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Pros
Real food for pregnancy gives you so much valuable info that allows you to take the health and well being of yourself and your family into your own hands. I could make some minor quibbles about some of the stylistic choices in the book.
Lily's data-based approach is extremely informative, without being condescending or out of touch. Lily exposes inconsistencies in conventional nutrition recommendations. I love lily's tone of voice and the book reads like talking to a friend who happe... Read More
Great info on what to add to your diet, different micronutrient to focus on and what to avoid. Nutrients are literally what build your baby and deficiencies have been linked to many health problems such as organ malformations. This is consistent with ... Read More
This is the only prenatal nutrition book i recommend. I have feelings of frustration and hope at the same time. The book is extensive and covers so many topics related to prenatal nutrition.
Cons
The fear that this book could potentially create for some pregnant women just isn't worth it. Especially if they're already at the end of their rope. The last three pages of my book are blank and do not have a barcode as it should. Yea, thanks but not... Read More
I think its potentially harmful to imply that it's not ok to eat flexibly, honor your cravings, and indulge during pregnancy. She is extremely biased when it comes to getting nutrition from meats vs plant source. This book is great if you’d like to kn... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Bravo lily nichols for an excellent product
This book is very readable even with the amount of science included
Its a good beginner read if youre unfamiliar with the microbiome real food etc
There should be a version for the nonpregnant
Price
I was pretty skeptical about this book especially after seeing the price
Packaging/appearance
There are some good ideas for meal planssnacks and dinners which help a ton to get out of the same out recipes that we make
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- This product had a total of 3,708 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 13 2023.
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The book could be renamed “pregnancy bible” seriously
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The standard nutritional recommendations for pregnancy are not evidence based and are frequently harmful
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To be honest i have 3 other prenatal recipe books that continue to push these old fashioned guidelines and im likely going to just give them away
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Such a huge bummer because i reference this book constantly and waste so much time flipping through it trying to find the section about chia seeds or iodine or whatever
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It doesnt add much if youre already into the realfood movement and have read michael pollan etc
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The vitamin research was interesting and helpful and it gave some good recipes to incorporate the suggestions but the parts about avoiding processed foods didnt feel like it added anything new
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If you want to save some money the sum of this book is eat fewer carbs sugar and eat more pastureraised eggs grassfed liver and wildcaught fish
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