As healthy as a salad can be, it can also get those on a strict nutrition plan into trouble. We love salads because they are tasty and easy to make, but remember that it's easy to turn a delicious salad into something unhealthy. Avoid creamy bottled dressing and stick with light helpings of dressing made from olive oil and you will be much better off.

Magnesium is an essential nutrient and the body's requirement for it increases during pregnancy. A deficiency in magnesium can…