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

by Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin

Overview

With the same sassy tone that made Skinny Bitch laugh-out-loud funny, Skinny Bitch: Bun in the Oven will give expectant moms the information they need to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.

The "Bitches" are back — this time with a book geared to pregnant women. Just because their audience is in a "delicate condition" doesn't mean they'll deliver a gentle message. As they did with Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin expose the truth about the food we eat — with its hormones, chemicals, and other funky stuff. They want women to chow down on the right foods and gain their fair share of weight through their pregnancies.

They won't mince words on the following:
the best foods for a healthy baby and mommy
the dangers of common lotions, creams, and beauty products that women slather on their bodies (many contain carcinogens)
why every mother should "suck it up" and breastfeed
the lowdown on what really happens "post-push" (after birth)
how the companies we trust don't care about children (choosing baby food and other products carefully)
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762431052
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	09/02/2008
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.22(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin hit #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List for their first book Skinny Bitch. They have followed up with a New York Times bestselling cookbook, Skinny Bitch in the Kitch. Rory Freeman lives in Los Angeles, CA. Kim Barnouin lives in Delray Beach, FL.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     7
Foreword     9
Introduction     11
You're Knocked Up, Now Give It Up     13
Yes, It's Normal     22
Sugar Is Satan     35
Carbs: Eat 'Em, Dumb-Ass     54
Got Duped?     59
Secrets and Lies About Protein     88
You (and Your Baby) Are What You Eat     114
What the Hell to Eat     140
Pooping     168
Trust No One     173
Cravings: The Monster Inside     186
Skinny Mama?     195
Stupid, Boring Vitamin Chapter     204
Breastfeeding: Suck It Up and Do It     217
The Companies You Trust Don't Care About Your Children     245
Post Push     258
What Makes a M.I.L.F.?     268
Works Cited     272
Notes     303

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal, August 5, 2008
“Writing in a style that is meant to be funny and sarcastic with a bit of drill sergeant thrown in, the authors offer some good advice on what to eat and especially what not to eat when pregnant. … there is a lot of good advice on thinking critically about what is considered good nutrition and what is not.”

VegNews, Sept+Oct 2008
"Bursting with smarts and their classic sense of humor … With this sassy new tome, the authors give pregnant women everywhere a whole new reason to eat healthy….an entertaining read even if you’re not preggers, but it makes the perfect gift for a friend who is."

Vegetarian Journal, Oct 09
“a smart, thorough guide to how to eat vegan when you’re pregnant.”

From the Publisher

After the word-of-mouth triumph of Skinny Bitch, sassy SBs Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin are back with a how-to-eat guide for pregnant women. As the authors note in the intro, this isn't a What to Expect When You're Expecting, it's a no-nonsense primer on everything you need to know about feeding the bulge so that he or she becomes exquisitely healthy. As in their previous book, these hip vegans dump the dirt on meat, sugar, food additives and beauty products that they believe are wrecking your innards, but they do provide alternatives apt to make you and your baby blossom.