You are what you eat, and your baby is too. Not surprisingly, a pregnant womanís chances of giving birth to a healthy infant are dramatically improved when she's on an excellent diet. From the authors of the bestselling What to Expect When Youíre Expecting and What to Expect the First Year, together with over 15 million copies in print, here is the definitive guide to nourishing both the unborn child and the mother-to-be.
What to East When You're Expecting suggests a "Daily Dozen" diet comprised of wholesome unprocessed foods. Allowing for a weight gain of 20 to 30 pounds, its easy-to-follow plan uses a simple system to monitor servings from 12 food groups that promote fetal development and maternal well-being.
In addition to 100 recipes, the book suggests the best foods to eat at home, in restaurants, even at the office or when traveling. It is sympathetic to the modern womanís particular concerns and time pressures, and offers special counsel to vegetarians, special warnings to those who drink, smoke, or fast, and special encouragement to all who plan to breastfeed. Over 823,000 copies in print.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0

don't read this book!:

this is the worst book on pregnancy and food ever written. any woman who has ever had any insecurities around body image will take one look at this book and realize it's the fault of books/ideas like "what to eat when your expecting" that we have issues in the first place. don't buy it, don't even borrow it, it'll just make you feel inadequate or fat!

Idiotic Masochistic Book:

Buy this book only if you want to torture yourself. In addition to being out-of-date and misinformed, it sets up insane standards that no person alive could live up to--much less a pregnant woman battling cravings, morning sickness, etc.
A lot of the info is simply flat out wrong and hysterical. One particularly idiotic statement: "a baby made up of candy bars and colas is quite different from a baby made up of whole grain breads and milk." That's preposterous! Baby's are like little leeches that suck... more info

thank god I didn't pay for it:

This book works hard to confirm your worst fears, and with all the tact and forgiveness normally associated with the Gestapo.
If I wanted to stay thin, I wouldn't have gotten pregnant.

goes WAY overboard:

I generally like the "What to Expect..." books, despite the sometimes preachy tone, but this one just goes too far. I made it about halfway through this book and then just put it down in disgust. It was making me afraid to eat anything for fear that it was not a "perfect" food.
Certainly it's good to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and dairy products, and to limit processed foods and artificial additives, whether you're pregnant or not. If you're looking for encouragement to... more info

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Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

Binding: Health and Beauty
Published: 2005-04-10

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