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5 Minutes for Books — The Baby Fat Diet

January 12, 2009 by Jennifer Donovan

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

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If you think that The Baby Fat Diet is only for new moms, think again. I mean — honestly — how many of you moms of preschoolers or grade schoolers are still carrying extra baby weight? Or maybe you’ve even gained weight as your children are growing up, due to eating the young-child’s diet of PB & J and chicken nuggets, either along with them or by mindlessly noshing on their leftovers?

I like to read about nutrition, and theoretically I like to put the principles into practice for myself and my family as well. The Baby Fat Diet is a great book, providing balanced health information and even a place to put your goals for changes in writing at the end of each chapter.

But what makes this book unique is that it’s written by moms for moms. Whether you are a brand-new mom, or in the throes of trying to balance a healthy lifestyle while raising older kids, authors and registered dieticians Shara Aaron and Monica Bearden know about the challenges this stage presents, and also how important it is to incorporate healthy eating — for the good of the entire family.

The first few chapters of the book do address healthy eating in pregnancy and post-partum, but the remainder of the book is chock-full of information for any mom including

  • The Importance of specific nutrients and food groups
  • Keeping a healthy metabolism
  • Eating healthy on the go
  • Serving sizes and meal suggestions

You can also check out the authors’ Baby Fat Diet blog for ongoing encouragement.

Would you like to win a copy of The Baby Fat Diet (U.S. addresses only)? Leave a comment, and please see our site’s Terms and Conditions of Use for a complete list of our Contest and Giveaway Rules.

Check this column next week to see if you won.

The winners of How to Be a Geek Goddess are #133 Noelia Gutierrez, and #199 Holly Cooper. You each should have received an email from me. If not, please send your address to 5minutesforbooks (at) gmail DOT com.

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About Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

Reader Interactions


140 Comments

  1. N Moyer says

    January 18, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    I too need help!

  2. Lily Kwan says

    January 18, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  3. Melanie D says

    January 18, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    thank you so much!

  4. Sharon Fairclough says

    January 18, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    Baby fat what is the definition of baby fat is said baby fat area is large than a baby or what this sounds like a great book. Thanks for the giveaway.

    sharr1226 (at) yahoo (dot) com

  5. Barbara Hunt says

    January 18, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Thanks for the great contest!

  6. Marcy Lynn Strahan says

    January 18, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    subscribe too!

  7. Marcy Lynn Strahan says

    January 18, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    follow!

  8. Marcy Lynn Strahan says

    January 18, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    I would love to read this book!

  9. Christin Banda says

    January 18, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    MY SON IS 3 MONTHS OLD AND THIS WOULD BE SO GREAT!! THANKS!

  10. Jeanine P says

    January 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Nice prize! I would love to win! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

  11. kathy pease says

    January 18, 2009 at 10:59 am

    i could really use this 🙂

  12. Veronica Garrett says

    January 18, 2009 at 10:53 am

    I would love to win this book. I would love to learn how to have a more healthy life.

  13. Kelly Grant says

    January 18, 2009 at 9:55 am

    I’ll be having to try to lose the baby fat in about 2.5 months.

  14. Carliss Williams says

    January 18, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Good Lord I need help !!!! Bring it on

  15. Chrysa says

    January 18, 2009 at 2:32 am

    Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!

  16. george ferris says

    January 18, 2009 at 1:43 am

    It is difficult to get any amount of fat off.

  17. Linda Amerman says

    January 17, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    18 months later and still have the “baby” fat…Help!

  18. K. Cleaver says

    January 17, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    I could really use this book. Thanks for entering me.

  19. Donna M. Clark says

    January 17, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    I think this is a book I need. I would love to win it.

  20. Carolyn says

    January 17, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Can you still be losing the baby fat when your youngest is 8? Well, then, that’s the book for me!

  21. Marion B says

    January 17, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Sounds like a good book to read!

  22. Catherine copeland says

    January 17, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    as i pinch the much more than an inch that is around my middle i’m hoping to win that book.

    thanks

  23. Cassandra says

    January 17, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    I would love to win–thanks!

  24. Erma says

    January 17, 2009 at 8:27 am

    I would love to win this, thanks.

  25. salina munson says

    January 17, 2009 at 5:09 am

    please enter me for a chance to win! thanks for the giveaway.

  26. becky fitzpatrick says

    January 16, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    I need this book

  27. Karen P says

    January 16, 2009 at 9:24 am

    I am also a subscriber to your newsletter. 🙂

  28. Karen P says

    January 16, 2009 at 9:24 am

    Thought that I entered yesterday, but it isn’t showing up. Please enter me. 🙂

  29. REBECCA TOWNER says

    January 15, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    please enter me

  30. Jennifer Hedden says

    January 15, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    enter me

  31. Meredith Rogen says

    January 15, 2009 at 3:52 am

    I love reading new books.

  32. Mozi Esmes Mommy says

    January 15, 2009 at 2:40 am

    Sadly I could use this book…

  33. Miss Heidi says

    January 15, 2009 at 1:37 am

    Please enter me. Thanks.
    Heidi
    [email protected]

  34. The Diaper Diaries says

    January 14, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Whew, I need this!!

  35. karen c. says

    January 14, 2009 at 7:20 pm

    This sounds like a book I should definitely read.

  36. Walter Koons Jr says

    January 14, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    I know several baby fat mommas that should read this book, lol.

  37. Jason Nickolay says

    January 14, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    I know someone who would love this book

  38. Karen Gonyea says

    January 14, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Great book – I’d love to have a copy.

  39. Laura Collins says

    January 14, 2009 at 5:30 am

    I need a win

  40. Jill W says

    January 14, 2009 at 1:06 am

    Your button is on my sidebar, thanks

  41. Jill W says

    January 14, 2009 at 1:05 am

    I get your newsletter, thanks

  42. Jill W says

    January 14, 2009 at 1:03 am

    I am a subscriber, thanks

  43. Jill W says

    January 14, 2009 at 1:02 am

    This would be great, thanks for the chance

  44. Gabriel J. says

    January 13, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Please, enter me, great prize!!! I would love to win this.

  45. Mia J. says

    January 13, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    I sure could use this book. Thanks for the chance to win.

  46. Courtney from Mommie Blogs says

    January 13, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    I so need this book!

  47. New Mommy says

    January 13, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    I have a 100lbs baby fat i need to lose after jan 26,2009

  48. Kathy Conley says

    January 13, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    I would love to win this book and need it badly!

  49. Francine Anchondo says

    January 13, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway.

  50. Melissa D says

    January 13, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    I’ll have 3 kids under 4 by this fall. Oh yes, I need this book!

  51. israel y says

    January 13, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    would love to win this, thank you!

  52. Renee says

    January 13, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    I need this book since my resolution is to lose the baby weight. (The baby is 2 yrs old)

  53. veronica sandberg says

    January 13, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    want to win this

  54. simone says

    January 13, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    The book looks interesting. I know I could use it! Thanks!

  55. Susan C says

    January 13, 2009 at 10:33 am

    I would like to win this for my daughter. She has been trying to lose weight since her baby was born 8 months ago.

  56. Christina G. says

    January 13, 2009 at 3:38 am

    This book looks like a fun read. Thanks for the giveaway!

  57. Teresa says

    January 13, 2009 at 2:51 am

    I need this book! I hope I win!!

  58. michelle says

    January 13, 2009 at 1:48 am

    Wow a great book!

  59. Stephanie says

    January 13, 2009 at 1:06 am

    Sure, I’m interested. Baby #2 is due in March and I’m doing my very best to stay within the 25-35 lb. recommended weight gain range because I know that it will be easier to get back in shape if I do…

  60. MRS.MOMMYY says

    January 13, 2009 at 12:58 am

    subscriber

  61. MRS.MOMMYY says

    January 13, 2009 at 12:58 am

    yes I need it

  62. Kelly says

    January 13, 2009 at 12:28 am

    I’m fascinated. Count me in.

  63. lee says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    Sounds like a very informative book!

  64. Monica says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Hi, I would love to win this book. My youngest daughter is 3 and I am still carrying an extra 10 lbs that I just can’t seem to lose. This book looks like it would be a great help. Thanks.

  65. Jennifer Barr says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    I still have pregnancy weight to lose as well

  66. Kathy D says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    would love to loss a little this year would be happy to loss a lot

  67. Kathy D says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    subscribe

  68. Alexandra Hancock says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    i’m also a subscriber!

    alexandra dot hancock at gmail dot com

  69. Alexandra Hancock says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    yes Yes YES! I need this. It’s a year after my baby was brought into this world and I’m still packing an extra 20 or so pounds. Gah!

    alexandra dot hancock at gmail dot com

  70. christopher h says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    we could really use this

  71. Jill H. says

    January 12, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    Newsletter Subscriber

  72. Jill H. says

    January 12, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    Feed Subscriber

  73. Jill H. says

    January 12, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Sounds like a great read, and I need all the help losing weight i can get!

  74. Katherine Frazier says

    January 12, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    I am interested in boosting my metabolism so this books looks like a great help.

  75. Amy says

    January 12, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    I’ve lost quite a bit of weight since my baby was born, but now I’ve just…stopped. Actually, I lost all of my baby weight but now want to work on what I needed to lose before. And my weight is redistributed -located in totallly different areas – like my tummy then I had before. So that my post-baby weight looks and feels different then when I was this weight before.

    This book may be just what I need!

  76. Susan Smith says

    January 12, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Sounds like a nice book

  77. michele anne jaquays says

    January 12, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Hey, the book sounds interesting……….would like to win it.

  78. susan varney says

    January 12, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    can’t wait to get on it

  79. shannon Baas says

    January 12, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    Looks like a great book.

  80. joni chadwell says

    January 12, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    This looks like it could be a real eye-opener…I would share it with my TOPS WEIGHT LOSS GROUP that I go to every week

  81. Jessica at PUDGET says

    January 12, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    This book sounds great. I definitly have some baby fat to lose.

  82. MommyBrain says

    January 12, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Does it count as baby fat if your babies are 3 years old? Or if you lost it all by breastfeeding but now are gaining again? Because if so, then I need this book!

  83. Kristi says

    January 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Hi – Please enter me for this book! It’s that season of my life that I need to start doing something about the Baby Fat – as there will be no more babies!

    Kristi
    kherbrand(at)comcast(dot)net

  84. Kristen says

    January 12, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    I need it!

  85. rebecca says

    January 12, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    I subscribe to your feed!

  86. rebecca says

    January 12, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    I had lost all the baby weight, then we started having whole milk in the house all the time (she turned 1 year) and I gained 10 lbs back.

  87. Sandra says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    This book looking interesting. I still got my baby fat and my son is almost 3 yrs old!

  88. stephanie says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    I have your button on my blog

  89. stephanie says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    I get the newsletter

  90. stephanie says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    I’m a subscriber

  91. stephanie says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    I need this book

  92. C. clemens says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    I got lots of baby fat LOL
    so enter me

  93. Keeling says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    I’d love a chance to win!

  94. Aunt LoLo says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    umm…yeah. a little help would be great!

  95. Gina Stratos says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Newsletter subscriber
    [email protected]

  96. Gina Stratos says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Subscribe to your feed
    [email protected]

  97. Gina Stratos says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Looks like a good book
    [email protected]

  98. Michele says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    My daughter is now two…and I still cannot shed those last 15 pregnancy pounds. This sounds like a great book!

  99. Carrie Lim says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    I would love to win this book. I am in a out right war against my baby fat and I am only very very slowly winning. Any help would be great.

  100. miss patti says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    How perfect! I just had a baby 2 weeks ago and I have my wedding in 5 months. I could use all the help I can get.

  101. Hailey says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    What a great book that I need oh so very badly

  102. Lynn says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    I love to check out health motivating books, and this one looks like it would be very interesting. My sister just had a baby, so I’d definitely let her take a look.

  103. Lisa C says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Im a subscriber.

  104. Lisa C says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    I’m pregnant right now so this book would be useful!

  105. Elizabeth says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    I have a 9-month old and it is time to work on the baby weight! This book looks motivating!

  106. Jessie says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    This sounds like a great book for me. I have been struggling with my weight since I had my two boys a year apart. They are turning 3 and 2 in March and I still have not lost the weight I gained during those pregnancies! I need help!

  107. Jen says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:49 am

    I also have your button on my blog.

  108. Jen says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:48 am

    I also subscribe to your newsletter! Keep up the good work.

  109. Jen says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:47 am

    I also subscribe to your feed and love it!

  110. Jen says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:47 am

    This book looks great to me! I could definitely use it!

  111. Sara says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:44 am

    I’d love to win a copy! I read your site every day!

  112. Sheila says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:24 am

    Yep, I need this book, I had my son almost 5 months ago and the Baby fat is still hanging around!!

  113. Teavalize says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Many moms out there need this book, so better grab this out. It was a very helpful tool for all the moms especially those first time moms. Being aware on this book can strengthen you to know about the do’s and dont’s that a caring mother should focus about. For those pregnant moms, it is better to consult to your doctor for any changes on your body, or in your proper diet.

  114. Denise says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:15 am

    Count me in please!

  115. Kristie says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:52 am

    I subscribe to your newsletter.

  116. Kristie says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:51 am

    Sounds like a great book!

  117. d says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:51 am

    This sounds great.

  118. Kat R says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:16 am

    I’m still lugging around twenty pounds of baby fat and baby girl is 16 months old, it’s harder to lose the tonnage this time than it was after the other three maybe it’s because I’m in my forties or just lazy 😉 but I sure could use the book

  119. Dawn says

    January 12, 2009 at 9:59 am

    I am preggo with boy number 3 and really need this book. Thanks

  120. Billie Jean says

    January 12, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Hmmm, maybe my inability to lose the baby fat x5 is the reason I’m pg with #6? It’s just easier to be pg than admitting I still have baby weight? LOL Come May, I could use the book – again!

  121. Gina says

    January 12, 2009 at 9:41 am

    I sooo need this! Up until I got pregnant with my second child, I was still using the excuse, “I just had a baby.” Child #1 was 3…

  122. Roseann Kies says

    January 12, 2009 at 9:34 am

    The last 10 pounds are the most difficult. Thanks!

  123. Michael Capp says

    January 12, 2009 at 9:03 am

    I’d love to win!

  124. katie says

    January 12, 2009 at 9:01 am

    After baby #3 I seem to be having trouble losing the last 15.

  125. ellen cunningham says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:53 am

    I am a subscriber.

  126. ellen cunningham says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:47 am

    I’m still trying to lose the rest of the weight from my pregnancy. This could definitely help me.

  127. Courtney says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:02 am

    i have a button on my blog sidebar

  128. Courtney says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:02 am

    i also subscribe to your feed in my reader

  129. Courtney says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:01 am

    i subscribe to your newsletter

  130. Courtney says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Oh my i so need this book!

  131. Milissa Boykin says

    January 12, 2009 at 7:59 am

    I would love to have this book

  132. Nadia says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:34 am

    I also receive the newsletter.

  133. Nadia says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:34 am

    I’m a suscriber.

  134. Nadia says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:34 am

    I NEED this book!

  135. Maddy says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:39 am

    I think probably the serving sizes are the most important element. I still remember being quite shocked at the incredible serving sizes in restaurants e.g. a salad served in the bowl the size of a washing up bowl but designed for one person rather than a whole family.
    Cheers

  136. Morgan says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:24 am

    And, I subscribe to the feed 🙂

  137. Morgan says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:23 am

    I subscribe to the newsletter

  138. Morgan says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:23 am

    I have about 15 lbs left to lose after 3 pregnancies in 3 and a half years. I would LOVE to win the book! Thank you!

  139. Junglewife says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:01 am

    My baby is 10 months old and I still have 30 pounds to lose! (well, from this baby and my first combined! ) Anyway, I could sure use this book!

  140. Organizing Mommy says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:46 am

    O.K. I’ll admit it. I need the book.

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