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In a nutshell? Perinatal nutrition focuses on empowering pregnant moms to make the best food choices for their health and their developing baby and newborn's health. Its main purpose is to ensure a healthy pregnancy, support fetal development, reduce risks during childbirth, and improve the health of both mother and child during the critical early stages of life. Perinatal nutrition recognizes nutrition's strong impact on the health and well-being of both Mom and baby. Many things...

22 September, 2023

Guiding Healthy Beginnings: The Crucial Role of a Dietitian During Pregnancy Dietitians play a pivotal role in pregnancy, providing expert guidance and personalized nutrition interventions to ensure the well-being of both the expectant mother and her developing baby. This essential partnership plays a vital role in addressing unique nutritional needs and challenges at every stage of a woman's pregnancy (even pre-conception and postpartum). 1. The Core Responsibilities of a Dietitian During Pregnancy: A dietitian's role in pregnancy is...

18 September, 2023

Nutrition is trending, and we're all for that! That said, buyer beware. A nutritionist and a dietitian are both professionals in the field of nutrition, but they differ in terms of their qualifications, training, and the range of services they offer. 'Nutritionist', simply put, is not a regulated title. Anybody, anybody can call themselves a nutritionist, not so for dietitians. Let's take a closer look at the differences. Nutritionist: A nutritionist is a term that anyone who has an interest in...

15 September, 2023

What's for breakfast?   Sometimes it's hard to get inspired, and for some reason, healthy has become synonymous with flavorless. This is far from the truth! While pregnant, starting the day off with a healthy breakfast is incredibly important for a number of reasons. A healthy breakfast:   Provides essential nutrients: Breakfast is an opportunity to fuel your body with essential nutrients that are important for fetal development, such as protein, calcium, iron, and folic acid. Helps maintain a healthy...

02 August, 2023

Pregnancy is strange. Certainly it’s miraculous. But ask any woman, and she’ll probably tell you it’s uncomfortable, exciting, daunting, terrifying, painful, overwhelming, nauseating, exhilarating. And, most definitely,  it’s … strange. First a woman grows an organ – the placenta. Then she grows another human being.  It’s the ultimate in awesome biology and chemistry and whoa! And, for some reason, everyone becomes a pregnancy expert as soon as they see a woman with a baby belly. These experts...

11 April, 2022

“What a cruel scheme to keep a woman from knowing her power. To put the focus on what pregnancy did to her body rather than focus on what her perfect body just did. Here we sit, creating and nourishing the future, and we are diminished to “baby weight.” I will not succumb to your demeaning ideals.” – Amethyst Joy This quote so resonated with us when we read it the other day. A close friend is...

20 May, 2021