Eco Pregnancy and Baby

If you’re pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or just had a baby and are breastfeeding, no doubt you’re concerned about the mercury in fish (or you should be). As both a health writer and eco-writer, I can tell you the decision you have to make about whether or not to eat fish when you’re pregnant [...]

Some research shows that organic foods (those grown without pesticides and antibiotics) are not nutritionally superior to those produced conventionally. But a University of California, Davis, study of organic berries and corn found that they contained 60 percent more antioxidants than their nonorganic counterparts. Regardless, eating organic at least some of the time is a [...]

What should you eat when you’re pregnant? Just ask Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, the senior Food & Nutrition editor at Health magazine, where she works on healthy recipes, food trends, weight loss issues, and the latest nutrition research. She’s the author of the brand new book Feed the Belly: The Pregnant Mom’s Healthy Eating Guide (Sourcebooks, [...]

If you’re pregnant for the first time, you’re probably thinking about all the cool mom things you’ll be doing — like entering to win mom contests like the one over at The Whole Story (Whole Foods blog). They’re celebrating Mother’s Day 2009 by giving away $100 gift cards and a really cool FEED 100 bag. [...]

Buy local, feed your community well Jennifer Cliff has always been passionate about food and wine, but learning to appreciate locally grown fare took on new meaning when she was expecting. That’s when Edible Sacramento was born along with her daughter, Parker, now 3. Cliff publishes and her husband Darren Cliff edits Edible Sacramento (ediblesacramento.com), [...]

“Put yourself and your baby on a chemical-free diet.” As a scientist, Andrea Jones knew the advantages of eating pesticide-free foods even before she got pregnant. During her pregnancy, she ate mostly organic foods, but she didn’t give it serious thought until her son, Kyle, now 3, was a few months old. Jones started reading [...]