Until you’ve consumed all of the best Pregnancy Food books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
- 1. Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition (2018)
- 2. Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach (2015)
- 3. The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start (2016)
- 4. We’re Pregnant! The First Time Dad’s Pregnancy Handbook (2018)
- 5. The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth (2017)
- 6. The 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During Pregnancy: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about Foods You Should be Eating During Pregnancy but Probably Aren’t (2009)
- 7. 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide (2018)
- 8. Eat This, Not That! When You’re Expecting: The Doctor Recommended Plan for Baby and You (2016)
- 9. Eating for Pregnancy: Your Essential Month-by-Month Nutrition Guide and Cookbook (2019)
- 10. Bun Appétit: A Simple Guide to Eating Right During Pregnancy (2017)
- 11. The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality (2017)
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1. Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition (2018)
Prenatal nutrition can be confusing. A lot of the advice you have been given about what to eat (or what not to eat) is well-meaning, but frankly, outdated or not evidenced-based. In Real Food for Pregnancy, you will get clear answers on what to eat and why, with research to back up every recommendation. Author and specialist in prenatal nutrition, Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE, has taken a long and hard look at the science and discovered a wide gap between current prenatal nutrition recommendations and what foods are required for optimal health in…
2. Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach (2015)
Getting diagnosed with gestational diabetes is scary, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Imagine easily managing your blood sugar, effortlessly gaining the right amount of weight during your pregnancy, and giving birth to a beautiful, healthy baby. This can be you! Real Food for Gestational Diabetes offers an alternative to the conventional nutrition approach that embraces nutrient-dense and delicious foods that nourish you and baby without causing high blood sugar. With the wrong information (or no information at all), far too many women are left alone struggling with erratic blood sugar and…
3. The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start (2016)
“I’m thrilled that Dr. Lang has put her valuable knowledge into these pages. With this book in your hand, you are on your way to putting your health first and setting your baby up for lifelong wellness.”―JESSICA ALBA, co-founder of The Honest CompanyGood for baby, good for you: Every mom-to-be knows how important it is to pick the right foods when you’re eating for two―but the information overload on pre-natal nutrition can be stressful and time-consuming. The Whole Nine Months is your all-in-one pregnancy book with simple nutritional guidelines, up-to-date pregnancy…
4. We’re Pregnant! The First Time Dad’s Pregnancy Handbook (2018)
From first-time dad to all-time great parent and partnerBeing a great first-time dad doesn’t mean being perfect, it means approaching and participating in the pregnancy experience with confidence. From easy-to-understand stats on the mommy and baby, to discussing and designing a birthing plan, We’re Pregnant! The First-Time Dad’s Pregnancy Handbook provides insightful, in-depth suggestions on how to be an ideal partner, and become a fully-prepared parent.We’re Pregnant! The First-Time Dad’s Pregnancy Handbook gives the first-time father the tools he needs to prepare for…
5. The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth (2017)
on her YouTube channel and even more on MamaNatural.com, Howland's (a.k.a. Mama Natural) funny but informational videos have empowered millions of women to embrace natural pregnancy and parenting. Now Howland is turning to the page, offering up the first week-by-week pregnancy & childbirth book from a perspective.For the last half-century, control over childbirth has been in favor of doctors. Many pregnancy guides are , or written by male physicians deeply entrenched in the medical model of birth. . A groundswell of women are taking back their pregnancy and childbirth and embracing a natural way. Genevieve Howland, the woman…
6. The 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During Pregnancy: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about Foods You Should be Eating During Pregnancy but Probably Aren’t (2009)
Eat the best foods for your baby’s development! Nutrition is never more critical than during pregnancy. What you choose to put on your plate affects you and your baby’s health not just in utero but for years to come. However, many nutritional guidelines for pregnancy are complex, confusing, and offer an uninspiring list of things to eat for the next nine months. Backed up by the latest nutritional research, this guide debunks pregnancy food myths and uncovers a number of surprising food choices that are superfoods for expectant mothers. Anchovies are a high-protein, naturally salty snack—a great food for avoiding feelings…
7. 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide (2018)
While your body is doing the important work of growing your baby, 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver nails down exactly what to do to prepare for your little one’s big debut.First-time moms have plenty to be grateful for ―and plenty to worry about. Centered on what’s most important to expecting moms, 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver narrows the vast field of pregnancy advice to 50 specific, proactive steps for confidence and peace of mind before baby arrives. Unlike other pregnancy books for first time moms, this book includes only what is necessary and helpful, and leaves out the rest. Written…
8. Eat This, Not That! When You’re Expecting: The Doctor Recommended Plan for Baby and You (2016)
The authoritative, must-have healthy-eating guide for pregnant women, from America's most trusted OBGYN and the mega-selling authors of Eat This, Not That! Tired of worrying about what you should be eating for your baby–and for you? Dr. Jennifer Ashton, chief women's health correspondent for ABC News, has delivered 1,500 happy, healthy babies, and now she is here to help yours. Eat This, Not That When You are Expecting features trimester by trimester meal plans, detail restaurant, by restaurant guides, and aisle-by-aisle supermarket swaps–not to mention easy,…
9. Eating for Pregnancy: Your Essential Month-by-Month Nutrition Guide and Cookbook (2019)
Eating for Pregnancy is the ultimate no-nonsense nutrition guide and cookbook for moms-to-be. Every pregnant woman understands that what she eats and drinks affects the baby growing within her. Yet many of them don’t have the time or energy to ensure they’re always eating right. The guide walks readers through pregnancy month-by-month to cover developmental highlights, body changes, and nutritional needs of the mother and baby. Each chapter shares delicious, healthful recipes that put a special emphasis on the nutrients that mother and baby need that month, during preconception, the nine months of pregnancy,…
10. Bun Appétit: A Simple Guide to Eating Right During Pregnancy (2017)
So you’ve got a baby bun in the oven? Congratulations! Now, what should be IN your kitchen oven? This simple and straightforward book explains what foods and nutrients to eat during pregnancy – and when to eat them – to coincide with your baby’s growth and development each trimester. From conception to delivery, your baby grows at an amazing rate. The author reveals the most important nutrients to eat in your first, second and third trimesters, so you can give your baby what he or she needs, when he or she needs it. For each trimester, you’ll learn which nutrients are most important, how they correspond to baby’s development, how much you…
11. The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality (2017)
This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels—and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years.Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women’s health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism—as well as her own personal experience—to…
Best Pregnancy Food Books Worth Your Attention
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Genesis and download some pregnancy food books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition
Author(s): Nichols, Lily
ID: 2729766, Publisher: , Year: 2018, Size: 1 Mb, Format: azw3
Eat This, Not That When You’re Expecting: The Doctor-Recommended Plan for Baby and You! Your Complete Guide to the Very Best Foods for Every Stage of Pregnancy
Author(s): Dr. Jennifer Ashton, David Zinczenko
ID: 1535199, Publisher: Galvanized Books, Year: 2016, Size: 302 Mb, Format: epub
100 Best Foods for Pregnancy
Author(s): Love Food Editors
ID: 2076535, Publisher: Parragon Books Ltd, Year: 2016, Size: 21 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really hot items according to The New York Times, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.