Excited to have Lily back on the show for her record 6th appearance. Lily is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Lily’s second book, Real Food for Pregnancy, outlines the problems with current prenatal nutrition guidelines and provides the evidence—920 citations and counting—that supports a real food diet to optimize maternal and fetal health. You’ll want to take a listen to our previous episodes together, and you’ll find a complete list below!
In today’s show, we talk about how to optimize pregnancy nutrition to give your baby the best possible start in life.
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- The difference between adequate and optimal prenatal nutrition
- Why food is fundamental to pregnancy
- Why choline is just as essential as folate for fetal development
- How do your dietary requirements change during pregnancy?
- Why preconception nutrition is just as important as your nutrition during pregnancy
- How much do your micro-nutrient needs increase compared to your caloric needs during pregnancy?
- What is the difference between micro and macro-nutrients and how can you ensure you’re getting enough?
- How much more protein do you require during pregnancy?
- What foods should you incorporate during pregnancy to ensure you’re getting optimal nutrition?
- Is it possible to meet your nutritional requirements during pregnancy without incorporating animal foods?
- Is a vegan and/or vegetarian diet optimal for pregnancy and lactation?
- What can you do to optimize a vegetarian diet for pregnancy?
- The implications of a plant based diet for pregnancy and lactation
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Resources mentioned:
- Real Food for Pregnancy (book) by Lily Nichols
- Real Food for Gestational Diabetes (book) by Lily Nichols
- Weston A. Price Foundation
- 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program
- Fertility Awareness 101 FREE Video Series
- Fertility Friday Facebook Group
Related podcasts & blog posts:
- FFP 016 | Real Food for Gestational Diabetes | Pre-conception & Pregnancy Nutrition | Lily Nichols
- FFP 025 | How Much Should Women Exercise During Pregnancy? | The Good, The Bad and the Uncomfortable | Lily Nichols
- FFP 103 | Real Food for PCOS | PCOS, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes | Managing PCOS Naturally with Diet | Balancing Blood Sugar | Lily Nichols
- FFP 126 | Does Your Diet Impact Your Breastmilk? | Eating for Two: How to Produce the Most Nutritious Breastmilk | Managing the Postpartum Period | What Breastfeeding is Really Like | Lily Nichols
- FFP 155 | The Impact of Under-Eating on Your Fertility & Your Cycles | Lily Nichols
- FFP 172 | Nourishing Fats | Why You Need Animal Fats For Fertility & Pregnancy | Sally Fallon Morell
- Fertility Awareness Reality Series Episodes | Fertility Friday
- Fertility Awareness Podcast Episodes | Fertility Friday
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I’M listening to the latest podcast. I am a vegan. I understand what you are saying, I really do. However many people in other cultures have a vegan diet. I think of the entire content of India. I am going to research more but this is hard to take in. I respect your expertise but i was raised this way and it goes against my religion.
Hi Naima, from my understanding in India there is a history of vegetarianism. They consumed fresh dairy, but to my knowledge there is no traditional culture that consumed a diet with zero animal foods whatsoever.
I listened to this podcast a while ago so but have been trying to remember to comment. I thought the information was great but was put off a bit hearing your comment on how “thankfully” your vegan relatives were not planning to pro-create. The information seemed more of a way to optimize a vegetarian & to discontinue a vegan diet instead of optimizing. I’ve read a decent amount of the research regarding vegan pregnancies, from what I’ve read the issues associated w/b12 deficiency & neurodevelopment issues in offspring were typically in unsupplemented mothers. I thought it was interesting/surprising the talk of iron deficiency despite eating meat/liver. I am a dietitian & managed to avoid iron deficiency in my vegan pregnancy. I always like to encourage food first of course, but understand supplements are necessary at times. Since many people are vegan for ethical reasons (and likely will continue the lifestyle) I think it’s important to meet people where that at & give them ideal supplementation recommendations/food choices. Again I did think the information was great especially regarding choline which I have been seeing pop up more in research articles & webinars.
I love that vegan & vegetarian diets are specifically mentioned here. Sometimes we are too precious about not wanting to hurt people feelings but what this podcast highlights is what is optimal. I work in pre & post natal nutrition and love this honesty especially as i see more women on restrictive diets that just don’t work during pregnancy.