Pregnancy is a most remarkable anabolic process whereby out of food, vitamin, minerals and hormones, a baby is born within nine months. the foetus is in a sense a parasite on the mother and draws its nourishment from her diet. If nourishment of mother is inadequate than her body reserves are drawn upon and depleted. The incidence of prematurity rises with a decrease in the nutritional status of pregnant women. low birth weights, low vitality and large numbers of early deaths occur among infants born to poorly nourished mother. Improving the nutrition of the mother, even in the third trimester of pregnancy improves the status of the infants (Antia,1984). Nutritional value of crops of the Arawalli-Plains and mewar-Hills differ considerably and pregnant women of two zones consume largely preparation of the produce specific to their respective zones. In present paper there is a comparative study done based on a survey on the intake of proteins by 100 pregnant women of Mewar zone and Aravalli plains respectively, traditional belief and habitat and   also influence profoundly the pattern of food eaten, relation of proteins to some other nutrients will also be discussed in this paper. The data was collected through questionnaire, observation and secondary sources. The result depicted that the intake of nutrients was higher in. Mewar-hills than the Arawali plains. Further recommendations are suggested for pregnant women.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Nutritional, Value, Habitat, Traditional Beliefs.