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Rating: 
- Couldn't get with this book at all
I've bought lots through Amazon over the years and this is the first time I've felt strongly enough to write a review. I've no complaints about the information in this book, but I found the tone and style so offputting that I stopped reading after a couple of chapters and have given it away. Basically it felt like the author was making a lot of assumptions about my views just because I'm pregnant and a vegetarian (for example by speaking about the joys of creating life without taking life (i.e. eating meat)) and it made the book very annoying to read.
I guess I like the 'rough guide to pregnancy' style, which is peer-to-peer, modern, informative and amusing - in contrast this title felt like I'd gone back in time with traditional black and white drawings of pregnant women and couples, over sweet introductions of what to expect at various stages which were probably meant to be inspirational but I think would have looked more at home in greeting cards, and generally a supportive, but to me overly mumsy and patronising manner.
You may find this book great and just what you wanted, it depends on what style you like.
Rating:
- Great Information, complete baby book, not a cookbook
This is not just an exceptionally good source of information on nutrition for vegetarian women (antenatal, during pregnancy and in the months after), it provides tips on how to calm the nerves and fears of meat-eating relatives and friends.
It is also a complete month-by-month baby book, with images and info on the growth of your baby and the changes in your body.
There are no recipes in here, though, so if you are looking for a cookbook, this isn't it. But you will get information on every kind of food, vitamin, mineral, carbohydrate, protein, etc., source you can think of!
- Couldn't get with this book at allI've bought lots through Amazon over the years and this is the first time I've felt strongly enough to write a review. I've no complaints about the information in this book, but I found the tone and style so offputting that I stopped reading after a couple of chapters and have given it away. Basically it felt like the author was making a lot of assumptions about my views just because I'm pregnant and a vegetarian (for example by speaking about the joys of creating life without taking life (i.e. eating meat)) and it made the book very annoying to read.
I guess I like the 'rough guide to pregnancy' style, which is peer-to-peer, modern, informative and amusing - in contrast this title felt like I'd gone back in time with traditional black and white drawings of pregnant women and couples, over sweet introductions of what to expect at various stages which were probably meant to be inspirational but I think would have looked more at home in greeting cards, and generally a supportive, but to me overly mumsy and patronising manner.
You may find this book great and just what you wanted, it depends on what style you like.
Rating:
- Great Information, complete baby book, not a cookbookThis is not just an exceptionally good source of information on nutrition for vegetarian women (antenatal, during pregnancy and in the months after), it provides tips on how to calm the nerves and fears of meat-eating relatives and friends.
It is also a complete month-by-month baby book, with images and info on the growth of your baby and the changes in your body.
There are no recipes in here, though, so if you are looking for a cookbook, this isn't it. But you will get information on every kind of food, vitamin, mineral, carbohydrate, protein, etc., source you can think of!
