Dear Pregnant Celebrity: What to Eat for the Next 9 Months
Man, it seems like every day we keep fielding calls from pregnant celebrities begging us for advice on what they should eat to ensure their little ones' health.
Okay—that's not exactly true. It's more like we provide said advice to pregnant celebrities unsolicited, and for some reason they don't return our numerous missives. Nonetheless, we firmly believe that "This is information the world needs to know!" Between the morning sickness, the cravings, and the responsibility that comes with eating for TWO celebrities, we feel it's only responsible to provide a full course of options for the expectant A-lister.
1/7Ginger Ale
You’ll be drinking a lot of liquids the next few months. A lot. You’ll also be hearing a lot about the nausea-fighting properties of ginger. It works for some people, but not for others. If you turn out to be a ginger mom, try our homemade ginger-ale recipe, which soothes your stomach, rehydrates you, and tickles your insides with that pleasant fizz.
3/7Chicken Noodle Soup
This is textbook wellness food. Your baby may be new, but that doesn't mean you can't go with an old classic. Chicken noodle soup is a flavor paradox: bland enough to go down when you're feeling queasy, yet complex enough to feel satisfying when you're feeling just fine. This'll be a nine month go-to, if it wasn't already a year-round go-to.
4/7French Lentil Soup
Somewhere in the reams of pregnancy-advice literature you’re being bombarded with (what’s with all that unsolicited advice anyway? Jeez!), you’ll read something about lentils being the perfect food for when you’re expecting. We don’t know about that, but we do know that our French lentil soup is delicious. We call it a “rainy-day soup,” and you’ll soon learn that you’re about to experience nine months’ worth of ‘em.
Alanna Hale7/7Mapo Tofu
We’re telling you this just because we’re best pals and are probably going to be named collective godparent to your child, but we saved this for last because it’s our secret weapon. It’s the devilishly spicy mapo tofu recipe Danny Bowien gave us in May 2012, and it’s world-altering. But save it in case you go past your due date, at which point you should have it at least once a day. It may actually induce labor—probably because your kid will want to make sure he doesn’t miss out on an early reservation at Mission Chinese Food.
