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5 Reasons You Shouldn't Skip Breakfast While Pregnant

Posted by Nicole Fabian-Weber
on Jan 16, 2012 at 6:30 AM
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breakfastI go back and forth between being a breakfast person and not being a breakfast person. I have phases where I want a heaping bowl-full of cereal with blueberries and a bananas shortly after waking up; and phases where all I can stomach is a cup of coffee for my first few waking hours.

Since I've been pregnant, though, things have changed. Not only do I want breakfast every morning, I realize that, well, I kind of need breakfast each morning. Here are five reasons you shouldn't skip breakfast while pregnant.

Hey, they don't call it the "most important meal of the day" for nothing.

 

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Jessica Simpson's Bizarre 'Sandwich Shot' Pregnancy Craving Makes Me Hungry

Posted by Linda Sharps
on Dec 9, 2011 at 2:31 PM

I know this makes me a shallow, bitter person, but I hate when celebrity moms talk about how their pregnancy cravings were for fresh papaya juice or arugula chips or whatever. "Oh, I just couldn't make it through the day without my artisan lettuce salad and goji smoothie!" Really, that's so weird, I had the exact same problem. I don't know what I would have done without my classically-trained fair-trade organic chef.

Which is why I kind of love Jessica Simpson for being so unabashedly normal when it comes to confessing her favorite pregnancy snack. Instead of sticking to the health-food humblebrag, Simpson's description of her current number one craving put a smile on my face. I can't say I've ever considered downing a PB&J like a tequila shot before—but now that I've read about it, I kind of want to give it a try.

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Beyonce Blasts Bizarre Pregnancy Craving Rumors

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Dec 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM

BeyonceYes, it's great for both the mama-to-be and baby if a woman's pregnancy cravings are more along the lines of broccoli and broiled chicken, but it's much more fun when they crave totally crazy things. I love to live vicariously through the amazing combinations pregnant women concoct and the vast amounts they ingest. And frankly, it's kind of disappointing when they don't. Beyonce's true pregnancy cravings are a big disappointment; in fact, they're downright boring.

In an interview with Katie Couric on 20/20 Friday, she talked about how she's really trying not to go overboard and pig out while pregnant

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Pregnant Woman Craves Roadkill & Does the Unthinkable

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Nov 10, 2011 at 11:57 AM

highwayThere are women like Jessica Simpson who crave healthy fruits and vegetables while pregnant -- cantaloupe in Jess's case -- and make us roll our eyes and want to hand them a pizza covered with pickles. Then there are women, like Alison Brierley, who craves roadkill ... and makes us want to vomit.

Yes, we're talking real-life roadkill -- animals trying to make it across the road, only to have their journey cut short by a speeding vehicle. Deer, pheasants, foxes, and owls are all fair game (no pun intended) for the 42-year-old Brierley, who not only craves roadkill, but actually eats it. She told Metro UK that while she's usually a pretty healthy eater, it's these critters that feed her cravings while she's with child.

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Beyonce Needs to Get Her Pregnancy Cravings Under Control

Posted by Nicole Fabian-Weber
on Oct 21, 2011 at 2:11 PM

beyonceIf you believe everything you read, like I've been known to do, Beyonce has had some weird pregnancy cravings so far, and she doesn't give a rat's about chowing down -- big time -- since she's learned she's with child.

First we found out that, during her first trimester, the singer was craving -- and actually eating -- things like bananas dipped in ketchup, Oreos and pickles, and ice cream with hot chili sauce. Now, word on the street is she's currently downing French fries. By the bucket-full.

I'm all about indulging a little while you're pregnant, but girl, this is just too much.

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Giving In to Your Pregnancy Cravings Is Bad for Baby

Posted by Amy Reiter
on Oct 8, 2011 at 12:46 PM

Pregnancy cravingsRaise your hand if you stick to a perfect pregnancy diet – eating a nice healthy balance of foods, with lots grains and fresh fruits and veggies, and religiously taking your giant horse pill of a vitamin every day without fail, even when you're in the depths of morning sickness and it makes you instantly hurl.

Yeah, I didn't do it, either. I tried, lord knows I tried. But there was a point in each of my pregnancies when all I could eat – and I mean all I could eat – was boxed macaroni and cheese (at least it was organic, whatever that means) and ice cream. Maybe sometimes, just to spice things up, a few dry crackers.

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The Frightening Risk of Low-Fat Foods for Pregnant Women

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Sep 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM

yogurtI don't know about you, but when I was pregnant, the low-fat and fat-free versions of just about anything tasted absolutely wrong to me. Like I was eating some kind of synthetic faux-food. I'd never had a problem with those foods before, but my pregnant body definitely wouldn't settle for less than full-fat. (Even though all the pregnancy books insisted anything but low-fat dairy would result in eventual morbid obesity.)

So I can't say I'm shocked by the recent study linking low-fat yogurt consumption by pregnant women with increased risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. Even though this study focused only on low-fat yogurt, researchers are looking into the possibility that pregnant women who eat low-fat yogurt tend to eat low-fat versions of everything else, too. And that maybe, just maybe, the missing fat contains some allergy-preventing magic.

I knew it!

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Pregnant Women Should Eat THIS for Allergy-Free Babies

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Sep 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM

pregnant women allergiesHead to Whole Foods, pregnant ladies, there are a few things you need to pick up. If you're baking someone in your belly and worried about the little guy or gal coming out with a boat load of allergies, there are now ways you can try to stop that situation before your baby's first rash. Luckily it requires eating, and that's what pregnant ladies are all about. At least once the morning sickness subsides.

So what are the magic foods that will keep your baby from itching and breaking out in hives? I was hoping for ice cream and chocolate. However.

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Pregnant Women Who Don't Drink Root Beer Floats Are Obnoxious (VIDEO)

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Aug 2, 2011 at 9:31 PM

maternity workout pantsBlame the pregnant celebrities who barely show a bump during their nine months then bust out a bikini minutes later looking flawless if you want, but mommyrexia is infecting American moms like never before. The term, coined by the New York Post, is used to describe women who don't want to get fat during pregnancy. Not just too fat, but fat at all; they want to stay skinny for the entire nine-month journey, then banish every little last trace of it from their body immediately upon exiting labor and delivery.

Ridiculous right? Yes, says Today show's Dr. Nancy Snyderman. In fact, she got downright angry about the trend saying mommyrexia is an "Upper East Side, obnoxious, white girl problem." Check out this video to hear what else she had to say about it.

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Emily Deschanel Is STILL Eating Vegan During Pregnancy

Posted by Jenny Benjamin
on Jul 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM

emily deschanelWhile many women look at pregnancy as a time to let their regular dietary habits go, many vegan women still stick to the healthy plans they followed pre-pregnancy, food cravings be damned! While I'm opposed to women counting calories when they've got a growing life inside of them, I have serious respect for those who can maintain a meat-free, dairy-free lifestyle -- it seems crazy hard to me.

For these healthy mamas-to-be though, it's really just about being more conscientious, to ensure that they're still getting the nutrients their bodies and babies need. Recently, vegan actress Emily Deschanel, who is pregnant with her first child, said ...

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