5 Perfect Cookbooks for Expectant Parents

The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start, by Jennifer Lang MD, Dana Angelo White MS, RD, and Jessica Alba
Thinking of a weekly meal-prep plan can be overwhelming, to say the least. Fortunately, this week-by-week book has the menu covered. Written by OB-GYN Jennifer Lang, and dietitian, Dana Angelo White, The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start makes dinner easy. Some of these dishes, like Quinoa-Chicken Stuffed Peppers and Spaghetti Squash Parmesan, are so scrumptious, it’ll be tempting to cook them once your nine months are up.

Pregnancy Cookbook, Revised and Expanded Edition, by Vincent Connelly and Hope Ricciotti
This book is written by husband and wife duo Chef Vincent Connelly and obstetrician Dr. Hope Ricciotti. With a chef and an OB-GYN at the helm of the kitchen, the recipes are both delicious and nutritious. The first section, “Iron-Rich Dishes,” includes delights like Portobellos Stuffed with Spinach, Leeks, & Tofu, Calamari & Spinach Casalinga, and Pot Roast Pomodoro, to name a few. The following chapters continue with similar titles, like Folic Acid-Rich Dishes, Calcium Rich-Dishes, Fiber-Rich Dishes, and so on, making sure that supplements are savored.

The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book: All You Need to Know for a Healthy Pregnancy That Fits Your Lifestyle, by Reed Mangels
Getting pregnant doesn’t mean having to give up your food lifestyle, as nutrition expert Reed Mangels shares in her book, The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book. Along with being a registered dietitian, she teaches nutrition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The book is broken up by subject—like protein, iron, zinc, vitamins, nervous system, and the like. More than just a food guide, it’s also a vegan’s map to navigating pregnancy.

The Complete Organic Pregnancy, by Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu
Written by eco lifestyle expert Alexandra Zissu and journalist Deirdre Dolan, this book is a plethora of knowledge on organic choices to make before, during, and after gestation. The Complete Organic Pregnancy is a pregnancy book more than a cookbook, but it has some really great organic recipes shared by chefs.

The Expectant Father: The Ultimate Guide for Dads-to-Be, by Armin A. Brott and Jennifer Ash
For the spouse of someone who is having a baby, The Expectant Father: The Ultimate Guide for Dads-to-Be is a fun yet informative book full of tips on how to be a great partner. And one of the best ways to make sure an expecting mother is happy? Cook dinner. With simple recipes for everything from a Power Shake to Zucchini Soup, this book has great menu ideas even for those who are not master chefs.
What pregnancy cookbooks do you love?