Need your help :)

marianitamr

Hi Ladies,  I am working on a social design project for work. The design challenge is to find innovative ways to help pregnant women achieve adequate nutrition and consume healthy foods during pregnancy.

I am on the research phase and would love your input. Help answering a few questions, pretty please?

 What are some of the challenges that you encounter when trying to eat a healthy diet? Are access, availability, time, and education barriers to achieving good nutrition during your pregnancy? Who do you think is more at risk?

Thanks a lot for your help! 

 

blainethetrain

The challenge that I have with eating a healthy diet is that I have little to no appetite most of the time. If I smell whatever it is that I'm planning to eat (like if I'm cooking it) I have no desire to eat it. I have no barriers to eating a healthy diet outside of the aforementioned. I think that people who have less education about healthy diet and economic barriers would have a more difficult time eating a healthy diet.

MamaGrillo

What are some of the challenges that you encounter when trying to eat a healthy diet?
If it is at all within the 'sick' period, health is not a factor, but whatever will stay down, is.
Are access, availability, time, and education barriers to achieving good nutrition during your pregnancy?
No. Not personally.

Who do you think is more at risk?
In this instance, access and education would be more of a factor. It is just a fact that inexpensive food is hardly ever NOT processed and does not usually include produce.

kaiteygrl

For me I just don't have a lot of will power to eat the stuff I should and cut out the crap I shouldn't be consuming.  I believe those of low economic status  may have a more difficult time due to how expensive fresh fruits and vegetables are.  They may have access to WIC but may not even know that WIC exists, or they may be the unfortunate ones that are in-between the income brackets.  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

MrsC731

As PP said it is more so about will power for me. Do I give into the craving or not? Unfortunately a lot of times I give in and I don't crave healthy foods. I know what I should and shouldn't eat, I have the money to buy what I should eat (and I do have those things in the house), so the only real barrier is myself.

pregnantintampa

I'm 20 weeks, and still in the "food aversions to everything" stage. That is my main nutritional problem at this point. I am taking supplements to compensate. Another issue is my lack of energy. if something takes longer than 5 minutes to cook, or takes a substancial amount of effort to cook, I won't cook it and will instead opt for an easier option.

I have access to plenty of healthy food, am well educated as my mother is a nurse and a nutritionalist, and the availability for fruits and veggies is super high around where i live.

Id imagine people who are not well educated would be the most at risk. I think most pregnant mommies know they have to eat healthy, but knowing the specific micronutrients that help baby grow, and what exact foods those micronutrients can be found in, would be a lot of help. Also, poverty is a huge factor in my area. Many pregnant moms already have multiple children, and give their kids most of the food so that the nutrition of the mother and fetus suffers. This is a huge issue at the OB clinic near my home. Another poverty linked risk factor is the availability of transportation. Women can sign up for nutrition courses, or for free food, but often they are not able to make it because they cannot afford a car and cannot for whatever reason take a bus.

marianitamr

Thanks so much for your valuable input ladies!!