{"id":6590,"date":"2023-01-25T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:29:42","slug":"consuming-ghee-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/consuming-ghee-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Have Ghee During Pregnancy? Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 5em; .table_of_contents {margin: 25px 0; padding: 10px; background: #F2F5F7;} .table_of_contents a { text-decoration: none; }}<\/style><div class='table_of_contents'><h3>Table of Contents<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"#is-ghee-good-during-pregnancy\">Is Ghee Good During Pregnancy?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><ul><li><a href=\"#aids-your-digestion\">Aids Your Digestion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#keeps-you-hydrated\">Keeps You Hydrated<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#boosts-foetal-health\">Boosts Foetal Health<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#creates-a-nutritional-balance\">Creates a Nutritional Balance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#relieves-you-from-pregnancy-stress\">Relieves You From Pregnancy Stress<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#reduces-stretch-marks\">Reduces Stretch Marks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><li><a href=\"#how-much-ghee-in-pregnancy-is-not-too-much\">How Much Ghee in Pregnancy is Not Too Much?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been quite a few months since you embarked on the journey of developing another life inside you. You are slowly nurturing the life inside with balanced food and exercise. While preparing food for you, you must have often seen your mom or your mother-in-law pouring just a little bit of ghee into the food. Looking at the amount of Ghee going your meal, earlier you would have argued with your elders saying, \u201cI don\u2019t want to put on weight.\u201d Now that you are pregnant, you would hear your elders saying, \u201cSince ancient times in India, Ghee or \u201cghrita\u201d has been considered to be a pure inclusion during various Indian rituals. Not just that it is indeed a safe inclusion in your diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"is-ghee-good-during-pregnancy\">Is Ghee Good During Pregnancy?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3215354\/\">little bit of ghee<\/a> won\u2019t do any harm during your pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frequent addition of Ghee to your breakfast, and lunch, is a healthy and good choice during pregnancy. Why? Here are the benefits that ghee has to offer while you are expecting your baby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aids-your-digestion\">Aids Your Digestion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first trimester, around 70% of you suffer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/phases-of-morning-sickness\/#:~:text=Typically%2C%20morning%20sickness%20is%20at,stops%20after%20the%20first%20trimester.\">morning sickness<\/a>. Having ghee in your diet may reduce the chances of morning sickness in your first trimester. How? Ghee has antiviral qualities. It plays a major role in improving your digestive system. Additionally, the healthy fatty acids keep your gut healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keeps-you-hydrated\">Keeps You Hydrated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since your body needs a healthy amount of water; especially in the second and third trimesters; ghee fulfils your water requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"boosts-foetal-health\">Boosts Foetal Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the major organs of your baby inside you develop in the first three months of your pregnancy, including desi ghee in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/pregnancy-diet-plan-chart\/\">pregnancy diet<\/a><strong> <\/strong>during this time will<strong> <\/strong>boost your baby\u2019s physical growth including brain development inside the womb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"creates-a-nutritional-balance\">Creates a Nutritional Balance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During the second and third trimesters, you would need about 300 additional calories for a healthy pregnancy. Therefore, having ghee in your food would be a plus. After all, ghee is a very good source of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and Omega-9 fatty acids, benefitting both you and your little one, nutritionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"relieves-you-from-pregnancy-stress\">Relieves You From Pregnancy Stress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the health and well-being of your baby inside you will be a matter of concern for you throughout your pregnancy journey, consuming ghee with your food can reduce your stress as well as anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reduces-stretch-marks\">Reduces Stretch Marks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are getting worried about your stretch marks with the progression of your pregnancy, apply ghee to your stretch marks to remove them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-much-ghee-in-pregnancy-is-not-too-much\">How Much Ghee in Pregnancy is Not Too Much?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As per your doctor\u2019s advice, you can consume not more than 2 to 3 teaspoons of ghee during pregnancy. Having ghee more than the recommended measures can make you put on additional weight, and being plus size during pregnancy may not positively impact your pregnancy. While you are planning for a healthy pregnancy, plan for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/why-save-cord-blood\">cord blood banking<\/a> to secure the health of your baby and your baby\u2019s healthy future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is Ghee Good During Pregnancy?&nbsp; Aids Your Digestion Keeps You Hydrated Boosts Foetal Health Creates a Nutritional Balance Relieves You From Pregnancy Stress Reduces Stretch Marks How Much Ghee in Pregnancy is Not Too Much? 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