{"id":38304,"date":"2019-03-28T20:48:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T20:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiller.cronometerdev.com\/blog\/?p=38304"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:10:09","slug":"feature-friday-staffer-karen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/feature-friday-staffer-karen\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Our Nutrition Scientist, Karen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38304\" class=\"elementor elementor-38304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4e8ddd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e4e8ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a441378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a441378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Kind Of Diet Do You Follow And Why?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7658704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7658704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While I am pregnant, I am aiming for healthy weight gain and to reach my micronutrient targets consistently for the growth and development of my little one.<\/p>\n<p>I also try to eat smaller portions and eat more frequently throughout the day to manage my pregnancy symptoms \u2013 nausea and headaches in the earlier months, heartburn, fatigue and brain fog in these later months. The hanger is real! (but easy to cure with a snack).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e422cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e422cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do Any Challenges Come With Following This Diet?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e2f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s hard to reach my micronutrient targets through food intake alone, so I take a prenatal supplement most days.<\/p>\n<p>When the hunger strikes, it can be hard to keep my hand out of the cookie jar rather than spending time preparing and eating healthier options. 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