i asked her to explain its about food she admitted after every bite i worry about whether or not its good for baby and then i feel worse because i worry whether its good for me im eating for two but dont want to look and feel like it as a mother of two i know how she feels there are few times more joyous in a womans life than when she learns shes pregnantand few times as anxious as her first meal afterwards when the unsurety kicks in over what to eat thats why i wrote eat this not that when youre expecting as an obgyn with a fulltime practicenot to mention in my roles as chief womens health correspondent at abc news and as cohost of the doctorsits my mission to give you the most accessible uptodate and actionable information to ensure you stay healthy during your pregnancy and have a beautiful bouncy bundle of joy at the end and ive delivered more than 1500 of them thats why my book tells you exactly which brandnames to buy at the supermarket the precise dishes to order at your favorite restaurants and which delicious meals to cook at home with complete trimesterbytrimester meal plans for a healthy happy babyand you heres a taste of the delicious foods to eat every three months and remember for the firstever doctorrecommended plan for baby and you dont miss eat this not that when youre expecting available now the first trimester never thought youd be a body builder think again body building is literally what youre doing as youre creating a new life during pregnancy which means youve got to be pumping that ironat least in nutrient form not that beef or chicken liver it contains a huge concentration of easytobreakdown ironmore than 35 mg per servingso you may see it on lists of what to eat to up your iron intake but because having too much vitamin a can harm your babyand this stuff has a lot of ityoull want to steer clear until after babys born eat this instead grassfed lean beefground three ounces of the stuff think the size of a deck of cards provides 32 mg of digestible iron just cook it thoroughly so theres no trace of pink or bloodnow is not the time to risk getting sick from a parasite dark chocolate no joke when it comes to iron ounce for ounce your favorite indulgence makes lean beef chuck look like a lightweight just one ounce of the stuff with 7085 percent cacaolike the brands approved in eat this not that when youre expecting provides 34 mg of your daily 27 mg goal pumpkin seeds the great thing about these crunchy seeds is that you only need to consume them in small quantities to reap the health benefits one ounce contains more than eight grams of protein and is also high in iron potassium phosphorus magnesium and zinc important for a healthy immune system the second trimester