eat for two

eat for two

To be pregnant, that is, to eat for the sake of both oneself and one's unborn child. I really want to start eating healthier foods. After all, I'm eating for two now.
See also: eat, two
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • eating
  • on a diet
  • go on a diet
  • put (one) on a diet
  • What’s eating someone?
  • eat in
  • have somebody eating out of your hand
  • have someone eating out of your hand
  • have (someone) eating out of (one's) hand
  • have (someone) eating out of the palm of (one's) hand
References in periodicals archive
My grandmother tells me to 'eat for two' but I'm worried I'll never get the weight off so I'm being careful with my food.
Diet Coach:Should I really be eating for two? Diet coach JUDY CITRON answers all your dieting questions to help you get into shape
A: While every calorie you eat needs to be nutrient-rich to nourish both you and your baby throughout pregnancy, it's not necessary to eat for two.
Q & A
"Some of us go wrong by thinking that we have to eat for two, and you gain excess weight," she says.
BOUNCING BACK AFTER PREGNANCY
It's a myth that pregnancy means a woman can eat for two - 200 extra calories a day are all that's needed.
Obesity advice for mums-to-be
And the researchers, from Queen Mary, University of London, found that women who eat for two will struggle to shift the weight after the birth of their baby.
Everyone told me I wasn't eating for two but it felt like it.. I put on 4st and can't shift it
THE common belief that pregnant women can eat for two has been scotched by research suggesting dieting during pregnancy can be beneficial.
Mums-to-be 'should not be eating for two'
SHE'S only just revealed she is expecting...but from the way Jade Goody was stuffing her motor-mouth yesterday she is already determined to eat for two.
Eating for two Jade?
The plucky Scot, who had been unable to eat for two days, rose from his sickbed to beat fellow countryman Alan McManus 5-0.
Snooker: Higgins through
I read with concern the article regarding Beverley White - a single parent who cannot afford to eat for two days a week.
Viewpoint Fruit and veg are cheap as chips
As it happens, back in May, an article in the British Medical Journal suggested the recommended weight gain amounts during pregnancy depending on your BMI, and here they are: Body mass index (BMI) Underweight (18.5) Recommended weight gain 12.5-18kg (28-40lb) Normal (18.5-24.9) 11.5-16kg (25-35lb) Overweight (25.0-29.9) Obese (30.0) 7-11.5kg (15-25lb) 5-9kg (11-20lb) Please don't think you can eat for two. You can't.
Dear Dr Miriam
PODGY pregnant mums in Scotland who "eat for two" are now the third porkiest in the world, experts say.
'EATING FOR TWO' IS PUTTING PODGY SCOTS MUMS AND THEIR BABIES AT RISK
PREGNANT women who "eat for two" are more likely to have weight problems decades later, according to a study.
Risks of eating for two
ONE of the biggest myths of pregnancy is that it gives you carte blanche to "eat for two".
vital: THINK QUALITY NOT QUANTITY WHEN YOU ARE 'EATING FOR TWO'
Nutrition expert Dr Carina Norris, who specialises in pregnancy, said: "In terms of eating for two, you can eat for two in terms of quality but not quantity."
PREGNANT WOMEN CAN DIET; Scientists say: 'Don't eat for two'
Also they had had little to eat for two days and were starving.
Letter: Your view - Sad defeat