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Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven: A Gutsy Guide to Becoming One Hot (and Healthy) Mother! | 
enlarge | Authors: Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin Publisher: Running Press Category: Book
List Price: $14.95 Buy New: $8.00 You Save: $6.95 (46%)
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Rating: 16 reviews Sales Rank: 4953
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 336 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 0762431059 Dewey Decimal Number: 618.242 EAN: 9780762431052 ASIN: 0762431059
Publication Date: September 1, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Skinny Bitch created a movement when it exposed the horrors of the food industry, while inspiring people across the world to stop eating “crap.” Now the “Bitches” are back?this time with a book geared to pregnant women. And just because their audience is in a “delicate condition” doesn’t mean they’ll deliver a gentle message. As they did with Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin expose the truth about the food we eat?with its hormones, chemicals, and other funky stuff. But even though they are “Skinny,” they want women to chow down on the right foods and gain their fair share of weight through their pregnancies. They also won’t mince words on these topics: • the best foods for a healthy baby and mommy • the dangers of common lotions, creams, and beauty products that women slather on their bodies (many contain carcinogens) • why every mother should “suck it up” and breastfeed • the lowdown on what really happens “post-push” (after birth) • how the companies we trust don’t care about children (choosing baby food and other products carefully) With the same sassy tone that made Skinny Bitch laugh-out-loud funny, Skinny Bitch: Bun in the Oven will give expectant moms the information they need to “use their head” and have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
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Not what it purports to be November 18, 2008 This book is not what it purports to be. They even tell you in the book the whole title and gimmick is a marketing ploy to get you to buy the book. I was looking for a smart guide to eating better in my second pregnancy. Instead this book is about why you should be a vegan, whether you are pregnant or not. I will say some of the info was useful (like how simple carbs are bad) but I don't buy that simply because I am not a vegan I am eating bad for me and my baby and my baby will be deformed and have all kinds of problems. I really do feel resentful that I bought this thinking I would get dieting tips (for the average mom)and exercise tips for pregnant women. If you are not interested in being a vegan, don't buy it, there are better books out there.
Incredibly dangerous book. November 14, 2008 0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Pregnancy is not the time to try such drastic diets. This book would be less dangerous if it was about how to cook up meth to pay your medical bills while pregnant.
If you want to talk about fact and research it should be easy to find that this book not only seems like an endorsement for PETA but seems to actually be yet another secretly backed PETA off shoot just like the ones that like to post the addresses of scientists doing important research into real medicine. If anyone can take a diet book that pushes colonics as being an important part of being healthy, need to really start doing some research.
MUST BUY!!! November 5, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is awesome, I recommend reading it prior to becoming pregnant if possible, which is what I've done. It's raw, complete data that every potential parent NEEDS to know! In addition to covering all topics related to nutrition during pregnancy, it's written by sassy modern women with great senses of humor ; ) I enjoyed this book so much I bought it for my sister, who is also planning to conceive soon.
Surprisingly good October 29, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a surprisingly good book. The writers are sarcastic and witty. They're sort of shocking you into understanding how bad some things like sugar are, and how important some things like breastfeeding are. At the same time they provide lots of research to support their points, including that you can raise a healthy child on a vegan diet.
They recommend you exercise, eat organic fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes that you change up regularly . Contrary to all the high protein diets, you do need carbs, just not the refined ones. Good carbs are in the fruits, veggies, and whole grains. They talk about how important it is to have regular bowel movements while you're pregnant, and that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can make this possible.
I really like the chapter "The Companies You Trust Don't Care About Your Children." The stuff that's in baby lotion is appalling. They recommend organic cloth diapers or organic disposables. All four Heinz's toddler cereals have sugar in them. That's not good. They recommend making your own baby food, which I personally did, all you have to do is pick healthy adult food that is soft or mashed up. There is no reason to buy that bottled junk.
They tell you to make other mommy friends, because they won't care how much you rave about Junior's every move. They also tell you to be a whole person, not just a mom. " She never asked you to be a single-minded lame-ass bore...She'd prefer to have a happy mom with a rich and layer life. " That's funny, and it's easy to become, "just a mom". We all deserve more than that.
I don't know why I bought this book. I'm not pregnant, or even thinking about having a baby. But I really enjoyed it. It's saucy, but healthy advice. Yes, the language is a little trashy, but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. This is a hip how to be a healthy cool mom book. I'm glad I bought it.
Vegan is good for you! October 29, 2008 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Hi, I'm a vegan mother expecting my third baby. I teach 7 yoga classes a week and get around for everything on my bike (we live in Scandinavia), my vegan hubby ran his first marathon this summer and my two kids are just beaming and glowing with energy. I can only recommend a well balanced vegan diet for any pregnant mom.
Good luck!
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