Eating for Pregnancy: An Essential Guide to Nutrition with Recipes for the Whole Family 
asked by james58 on November 13, 2006 6:38 AM
Every pregnant woman recognizes that what she eats, drinks and does with her body directly affects the baby developing within her. Yet mothers-to-be—between juggling work, other children, and their many other responsibilities—often don't have the time they'd like to devote to their nutrition. Now, Eating for Pregnancy addresses the nutritional needs of pregnant women today, helping them to navigate through frozen food aisles and prepared food sections and to create healthy, easy-to-prepare homemade meals. Authors Jones and Hudson provide reassuring, up-to-date nutritional information; shopping and eating tips to keep nutrient-intake high and unnecessary weight-gain to a minimum; and guilt-free, smart-choice convenience and semi-prepared food options. Their more than 120 recipes, organized into six main sections, are high in vitamins, iron, calcium, protein, and fiber and moderate in amounts of fat, sodium, and sugar. Each recipe highlights "What's in this for baby and me" and includes complete nutritional breakdowns and meal planning advice; many offer suggestions for substitutions and other time-saving shortcuts. Eating for Pregnancy also caters to women with gestational diabetes with diabetic tips and ADA exchange values. A vegetarian chapter offers essential advice to pregnant vegetarians along with inspiring recipes.
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I absolutely love this Cookbook / Nutrition Guide. My husband and I are planning a pregnancy and I have decided to start making "healthier" nutrition choices. I was a bit skeptical at first but after trying a few of the recipes, I was hooked. These recipes do not compromise on full flavor! The "pearls of wisdom" information is so helpful too. I will be enjoying this book for many, many years. By the way - the "apple blueberry granola crisp" is my -now and probably forever- favorite dessert.
I'm really hoping the authors will collaborate and publish another cookbook.
I'm really hoping the authors will collaborate and publish another cookbook.
reviewed by runningscared on November 23, 2006 11:18 PM
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This book is a gem not only for its balanced nutritional information, but just as a GREAT cookbook. Have you ever had a cookbook where you can just pick it up and EVERYTHING you make is fabulous? Well, this is the one. Recipies are easy to make and quick for busy people. The salmon with papaya salsa is out of this world! Whenever I make something outstanding, I always say to my husband, "Guess what cookbook this came out of?" This book has made preparing for pregnancy a culinary delight! Thanks Jones and Hudson!
reviewed by bestseller on November 26, 2006 11:55 AM
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I love this book! I am trying to conceive and I bought it so I could start eating right. I am a healthy eater anyway, but the book offers useful info. about why you need certain nutrients and how much more of each vitamin and mineral as well as how many more calories you should be eating. There are also many good recipes. I have made only 2 so far but both were yummy. I highly recommend this book to anyone pregnant or looking to start trying to conceive.
reviewed by librarian on November 26, 2006 7:26 PM
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As another reviewer stated, you do not have to be pregnant to reap in the wonderful results of this perfect cookbook. Lots of amazing recipes and chock full of priceless information on the nutrients we need, which foods have them and how to cook them to perfection. I have already lent this book to a friend who is pregnant, and can't wait to get it back. I plan to use this book for any future pregnancies as well as a lifestyle cookery catalyst.
reviewed by motivations on November 26, 2006 8:21 PM
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I don't normally bother writing reviews, but this is, hands down, the best cookbook I own. We bought it either before or early into my pregnancy, but we still use it regularly over a year after I gave birth. Every recipe we have tried has been excellent and fairly easy to prepare. My parents, die hard beef addicts, even asked for the turkey burger recipe after we served it to them. I just mentioned it to a friend that's a personal chef last month and she flipped through it with great interest, impressed by the nutritional information, and planned to buy it for herself. I'd loan it to her, but it's the only recipe book we actually use!
reviewed by literary on November 28, 2006 7:22 PM