7 Tips for Eating Healthy While Pregnant When you’re pregnant you will need to eat more to meet you and your baby’s nutritional needs, but you need to make sure you’re eating more of the right kinds of foods. Follow these tips for eating healthy while pregnant to get the nutrients you and baby need […]
Tips for Preventing Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy There are enough uncomfortable side effects that come with pregnancy without adding hemorrhoids to the list. Try these suggestions to prevent hemorrhoids during pregnancy. Avoid Sitting for Long Periods of Time You especially want to avoid sitting on hard surfaces, and sleeping on your back because the weight of […]
Baby Development During Pregnancy in Weeks 26-29 How does baby development during pregnancy progress this month? Check out the following growth milestones: 1. By the end of this month baby weighs around 2 to 2-1/2 pounds and measures around fourteen inches long. 2. Baby development during pregnancy goes through a growth spurt in this month, […]
Introducing Solid Food for Baby As with all aspects of parenting, watch your child and not the calendar. Look for these ready-to-eat cues for introducing solid food for baby: Able to sit with support, reaches and grabs, and mouths hands and toys. Watches you eat, following your fork as it moves from plate to mouth. […]
8 Ways to Raise a Smart Baby It’s never too early to help your baby become an intellectual human being. Here are eight ways to raise a smart baby through proper womb environment, nurturing, nutrition, music and play (to name a few). 1. A smart womb start Inhaling or ingesting substances called neurotoxins, such as cigarette smoke, […]
Try a Delicious Pregnancy Smoothie One of our favorite tips for a healthier pregnancy is this; “Enjoy the sipping solution!” – sipping smoothies, that is. In formulating this pregnancy smoothie recipe, we made sure it contained most of the extra nutrients you need for you and your baby, and it’s an intestine-friendly way to eat […]
N U T R I T I O N F A C T S Serving Size 1/2 cup (31g/1.1 oz) Servings per Package About 17 Amount per serving Cereal Calories 80 Calories from Fat 10 % Daily value** Total Fat 1.0g 2% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 65 mg 3% Potassium […]
Soy milk. Nutrient-rich soy beverages are made by pressing the extract, or milk, out of presoaked soybeans. Compared with cow’s milk, soy beverages contain: Less total fat Less saturated fat No cholesterol Three times as much fiber Ten times as much iron Ten times as much copper 75 percent less sodium Twice the niacin No […]
17 Things You Should Know About Fats If you really want to both trim the amount of fat in your diet and eat the right kinds of fats, here are some important facts about fat to consider: 1. Fishy Fats Ever wonder why cold-water fish contain more monounsaturates and are healthier to eat than warm-water […]
12 Tips to Boost Your Calcium Intake Various factors affect how much of the calcium you ingest really gets into your blood. Here are facts and tips you should know to boost your calcium intake in your diet or any calcium supplements you take: 1. Misleading labels on calcium supplements The important thing to remember […]
Nature packs a lot of nutrition into a little nut, which is why nuts and seeds get honorable mention on our “Top Twelve Foods” list. Nuts are the seeds of different trees. They come in a variety of shapes, flavors, and preparations that add to their appeal: shelled or unshelled, raw, dry roasted, oil roasted, […]
Brain Food and Brain Function Like every other system in the body, the brain needs good food. It uses 20 to 25 percent of the total energy a person consumes, and the better you feed the brain, the better it works. While most of this section is devoted to the nutritional principles that help children’s […]
