What Foods Should Pregnant Women Eat?

Dr. Rosset

The idea that food contains poisons if it is not organic denies the recent spate of food poisonings that occurred from tomatoes (organic) and other fruits and vegetables that came in contact with samonella or other bacteria. The assumption that if it is organic it is good for you doesn't always correlate with what comes from the field. You have to assume that no avian flu bird passed over the field, that no farm worker peed or defecated on the produce while being paid to pick the produce. That no farm animal wandered in from outside nor that a polluted stream didn't bring contaminated water to grow the product. This kind of scare mongering is the worst kind. Many foods are safe if washed properly and if they are stored properly. Arbitrarly removing foods from your diet because you can't find an organic source is harmful because you would be removing needed nutrients from the growing fetus. Preganant women should eat a balanced diet that is based upon your biology. If you can tolerate milk then drink milk, if you can eat meat then eat meat. If you can't eat carbs because you can't tolerate grain as 1 out 5 adults cannot digest grain protein then don't eat it but eat a wide range of foods to ensure that you are not limiting or elminating some important food source. Any one who tells you we know all the necessary nutrients to growing a healthy body put your sensors up as we do not. We know what we know because several people fell ill when that nutrient was removed from their diet. But for the rest we don't know. However , we do know we are ominvores which means our bodies work best when we eat both meat, fruit and vegetables. But if peanuts give you have hives then don't eat them no matter who says peanuts are a high source of protein. Also, don't fall for the political push for vegan diets especially the strict vegan diets. The children with the most unhealthy bodies suffering from lack of mental development are found in the poor countries where meat protein is scarce. To think that anyone would advocate not using one of the best sources of protein biologically for brain development is immoral.