Pregnancy Diet Guide

*As of May 2019, Dr. Selitsky does not deliver anymore after a successful 18 years. Dr. Selitsky is able to confirm pregnancy and provide care up to 12 week gestational age.

​Foods to avoid during pregnancy

As a rule of thumb, you should avoid consuming the following foods during your entire pregnancy cycle:

• Raw fish (i.e., sushi, sashimi, etc…)
• Any undercooked meat – this includes medium, medium rare, and rare steaks
• Spicy food

Green and red diet of Dr. Selitsky

Instead of keeping a long list of safe foods to consume during pregnancy, you can use our simple green and red diet list. The foods in the list are broken-down into those that contain folic acid (green) and those that container iron and/or vitamin C (red).

Green

• Asparagus
• Avocado
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Celery
• Coriander (aka cilantro)
• Cucumber
• Green peas
• Green pepper
• Romaine lettuce
• Spinach

Red

• Beet (beetroot)
• Carrots
• Raspberry
• Red apple
• Red meat (except for undercooked meat as described in the Foods to avoid during pregnancy section)
• Strawberry
• Tomatoes