Feed the Belly: The Pregnant Mom's Healthy Eating Guide [Paperback]

Frances Largeman-Roth RD (Author)

Book Description

Release date: May 1, 2009

"Feed the Belly is overdue! If you are pregnant or living with someone who is, you will find this book to be invaluable to the pregnancy. It has knowledgeable information, great anecdotes, recipes and tips for navigating the challenges and surprises of pregnancy. Feed the Belly can help in creating a happier, healthier journey for the whole family."
—Cat Cora, the first female Iron Chef and author of Cooking from the Hip

If you've got a bun in the oven...

Feed the Belly is your healthy eating guidebook.

The only eating guide for expectant moms that helps indulge cravings while giving baby—and mom—the essential nutrients they need, Feed the Belly offers a complete look at healthy eating for all nine months. Written by new mom and Health magazine editor and dietitian Frances Largeman-Roth, Feed the Belly covers:

• What to eat to get pregnant
• How to pick the right foods to make your baby smarter
• Where to get the nutrients you and your baby need
• Which are the safest seafood picks and when to choose organic
• How to choose the best fast food and easy on-the-go snacks
• Stay-fit secrets (yoga poses included!)
• Get started with a seven-day tear-out eating plan!

With answers to all your pregnancy questions on nutrition, weight gain, food safety, and much more, Feed the Belly offers expectant moms something to sink their teeth into.

Includes a foreword by Food Network Star Robin Miller and more than 65 easy-to-make recipes, organized by craving, including favorites from top chefs like Mark Bittman and Gale Gand

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Guides on food advice during pregnancy abound, and expectant mom and dietitian Largeman-Roth's contribution covers all the basics: the nutrients you need when you're trying to conceive, foods to avoid, and foods that offer the most nutrition for mom and baby. But this book tries to become more than just a guide filled with dos and don'ts. It has a practical streak to it, including tips for eating out, basic kitchen training, and a whole chapter on healthy weight gain and exercising for two. There is also a brief chapter with advice specifically for women with food allergies. The recipe section offers up some familiar dishes with twists that make them a bit healthier (e.g., banana bread with flaxseed and meatloaf with apple cider vinegar) and some spicier options for those who crave curry but don't want all the sodium and oil often present in takeout. A good book for expectant moms who aren't as experimental in their food choices but want some basic tips for making healthier decisions.—Mindy Rhiger, St. Paul
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Review

"I wish someone had handed me this book months ago! " - Mommies with Style

""Whichever foods your pregnancy drives you toward or makes you recoil from, the new what-to-eat-while-pregnant book "Feed the Belly," by Frances Largeman-Roth (Sourcebooks, 2009) can help you figure out how to consume enough of the nutrients you and your growing baby need even as you tiptoe through the minefield of cravings, aversions and weight gain... She writes in a breezy, I'm-your-pal style, which many moms-to-be will find appealing." --Jennifer LaRue Huget, The Washington Post (3.18.2010)" - The Washington Post

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Product Details

• Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks; 1 edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402213387
• ISBN-13: 978-1402213380
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, is a New York Times best selling author and nationally recognized health expert. Frances was the Food and Nutrition Director at Health magazine for nearly eight years. Prior to that, she was part of the editorial team at the Discovery Health Channel, and also held the post of managing editor at FoodFit.com.

Frances earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and completed her dietetic internship at Columbia University in New York. She's a frequent guest on national TV shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning and The Dr. Oz Show. Frances is the author of Feed the Belly: The Pregnant Mom's Healthy Eating Guide (Sourcebooks, Inc., 2009), and co-author of the best selling The CarbLovers Diet (Oxmoor House, 2010) and The CarbLovers Diet Cookbook (Oxmoor House, 2014. Her upcoming cookbook, Eating In Color: A Rainbow of Healthy Recipes for You and Your Family, will be published in January 2014 (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Jon, daughter Willa, and son Leo. You can keep up with Frances at www.franceslargemanroth.com and follow her at twitter.com/FrancesLRothRD.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lively and Fun Information May 11, 2009

By Ann C. Sheffield

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What a perfect book for all grandparents-to-be to give their expectant, or soon-to-be expectant, daughters and daughters-in-law. Much better than our outdated and possibly resented advice! Although this book is so delightful, Grandma will probably read it first or buy two copies and keep one for herself.
Largeman-Roth takes the reader on the journey from pre-pregnancy through the child's birth and breast feeding. As an encouraging, never judgmental coach, she explains how pregnant mothers can best take care of themselves and their babies by discussing what foods are healthiest and why. In a supportive tone, she offers the mother-to-be realistic advice on everything from food cravings to dealing with gas to healthy snacks to eating out at fast food places to drinking enough water to surviving morning sickness to best equipping your kitchen.
Largeman-Roth must have a great sense of humor--this book is fun! It's also remarkably easy to read and understand despite the large amount of nutritional information it contains. There is nothing dry or boring in "Feed the Belly". Largeman-Roth makes it all seem simple. She comes across like a helpful confidante who wants you to follow her advice without being compulsive about eating healthy.
There's a whole chapter on exercise--something that other pregnancy nutrition books skip completely. It includes a list of places to buy hard-to-find maternity exercise clothes, as well as a list of yoga poses that are safe for pregnancy. With obesity such a looming issue these days, Largeman-Roth does the reader a great service by encouraging pregnant women to get--and stay--active. And that's good news for your grandkids too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Information! March 28, 2011

By LadyCruz

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When I purchased this book I was looking for a new approach on nutrition with my pregnancy. I am currently 12 weeks pregnant and wanted to start off with a very nutrious diet. This is my 4th prenancy and would say experienced at this point. However, when it came to nutrition with my other pregnancies I was not as concerned as I am now. So when I came across this book I was very excited. I received the book within 4 days I believe (very suprised!) There is very good information in the book about healthy tips and ways to help with morning sickness. This came very handy for me because I was as sick a dog for the first 2 months. There was also information in the book that being a mother of 3 I still didn't know. The only disappointment I have are the recipes. I was wanting to find a book that had easy to make and easy to find ingredients. Don't get me wrong there are lots of simple snack ideas and opprotunity for substitution, however some of the recipes (for me personally) are not realistic. I have to shop for 3 children and a husband. It's very time constraining and money consuming to buy groceries just for me. Overall I would highly recommend this book to first time mother's or even second time mothers. What the hay!!! It was great for this 4th time mother to be.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nutrition made easy for expecting moms... August 26, 2010

By New Mom

Format:Paperback

I loved this book. Happened on it by accident and it turned out to be great. As a first time mom you have so many questions about what you should be doing nutritionally for you and the baby. This book makes it easy to understand. It outlines what kind of food will get you the vitamins you need with super easy recipes that actually taste good to incorporate them. I'm still making some of the recipes and my daughter is now 4 months old. And now I'm buying the book for two of my newly pregnant girlfriends. Absolutely recommend!