Eating the right foods during pregnancy can help you, Mom, in avoiding some not-so-pleasant side effects of pregnancy like toxemia, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension and gestational diabetes! It's worth it to me just for that to eat healthy during pregnancy! I find it much easier to stomach certain foods (especially earlier on in pregnancy when you are adverse to many things and often nauseated) when I know I need to eat them! Use this handy guide to keep track of your meals throughout the week.