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Nana Ruth's Pregnancy Kitchen

Stop Googling "Can I eat this?"60 easy, tasty recipes for moms-to-be who like to be careful.

With a grocery list and a 7-day supper plan for every stage. All written to follow published food-safety advice, so you can quit guessing and start cooking.

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Be honest with Nana

Does this sound like you?

Then pull up a chair, honey.
Every pregnant woman at my table asked me the same thing: "Nana, can I eat this?" So I wrote it all down.

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What's inside

Know what to eat, and what's for supper

"Nana, nothing sounds good"

For the days when nothing sounds good

I heard that one at my table more than anything else. Carol couldn't stand the smell of frying. Sarah wanted everything cold, straight from the fridge. So the book has plenty of both, and Bonus 7 sorts every recipe in it this way.

Plain, for when only plain will do

  • Buttered Egg Noodles
  • Plain Baked Potato
  • Buttered Rice and Peas
  • Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Cheddar Grits
  • Stovetop Applesauce

Cold from the fridge, no stove needed

  • Peach Smoothie
  • Strawberry Yogurt Pops
  • Cucumber Cream Cheese Sandwiches
  • Cottage Cheese and Peaches
  • Yogurt Parfait
  • Honeydew Fruit Salad
  • Ants on a Log
A peek at the recipes

Good, plain cooking

Everything comes from a regular grocery store, and the steps are short enough to follow when you're worn out.

A plate of small pancakes with butter and sliced strawberries

Silver Dollar Pancakes

First months25 minutes

Small, so a plate never looks like too much.

A bowl of chicken and rice soup with lime

Lime Chicken and Rice Soup

First months40 minutes

Linda lived on this one.

A bowl of beef and bean chili

Beef and Bean Chili

Middle months1 hourFreezes well

A big pot for the hungry weeks.

Slow cooker pot roast with carrots and potatoes

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Middle months20 minutes of work

The pot does the rest.

Mini shepherd's pies baked in a muffin tin

Mini Shepherd's Pies

Last months1 hourFreezes well

Little portions, made in a muffin tin.

A bowl of chicken and dumplings

Chicken and Dumplings

Last months1 hour

As Tennessee as it gets.

Apple slices drizzled with peanut butter and raisins

3 A.M. Apple Nachos

Midnight snacks3 minutes

Made with your eyes half shut.

A golden grilled cheese sandwich cut in half

Grilled Cheese

Midnight snacks8 minutes

Pasteurized cheese, melted between two golden slices.

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Also included

Plus 7 bonuses to stop the guessing

They come in the same download as the book, and every one is built from the recipes inside it.

First page of Bonus 1: Trimester Grocery Lists
Bonus 1

Trimester Grocery Lists

One printable list for each stretch of pregnancy, with every ingredient from that chapter in one place.

4 pages · PDF
First page of Bonus 2: 7-Day Supper Plans
Bonus 2

7-Day Supper Plans

Three weeks of suppers, one for each stretch. Every night is a recipe from the book, so you never have to decide.

2 pages · PDF
First page of Bonus 3: Nana's "Can I Eat This?" Fridge Chart
Bonus 3

Nana's "Can I Eat This?" Fridge Chart

46 foods from A to Z, each with what ACOG, the FDA, FoodSafety.gov and the NHS say, and where it came from.

3 pages · PDF
First page of Bonus 4: Freeze Before Baby
Bonus 4

Freeze Before Baby

Two weekends, ten recipes from the book, and a freezer full of suppers. Freezer labels included.

5 pages · PDF
First page of Bonus 5: Cook For Her
Bonus 5

Cook For Her

Ten of the easiest recipes in the book, written for whoever's helping. Your husband can make these. Yes, even him.

4 pages · PDF
First page of Bonus 6: Hospital Bag Snack List
Bonus 6

Hospital Bag Snack List

Pantry snacks to tuck in the bag, and what to make once you're home.

2 pages · PDF
First page of Bonus 7: The "Nothing Sounds Good" List
Bonus 7

The "Nothing Sounds Good" List

Every recipe in the book, sorted by what you can't face today.

4 pages · PDF
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Look inside

Flip through the book

These are real pages from the PDF you'll download. One recipe per page, big enough to read from across the counter.

The book's table of contents
What's inside
The My Kitchen Rules page
My Kitchen Rules
Recipe page for Silver Dollar Pancakes
A recipe from the first months
Recipe page for 3 A.M. Apple Nachos
A midnight snack
The first page of Nana's Extras
Nana's Extras

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No more mixed answers

Every recipe follows the same rules

The rules aren't mine, honey. They come from the published food-safety advice for pregnancy. I just put them in plain kitchen words and wrote all 60 recipes to follow them.

Eggs cooked firm

Yolk and white both set. No runny middles, no raw egg in anything.

Meat checked with a thermometer

Every meat recipe tells you the temperature to look for.

Pasteurized milk and cheese

Every time, and the recipe tells you which cheeses.

Fish cooked, and the right kinds

Low-mercury fish only, like salmon, cod, catfish and canned light tuna.

Lunch meat heated until steaming

That's why the turkey sandwich in this book is a hot melt.

No raw dough, no alcohol

Not even the wine folks say "cooks off" in a pot roast. I use broth.

Caffeine kept in check

Under 200 mg a day, and any recipe with caffeine tells you about how much.

Allergens and sugar, out in the open

Every recipe lists its allergens and, when it can, a swap. The sweet ones get a note.

Where the rules come from: the food-safety guidance for pregnancy published by ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), the U.S. FDA, FoodSafety.gov, and the UK's NHS. Each recipe was checked against it before it went in the book.

Nana Ruth's Pregnancy Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these organizations. Your doctor or midwife always gets the final word.

No surprises

All 60 recipes

Here's every recipe in the book. Tap a chapter to open it.

The First Months: Light and Gentle15 recipes · plain, simple things for the days when only plain will do
  1. Silver Dollar Pancakes
  2. Warm Raspberry Oatmeal
  3. Cheddar Grits
  4. Buttermilk Biscuits
  5. Peach Smoothie
  6. Egg Salad Toast
  7. Cucumber Cream Cheese Sandwiches
  8. Cold Chickpea Pasta Salad
  9. Lime Chicken and Rice Soup
  10. Buttered Egg Noodles
  11. Buttered Rice and Peas
  12. Plain Baked Potato
  13. Oven-Baked Chicken Tenders
  14. Stovetop Applesauce
  15. Strawberry Yogurt Pops
The Middle Months: Meals That Stick With You15 recipes · hearty family suppers for when you're hungry all the time
  1. Avocado Toast with a Hard-Boiled Egg
  2. Half-Caf Cinnamon Latte
  3. Hot Turkey Melt
  4. Corn and Potato Chowder
  5. Slow Cooker Chicken Soup
  6. Beef and Bean Chili
  7. Stovetop Mac and Cheese
  8. Sunday Meatloaf
  9. Skillet Pork Chops with Apples
  10. Chicken Pot Pie
  11. Oven-Fried Catfish
  12. Baked Salmon Rice Bowl
  13. Slow Cooker Pot Roast
  14. Halfway Banana Bread
  15. Baked Cinnamon Apples
The Last Months: Small and Cozy15 recipes · little portions, and plenty to freeze before the baby comes
  1. Freezer Breakfast Burritos
  2. Blueberry Muffins
  3. Teacup Potato Soup
  4. Butternut Squash Soup
  5. Light Tuna Melt
  6. Baked Sweet Potato
  7. Lemon Baked Cod
  8. Little Turkey Meatballs
  9. Stuffed Bell Peppers
  10. Mini Shepherd's Pies
  11. Chicken and Dumplings
  12. Chicken and Rice Casserole
  13. Freezer Baked Ziti
  14. Baked Eggplant Parmesan
  15. Honeydew Fruit Salad
Midnight Snacks: For When the House Is Asleep15 recipes · quick ones you can make half asleep
  1. Warm Vanilla Milk
  2. Midnight Banana Oats
  3. Cinnamon Raisin Toast with Cream Cheese
  4. Scrambled Egg Mug
  5. Grilled Cheese
  6. Hot Cheese Quesadilla
  7. English Muffin Pizzas
  8. Pimento Cheese and Crackers
  9. Deviled Eggs
  10. Ants on a Log
  11. 3 A.M. Apple Nachos
  12. Cottage Cheese and Peaches
  13. Yogurt Parfait
  14. Stovetop Popcorn
  15. Spoonable Cookie Dough (heat-treated flour, no eggs)

Stop guessing tonight

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Nana Ruth's Pregnancy Kitchen

  • ✓The 76-page book: My Kitchen Rules and all 60 recipes
  • ✓Bonus 1: Trimester Grocery Lists
  • ✓Bonus 2: 7-Day Supper Plans
  • ✓Bonus 3: Nana's "Can I Eat This?" Fridge Chart
  • ✓Bonus 4: Freeze Before Baby
  • ✓Bonus 5: Cook For Her
  • ✓Bonus 6: Hospital Bag Snack List
  • ✓Bonus 7: The "Nothing Sounds Good" List
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Cook a few recipes. If they don't taste like home, ask for a refund within 30 days and you'll get every penny back. No photos, no forms, no hard feelings.

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Nana Ruth smiling in her farmhouse kitchen
Meet Nana Ruth

Come on in, sweetheart

I've been cooking in this Tennessee farmhouse kitchen for more than fifty years. My girls, Linda and Carol, and my daughters-in-law, Sarah and Megan, all sat at this table while they were expecting. Seven grandbabies later, I know a thing or two about what a pregnant woman wants at two in the morning.

This book is the food I made for them. It's nothing fancy, just good, simple food, written down so you can make it too.

Nana Ruth

The honest part: Nana Ruth is an AI-created character, and her family stories are part of that character. She is not a doctor, nurse, midwife or dietitian, and this book is not medical advice.

The recipes are real and written out in full, and each one was checked against the published food-safety guidance from ACOG, the FDA, FoodSafety.gov and the NHS. The food pictures are AI-generated illustrations.

Questions

Before you buy, honey

Why should I trust these rules over what I read online?

Because they aren't mine. They come from the food-safety guidance published by ACOG, the FDA, FoodSafety.gov and the NHS. I put them in plain kitchen words and wrote every recipe to follow them, so you get one set of answers instead of a hundred. Your doctor or midwife still gets the final word.

Can I still have my coffee?

A little, yes. The book follows ACOG's advice to keep caffeine under 200 mg a day, which is about one 12-ounce cup of coffee. The Half-Caf Cinnamon Latte tells you about how much is in the mug, and so does any other recipe with caffeine.

Nothing sounds good right now. Will I actually use this?

That's what the first chapter is for: plain things like buttered noodles, a baked potato and applesauce. There are cold recipes that need no stove at all, too, and Bonus 7 sorts every recipe by what you can't face today. Eat what sounds good, honey, and don't worry about the rest.

I'm already in my third trimester. Is it too late?

Not one bit. Each chapter follows a stretch of pregnancy, but you can cook from any of them, any time. The last chapter has plenty you can freeze, and Bonus 4 turns it into a two-weekend freezer plan. Forty weeks go by fast.

Can my husband cook from it?

Yes. Even him. Bonus 5, Cook For Her, is ten of the easiest recipes written just for whoever's helping. The steps are short, and every recipe has a picture so he knows what it should look like.

Is this a printed book? How do I get it?

The book and the 7 bonuses are PDFs, so nothing gets shipped. Right after you pay, Hotmart sends you an email with access. Read them on your phone, tablet or computer, or print them out.

Do I need special equipment?

Just your regular pots and pans, plus a meat thermometer. It's the best five dollars you'll ever spend.

I have food allergies. Will this work for me?

Every recipe lists what's in it, like milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, fish or sesame, and many have a swap. Check each recipe against your own allergies, and follow what your doctor told you.

I have gestational diabetes. Is this for me?

This isn't a gestational diabetes meal plan. The sweeter recipes carry a note on the page, so you can spot them. If you're watching your sugar, your doctor or midwife gets the final word on what you eat.

Is Nana Ruth a real person?

No. Nana Ruth is an AI-created character. The recipes are real, written out in full, and checked against the food-safety guidance from ACOG, the FDA, FoodSafety.gov and the NHS.

Is this medical advice?

No. It's a cookbook. Nana isn't a doctor, nurse, midwife or dietitian. Every pregnancy is different, so always ask your doctor or midwife about what's right for you.

What if it's not for me?

Then you get your money back. Ask for a refund through Hotmart within 30 days of your purchase. No photos, no forms, no hard feelings.

One more thing, honey

You've got enough to think about right now. Whether you can eat it, and what's for supper, shouldn't be on that list. Let me take those off your plate.

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With love from my table to yours.