Eating for Two

When you are pregnant and hear that you are now "eating for two", what does that mean to you? Does it mean to double up what you are eating? From the way some people eat while pregnant, I think many people think that is what it means. It doesn't though (even if we use the excuse that we are pregnant to eat way more than we need for the growing baby). What it will mean is more weight for you to lose after the baby is born, unless you plan on keeping it.

During most of the pregnancy, the recommendation is about 300 extra calories (a little less during the first trimester). When you think of it that way, it doesn't take much for that little extra - perhaps a glass of milk and serving of fruit or veggies at dinner (yum right?).