Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven: A Gutsy Guide to Becoming One Hot (and Healthy) Mother!

I love this book. As a pregnant woman who enjoyed indulging in the occasional cigarette and wine every night with dinner until she saw those plus signs on her ClearBlue Easy, I did not feel one bit inferior or judged reading this book. It's HONEST. Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol, and meat-based foods are bad for you and bad for your baby during pregnancy. Slaughterhouses are gross and the kill and processing of animals in the US (I live in the EU, thank God) is deplorable. If one can't appreciate a book that informs you that the chicken you're consuming has basically been dipped in lysol after being killed on a conveyor belt or boiled alive, among other lovely details of meat production and distribution, I am forced to question one's intelligence. Hey- I'd love to tell myself that a cake a day won't make me fat or that meat shot up with hormones and killed after having things shoved in various orifices under unthinkable duress won't negatively impact my body but it's just not so. As for the people complaining about the repetitive nature of the book...I have to question if you're actually pregnant. I am. I forget s***. FAST! The only repetitive part is if you've already read a lot of the Skinny Bitch books, which I have. I love these ladies. I think that the individuals whining about the authors making them feel "inferior" or crying over this not being a "fun" or "light" read need to pull their heads out of their asses. This book was written with women's and baby's health in mind. And it gets the point across in what I consider to be a pretty fun way. It's not light but most of the books that are are full of bs that is neither educational nor groundbreaking. If you feel like you're doing everything wrong, chances are...you are. The authors' point is that you have an opportunity to equip yourself with a new information set. As a die-hard fitness lover and notoriously healthy eater, I found this book in the series to be particularly entertaining and informational. Not a lot that I didn't already know from my own long-time relationship with health and nutrition (I'm a certified yoga and Pilates instructor with a lot of food allergies and an obsession with healthy eating) but there is a lot that I don't think most people know. Because in my experience, most people buying "how to be thin" books aren't well-versed in nutrition to begin with. If you don't want to burst your ignorance bubble, this book will probably leave you in tears or inspire you to hurl it across the room. Go for it. As for me, I am planning to stay healthy and skinny and fabulous through the next 5 months. Cheers to the authors (with a glass of organic soy milk, of course!) on another winner. Highly recommended for all expectant moms and the general public. I think something vastly overlooked is the authors' point of compassion and caring toward ones' self, ones' baby, the environment, and the future for our kids. How could that possibly be wrong?

It seems to me that the people who are put off by this book are those that don't wish to stop eating meat and are upset at having things they'd rather not know thrown in their face. I really thought this was a great book. I had been considering going vegan while I was nursing my first child but was concerned about doing so in a way that was nutritionally sound. I was grateful to find this book when I found out I was pregnant because I still wanted to become vegan but wanted to do so in a way that was healthy for my pregnancy. While the "in your face" writing style can be a little off-putting I think it's important to take it with a grain of salt; the authors are being provocative to get your attention. I think I could have done without the slaughterhouse stuff and in fact I skimmed most of it but it did help reinforce what I already felt about not wanting to support an industry that thrives (in part) on animal cruelty. Even if you're not looking to "go vegan", this book suggests a lot of diet overhauls that will help you and your baby be healthier. I would encourage everyone to read it with an open mind.

I found this book fun to read simply because there are NO current day books out there that focus on veganism and pregnancy. I also understand the authors "style" of writing, so their cursing and "in your face" approach didn't really bother me because I knew what to expect. A fews things you may have to be concerned with is: 1) that this book's audience is most likely middle class people who live in locations where a whole foods vegan diet is "easy". I question how feasible any whole foods diet is (vegan or omnivorous) for people who are the working poor in this country and located in areas such as the inner city, in which there have been a plethora of public health reports indicating that there are no farmer's markets, natural grocers, or health options available. 2) this book kind of assumes all pregnant women reading this book are straight and married to a man. If you are lesbian identified woman, the heterosexual oriented nature of the book may irk you. If you are a single woman looking to become pregnant or are already pregnant, it may irk you a bit. However, I commend that fact that the authors wrote this book, simply because NO ONE ELSE IS providing current books on how to achieve a healthy vegan pregnancy.

I wanted a book that seemed modern and up to date. Needless to say, I liked this book up until I realized they pretty much disapprove of every food group without giving you any alternative options of what you should be eating. I also didn't care for the fact that the authors call you a "fat ass" if you eat/will still eat dairy after reading their rant about it. This book does have useful information in it, however, certain parts of it seem over the top and distasteful. It's great that they expose the dirty tactics of the food industry but they're leaving you in the dark with what to eat now that you know all this disturbing information. If you want susbtantial information about nutrition for health and longevity, I suggest reading the Blue Zones.

Great book! Best pregnancy book I came across! Full of information that was delivered in a down to earth and funny manner :)

I bought this book after doing a search on Amazon for Vegan Pregnancy and unfortunately there just aren't that many books for pregnant vegan mums. Especial for people who are already vegan and just want confidence in their decisions and information and studies to back up their choices. When It arrived, I had a quick glance through it and decided that I wasn't going to learn very much, because I have already been vegan for 5 years and had one vegan pregnancy and this book goes into great depths explaining why you should go vegan. Anyway, I decided to read it, and what I found was... that although I had watched earthlings and read about factory farming, this book really, really affected me and made me never want to touch meat or dairy again. I mean, I had no idea how many chemicals, hormones, anti-biotics where given to animals in factory farms, or that such a thing a Johnes (yoneez) disease even existed. (In case you are wondering, it's a disease where the cows have uncontrollable diarrhoea and sometimes the poop goes onto the udders of the cow and into the milk that people are drinking. (I mean gross right!) Anyway, what I also got from this book, was a confidence in my decision to stay vegan during pregnancy and a knowing that it was the right thing for my baby. They discuss the different scare stories that are on the internet about potential health risks and share their take on it. For example the study that was done in the UK that showed Vegetarian mothers where 5 times more likely to give birth to a baby with Spadias. (I'd never heard of it before either, it's a deformity of the male genitals.) But basically, there have been several other studies done since this one, that have not been able to replicate the findings. Maybe because Vegetarians are more clued up on diet and nutrition these days? Or maybe because something else skewed the original study's findings. (Sometimes you need to also take into account who is funding the study, so you know if they have a bias towards a particular agenda.) The book has loads of greats advice, whether it's cutting down on chemicals in food and beauty products, to what vitamins and minerals are recommended to supplement during pregnancy. I enjoyed the ladies quirky writing style and would definitely read other books by them in the future.

良かったです。 妊婦でも、出産後も美しくありたい そんな意識のもと購入 英語ですがすごく意識改革に役立ちました！ 肉食反対！

If you’re already following a vegan diet this book is not for you. It’s a beginners guide for pregnant meat eaters in my opinion. There is no valuable information that I didn’t know or was interested in reading. I didn’t even bother to read the book and judging by a few paragraphs of dramatic & vulgar writing I knew it wasn’t gonna help me or answer any questions in vegan pregnancy. I highly recommend a book by Alicia Silverstone “the kind mama” it’s written with love and simplicity. I’ve since returned the item.

Uno dei libri più intelligenti, pratici e facili da leggere sul tema della gravidanza veg; se ancora non siete vegan le autrici elencano i benefici per mamma e nascituro nel seguire un'alimentazione vegetale, citando fonti e ricerche scientifiche consultabili da tutti. Da Mai Più Senza anche per chi veg non è comunque, lettura scorrevole e ricca di spunti per ulteriori approfondimenti