Product Description

"A fabulous resource for moms-to-be! In this comprehensive guide to nutrition and health during pregnancy, Ward provides solid, research-based answers to women's most frequently asked questions about diet, exercise, weight gain, and supplements and offers specific advice that's easy to incorporate into your daily routine.''

-Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D., bestselling author of Joy's Life Diet and nutrition/health expert for the Today Show

"Ward and the ADA serve up practical, easy-to-use advice that is sure to help inform and inspire new and expectant moms."

-Laura A. Jana, M.D., coauthor of Food Fights and Heading Home with Your Newborn

"Any woman who is even thinking about getting pregnant for the first or third time needs to read this excellent and timely book. Ward has done a fabulous job compiling the most recent scientific evidence about pregnancy and translating it into a fun, easy-to-read book with quick, nutritious, and delicious recipes."

-Kathleen M. Zelman, M.P.H, R.D., Director of Nutrition, WebMD

"This book shares a wealth of information that takes into account all the different ways a pregnant woman and new mother lives her life. It might be the only book on prenatal nutrition you'll ever need."

-Peg Moline, Editor in Chief, Fit Pregnancy magazine

Are you thinking of having a baby? Perhaps you're pregnant or nursing a newborn. Whatever the case, Expect the Best shows you how a healthy lifestyle from preconception to postdelivery will help you to have the brightest, healthiest child possible. You'll find dozens of useful, easy-to-follow tips for healthy eating and physical activity, including:

• Why you (and your partner) should achieve a healthy weight before trying for a baby, and how good nutrition helps maximize fertility in women and men

• Trimester-by-trimester advice about nutrition and exercise during pregnancy

• Safe postpregnancy weight loss, and the best eating plan for nursing moms

• How diet can help you handle conditions such as gestational diabetes and morning sickness

• 50 delicious, nutritious, and easy recipes your entire family will love

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16890 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470290767
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
The AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION is the largest group of food and nutritional professionals in the world. ELIZABETH M. WARD, M.S., R.D., is the author of several popular nutrition books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. She writes frequently about nutrition and health for WebMD.com and USAToday.com. Visit her Web site at www.expectthebestpregnancy.com.

Customer Reviews

Must Have for Any Mother To Be
As a registered dietitian, author, and most importantly a mother of two, I know firsthand how important it is to not only take the best possible care of yourself before, during, and after pregnancy, but to have information that's practical, real-world, and science-based. Liz Ward provides readers with all that and so much more in Expect the Best. New mom's everywhere can rest assured that the information in this book is extremely accessible and understandable, and most importantly accurate and based on the latest science. We mothers (especially new ones!) have enough to worry about without having to worry so much about what we should or shouldn't eat; this book takes all the guesswork out of the equation and helps women nurture themselves during their transition to motherhood. No mother-to-be (or even mother of more than one) should live without this book!

Great Resource for Any Woman Before and During Pregnancy
As a woman who is pregnant with her second child AND a Registered Dietitian, I thought I knew it all about nutrition for pregnancy. But everyone can still learn and Elizabeth Ward surprised me with how much excellent information is packed into this easy to read book. She dispells a lot of myths and I love the "Words of Motherly Wisdom" from other real life moms. Good nutrition is so important at all stages of life but when you are pregnant it is vital to watch what you eat, keep food safe, and keep yourself healthy for that developing child. I highly recommend this book to any woman who is thinking of becoming pregnant or is pregnant, even if it is not your first pregnancy!

Healthy mom and baby
This is the perfect all-in-one reference guide for any woman wanting to maintain or achieve a healthy lifestyle before, during and after child birth. As the mother of 3, I strongly believe in the power of exercise and a healthy diet. Ward's guide has provided me with great tips that I can incorporate into my daily routine. Expect the Best backs up my belief that putting in the extra effort pays off for both mom and baby. I have already cooked up a few of Ward's creative recipes for my family.