Healthy food swaps before you get pregnant

Even before conceiving, your preconception diet and can have an impact on your future child’s health and well-being.

Eating a healthy fertility diet that contains adequate amounts of fruit, vegetables, grains, and protein is consistent with health recommendations for women who are trying to conceive.

Simple and healthy food swaps for everyday meals

Making smarter choices doesn’t have to be complicated—sometimes it’s as easy as swapping everyday foods for healthier alternatives.

A few healthy food swaps can make a big difference: Swap white bread for wholegrain bread, burgers and fast food for lean meat, sugary sodas for mineral water, cereals with lots of sugar for wholegrain cereals, coffee for caffeine-free alternatives and cookies for fresh fruit.

Healthy Food Swap Chart 

Our healthy food swap chart makes it easy to discover simple changes that can support a healthier lifestyle before and during pregnancy.

By making one healthy food swap a day, in just one week your pre-pregnancy diet is higher in fiber, B vitamins and minerals, yet lower in salt, sugar, saturated fat, and caffeine.

Your body is getting baby-ready! Good news for you and your baby-to-be!