What to eat before, during, and after pregnancy

Foreword
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 1 Giving You and Your Baby the Nutritional Advantage
 How Nutrition Can Affect Your Baby's Health
 How Nutrition Can Affect Your Fertility
 Nutrition: One Thing You Can Control
 2 The Truth About Nutrition and Healthy Diets
 Ten Nutrition Principles
 Building a Healthy Diet
 Diagnosing the Truthfulness of Nutrition Information
 3 Becoming Nutritionally Prepared for the First Two Months of Pregnancy
 Anticipating Changes During the First Two Months of Pregnancy
 Preconception and Early Pregnancy Diet. Vitamin and Mineral Supplements and Other Considerations4 The Right Diet for Pregnancy
 What Is a Healthy Diet for Pregnancy?
 Key Nutrients for Pregnancy
 Food Safety During Pregnancy
 Nourishing Your Growing Baby
 Questions About Diet and Pregnancy
 5 Vitamin, Mineral, and Herbal Supplements
 Who Should Take a Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement?
 Checking Out Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
 Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for Twin Pregnancy
 Questions About Vitamin and Mineral Supplements in Pregnancy
 6 Gaining the Right Amount of Weight. The Right Amount of Weight to Gain During PregnancyWeight Gain and Twin or Triplet Pregnancy
 Weight Gains That Go Off Track
 What to Expect in Weight Loss After Pregnancy
 Questions About Weight Gain and Pregnancy
 7 Exercising During Pregnancy
 Exercising During Pregnancy
 Exercising After Pregnancy
 Questions About Exercise and Pregnancy
 8 Nutritional Aids for Common Problems in Pregnancy
 Nausea and Vomiting
 Constipation
 Heartburn
 Iron Deficiency Anemia
 Gestational Diabetes
 Preeclampsia
 9 Nutrition After Pregnancy: Infant Feeding
 Good Things to Know About Infant Feeding. Recognizing a Hungry BabyInfant Feeding Recommendations
 Do Infants Need Vitamin or Mineral Supplements?
 Questions About Infant Feeding
 10 Nutrition After Pregnancy: Breast-Feeding
 Benefits of Breast-Feeding
 How Breast-Feeding Works
 Dietary Guidelines for Breast-Feeding Women
 Questions About Breast-Feeding
 11 Recipes for Good Eating
 Using a Seasoned Cast Iron Pan
 Baked Frittata
 Buttermilk Pancakes
 Banana Oat Bran Bread
 Oriental-Style Chicken Salad
 Shrimp Cocktail
 Black Beans with Rice Soup
 Cream of (You Name It) Vegetable Soup
 Beany, Meaty Chili
 Soft Taco with Blue Cheese. Poached Salmon with Dill SauceCider Pork Roast
 Crispy Baked Eggplant
 Broiled Zucchini with Parmesan
 Collard Greens and Cabbage
 Fruit Smoothie
 Snack Pack
 Seasoned Tomato Sauce
 Fruit Syrup
 Hot Fudge Sauce
 Appendix A: Facts About Vitamins and Minerals
 Appendix B: Converting to Metrics
 References
 Additional Resources
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