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Ida Shaw has a background in nutrition and works with expectant and new mothers. Listen as Ida shares the nutritional basics for pregnancy and resources to access healthy foods.

 

0:43 Ida's Introduction

1:30 Ida's Preface to Our Conversation

3:43 What do people struggle with the most when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet?

5:29 Weight-gain Goals for Each Trimester

7:03 Nutritional Goals for Each Trimester

9:08 Dealing With Nausea During Pregnancy

9:28 What to Do if You're Struggling Financially

10:42 What is the WIC Program? Where is it available?

14:28 Most Common Referrals and How WIC Gets Food Into The Hands of Women

17:44 Does WIC provide meal plans? 

20:39 What do you see women using their WIC dollars towards?

25:31 What would you say to women who are hesitant of taking advantage of free resources like WIC?

35:59 - Ida's Why for Serving Women

 

Learn more about the WIC Program:

https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic