Eat Healthy during Pregnancy

With the great success of Eat Healthy- Fight Diabetes Event, (Don't forget to check out the Part 1 and Part 2 of the round up) I am so happy to announce this month's topic. It is eating healthy during pregnancy. It is important to eat healthy. But it is even more important to eat healthy when you are eating for two. Pregnancy is an experience. Most of us get lost in the excitement and eat a lot, which is more junk than healthy and gain weight!

There are numerous to-be moms and people who are trying to conceive who has less knowledge in this topic. Here is a way to help them out.

This event runs from Dec 5,2008 till Jan 5,2009.

1. Make any dish – be it Appetizer, Main Course or Dessert , Vegetarian/Non -Vegetarian, any cuisine and using any ingredient, anything under the sun that is good for pregnancy and post the recipe in your blog /site and link it back to this announcement . I would greatly appreciate if you use the logo.

2. No need to send the picture, I will take it from your blog.

3. Subscribe to my blog via E-mail/Reader. - (OPTIONAL) I am asking you all to subscribe because, last time, a lot of the participants missed the mega round up and missed the chance of voting for their favorite recipes. This time I feel it could be prevented by making the subscription. If you are already subscribed, Thanks!

4. Send me your
“Name”
“Recipe”
“Recipe URL”
"Few lines stating why the recipe is good for pregnancy"

to : letusallcook@gmail.com i.e. letusallcook(AT)gmail(DOT)com with the subject as Eat healthy - During Pregnancy.

5. You can send any number of entries. But be sure to write why that particular food is good for Pregnancy.

6.Not having a blog is no excuse to let you get away with your passion for cooking. Non-Bloggers don't worry, there are always ways to achieve your passion :) please do send me the same details as above to the mail given and I will post it in the round-up with your details. Your recipe will also be counted for winning the prizes.

8.Older entries on blogs can be accepted only if they are re posted during this event period with a link-back to this announcement. If you do not know how to re post please check one of my post where I have done re posting for an event. For the entries that are re posted, do write why they are good for pregnancy while re posting.

9. Each entry to this contest must have a link back to this announcement.

If you have any doubts please ask!

Also checkout the previous Eat Healthy Events and Round Ups.

PRIZE 1: This winner will be chosen by voting. The 10 recipes will be chosen by me and Cynthia, the more number of entries you send the more chance for her to choose your recipe in the top 10 spots. Cynthia is giving her new book "My Caribbean cookbook" as the prize. I will write more about the book in my future post. Thanks Cynthia!

PRIZE 2: $10 gift card to the person who comes second in the voting.

PRIZE 3: The person with maximum number of entries, in addition of getting more chances to get the top 10 spot will also get a special prize of getting featured in my blog for a month. This is truly to appreciate their contribution.