Blue Ribbon Baby Diet
Supposedly, this diet will "ward off" high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia. It can't hurt to try it! From blueribbonbaby.org:
Every day of the week, you and your baby must have:
Every day of the week, you and your baby must have:
- One quart (4 cups) of milk. Any kind will do: whole milk, low fat, skim, powdered, or buttermilk. If you do not like milk, you can substitute one cup of yogurt for each cup of milk.
- Two eggs.
- One or two servings of fish, shellfish, chicken or turkey, lean beef, veal, lamb, pork, liver or kidney.
Alternative combinations include:- Rice with beans, cheese, sesame, milk
- Cornmeal with beans, cheese, tofu, milk.
- Beans with rice, bulgur, cornmeal, wheat noodles sesame seeds, milk.
- Peanuts with: sunflower seeds, milk.
- Whole wheat bread or noodles with: beans, cheese, peanut butter, milk, tofu.
For each serving of meat, you can substitute these quantities of cheese:Brick 4 oz. Longhorn 3 oz. Camembert 6 oz. Muenster 4 oz. Cheddar 3 oz. Monterey Jack 4 oz. Cottage 6 oz. Swiss 3 oz. - One or two servings of fresh, green, leafy vegetables: mustard, beet, collard, dandelion or turnip greens, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, kale, Swiss chard.
- Five servings of whole grain breads, rolls, cereals or pancakes: wheatena, 100% bran flakes, granola, shredded wheat, wheat germ, oatmeal, buckwheat or whole wheat pancakes, corn bread, corn tortillas, corn or bran or whole wheat muffins, waffles, brown rice.
- Two choices from: a whole potato (any style), large green pepper, grapefruit, lemon, lime, papaya, tomato (one piece of fruit, or one large glass of juice).
- Three pats of butter.
- A yellow- or orange-colored vegetable or fruit five times a week.
- Liver once a week, if you like it.
- Table salt: SALT YOUR FOOD TO TASTE
- Water: Drink to thirst.
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