What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting »

Heidi Murkoff is the author of the What to Expect® series and author of Eating Well When You're Expecting, The What to Expect Pregnancy Journal & Organizer, What to Expect the First Year, The What to Expect Baby-Sitter's Handbook, and the What to Expect Kids series from HarperCollins. Her interactive website is www.whattoexpect.com, and she lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.

How to navigate healthily and tastily from conception through delivery and beyond—at home or at the office, in restaurants or over the holidays, when you’re short on time or money, and when you’re too queasy to eat. How to satisfy your taste buds and your baby’s nutritional requirements at every meal (and in between). How to keep your weight gain on target, ease pregnancy symptoms, gratify your inner gourmet, and nourish yourself pre-pregnancy and postpartum.

Plus the latest lowdown on low carbs, vegetarian diets, caffeine, supplements, food safety, and more.

Includes 175 delicious, easy-to-prepare, and nutrition-packed recipes, developed especially for mom-to-be and her baby (but yummy enough to satisfy the whole family).

Expect to eat well!

Publishers Weekly

For many pregnant women, eating healthy during pregnancy is a catch-22: "The reason you want to eat healthy is because you're pregnant-and the reason you're having a hard time eating healthy is also because you're pregnant," the authors explain. Morning sickness, heartburn, constipation... the list of food-related problems pregnant women can encounter goes on and on. Murkoff (What to Expect When You're Expecting) and coauthor Mazel address these difficulties in a practical manner, with numerous tried-and-true suggestions that will certainly afford some relief for the majority. The "Pregnancy Diet Daily Dozen" lists foods that provide all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients mother and child need, followed by recipes that facilitate consumption of the daily dozen. Sidebars examine "wisdom of the ages" (myths and old wives' tales that may or may not hold water), and a survey will help expectant mothers evaluate their eating habits and monitor their weight gain. The authors address concerns of pregnant women who are lactose intolerant or vegans, advise on what to order in a restaurant, list which foods are strictly off-limits and explain how to read food labels. The book continues through the postpartum period and breastfeeding, making it an excellent resource for new moms and moms-to-be. (June) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Part 1: Eating Well
Chapter 1: Eating well for two Chapter 2: Eating well for a comfortable pregnancy Chapter 3: Healthy weight gain for baby and you Chapter 4: The nutrients that make a baby Chapter 5: The pregnancy diet Chapter 6: The expectant gourmet Chapter 7: Eating safely when you’re expecting Chapter 8: Eating well whenever, wherever Chapter 9: Eating well in every situation Chapter 10: Eating well postpartum Chapter 11: Eating well for the next baby

Part 2: Cooking Well
Breakfast Muffins Sandwiches Soups and Chilies Pasta Salads Meat Poultry Fish and seafood Vegetables and other sides
“Mocktails” and smoothies Desserts