Foreword                                           xvii
Preface                                            xix
Acknowledgments                                    xxv
Introduction                                       xxvii
  The Prepregnancy Diet                            1    (31)
    Gearing Up for Pregnancy                       1    (1)
    Programming Baby's Health                      2    (2)
    Are You Ready for Pregnancy?                   4    (5)
    Prepregnancy Reasons to Supplement             9    (2)
    Dispelling Myths and Debunking                 11   (2)
    Misconceptions
    Fertility Foods                                13   (5)
    Just Say No to Caffeine, Tobacco, Alcohol,     18   (6)
    and Drugs
    Get Moving: Exercise and Your Prepregnancy     24   (1)
    Plan
    The Prepregnancy Diet                          25   (7)
  The Baby-wise Diet                               32   (32)
    How Often Should I Eat?                        37   (1)
    Start the Day Off Right                        37   (1)
    What about Foods Not on the Lists?             38   (1)
    Now I Can Eat All I Want, Right?               38   (6)
    How Do I Change My Eating Habits?              44   (1)
    The Vegetarian Diet and Pregnancy              45   (2)
    Nutrition: 1, 2, 3                             47   (1)
    Stocking the Kitchen                           47   (2)
    At the Store                                   49   (3)
    Menu Planning                                  52   (1)
    Recipe Makeover                                53   (1)
    The Working Mother: Quick Meals and Snacks     53   (6)
    on the Job
    The Five-Minute Meal                           59   (3)
    Eating Out                                     62   (2)
  The Nutrition Primer for Pregnancy               64   (25)
    The Calorie-Containing Nutrients               69   (2)
    Vitamins, Minerals, and Phytochemicals         71   (16)
    Food or Supplements?                           87   (2)
  Your Changing Body: What to Expect               89   (19)
    Your Pregnant Body from Head to Toe            90   (2)
    The First Trimester (Weeks 1 through 13)       92   (5)
    The Second Trimester (Weeks 14 through 27)     97   (2)
    The Third Trimester (Weeks 28 through 40)      99   (2)
    How Diet Impacts on You and Your Baby          101  (7)
  Nutrition during the First Trimester             108  (30)
    When and What to Eat and Drink                 109  (2)
    Weight Gain and Why                            111  (3)
    Supplements: The Right Dose during Pregnancy   114  (5)
    The Bugs to Avoid                              119  (2)
    Skin and Hair Changes: Can Diet Help?          121  (4)
    A Nutritional Approach to Common Problems:     125  (11)
    From Morning Sickness to Fatigue
    The Bottom Line                                136  (2)
  Nutrition during the Second Trimester            138  (31)
    Weight Gain and Why                            138  (1)
    When and What to Eat and Drink                 139  (1)
    Why Do I Feel So Tired? Marginal Nutrient      140  (3)
    Deficiencies
    The Stress of Pregnancy                        143  (1)
    The Importance of Exercise                     144  (4)
    Food Additives: Which Ones Are Safe?           148  (3)
    A Nutritional Approach to Common Problems:     151  (15)
    From Heartburn to Eclampsia
    Second Trimester Nutrition                     166  (3)
  Nutrition during the Third Trimester             169  (20)
    Weight Gain and Why                            169  (2)
    When and What to Eat and Drink                 171  (7)
    Mood Changes                                   178  (2)
    Gearing Up for Delivery                        180  (3)
    A Nutritional Approach to Common Problems:     183  (4)
    From Hemorrhoids to Insomnia
    Third Trimester Meals and Snacks               187  (2)
  Nutrition and High-Risk Pregnancies              189  (18)
    Pregnant Teenagers                             190  (4)
    Mature Women and Pregnancy                     194  (3)
    Multiple Births                                197  (6)
    AIDS and Pregnancy                             203  (2)
    After a High-Risk Pregnancy                    205  (2)
  Nutrition and Nursing Your Baby                  207  (29)
    When and What to Eat and Drink When You Are    208  (1)
    Nursing
    Breast Milk: The Best for Your Baby            209  (5)
    What Should You Eat When Nursing?              214  (3)
    Vitamins and Minerals for Breast-Feeding       217  (6)
    Garlic, Beer, Toxins, and Other Concerns       223  (3)
    Can You Eat to Avoid Colic?                    226  (2)
    The ``Weighting'' Game                         228  (5)
    Postpartum Blues                               233  (1)
    Nursing Meals and Snacks                       234  (2)
  The Postpregnancy Diet: Regaining Your Figure    236  (19)
  and Eating for the Next Baby
    When and What to Eat and Drink                 237  (1)
    Stockpiling Nutrients                          238  (3)
    Losing Those Extra Pounds                      241  (6)
    Fatigue: A New Mother's Biggest Challenge      247  (2)
    Your Hair                                      249  (1)
    Spacing Pregnancies                            249  (1)
    Eating for the Next Baby                       250  (5)
Appendix: Twenty-eight Days' Worth of Menus        255  (32)
Based on the Baby-wise Diet
    Mix and Match Choices: Additions for the       284  (3)
    Second and Third Trimesters and When
    Breast-Feeding
Recipes                                            287  (32)
Glossary                                           319  (16)
Selected References                                335  (12)
Index                                              347