The Pregnancy Diet

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Summary: great book for pregnant women
Review: As a health care professional, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in nutrition during pregnancy. The meal planning guides and recipes are great for moms! I use this book in my nursing practice!

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Summary: My Preemie Twins Are Healthy Thanks to this "Diet"
Review: I was pregnant with twins and really worried about eating well (and going into premature labor). After consulting with my OB I learned I don't have to eat alot more than with a singleton. I then purchased "The Pregnancy Diet". I ate 1-2 of the "Wholesome Whole-Grain Muffins" a day; these were easy to make. The "Chix Baked w/Lemon and Vegetarian Meatloaf" were my favorites too. I ended up going into premature labor. My twins were born at 29 weeks. They were excellent weights despite this. The neonatologist said I fed them well and the nurse said they were the biggest "29 weekers" she has ever seen. They are now 5, robust and healthy. People can't believe how early they were born. I recommend this book for everyone - if it can help me feed 2 babies very well, it can help you too!

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Summary: Really didn't impress me
Review: Quite frankly, the book didn't help me much at all

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Summary: Same old, same old
Review: There is no information in this book that I haven't read or been told before. This morning I tried to make one of the recipes from the book, the "Wholesome Whole-Grain Muffins" and they were a disaster. Behan instructs that this recipe makes 18 muffins, but I used 18 muffin cups and the batter overflowed and made my kitchen smell terrible (not great when a pregnant woman is feeling nauseous anyway) and they are burnt on the edges and not quite cooked in the middles. This is coming from someone who loves to bake and has a little experience behind making muffins. The batter was very watery and the small taste I took (what I could stand after smelling burnt batter all morning) was very, very sweet. I would not recommend purchasing this book.

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Summary: Same old, same old
Review: There is no information in this book that I haven't read or been told before. This morning I tried to make one of the recipes from the book, the "Wholesome Whole-Grain Muffins" and they were a disaster. Behan instructs that this recipe makes 18 muffins, but I used 18 muffin cups and the batter overflowed and made my kitchen smell terrible (not great when a pregnant woman is feeling nauseous anyway) and they are burnt on the edges and not quite cooked in the middles. This is coming from someone who loves to bake and has a little experience behind making muffins. The batter was very watery and the small taste I took (what I could stand after smelling burnt batter all morning) was very, very sweet. I would not recommend purchasing this book.

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Summary: Same old, same old
Review: There is no information in this book that I haven't read or been told before. This morning I tried to make one of the recipes from the book, the "Wholesome Whole-Grain Muffins" and they were a disaster. Behan instructs that this recipe makes 18 muffins, but I used 18 muffin cups and the batter overflowed and made my kitchen smell terrible (not great when a pregnant woman is feeling nauseous anyway) and they are burnt on the edges and not quite cooked in the middles. This is coming from someone who loves to bake and has a little experience behind making muffins. The batter was very watery and the small taste I took (what I could stand after smelling burnt batter all morning) was very, very sweet. I would not recommend purchasing this book.

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Summary: A great book for women who worry about weight while pregnent
Review: This book is very reassuring for any woman who is pregnant and worries about keeping the weight on after birth. The focus is on a healthy pregnancy but it gives the facts about what to expect about weight. I found it very comforting and empowering

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Summary: Good Information; Mediocre Recipes
Review: This book, while providing very good information on nutrition recommendations during pregnancy, falls short on the recipes. I tried several of the recipes, and each one left out pertinent information. I would also say that I have read the same nutrition information in other pregnancy books, so it is not really worth buying, in my opinion.