Got this book by mistake. It is OK but there is nothing in it that you don’t get at the ante netal classes. Would reccomend what to expect when your expecting instead.
Rating: 2 / 5

This is a recipe book, and that’s it. Perfect if that’s what you’re looking for, but if you live in the real world and eat out from time to time there really are no good tips in here. Essentially what you get is, “cook for yourself” or “learn to punch your way out of a wet paper bag” (I choose the latter for hopefully obvious reasons). Thinking for yourself isn’t overrated after all!
Rating: 2 / 5

I expected this book to talk more about nutrition than “What to expect when you are expecting”. But it says the same thing. This book didn’t suit my needs at all because it asks a pregnant woman, who can barely remember to turn the oven off when she’s finished, to cook gormet meals. I was an excellent cook pre-pregnancy, and these meal plans and suggestions would have been difficult, time-consuming, and costly even then! If anyone CAN indeed cook like a gormet cheif when pregnant and has the dough to spend on it, by all means, this book is for you.
Rating: 2 / 5

After tossing the predecessor to this book in the garbage, I was a bit hesitant to fork over the cash for this new edition. I’m a bit ambivalent about my investment. It is a kindler, gentler version, though not as friendly as the Dr. William Sears series of books, which I highly reccommend for all things baby and family. (I wish they had a book on pregnancy nutrition . . . sigh)

I’m giving it only three stars because I feel the information could have been presented in a more organized fashion–looking up specific subjects had me digging through 4-5 differnt chapters. And there was no appendices or a bibliography. I also found an error, which while small, makes me question how well they checked their facts. Now I feel the need to verify all the information independantly, which, after spending $12.95 plus tax I find vexing. Page 82 claims that a half a cup of grapes contains 200 calories! Look it up yourself, but I’m pretty darn sure that 1 whole cup has only 60-100 calories. Hopefully pregnant women everywhere won’t give up grapes! Lowfat frozen yogurt has only 120-130 calories per half cup, so this must be wrong. I’ll be keeping my eye out for more mistakes.

Sadly, this is the only book out there (that I could find) on pregnancy and nutrition, and although I’m not pleased with it entirely, it is better than “What to Eat When You’re Expecting” and the recipes look edible. Go ahead buy it, check your facts and please, please, any gifted writer/dieticians out there–Start Writing!
Rating: 3 / 5

My husband and I are hoping to start our family soon and I wanted to make sure that I was eating as well as possible for healthy baby-making. It has great tips on how to combat morning sickness, make sure you’re getting all your necessary vitamins and minerals and is just a great read. I love it!
Rating: 5 / 5