Brewer's Diet

[Guest guest]

Here is a diet for pregnant women that was recently posted on a birthing

list I'm on. Any comments or suggestions regarding it?

Thanks,

Robin

What Is A Good, Nutritious, Balanced Diet?

Every day of the week, you and your baby must have:

1. One quart (4 cups) of milk. Any

<http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/accp-response.html> kind will do: whole

milk, low fat, skim, powdered, or buttermilk. If you do not like milk,

you can substitute one cup of yogurt for each cup of milk.

2. Two eggs.

3. One or two servings of fish, shellfish, chicken or turkey, lean

beef, veal, lamb, pork

<http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/accp-response.html#pork> , liver or

kidney.

Alternative combinations include:

o Rice with beans, cheese, sesame, milk

o Cornmeal with beans, cheese, tofu, milk.

o Beans with rice, bulgur, cornmeal, wheat noodles sesame seeds,

milk.

o Peanuts <http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/peanuts.html> with:

sunflower seeds, milk.

o Whole wheat bread or noodles with: beans, cheese, peanut

butter, milk, tofu.

For each serving of meat, you can substitute these quantities of cheese:

Brick

4 oz.

Longhorn

3 oz.

Camembert <http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/peanuts.html>

6 oz.

Muenster

4 oz.

Cheddar

3 oz.

Monterey Jack

4 oz.

Cottage

6 oz.

Swiss

3 oz.

4. One or two servings of fresh, green, leafy vegetables: mustard,

beet, collard, dandelion or turnip greens, spinach, lettuce, cabbage,

broccoli, kale, Swiss chard.

5. Five servings of whole grain breads, rolls, cereals or pancakes:

wheatena, 100% bran flakes, granola, shredded wheat, wheat germ,

oatmeal, buckwheat or whole wheat pancakes, corn bread, corn tortillas,

corn or bran or whole wheat muffins, waffles, brown rice.

6. Two choices from: a whole potato (any style), large green

pepper, grapefruit, lemon, lime, papaya, tomato (one piece of fruit, or

one large glass of juice).

7. Three pats of butter.

Also include in your diet, in addition to the above (i.e., don't count

one food in two categories):

1. A yellow- or orange-colored vegetable or fruit five times a

week.

2. Liver once a week, if you like it.

3. Table salt: SALT <http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/kelp.html> YOUR

FOOD TO TASTE

4. Water: Drink to thirst.

It is not healthy for you and your unborn baby to go even 24 hours

without good food!

The above is copied from Dr. Tom Brewer