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Definitely funny, but certainly NOT TRUE! Finding Definitely funny, but certainly NOT TRUE! Finding out your pregnant is exciting, but also overwhelming.  The most necessary human need, food, now creates a huge amount of anxiety and fear. You instantly begin to google everything! Only to find about 20 DIFFERENT answers from sources you really aren’t sure about. The Prenatal Nutrition Library is the one place to go to find evidence-based nutrition answers to take the stress out of confirming what’s safe - even better what is most optimal to eat during pregnancy! TPNL will help you: ✔️ gain confidence in your food choices ✔️ avoid conflicting answers from Google ✔️ know what to eat to have a healthy pregnancy Link in bio to get started today! 😊
This is the quote I had written down on a yellow s This is the quote I had written down on a yellow sticky note before I quit my job and started running The Prenatal Nutritionist full-time. I stared at it in my office for nearly 3-months. This mattered.  Helping someone have a healthy, complication-free pregnancy matters.  Providing trustworthy, evidence-based nutrition education matters. Setting up generations to come with good health matters. Changing the fear-based food messages surrounding pregnancy matters.  In my previous job in the clinic, we were only allowed to teach specific nutrition material. That nutrition material is inaccurate, out-dated, and not based on the latest nutrition science.  I was sending pregnant women to the grocery store to buy juice and cereal. Offering only low-fat milk and yogurt. The worst part is I knew what I was teaching was wrong. I had spent every extra minute I could during my time there researching, reading, and creating material I thought was much more appropriate to teach.  One-day I decided it was time and I quit. It was like that day your parents finally let you quit that sport you hatedddd in junior high, except 10-fold. The moment I chose to no longer be silent about what matters to me resulted in a nutrition business with no restrictions on what or who I can teach, a cookbook with easy yet science-based recipes for pregnancy, and three nutrition programs that completely change the outcomes of the health of both mom and baby before, during, and after pregnancy.  This is why I created The Prenatal Nutrition Library. An all-encompassing online community that provides actual evidence-based information people are so desperately searching for. It's here and it's changing lives. If you are wondering how you get in, head right on over to the [link in my bio] or DM us for more information! 💜
‼️ weight gain during pregnancy is not always ‼️ weight gain during pregnancy is not always linear ‼️ What most of us think weight gain should look like is the top graph, a linear line from 0 to end weight.  However, it can fluctuate greatly throughout your whole pregnancy. Some weeks you may lose weight, some you may maintain, and some you may gain 2-4 lbs. Weight gain varies widely from person to person so don’t be alarmed when you aren’t gaining weight in the same amounts or in the same areas as your friends. While science tells us we can’t ignore weight gain during pregnancy, focusing on including nutrient-dense foods and making sure baby is growing well are far more important than fixating on the number on the scale! I have some clients who weigh themselves weekly to make sure they are on track and I have some clients who prefer not to weigh themselves unless at the doctors, both of these options are totally okay! I created The Prenatal Nutrition Library so it’s easy for you to make the best food choices for two! 🤰🏼 If you’re looking to manage your weight while focusing on FOOD (not the scale), head to the [link in my bio], and let’s get started ♥️
Is collagen beneficial for pregnancy? Collagen is Is collagen beneficial for pregnancy? Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and glycine is the amino acid most necessary to make collagen! Collagen helps form the structure of your baby, their bones, connective tissue, organs, and also helps your uterus grow and placenta develop.  If you don’t get enough glycine from your diet, you can’t make sufficient collagen plus carry out other important functions glycine is involved in!  It’s ideal to get glycine from food, but you can find it in collagen supplements.  To dig deeper into your glycine needs during pregnancy and how you can meet them to maintain a feel-good pregnancy, join The Prenatal Nutrition Library! ✅ make confident food choices for two ✅ build a strong community ✅ get support Become a yearly member and ✨ unlock 5 meal plans ✨ for your whole feel-good pregnancy journey! Link in BIO! ♥️ (or head to www.theprenatalnutritionlibrary.com)
My most frequently asked question… What is the My most frequently asked question… What is the best prenatal vitamin to take?  If you’ve asked me this question, you probably got a response similar to this… In general, a really quality prenatal vitamin is hard to come by and while some are superior to others, [everyone's needs are different] depending on various health and dietary factors, therefore, it is hard for me to recommend one prenatal vitamin to the masses, so I don’t.  That being said, of course, I want to provide all of you feel-good mamas with some guidance here! I review what to look for in a prenatal vitamin, plus give several of my most commonly recommended choices with a list of pros and cons of each inside The Prenatal Nutrition Library. 🙌🏼 Nutrition is directly related to the outcome of your pregnancy, so advice to simply “take a prenatal vitamin” is FAR from sufficient guidance. 👎🏼 If this is the only piece of “nutrition” advice you were given, I’m sorry. You deserve better.  To join The Prenatal Nutrition Library and start having a feel-good pregnancy, head to the [link in my bio]! ♥️
Doctors are not nutrition experts. What I’ve fo Doctors are not nutrition experts. What I’ve found is that most people don’t know this, but instead we expect our doctors to know everything about everything... Most medical schools require less than 6 hours of nutrition, dietitians spend all their school hours and 1200+ internship hours on nutrition.  After graduating, we are still required to keep up with continuing education hours related to nutrition! To me, the best doctors are those who know their capabilities and utilize a team for the best overall care of a patient. Doctors are an integral part of the team, but they aren’t the whole team. I don’t think it’s a bad thing doctors don’t know nutrition, but I do think it’s a bad thing when old and bad advice is given plus no referral or nutrition recommendation is made. Nutrition plays a huge role in pregnancy outcomes for both you and baby! The Prenatal Nutrition Library will help you: ✔️ gain confidence in your food choices ✔️ avoid conflicting answers from Google (& your doctor) ✔️ know what to eat to have a healthy pregnancy Head to the ✨ link in my bio ✨ to get started today!
Isn’t it weird how all the foods you used to lov Isn’t it weird how all the foods you used to love, you now hate? Food aversions can be rough during pregnancy! The first reminder, this is *usually* only temporary and goes away after the first trimester. 👍🏼 It coincides a lot with feelings of nausea; thinking about some foods may even make you feel queasy. The thought behind this is that our bodies are actually protecting us from something that may harm us in that food. This was very important centuries ago when food was much less safe than it is today. Our bodies are very intuitive if you let them be so it’s okay to listen!  Rest assured, if you have an appetite for leafy greens and meat or fish, it is 100% beneficial to keep eating them. Food aversions give you a great opportunity to try new foods and/or new cooking methods! To survive symptoms like food aversions and nausea while doing your best to squeeze nutrients in, join The Prenatal Nutrition Library!🤰🏼 TPNL was built to guide you through a feel-good pregnancy, taking the stress out of making daily food choices, and keeping you connected! 💜 LINK IN BIO ✨
Are you getting enough iodine?? A new study just Are you getting enough iodine?? A new study just published this year found that 74% of women (out of 78, 000+ pregnancies) were not meeting their iodine needs during pregnancy through food intake defined by the Institute of Medicine (less than 160 ug/day) (Abel et al. 2020). And, only 4.6% of women were meeting the WHO recommendation of 250 ug/day. Iodine is crucial for proper thyroid function during pregnancy.  The researchers point out how iodine deficiency is becoming more prevalent since fewer people are drinking milk and eating fish. In this study, low iodine intake was associated with preterm birth, increased risk of preeclampsia, and reduced fetal growth (Abel et al. 2020). To learn more about iodine needs for a healthy, feel-good pregnancy, join The Prenatal Nutrition Library! The Prenatal Nutrition Library will help you make confident food choices for two🤰🏼 ✔️ New weekly content, topics from A to Z! ✔️ Community, connect with other women in their pregnancy journey, too! ✔️ Support through a Q&A forum Head to the [link in my bio] to join today 🙌🏼
Protein plays a huge role in pregnancy- Protein i Protein plays a huge role in pregnancy- Protein is required to keep you healthy and to keep baby growing!🤰🏼 It’s wise to choose a variety of plant and animal proteins during pregnancy as they provide more nutrients other than simply protein! Protein needs, of course, vary per individual, but research shows adverse outcomes with both under consuming and over-consuming it.  No need to worry though- You will learn how to calculate your [unique protein needs] in The Prenatal Nutrition Library!! 💜 TPNL helps you:  ✔️ make confident food choices for two ✔️ takes the stress out of confirming what’s safe  ✔️ have a feel-good pregnancy!🤰🏼 Go to www.theprenatalnutritionlibrary.com/join or link in bio! 🌟
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