During pregnancy women get bombarded with food and nutrition information. Eat this, don’t eat that! It gets very confusing. Recent debates about the role of carbohydrates have cranked the confusion up a notch. In pregnancy, women need nutrient-rich sources of carbohydrate, in the right amounts.

We’re sure you’ve heard it all before. “Carbs are bad!” “Don’t eat carbs!”

Or are they? We’re always seeing news of diets that are “carb-free” or "low-carb". Anything that fad diets are avoiding must be bad - right? Well, you might be surprised that carbs actually form a major part of a healthy, balanced diet. Here we break down what carbs actually are, are why you should still eat them. 

We all want to be able to eat healthily. But, our modern lifestyles often mean that we are indulging in unhealthy food a bit more often than our waistline would like. To eat healthily, all you need to do is eat the right food, in the right amounts. That way, you don’t eat more than your recommended daily allowance, but you still have all the vitamins and minerals your body relies on. Sounds simple, right? If it were that easy, everyone would be eating super healthy all the time. Yet, obesity is a real issue. Eating healthily is clearly not that simple, so here are five useful tips to help you eat cleaner and better.