What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting Reviews
Announcing Eating Well Whеn Yου’re Expecting, providing moms-tο-bе wіth a realistic аррrοасh tο navigating healthily аnd deliciously through thе nine months οf pregnancy-аt home, іn thе office, over thе holidays, іn restaurants. Thorough chapters аrе devoted tο nutrition, weight gain, food safety, thе postpartum diet, аnd hοw tο eat whеn trying tο conceive again. And, very exciting, thе book comes wіth 150 contemporary, tаѕtу, аnd healthy recipes thаt feed mom аnd baby well, take lіttlе time tο prepare, аnd аrе gentle οn queasy tummies.
A departure frοm іtѕ predecessor, Whаt tο Eat Whеn Yου-re Expecting, whісh hаѕ 976,000 copies іn print, Eating Well loses thе whole-wheatier-thаn-thou attitude, аnd comes wіth a light, reader-friendly tone whіlе delivering thе mοѕt up-tο-date information. At thе heart οf thе book аrе hundreds οf pressing qυеѕtіοnѕ еνеrу mother-tο-bе hаѕ: Iѕ іt trυе I shouldn-t eat аnу food cooked wіth alcohol? Wіll thе caffeine іn coffee cross іntο mу baby-s blo
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Review by Tara D. for What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting
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Wow — what a great book!!! I’m newly pregnant and I really want to make sure I’m eating good food for my baby, especailly since I’m so nauseous all the time. I saw this book in the bookstore and bought it… and am I glad I did. It’s packed with info about nutrition during pregnancy. It’s funny and it’s a really easy to read book — plus it doesn’t make you feel bad if you miss a few days of eating healthy or if you eat some unhealthy food every once in a while.
The first chapter tells you why it’s important to eat nutritious food. The second chapter is so great because it goes through all the pregnancy symptoms and gives advice on exactly what to do for them in terms of food. Too nauseaous to eat (my problem) — here are some tips. What to do about the food cravings (especially when you’re craving something totally unhealthy). But the best thing is that it doesn’t make you feel guilty if you do crave ice cream or cake or whatever. It recognizes that sometimes the only thing I can eat is potato chips, and it doesn’t make me feel like I’m hurting my baby! But it still gives you the ideal of what you should eat (there’s a really funny section later on called “ideal…get real” that totally gets this point across. Plus it makes you realize you probably are eating healthy for the most aprt anyway). I love that.
The next chapter goes through weight gain and the pregnancy diet telling you what you should be eating each day. The best thing is that the book has tons of lists of different foods — and the serving amounts — so figuring out how much to eat is no big deal. Then there’s a great chapter on being an expectant gourmet. It goes through all the different types of food that you can eat while you’re pregnant. I learned so much from that chapter. Who knew there were so many different types of lettuces!
There’s also stuff on what foods to avoid when you’re pregnant, and how to keep your food safe. Also sections on eating while you’re working with great tips on eating when you’re sick, when you’re traveling, and what you can eat when you’re in a restuarant.
Then the best part is the recipes — it’s half the book! Totally yummy. I already made the ginger and carrot muffins (they say ginger is good for morning sickness) and the Chicken Burgers with Mango relish. The recipes are all healthy — but so good and they totally don’t taste like health food stuff– even my husband (mr. very picky eater) thought the muffins were great. And what’s great is that I was able to eat them too even with my nausea! There are so many good looking recipes, I don’t know which ones to try first (I think I’m going to try the Pork Medallions with arugula and Tomatoes next).
Totally get this book if you’re pregnant and want to eat healthy and eat good food. I highly recommend it and am telling all my friends to get it too! Even the non pregnant ones!
Review by leslie for What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting
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I took this book out of the library, but decided to buy it because I wanted to own the recipes. There is a great variety of recipes for all meals of the day and snacks. Most of the recipes are lower fat and sugar and higher fiber and protein versions of your favs. They don’t elimate the bad things, but they do limit it and work in more whole grains and veggies then I normally do in my cooking.
As for the other reviewers comment about the grapes on page 82 – I can see how she got confused, but they actually say: “…;a slice of whole wheat bread, an ounce of cheddar cheese, and a half cup of grapes equals 200 calories.” They are talking about how to get the most variety of vitamins in your snacks.
Many who buy this book may find the info rather simplistic, which it is. Eat a variety of highly nutritious foods. But, buy it for the recipes.
Review by Twilight for What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting
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Excellent book to become familiar with eating habits during pregnancy. Most of the time, I eat healthy enough, but this gave me the opportunity to see what I might be missing and how it would effect the health and development of my growing child. Highly recommended, as are all of the “What to expect” books.
Review by taligirl70 for What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting
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I wish I would have had this during my first pregnancy. I had asked all of my health care professionals what I should eat and how I should take care of myself during that crucial time, but the standard reply was always, “Eat healthy and exercise.” This book defines what eating healthy and taking care of yourself during pregnancy involves. It includes tips on weight gain, pre-pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, information on low carb and vegetarian diets as well as family-friendly recipes.
Review by L. Clark for What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting
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I recently learned I was pregnant, and wanted to make sure I was eating right for the baby so bought a few books to do some research. I’m not sure this one will get much use – I may donate it to a local library, in case someone else finds it helpful.
In my opinion, the original “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” is preferable to this book, as this doesn’t give a lot of new info if you know have a basic knowledge of how to eat healthy anyway. The one big exception is the recipes that are included here, and the detailed breakdown of what different food options are available to meet each specific nutritional recommendation/requirement for pregnancy. Otherwise it’s mainly just basic nutritional advice.
The second issue I had with the book is that there is very little information available for vegetarians, or even for those who only eat fish/shellfish. It would have been nice if there had been more vegetarian dishes, or even vegetarian options listed for the meat recipes.