Episode 19-Real Food for Pregnancy with Lily Nichols RDN, CDE

When it comes to book recommendations for pregnancy there is 1 book that makes my TOP recommendation to read and that is real food for pregnancy by Lily Nichols.

When it comes to nutrition in pregnancy we are often told what NOT to eat, but rarely what we SHOULD and NEED to actually nourish our bodies and our babies as well as minimise a range of pregnancy and neonatal complications. Lily Nichols books – Real Food for Gestational Diabetes and Real Food for Pregnancy are by far the most evidence based and meticulously researched pregnancy nutrition books I have ever read! If you are wanting to be informed on what to eat then this is the episode for you!!

AND.. in this episode Lily gives us a sneak peak into her third book Real Food for Fertility, which hits publication today!!! And lastly, if you are wanting to get your hands on a free copy of Real Food For Pregnancy then head over to my Insta page @the_pregnancy_collective to see how.

Lily Nichols

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is founder of the Institute for Prenatal Nutrition™, co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy and the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses, and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally. She writes at https://lilynicholsrdn.com

In this Episode we chat about;

• Lily’s extensive background and qualifications and what led her to write her first book Real Food for Gestational Diabetes and her second book Real Food for Pregnancy.
• Gestational diabetes and how the “conventional” approach is failing women
• We debunk the outdated guidelines and myths surrounding low fat diets and explain what healthy fats are and why they are so essential
• Why protein is so essential in pregnancy and the true amount that we should be getting (hint it’s way more than what conventional guidelines say!!)
• The implications of low protein intake
• The implications of LOW Vit A intake
•  Eating liver during pregnancy
• The importance of choline in pregnancy
• Glycine in pregnancy- its role and where to find it
• What you need to know if you are vegetarian or vegan
• The postpartum and why we need to prepare for this.

And so much more..

This episode is an important one.

I invite ALL health care professionals to listen to this so that we can provide women with current research surrounding nutrition in pregnancy.

Episode Resources

https://lilynicholsrdn.com

Lily’s blog (an excellent source of evidence based articles by Lily)

https://lilynicholsrdn.com/blog/

Books mentioned

Ina May Gaskin-Guide to Childbirth

Hang Ou-The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of nourishing the New Mother

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Please note; all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.E