One More Spoon

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Longer reads on the questions behind the recipes, written in plain language, grounded in public health guidance and free of miracle-food claims.

Most nutrition writing for this stretch of life is either frightening or vague. These guides are neither. Each one answers a specific question that comes up somewhere between deciding to try for a baby and the end of the first year, whether that's what to eat when nothing stays down, which foods are truly off the list, or how much caffeine is really in an ordinary mug of tea.

Every hard number links to the authority it came from - NHS, CDC, FDA, ACOG, WHO or the Food Standards Agency - and where those authorities disagree, we say so and follow the more cautious one. Where a question needs a clinician rather than an article, the guide says that too. You can read how we handle sources and claims for more info.

Pregnancy · 8 min read Caffeine in Pregnancy: What 200 mg Actually Looks Like The 200 mg limit in pregnancy, translated into mugs, cans and bars, plus where caffeine hides and why the limit is a ceiling, not a target. Read the guide Preconception · 9 min read The Fertility Diet for Men: What the Evidence Says Sperm renews over about three months, so diet can make a real difference. The nutrients with the best evidence, and the habits that can lower semen quality. Read the guide Pregnancy · 10 min read Foods to Avoid in Pregnancy: The Full List, and the Much Longer Safe List Pregnancy foods to avoid, why they matter, the much longer safe list and what to do if you've already eaten something. Based on NHS, FDA and ACOG. Read the guide Pregnancy · 10 min read What to Eat in the First Trimester (When Nothing Sounds Good) A realistic first trimester guide to folic acid, nausea, safe foods, caffeine, and what to eat when very little appeals. Read the guide Pregnancy · 9 min read What to Eat in the Second Trimester (When Appetite Comes Back) A practical guide to eating well during your second trimester, what an extra 340 calories can look like, why calcium, vitamin D and iodine matter more now, and more. Read the guide Pregnancy · 9 min read Fish and Mercury in Pregnancy: Which Fish, How Much, How Often Five fish to avoid, the weekly limits on the rest, and why the advice is to eat more fish rather than less, all according to the FDA, EPA and NHS. Read the guide Pregnancy · 10 min read What to Eat in the Third Trimester (Heartburn, Iron and No Room Left) Here's how to eat in the third trimester, manage heartburn and constipation, and get all the nutrients you need so you can get the last stretch right. Read the guide Postpartum · 10 min read Postpartum Freezer Meals: The Batch-Cooking Guide for the Third Trimester The most useful baby prep goes in your freezer. What freezes well, how much to make, what to batch cook, and the reheating rules that matter. Read the guide

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