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| Dark, Leafy Greens Greens are an excellent plant source of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamins K, A, and C, plus calcium and fiber. Eating greens raw helps keep the enzymes intact which makes digesting them a little easier. Fresh Kale Salad Shared with permission from www.artoflivingwell.com 1 bunch fresh kale (organic, if possible) ½ tsp coarse salt (such as Celtic Sea Salt or Real Salt) ½ c. red bell pepper, diced ½ c. yellow bell pepper, diced 2 stalks celery, diced ¼ c. scallions 1 avocado, diced ½ c. chic peas juice of ½ lemon 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Kale and Bean Soup Recipe Easy Sauteed Spinach Happy Birth Way's "Easy Eating for Two" Sample Diet: Breakfast: 1 cup Oatmeal with a tablespoon of real maple syrup or honey; add a tablespoon each of chopped nuts, raisins and ground flax seed One banana Decaf coffee or tea Water Snack: Apple with 1 TBSP peanut butter Water Lunch: 2 slices of turkey and 1 slice of cheese on whole wheat bread with 1 TBSP mayonnaise 8 ozs. Vegetable juice, either homemade or prepared (such as V-8) Water Snack: 6 oz. container of low-fat yogurt Dinner: 1 cup of romaine, red or green leaf lettuce, plus about ¼ cup of two other toppings, such as radishes, carrots, or zucchini; top with 2 TBSP dressing 5-6 ozs wild salmon, broiled with about a ½ tsp. of olive oil, salt and pepper 1 cup of sauteed spinach with garlic (sauteed in ½ tsp olive oil) 1 cup brown rice with 1 TBSP butter Water with fresh lemon Snack: 1 cup low-fat milk 4 crackers with 2 TBSP almond butter 1 pear Nutrition Information: 2577 calories, 127 grams of protein, 289 grams carbohydrate, 112 grams of fat (38% saturated), 19 milligrams of iron, 1570 milligrams of calcium, 603 micrograms of folic acide, 40 grams of fiber This sample diet was created by certified childbirth educator June Connell, BS, ICCE, with assistance from Joyce Marcley-Vergili, EdD, RD, CDE, a Doctor of Nutrition Education. Happy Birth Way's "Easy Eating for Two" plan can be shared and copied with credit given to Happy Birth Way. |
Getting close
to your due date?
Getting close
to your due date?
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What is a Doula?
What is a Doula?
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A doula is a non-medical labor assistant who physically and emotionally supports a mom and her partner during labor, as depicted in this beautiful montage of Samuel's birth. Thank you to Tara and Angel for sharing their natural birth experience at Breath of Life Birth Center. |
Breath of LIfe Birth Center
Breath of LIfe Birth Center
 Breath of Life is a beautiful birth center based in Largo, FL, with two caring Certified Nurse Midwives who lovingly help moms bring their babies into the world without drugs or high-tech equipment. "High-touch, low-tech" sums up the center's philosophy. Happy Birth Way childbirth educator June Connell is in her fourth year of teaching classes there. If you are a Breath of Life client and would like to sign up and pay for Happy Birth Way classes, you can do that right here. |
Did You Know?
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Studies are suggesting that babies whose moms ate a variety of foods during their pregnancy are less likely to be picky eaters! So go ahead, moms -- sample some new cuisines! |
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| The cesarean birth rate in the United States is teetering around the 40% mark. Some of the hospitals in the Tampa Bay area have already exceeded that. Find out here how your hospital is doing. |