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Summary: Great Cookbook- pregnant or not
Review: The recipes in this book are wonderful. The ingredients list is written in the order that they are used- most recipes have easy to find ingredients (nothing too exotic)- most are quick and relatively simple to prepare- it's very well organized and full of delicious recipes. Directions are easy to follow and consist of fresh ingredients (a big plus for me). The beginning is full of useful nutritional information and the chapters are divided into recipes for preconception, the trimesters plus a postpartum section. Much attention is paid to what nutrients are needed at each particular time. You can tell that a doctor-chef couple wrote the book- there is a logical balance between flavor and fact. I definetly reccomend this as a cookbook whether or not you are pregnant!
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Summary: Simple, delicious, practical.
Review: This book answers the need for simple and practical eating duing pregnancy. There are answers to problems such as nausea, heartburn, an constipation. You do not have to eat rabbit food to stay healthy in pregancy! There is even room for things like the recipe "Sinful chocolate chip cookies." My cravng for salt was satisfied deliciously with "Orvieto Chicken," a crispy Tuscan-style dish. Lots of delicious dishes with greens, such as Pasta with Swiss Chard and Pine Nuts.
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Summary: The Pregnancy Cookbook
Review: This book has some good recipes. However, my husband and I tried making their "Mexican Black Bean Lasagna." The directions were confusing (did it require two or three pots to be on the stovetop?) It took over two hours to prepare, not including baking, and we burned a garlic bulb by following their directions to microwave it for 15 minutes. Also, the details about vitamins and organizing your kitchen are better illustrated in _Eating Expectantly: A Practical and Tasty Guide to Prenatal Nutrition_ by Bridget Swinney, Tracey Anderson.
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Summary: Loved every recipe in this book- and I wasn't even pregnant!
Review: This book has WONDERFUL recipes! I whipped one up every week when I got the book, and now many have become family favorites. I look forward to the next creative effort from this talented chef!
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Summary: Practical, Informative, Delicious
Review: This book is a terrific and practical guide for pregnant women who are interested in nutrition. The authors are realistic and down-to-earth, and realize that women today are busy yet concerned about eating well for their health and their future baby's health. They clarify the mercury and soft cheese issues for pregnant women. The recipes are delicious, easy, and exciting. You can be a novice or an expert cook and still find something here.
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Summary: Be sure to read the warnings
Review: This book is schizophrenic! She (the doctor) wrote the first half, a solid nutritional guide for pregnant women. He (the cook) wrote the recipes -- many of which include wine and goat cheese, items she tells you to avoid! Page 51 warns against feta and goat cheese -- so why do they appear in the recipes at all? And page 52 tells you to be sure to simmer red wine before cooking with it, to remove alcohol, but that warning doesn't show up in the recipes themselves. There are tasty recipes in here that are simple to make, including some good vegetarian ones (spinach fettucine with wild mushroom sauce; penne with swiss chard and pine nuts). But I hope no pregnant women skip the dietary warnings in the beginning, or rely on this book as their sole source of information.
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Summary: Boston, MA
Review: This book is wonderful. Unlike "What to Expect", it is practicle, easy, and delicious. The whole family can eat from this book too!
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Summary: I'm not impressed
Review: This cookbook has some good general nutritional information, and there are a few easy recipes. But, the majority of the recipes call for ingredients that are hard to find. Besides, there are too many steps and no pictures of any of the meals. I would starve by the time I got finished cooking one of the recipes!
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Summary: Wonderful recipes, but some are nutritionally lacking
Review: This is a great cookbook! Even though some of the recipes are a little involved, the ingredients have inspired me to tackle them anyway. And there are plenty of quick, easy recipes for those days when I don't have a lot of time. These recipes are an excellent way to incorporate more vegetables (especially leafy greens) and whole grains into a pregnant woman's diet. The main drawback is that many of the recipes do not contain enough protein for the average pregnant woman. That's easily solved by either adding more protein (chicken, beef, etc.) to the recipe itself or by serving these dishes as accompaniments to a main course. The only other difficulty is that the recipes all serve 4-6 people, sometimes more, making it difficult to cook a portion for 1-2 people. Overall, though, this is a cookbook that is useful not only during pregnancy but one that I will continue to use often postpartum.
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Summary: Consise, informative and delicious!!!!
Review: What a great book! Combines clear and detailed nutritional information for those considering pregnancy, pregnant and post-partum. Suggestions on snacking, eating out etc. The recipes are incredible and broken out into trimesters. You can tell that a gourmet chef created them. Takes the foods you are "supposed" to eat and makes them into clever and delicious meals. Also has a recipe index of those dishes which provides larges portions of needed iron, folic acid etc. A really great book!
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