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Healthy eating bingo

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I don't like vegetables. Apparently people exist that do like vegetables... but I am not one of them. I eat them anyway, because you are supposed to, but I'm always shy of the recommended daily amounts. Shy by about 75% of whatever the servings are that you ought to have. I thought it was more... but then I found out that corn is a grain and not a vegetable. And my sad heart died a little. Anyway. Part of being pregnant means thinking about things like nutrition and vitamins and what your little growing bundle needs to be healthy and happy in there, and beyond. I really didn't take this super seriously at first, because, well, I didn't really want to. I figured I was doing well enoughish and that we could just call it good. I was staying away from the real bad stuff, drugs, alcohol, the tasty cheeses and the raw fish, so wasn't that close enough? Our birthing class instructor really pounded it into us that we should be more mindful of what we eat. Not even just