Enjoy a Healthy Pregnancy Diet

Enjoying a healthy pregnancy diet without stress and confusion is possible if we defer to nature and common sense. Also be sure to ignore most of the mainstream nutritional advice out there today that often tends to be short-sighted and always changing its mind (remember when eggs were bad for you and then they weren't?!).

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First and foremost, eating should be enjoyable: pleasing to your senses and nourishing not just to your body, but to your mind and spirit as well. There are studies that show food is actually assimilated and utilized better by the body when eaten in a positive emotional state!

It's also important to shift from any negatively-charged ideas of a "diet," which can evoke images of restriction and guilt. When thinking about pregnancy and diet, imagine freely and intentionally choosing wonderful, healthy foods that will optimally nourish you and your growing baby.

Balanced Diet During Pregnancy

The best way I have found to have a balanced diet during pregnancy is to take a natural, real food approach. Learn about the qualities of real food and consume a variety of these foods each day. Pure, healthy, whole foods build a pure, healthy and whole mom and baby...

Brewer Diet

The Brewer Pregnancy Diet is probably the best known and most researched of all the pregnancy diets. It is whole food-based and rich in protein, vitamins and minerals...

Vegetarian Pregnancy Diet

A vegetarian diet during pregnancy done well can be a healthy way to nourish you and your growing baby. However, though I'm not an expert on vegetarian diets, my experience and nutritional research tells me it is logistically more difficult to get key nutrients, particularly the brain-growing ones, when you avoid certain animal products. Including the following foods and/or supplements is the best way to optimize a vegetarian diet in pregnancy...

Pregnancy Nutrition Chart

Our cutting-edge pregnancy nutrition chart gives you a comprehensive quick reference of the best pregnancy foods as well as foods pregnant women should avoid. Use the guidelines to plan menus and guide your food choices each day...

Pregnancy Diet Menu

This sample of a healthy pregnancy diet menu based on a natural, whole and real food approach will help you get an idea of the type and amount of foods you need each day. This menu will provide snack and meal ideas to reduce or eliminate reliance on packaged and processed foods...

Pregnancy Diet Books

The pregnancy diet books I recommend are not necessarily written exclusively about pregnancy nutrition. While there are a few special considerations to be aware of when eating for two, a natural whole foods diet that promotes health and vitality in the average person will provide you an excellent foundation for a healthy pregnancy diet...

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