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Eat at least three servings of iron-rich foods, such as lean meats, spinach, beans, and breakfast cereals each day to ensure you are getting 27 mg of iron daily. While you're pregnant, you will need 220 micrograms of iodine a day to help ensure your baby's brain and nervous system development.
While there are many foods that are safe when you're not pregnant but unsafe when you are, protein bars -- at least generally speaking -- aren't among them and should be okay to eat when pregnant. During pregnancy, you need protein -- just as you do when you're not pregnant -- to serve several purposes.