=Breads.= Graham, cornmeal, whole wheat and bran bread are all good, in general the expectant mother will be on the safe side if she eats sparingly, if at all, of very fresh or hot breads and hot cakes. =Desserts.= Desserts are very important for they add to the attractiveness of most people’s meals, and if wisely chosen and properly made, may supply a good deal of easily digested nourishment. They may include, in addition to fresh and cooked fruits and preserves, ice-cream, a wide variety of custards, creams and puddings made largely of milk, eggs and some ingredient to give substance and firmness, such as gelatin, cornstarch, rice, tapioca, farina, arrow-root and similar materials. In general the expectant mother should eat an abundance of fruit and vegetables, taking at least some uncooked fruit and a green salad, daily, and make sure that her food contains a good deal of residue, such as is provided by fruit and coarse vegetables. This residue increases the bulk of the material in the intestines, and this helps to overcome the tendency toward constipation. As fat is less easily digested than starchy foods, and more likely to cause nausea during pregnancy, it is better to eat no more fat than usual but to supply the additional material which is needed after about the sixth month, by taking a little more starchy food. However, a slight increase only is necessary, and this chiefly during the last three or four weeks. =The Kidneys.= It is scarcely possible to say enough about the importance of keeping your kidneys in normal working order during pregnancy, for through them is excreted much of the waste matter from your baby’s body as well as your own. Sometimes when these impurities are not thrown off as they should be the expectant mother has convulsions. You will be glad to know how much you yourself can do toward preventing convulsions by drinking plenty of water and by faithfully measuring your urine and taking a specimen to the doctor when he asks you to. As I said before, you should drink at least three quarts of fluid every day. Most of this should be water, the remainder being milk, cocoa, soup, tea, coffee, and so on. The doctor will probably want you to measure your urine and take a specimen to him once a month during the first half of pregnancy and every two weeks afterward, or even every week toward the end. He can tell by examining the urine whether your kidneys are acting as they should and if they are not he may save you serious trouble by putting you to bed for a few days with no nourishment but milk and water.