Expect the Best: Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, and After Pregnancy (American Dietetic Association)

274 Pages·2009·1.17 MB·English

by  ADA (American Dietetic Association)

Expect the Best
Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before,
During, and After Pregnancy
Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S., R.D.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Expect the Best
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Expect the Best
Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before,
During, and After Pregnancy
Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S., R.D.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Copyright © 2009 by the American Dietetic Association. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Foreword by Jennifer Shu, M.D. vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Prepregnancy: Starting from a Healthy Place 7
2 G reat Expectations: How Eating the Right Food Is
Good for You and Your Baby 31
3 M yPyramid Plans: What to Eat Before, During,
and After Pregnancy 71
4 Pregnancy: Expect the Best 95
5 The Fourth Trimester: After the Baby Arrives 129
6 Food Safety: Before, During, and After Pregnancy 147
7 I nfertility, Other Common Concerns, and Special
Situations 165
8 Quick and Delicious Recipes 191
Resources 227
References 233
Index 249
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Foreword

Everyone knows how important it is to have a healthy diet when you’re
eating for two. As a pediatrician and former director of a newborn nurs-
ery, I have fi elded a variety of questions about healthy eating both during
and right after pregnancy—is it safe to eat sushi, can I drink caffeine (or
alcohol), and what do I do if I can’t swallow those huge prenatal vitamins?
Perhaps most importantly, many new parents just want to know how to
give their child the best start in life. I’m thrilled that I can now refer my
patients to Expect the Best, which covers all of the concerns mentioned
above and a whole lot more.
Pregnancy is a time when many women change their eating and life-
style habits for the better and often continue these healthy habits as their
children grow. Since pregnancy isn’t always planned, however, all of the
sixty-three million women of childbearing age in the United States would
do well to be as fi t and healthy as possible, even before they become
pregnant. Not only does a pregnant woman’s nutrition affect her own
weight, health, and chances for shedding those pregnancy pounds soon
after birth, but it can also signifi cantly affect her baby’s health—both at
the time of delivery and as her child grows into adulthood.
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