5 Fabulous Pregnancy Cookbooks That Keep You Healthy and Satisfy Your Cravings

Nutrition is so important when you're expecting, but your cravings matter too! Check out 5 of the best pregnancy cookbooks that take both into account!

You might not think you need specific pregnancy cookbooks to eat healthy while expecting. For the most part, you’re right. I’m sure you can get by with a regular cookbook (or even just your normal healthy recipes) and still manage to eat right. The best cookbooks written specifically for expecting mamas, though, go a step further than giving you simple recipes. They offer you valuable insight into the nutrition needs of you and your baby.

It’s no secret that proper nutrition is one of the keys to our overall health.  Expectant mothers need to be especially mindful of the need to eat properly for their health as well as that of their growing bump, with an emphasis on key nutrients necessary for a developing baby. The following is a list of the best pregnancy cookbooks out there for moms-to-be, which take your nutritional needs into account, as well as you cravings!

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Best Pregnancy Cookbooks for Your Nutrition AND Your Cravings!

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“Natural Pregnancy Cookbook: Over 125 Nutritious Recipes For A Healthy Pregnancy” by Sonali Ruder


The balance between healthy eating and delicious eating can be tough – especially when you’re pregnant and craving everything under the sun!  Luckily, Ruder’s wonderful book details how to prepare and enjoy nutritious and delicious meals throughout your pregnancy and beyond (Three words: Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes).  With recipes designed for both mother and baby to get all of the nutrients that they need, this book is a must for moms-to-be!  You can find it on Amazon.

“Full Belly: Good Eats For A Healthy Pregnancy” by Tara Mataraza Desmond and Shirley Fan


This book is fantastic, and here’s why: It was written by a chef who’s a mother.  So you just know it’s going to be full of wonderful recipes tailor-made for an expectant mother’s finicky appetite – and with a collaboration with a dietician, these great recipes will provide moms-to-be with a fully balanced diet.  And the occasional treat, like the Banana Cocoa Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies!  Don’t mind if I do! Get it here!

“Eating For Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide And Cookbook For Mothers To Be” by Catherine Jones and Rose Ann Hudson


A great book, which includes not only fabulous recipes ( um, hello: Breakfast Pizza Pancakes???  YES, PLEASE!) but the whats and whys about proper nutrition during pregnancy.  Every recipe includes a “What’s in it for baby and me?”, as well as nutritional info and meal planning.  A great book for moms-to-be who want as much information as possible on eating properly for herself and her baby! Grab it on Amazon.

“Rising Moon Kitchen: A Nourishing Cookbook For Pregnancy, Postpartum and Beyond” by Kate Aseron


If balanced nutrition and local eating are both important things you value, then this is the pregnancy cookbook for you!  Written by midwife Kate Aseron, the emphasis of the book is on improving the quality of the ingredients used in your cooking.  With nutritional information and great recipes (Pumpkin Parmesan Ravioli!!), this is a great addition to any expectant mom’s book collection!  You can find it for your Kindle on Amazon.

“The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook: Whole Foods To Nourish Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women And Their Families” by Cathe Olson

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A well-rounded cookbook of more than 300 recipes, complete with nutritional information and dietary needs for expectant mothers.  Alongside healthy and easy to prepare vegetarian options (Sweet Potato Salad with Peanut Butter Dressing?  Let’s make a triple batch!) are many freezable recipes that are perfect for moms-to-be and parents alike.  Also included are several recipes for expectant mamas with food intolerances and allergies.
Find it here.

I hope you enjoy these best pregnancy cookbooks as much as I have.  The benefits of healthy eating during pregnancy are so very important.  And hey, if you can find several chocolate recipes in these recipe books, who are we to argue?!?

Did you have any favorite pregnancy cookbooks when you were expecting? Share them in the comments!

13 thoughts on “5 Fabulous Pregnancy Cookbooks That Keep You Healthy and Satisfy Your Cravings”

  1. Those sound like great cookbooks for mothers-to-be. When I was pregnant a long time ago, I didn’t change my diet all that much, I just omitted the items that my doctor told me to avoid.

  2. These are all great books for my friend. She just found out she is expecting twins. It is so important to make sure you are eating healthy.

  3. I gained way too much weight with my pregnancies so I love to hear that there are books like these.. These books could have helped me stay satisfied and feed my cravings.

  4. Those look like great cookbooks. I wish I would have had one of these when I was pregnant with my girls. This could have been helpful.

  5. It is so important to eat right when you are pregnant. These are some awesome pregnancy cookbooks for pregnant women. A pregnancy cookbook would make for a great gift idea for women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. Thanks for sharing this awesome cookbooks.

  6. What a brilliant selection – I wish I had known about the vegetarian book with my second son, I was completely off meat and really struggled. Although, saying that, with my first son if I thought about food at all it made me feel ill!

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