Caloric Intake while nursing
Nursing mothers generally need 500 calories more a day than their pre-pregnancy Recommended Daily Allowance. This takes into consideration the fact that the average breastfeeding infant consumes 650 calories a day, which is why breastfeeding mothers generally lose weight much more quickly than their bottle feeding counterparts. The weight you gained while pregnant will make up the difference. That’s an instant weight loss of... More »
More on Calories
Junk food aside, not all “good” calories are created equal either. Here are some basic guidelines for choosing calories that are going to meet your caloric needs, your nutritional needs and your basic food desires. You have doubtlessly at some point in your life gone on a diet that has required you to limit yourself to certain types of foods. The Adkins diet, for example, severely limits your carbohydrates, while... More »
Pregnancy Stages
Month 1
Does that at-home-pregnancy test show double yellow lines? Congratulations, you’re pregnant! The...
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Junk food aside, not all “good” calories are created equal either. Here are some basic guidelines...
Pregnancy Food Facts
Foods to avoid during pregnancyJust as there are certain foods that you should be sure to stock up on, so too are there foods that you should avoid as though they would give you the plague if you were to breathe in their general area if you were pregnant. Of course, this list changes from year to year so take most of these recommendations with a grain...
