During Pregnancy

Although it is safe for expecting mothers to eat yogurt during pregnancy, expecting mothers should exercise precaution and avoid unpasteurized yogurt and full-fat yogurt.

Yogurt is rich in calcium which is healthy for the bone development of the growing fetus.

Yogurt is also rich in probiotics which is beneficial to the digestive system of the expecting mothers.

Furthermore, yogurt is rich in folic acid which can help to prevent birth defects in newborns.

Lastly, yogurt is rich in many minerals like potassium, iron, calcium, zinc and phosphorus which are beneficial to the expecting mothers and the growing fetus.

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  Cheese
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  Yogurt
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  Soy milk
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  Bean curd