Pregnancy Foods: Mindful eating for moms-to-be

By Disha Sethi

Whether you are preparing for pregnancy or expecting a baby in a few months, Pregnancy Foods is your go-to food guide. It contains tips to get ready before the baby arrives and a list of what to eat and what to avoid. There are also nutritious recipes that bring to the table the perfect combination of age-old wisdom from grandmas and a delectable taste of modern-day eating choices!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Srishti Publishers
• Release date: Oct 30, 2020

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Acknowledgements

A special thanks to my husband, Nikhil; the love of my life, the yin to my yang, my confidante, my biggest motivator and the worst critic – Thank you for believing in me, supporting me and making sure I never give up!

A big thanks to mumma, for imparting your cooking skills in me. A big thanks to papa and Aastha, my darling sister for being my ‘official food tasters’ since my first kitchen experiment till now. I would not even have thought of this book without you!

A big thank you to my other set of parents, for supporting me and helping me write this book.

Thank you to the entire team at Srishti Publishers, especially Mr J.K. Bose for letting me publish my first book with you. Special thanks to Arup and Stuti for being so patient with me.

A big thank you to everyone who ever gave me a lesson or two, about pregnancy as well as cooking!

The story behind the book

Hello girls and the doting caregivers!

I am so glad you are here. Grab a cookie with a cup of coffee and have a seat. Let me introduce myself.

I am Disha, a mother of two, an editor, writer, blogger, chef and a well-known lover of everything quirky. Funnily, I like to call myself a queen of many trades. I am quirky, moody, at times witty and always a doting mother. When I was expecting my first child, I was told to eat for two. Quite often. Honestly, it was a good excuse to eat what I liked, when I liked and how I liked. But, as you know, unsolicited advice is a part and parcel of pregnancy, especially in India. And it might not be the right thing to follow that advice most times.

I was confused about what to eat, what to avoid and the portions my body required. While my mother-in-law’s love was directly proportional to the amount of ghee she