Important information about nutrition.
There are so many powerful twos: 1) Love and marriage 2) Mother and child 3) Chocolate and well… just about anything! We believe so much in the power of chocolate and anything that we’ve coupled it with a once unlikely partner…. prenatal vitamins. Why not? Introducing the first ever chocolate prenatal vitamin! Our Bellybar Prenatal [...]
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We are thrilled to partner with Jodi Citrin to bring additional nutrition thoughts to you. Jodi has pulled together 10 things you can do just for you. Boost your metabolism by up to 3% by drinking 8 glasses of water every day. Keep your metabolism up and your blood sugar stable by eating an afternoon [...]
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By Marcia Cote, RD Food is so much more to us as a society than just sustenance. It is memories of good times. It is soothing in times of distress. It is warm reminders of holidays past. As we approach the holidays (some of us with delight and some of us with dread over the [...]
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By Jodi Citrin We are thrilled to partner with Jodi Citrin to bring additional nutrition thoughts to you. Jodi has pulled together 10 things you can do just for you. Boost your metabolism by up to 3% by drinking 8 glasses of water every day. Keep your metabolism up and your blood sugar stable by [...]
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By Marcia Cote, RD So, how many calories might you be eating while you’re pregnant? The recommendations from the USDA state that 2,300–2,700 calories would be a normal requirement. In my experience, bodies during pregnancy do what they need to do to get by – of course, talk with your doctor about your specific needs. [...]
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During pregnancy, your nutritional needs increase by roughly 300 calories per day over your normal diet. When you are nursing, your calorie needs increase by roughly 500 calories per day over your normal (non-pregnant) diet. Bellybar provides almost half of the extra calories that pregnancy calls for, and it comes packed with extra dietary vitamins [...]
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By Marcia Cote, RD I put together this worksheet to help you strategize basic meal planning. Print it out and use it as needed — read the Calories, Exchanges and Meal Plans article for ideas on what core foods to eat. Choose foods from each group to assemble your meals. Don’t worry about portions, eat [...]
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Long before onesies and toys come into the picture, you can give your baby the essential building blocks of good nutrition. The gift of good eating starts even before conception and is critical throughout your pregnancy and when you are nursing. However, pregnancy doesn’t always lend itself to eating an ideal diet. You might struggle [...]
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Packed with delicious all-natural ingredients, each Bellybar flavor is wonderfully chewy, and deeply satisfying. Andit’s nutritious! We have worked with nutritionists and medicaladvisors who are knowledgeable about and extremely experienced inprenatal nutrition. Our research suggests that if you eat a healthy diet, one Bellybar daily will provide the supplemental nutrients neededfor normal pregnancies. You get [...]
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