Do you have any dietary recommendations for women who are pregnant? Should their diet change at all when they start to nurse? I am asking for my wife. Thank you!
Sally’s response:
Here is the diet recommended by the Weston A. Price Foundation for pregnant and nursing mothers:
• 1 tablespoon cod liver oil to supply 20,000 IU vitamin A daily, (mixed with water or a little fresh juice)
• 2 (8-ounce) glasses whole milk daily, preferably raw and from pasture-fed cows (learn more about raw milk at A Campaign for Real Milk)
• 4 tablespoons butter daily, preferably from pasture-fed cows
• 2 or more eggs daily, preferably from pastured chickens
• Additional egg yolks daily, added to smoothies, salad dressings, scrambled eggs, etc.
• 3-4 ounces fresh liver, once or twice per week
• Fresh seafood, 2-4 times per week, particularly wild salmon, shellfish and fish eggs
• Fresh beef or lamb daily, always consumed with the fat
• Oily fish or lard daily, for vitamin D
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil or 1/2 cup coconut milk daily, used in cooking or smoothies, etc.
• Lacto-fermented condiments and beverages
• Bone broths used in soups, stews and sauces
• Soaked whole grains
• Fresh vegetables and fruits, preferably organic
AVOID:
Trans fatty acids (e.g., hydrogenated oils)
Junk foods
Commercial fried foods
Sugar
White flour
Soft drinks
Caffeine
Alcohol
Cigarettes
Drugs (even prescription drugs)
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