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Typical Prenatal Diets

Prenatal diets typically found in pregnancy books are generally difficult or complicated to follow, and almost always inadequate. Not only are they usually insufficient for your growing baby and you, they also ignore many important aspects of prenatal nutrition.

They may tell you to avoid salty foods. You should avoid potato chips, because they are terrible for you — but you don’t need to avoid salted nuts, which are high in protein!
They may tell you to watch your calorie intake, to avoid unwanted weight gain. The Brewer Diet contains ENOUGH calories to grow a healthy uterus, placenta and baby. How much (or how little) weight you gain is up to your body and your baby. Don’t watch the scale or count calories: it’s not about how much weight you gain, it’s about what kinds of food you gain weight on!
They may rely heavily on supplements. Prenatal vitamins are your “insurance policy” against days when you might not eat enough due to illness or an unusual schedule. They should never be considered the staples of your healthy prenatal diet.
They may tell you to double-count certain foods in more than one category. Not only is this confusing, it can lead to insufficient nutrient and calorie intake.
They usually don’t emphasize getting sufficient protein. Scientific research has proven that when women eat 80-100 grams of protein per day in pregnancy, life-threatening complications are reduced to zero. As intake of protein goes down, complications and infant mortality increase proportionately. Any diet that suggests any less than 80-100 grams of protein is not going to meet your pregnancy nutrition needs, and may lead to complications.

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One Response to “Typical Prenatal Diets”

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Gail S. Says:
July 13th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I wanted to tell you that when I was in Target last night, I decided to see what they had in the pregnancy book section. I picked up a book and turned to the nutrition-in-pregnancy chapter. You guys are right–they encourage mothers to eat one item of food and count it toward fulfilling two requirements. Sigh.

I went to the Macomb County Health Department and Michigan Department of Health Web sites in order to see whether they had information about what pregnant mothers should be eating. I found almost nothing and misinformation. What I did find was buried. The dearth of useful, good nutrition information is disheartening.

Sincerely,
Gail S.

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