with fruit
  hummus with wholemeal pitta bread or vegetable sticks
• ready-to-eat apricots, figs or prunes
• vegetable and bean soups
• a small bowl of unsweetened breakfast cereal, or porridge, with milk
• milky drinks
• fresh fruit
• baked beans on toast or a small baked potato
• a small slice of malt loaf, a fruited tea cake or a slice of toasted fruit bread

When choosing snacks, you can use food labels to help you. Find out more about food labelling, including how the “green, amber, red” code can help you make healthier choices quickly.