Comments on: Healthy Eating During Your Pregnancy http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/healthy-eating-during-your-pregnancy/ bloggin' for better births Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Molly http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/healthy-eating-during-your-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 Molly Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:35:19 +0000 http://www.birthactivist.com/?p=1174#comment-3576 My son was born at home with a CPM in 2008, and my midwife was huge on nutrition. She had 2 rules: dont eat anything you wouldn't be proud to feed a 2 year old (i.e. soda, cakes, chips, etc...), and in every meal include a whole grain, a fruit or veggie and a low-fat protein. I am obese and despite having no problems with blood sugar or blood pressure, would have been considered high risk by most OBs, but with my wise midwifes simple advice, I beat the odds and was very healthy throughout my pregnancy. My son was born at home with a CPM in 2008, and my midwife was huge on nutrition. She had 2 rules: dont eat anything you wouldn’t be proud to feed a 2 year old (i.e. soda, cakes, chips, etc…), and in every meal include a whole grain, a fruit or veggie and a low-fat protein. I am obese and despite having no problems with blood sugar or blood pressure, would have been considered high risk by most OBs, but with my wise midwifes simple advice, I beat the odds and was very healthy throughout my pregnancy.

]]> By: Abundant B'earth http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/healthy-eating-during-your-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 Abundant B'earth Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:12:05 +0000 http://www.birthactivist.com/?p=1174#comment-3575 About those "eating for two" myths...I'd like to see a pregnancy eating plan that acknowledges you only need 100 extra calories during the first trimester, and you won't really have the room or the inclination to eat this way during the last few weeks. I like to focus on food groups and nutrients to include, rather than counting servings. Dietary sources of Folic Acid: leafy greens, carrots, citrus, liver, nutritional/brewer's yeast, legumes (lentils & beans), avocados, whole grains (especially rye), asparagus, egg yolks, cantaloupe, apricots & pumpkins. The MOD and Brewer diets appear to be balanced, and they are certainly an improvement over junk food. But they are missing essential fatty acids and are somewhat mineral-depleting. And what do women with food allergies do with a list like this? About those “eating for two” myths…I’d like to see a pregnancy eating plan that acknowledges you only need 100 extra calories during the first trimester, and you won’t really have the room or the inclination to eat this way during the last few weeks. I like to focus on food groups and nutrients to include, rather than counting servings.

Dietary sources of Folic Acid: leafy greens, carrots, citrus, liver, nutritional/brewer’s yeast, legumes (lentils & beans), avocados, whole grains (especially rye), asparagus, egg yolks, cantaloupe, apricots & pumpkins.

The MOD and Brewer diets appear to be balanced, and they are certainly an improvement over junk food. But they are missing essential fatty acids and are somewhat mineral-depleting. And what do women with food allergies do with a list like this?

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