The Whole Food Pregnancy Plan: Eat Clean & Feel Good with Complete Nutrition

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Get both mama and baby on track for a healthy, happy, and delicious life! We all know that "you are what you eat." And once you conceive, your baby is what you eat as well—prenatal health and nutrition during pregnancy is so imperative! The US is one of only eight countries in the world where the rate of mortality for pregnant women is on the rise, and obesity is one of the primary causes of this phenomenon—half of all pregnant women are considered overweight. Widely accepted, doctor- and dietitian-prescribed nutrition guidelines actually may be contributing to the growing obesity and gestational diabetes epidemics. Newly expectant mothers receive a packet of health information from their doctors, including a nutrition pamphlet, which proscribes a daily food regimen with 100 grams of sugar per day—the amount of sugar in 10 glazed donuts! Aimee has developed a comprehensive nutrition guide that helps expecting and postpartum women achieve ideal health and weight during pregnancy and beyond. Implementing philosophies of current, highly-effective gluten-free nutrition trends that have not been fully introduced to the prenatal and postpartum populations, The Whole Pregnancy offers a detailed dietary regimen that is based on whole and unprocessed foods, low-glycemic carbohydrates, quality proteins, and essential fats. Developed by a certified nutritionist, the meal-planning system presents a variety of simple, delicious recipes to benefit mother and baby. It also provides special instruction for each stage of pregnancy, including the first, second, and third trimesters, as well as the "fourth trimester" of postpartum weight loss and nursing. Foreword Introduction 1. Pregnancy Nutrition Recommendations Today 2. The Whole Food Pregnancy Principles 3. The Whole Food Pregnancy Definite Dozen 4. Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements 5. Pregnancy Nutrition Myths 6. The Importance of Pre-Pregnancy Nutrition 7. Getting Back to Your Pre-pregnancy Weight Starts with the First Trimester 8. Food Groups and Servings for All Trimesters 9. Sample Meal Plans 10. Gestational Diabetes 11. Growing Needs of the Second Trimester 12. Welcome to the Third Trimester 13. The Fourth Trimester—Postpartum Weight Loss 14. Dietary Recommendations for Nursing 15. What Not to Feed Your Infant 16. Baby’s First Solids 17. The Busy Mom’s Meal Planning System 18. The Whole Food Pregnancy Breakfast Recipes 19. The Whole Food Pregnancy Lunch Recipes 20. The Whole Food Pregnancy Dinner Recipes 21. The Whole Food Pregnancy Side Dishes, Snacks, Dressing & Sauces Reflection References Acknowledgments About the Author Contributing Writers Conversion Charts Index