I’m thrilled to announce that the completely revised and expanded second edition of Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today’s Mothers-to-Be has just won the 2009 Mom’s Choice Gold Award in the Pregnancy and Childbirth category. Yippee!!!

I am particularly honored seeing that the distinguished panel of judges included: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, and founder of PBS’s Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, creator of Baby Einstein and the Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author; Priscilla Dunstan, creator of Dunstun Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC’s Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C. Host of the Wright Place TV Show; and Catherine Whitcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc. Check out the Mom’s Choice Award website at  http://www.momschoiceawards.com/index.php.

In the “Dear Reader” section of Eating for Pregnancy, I explain that my two pregnancies were particularly difficult ones, which is how the seed for this book was planted. I decided to put my cooking skills to good use to help pregnant women and their families eat as healthfully as possible. Rose Ann Hudson, RD LD, my co-author, had two relatively easy pregnancies, but, working as a perinatal nutritionist for more than two decades, she frequently reminds me, “I’ve seen everything” and, indeed she has. She offers easy-to-read-and-follow nutritional advice based on all the questions she’s gotten over the past 20 years.

Together Rose Ann and I, along with our four fabulous contributors…Elaine B. Trujillo MS, RD; Dr. Shoshana Bennett, Phd; Dr. Linda Wade, PhD; and Victor Palo… worked really hard to create a book designed to help all expectant mothers get through their nine-month journey with the best possible outcome. A new Nine Months Later section also helps moms deal with nutrition and breastfeeding, tips for coping with and preventing postpartum depression, and a Stay Balanced Diet for Mothers with exercises is guaranteed to take off the baby fat. http://www.staybalanceddiet.com/

Receiving the Mom’s Choice Award recognizes our efforts and makes us proud. The nutritional information in Eating for Pregnancy continues to keep our families healthy, and the  recipes remain staples in our homes…our extended family and friends tell us they still cook from the book, too.

So, here’s to healthy babies and happy families everywhere! Become a fan of the new Eating for Pregnancy Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eating-for-Pregnancy/202886465793?ref=ts. It’s under construction, but soon will become a place for new moms to post their baby news, questions, and adorable baby pics! Fun ahead!

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