Aimee Aristotelous is a certified nutritionist, specializing in prenatal dietetics and gluten-free nutrition. She provides weekly fitness and nutrition tips to her 22,000 Facebook followers and has been the exclusive nutritionist for NBC affiliate KSEE 24 News in Fresno, king segments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Get both mama and baby on track for a healthy, happy, and delicious life!<\/b><\/p>\n
We all know that “you are what you eat.” And once you conceive, your baby is what you eat as well\u2014prenatal health and nutrition during pregnancy is so imperative!<\/p>\n
The US is one of only eight countries in the world where the rate of mortality for pregnant women is on the rise, and obesity is one of the primary causes of this phenomenon\u2014half of all pregnant women are considered overweight.<\/p>\n
Widely accepted, doctor- and dietitian-prescribed nutrition guidelines actually may be contributing to the growing obesity and gestational diabetes epidemics. Newly expectant mothers receive a packet of health information from their doctors, including a nutrition pamphlet, which proscribes a daily food regimen with 100 grams of sugar per day\u2014the amount of sugar in 10 glazed donuts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[31],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n