The Worst Advice I've Gotten From My Pregnancy App
I’ve always been a health-conscious eater. Even as a college student, I cooked most of my meals in my apartment while the rest of my friends and roommates chose the greasy food from the university cafeteria.
On paper, it looked like I did everything “right.” I followed conventional wisdom such as limiting my consumption of red meat (I even went completely plant-based every Monday for “meatless Mondays”), and I only grabbed lean meats in the grocery stores. I rarely consumed sugary foods like soda and candy. I didn’t consume much dairy (certainly not butter!), and if I ever did, I went for the low-fat versions because, in my head, fat made you fat. Most of my meals consisted of salads, lots of oats, and lean chicken breast with a mix of vegetables.