(Part 2) Best whole foods diets books according to redditors

Don't expect to always be moving forward. I'll take 10 steps forward and then 9 steps back fairly often. It's annoying, but it's just how things go.

Also, get the book "Food Rules". The rules aren't all great, but they will generally lead to a healthier lifestyle. For instance- eat all the junk food you want, so long as you personally make it.

Thank you! I think I downloaded their App too. The Bump App is cute too, I think that's the one that uses different fruits as size reference.

A book I checked out from the library and is helpful on [eating while pregnant] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Well-Rounded-Pregnancy-Cookbook-Healthy/dp/0307351815). She gives your three different scenarios of how you might be feeling, good, bad, and full, and then alternatives to make the recipe fit how you are feeling when you (or someone else) is making it.

Also [You and Your Baby] (http://www.amazon.com/Your-Baby-Pregnancy-Week---Week/dp/111808411X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405532396&sr=1-1&keywords=you+and+your+baby+pregnancy) isn't too bad. A little boring but not as aggressive as What to Expect.

Both library books, I might buy the cookbook used on Amazon.

FYI - if you're looking for more recipes, you should check out AIP recipe books. The autoimmune protocol cuts out nightshades (tomatoes), nuts, and dairy. Breanne Emmitt's book He Won't Know It's Paleo has a good nomato pasta recipe that fooled my husband.

I would recommend looking into a macrobiotic diet, which has been hand in hand with veganism for me. For me, it has felt like the most holistic way to care for my body- [this] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Self-Healing-Cookbook-Macrobiotic/dp/0945668104) is a great macrobiotic cookbook. My grandma also gave me a version of [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Whole-Foods-Way-VeganRecipes/dp/1557885176) cookbook which I use so often. Macrobiotic and vegan! Plus, the one I have is an older edition where the author is wearing some sort of [amazing fruit headdress on the cover] (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AHMHCxCkEKg/TVf5GbscM3I/AAAAAAAAAnU/Z0_ni6X0_0I/s1600/DSC_1064.JPG).

I'm not TTC but I have a 4 month old. I had been a vegetarian for about 2 years when I got pregnant. I spoke with my midwife and she said it was completely safe and healthy as long as I was sure to get 80g of protein a day.

I ate lots of legumes (split peas have TONS of protein), beans, yogurt etc.

I really liked this cookbook that I found at my local library.

All that being said I have to tell you when my morning sickness was finally gone by 14 weeks I had EXTREME cravings for meat. I could not sleep at night thinking about wanting meat. So I talked to my midwife and she said I should introduce a little since my body was asking for it.

It may help to just greatly reduce your meat intake (maybe to 1-2 meals a week) instead of completely removing it?

Hope that helps!

I've read so much positive information about having a little coconut oil in ones diet - i.e. auric acid - http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/fat-stops-absorption-of-glucose.48053/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coconut-Oil-Miracle-Bruce-Fife/dp/1583335447/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1474742191&sr=8-2&keywords=dr+bruce+fife

I make my own cat food. A few years ago, my 18 month old cat nearly died several times from bladder stones, and our vet was not able to diagnose the cause (usually a cat will be overly acidic or overly alkaline, mine was neither). A prescription diet did not resolve our issues.

A friend told me about the success he was having with the Whole Pet Diet. It has multiple recipes for food and treats that are all natural.

I have been making a batch of "Spot's Stew" since fall of 2007, supplemented with a couple extra livers, occasional fish oils, flax seed, and a little bit of higher quality kibble.

My cats are the picture of health, and their coats are very nice - they don't shed like other people's pets I meet. Their waste smells less, and their vet check ups have been clean, including blood work.

I spend about $8 a week on food, and it takes me about 3 hours to complete a batch.

One thing no one in this thread has mentioned yet is that unlike other mammals, cats cannot synthesize an amino acid called taurine - they must get it from their food. Taurine largely comes from liver, but that can be dangerous for cats, as a high protein, fatty diet can severely tax their kidneys (which are already prone to failure.)

The one thing I do differently from the Whole Pet Diet is exclude garlic. I used it for years without issue, but there is some evidence that it can cause a form of anemia in dogs. I decided I'd rather not take the chance of my cats developing Heinz Body Anemia.

Good luck! We take these animals into our homes, the least we can do is feed them properly. It's our choice, not theirs.