The Evidence Room: What Your Baby Really Needs Isn’t in Drive-Thru Fast Food

From Germany to America, from Butterbrot to Big Macs: How cultural comfort foods became modern pregnancy risks—and how real protein can change the story.

Why pregnancy is the perfect time to rethink protein, food quality, and the myth of “convenience.”

When I grew up in Germany, we didn’t eat fast food—but that didn’t mean we ate healthy.
Dinner was often Butterbrot: thick slices of white bread spread with butter so generously it glistened, topped with Wurst—salami, liverwurst, or ham. It was simple, satis…