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| The Pregnancy Cookbook, Revised and Expanded Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hope Ricciotti, Vincent Connelly
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 268500
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Exp
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 430
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0393323110
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.24
EAN: 9780393323115
ASIN: 0393323110
Publication Date: May 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Cookbook- pregnant or not June 23, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The recipes in this book are wonderful. The ingredients list is written in the order that they are used- most recipes have easy to find ingredients (nothing too exotic)- most are quick and relatively simple to prepare- it's very well organized and full of delicious recipes. Directions are easy to follow and consist of fresh ingredients (a big plus for me). The beginning is full of useful nutritional information and the chapters are divided into recipes for preconception, the trimesters plus a postpartum section. Much attention is paid to what nutrients are needed at each particular time. You can tell that a doctor-chef couple wrote the book- there is a logical balance between flavor and fact. I definetly reccomend this as a cookbook whether or not you are pregnant!
Formerly pregnant... June 6, 2001
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I definitely recommend this book for pregnant women. I tried a number of the recipes and hubby and I both liked them. I still use the cookbook after pregnancy. I did however dislike that the beginning few chapters prior to the recipes take the same paranoid tact that the What to Expect books do. They recommend no alcohol, indicating that studies don't show whether all of the alcohol cooks off when exposed to heat or not, and then include recipes which use alcohol! They also go into tirades about how you shouldn't have any sugar, caffeine, fat, etc. Even so, I would recommend the book for it's recipes because they are good and nutritious although I agree with a previous reviewer who said many of the recipes are too extensive for a tired pregnant woman to deal with. For those with a sweet tooth, the dessert recipes are pretty good even without sugar.
 Nice idea if your husband is a good cook May 11, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I don't know how others felt during their pregnancy, but I had no desire to cook meals. I knew I had to eat well, but the recipes in this book took too long. Also, for someone like me who felt sick to my stomach for most of my pregnancy, many of the recipes (fish, etc.) did not sound appetizing.
A great mother's day gift June 1, 2000
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I received this book as a mother's day gift during my second trimester. How I wish I had it when I was suffering from nasea and needed some simple recipes to quiet my queasy stomach (like the canteloupe banana shake." Now that I am feeling better, I am trying some exciting yet easy to prepare dishes such as linguine with clams, tomato, and spinach. I never expected healthy eating in pregnancy to be this exciting yet nutritious.
Wonderful recipes, but some are nutritionally lacking April 20, 2000
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is a great cookbook! Even though some of the recipes are a little involved, the ingredients have inspired me to tackle them anyway. And there are plenty of quick, easy recipes for those days when I don't have a lot of time. These recipes are an excellent way to incorporate more vegetables (especially leafy greens) and whole grains into a pregnant woman's diet. The main drawback is that many of the recipes do not contain enough protein for the average pregnant woman. That's easily solved by either adding more protein (chicken, beef, etc.) to the recipe itself or by serving these dishes as accompaniments to a main course. The only other difficulty is that the recipes all serve 4-6 people, sometimes more, making it difficult to cook a portion for 1-2 people. Overall, though, this is a cookbook that is useful not only during pregnancy but one that I will continue to use often postpartum.
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