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Fruit: bananas (mucus-producing), grapes and mango (very high in sugar), citrus fruits

Wheat: bread, pasta and cereals made from wheat

Sugar: cane and refined sugar, fizzy drinks and fruit squashes, sugared cereals, chocolate, biscuits, cakes, puddings (if you have a sweet tooth you can have 2 teaspoons of honey per day)

Vegetables: restrict cooked tomatoes, reduce consumption of aubergines and potatoes, and eat raw salads, spinach and beetroot greens in moderation. Both in Ayurveda and in the Microbiotic diet lightly steamed vegetables are regarded as highly superior to raw vegetables. This is because plant cellulose is digested in your gut by bacteria and this can release large quantities of gas. Once vegetables are cooked it is easier for the bacteria to digest them. In addition to this, in pregnancy the pancreas slows down its secretions of digestive enzymes. So to avoid abdominal distention and discomfort it is advisable to eat steamed or lightly cooked vegetables.

Meat: preserved meats, sausages, pâtés, pork and red meat

Fish: tuna has recently been given a bad press because of high levels of mercury found in its flesh (as a result to industrial waste dumping in the oceans). The metabolism of the tuna collects the mercury wastes easily and this can be passed on to the baby through the placenta, so it’s best to avoid it while pregnant.