What to Eat When You're Expecting: Everything You Need to Know to Nourish Both Yourself and Your Baby-to-be

by Arlene Eisenberg, etc., Heidi Murkoff

An extensive health and nutritional guide for the expectant and nursing mother, this book includes a section of high-protein, high fibre recipes. It explains nine basic principles for nutritious eating, complete with current data on calories, drugs, additives, minerals and vitamins.

Genres: Health

336 pages, Paperback

Published February 9, 1989

About the author

Arlene Eisenberg was an American author best known for co-authoring What to Expect When You're Expecting (1984), a groundbreaking guide often called the “bible of American pregnancy.” The book’s success led to the best-selling What to Expect series, which has sold over 34 million copies in 30 languages. Eisenberg began her writing career with her husband, Howard Eisenberg, after he encouraged her to write. Together, they published numerous books and articles. Following her death from breast cancer in 2001, their daughter Heidi Murkoff continued the series. The What to Expect Foundation was established in her honor to support low-income families. Eisenberg received multiple awards, including a posthumous Career Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors in 2001.

Reviews

[Boston · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too specific and stressful for me to try and follow when I am already pregnant. Maybe if I had gotten the hang of eating this way before I had ANY kids I might be able to stay on top of it. But I got some good nutritional education out of it.

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as useful as I thought it would be. Much like the What to Expect When Your Expecting series, it is disappointing in its lack of information. Good if you have a specific question/need that it just happens to have an answer to.

[Caroline · Rating 1 out of 5]

I' m not going to review all the pregnancy books. This one was singularly badly organized and unhelpful.