Before, During, and After Pregnancy Nutrition
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2009
Wondering how to get through all the holiday party goodies while pregnant? Well, our favorite dietician, Jodi Greebel, has come to the rescue with some healthy eating tips for the holiday season - and guess what?! She’s a new mom herself! Here are her tips and tricks:
1. Stand (or better yet, sit) away from the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
Earlier this summer I spent several days investigating the composition of prenatal vitamin and mineral supplements. Part of the reason I became a supplement sleuth was because Leslie asked me to do that for Bellybar. The other part of the reason was I needed information on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2009
For the last week, the Bellybar team has been in Las Vegas at the ABC Kids Show. Meredith and I had a chance to walk the show on Tuesday to learn about all of the exciting new products – for some of our favorites, we were sworn to secrecy. However, we know the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2009
Since I’m a self-described chocoholic (dark, milk, any kind really!), I was so thrilled to learn that scientists in Finland found that eating chocolate while preggers may lead to happier babies. (Check out the article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3604275.stm. These scientists studied 300 women while pregnant and after – asking them about their babies’ happiness [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2009
Prenatal exercise has many health benefits for mommies to be. Training with light weights can help keep up your energy level, as well as maintain your strength as your body is changing. Simple exercises can help to prevent back pain, excess weight gain, and can even help with circulation. Remember with any activity it is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2009
* Guest post from Jennifer Johnson, owner of Baby Makin’ Machine and blogger for Conceive Online
I never really thought much about nutrition. I’ve never been really good about sticking to a healthy diet or a good workout plan. “When I’m pregnant I’ll worry about it,” I tell myself. But would I really be able to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2009
Congratulations – you just found out that you’re expecting! The first 12 weeks of your pregnancy are actually among the most important, and your body and growing baby inside will both go through some pretty amazing changes.
It’s such a wonderfully exciting and anxious time! There are so many fun things to prepare – but [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2009
We’re thrilled to be able to share with you a guest post from Jodi Greebel, RD and president of Citrition, LLC, whose nutritional expertise has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN International Radio and magazines like Fitness, Parenting, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Women’s Health and Kiwi. Jodi is a new mother and has graciously offered to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2009
Okay, so if you’ve ever been pregnant (or are currently), I would wager to say that you’ve experienced some pretty bizarre cravings during forty weeks. For me, it was milk. I craved milk BIG time. I drank about a gallon (yes, a gallon) every week of milk – nonfat. In fact, I drank so much [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29th, 2009
It’s Friday! Yea! Even during a short week, I just love Fridays. I find it so fun to look back at a week of accomplishments and to look forward at a weekend full of family, friends and some relaxation. These days, running a business, crazy economy, and chasing after my 10-month old, I find that I [...]
