Sorry for all the questions- New at this

I know now that Im PG that i have to really make sure that im eating enough and eating well.

I was hoping for some suggestions of things that you enjoy eating and know are good for your pregnancy.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks

Thanks ladies

Re: Sorry for all the questions- New at this

FIRST OF ALL CONGRATS!!!!! I still remember you from TTC board- you were coming on there as I was leaving!

Secondly, What to Expect When Expecting has a wonderful diet in its book. I don't follow it since I believe in everything in moderation, but it really is the best diet I found for pregnancy. I try to follow it as best I can but I can't give up sugar- just can't do it.

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My answers from my 1st trimester are totally different than what they are now in my 2nd. Though I never really got morning sickness (like officially got sick) I was nauseus all the time, had severe food aversions and pretty much just ate what didn't make me want to run away in a different direction. I completely carbo-loaded then cause it was all I could get down really. For breakfast it was bagels or yogurt. Lunch was never anything substantial...usually ginger-ale (which was a godsend with nausea) and maybe fruit, sometimes fruit w/yogurt. Dinner was sometimes pasta..that was about as heavy as dinner got, cereal alot cause the smell of any meat or anything made me want to hurl. Tip: Sour candies helped with the nausea too.

Now I eat anything and everything.......but I'm not a poster child for healthy eating (I'm a crap fanatic), so although most of my "meals" are healthy, my many snacks per day are not.....so I'm not going to divulge my daily menu.

Re: Sorry for all the questions- New at this

I am no help. I ate nothing in the 1st Tri

Re: Sorry for all the questions- New at this

first trimester, just do your best to eat, stay hydrated, and not barf-up your prenatals!

It's also important to eat regularly becuase it minimizes nausea and will prevent hypoglycemia.

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See how you feel. Avoid the major things like the high mercury fish, caffeine, cold cuts. Thats what I did and still continue to follow, though now i may have some iced tea everyonce in a while.

It's very hard in the beginning. I always say that if you are feeling nauseous try to eat something it may be low blood sugar. As soon as I ate I would feel better and in the beginning I would have to eat every 2 to 3 hours so I was always snacking on fruit, veggies with dip, etc. I got sooo sick of chicken because thats all I would eat. The baby LOVED pizza in my first Tri so I had a lot of that as well. Then I went to Vanilla Milkshakes. I never really had any cravings. I also in my 2nd trimester ate boars head chicken breast, i read the label and there are no preservatives. So that would mix it up a little bit.

See what you feel like eating and just eat eat eat!! Good luck and congrats!

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I eat many of the same things I ate before-- but, I also was very conscious of what I ate in order to get protein, and balance.

Breakfast:
1 cup and a half to 2 cups of Kashi Go Lean cereal with raisins and soy milk. I eat this EVERY day.

Lunch:
Depends-- but most work dats, a sandwich with carrot sticks and a piece of fruit.

I also have been loving soup-- veggie chili, etc.

Snacks:
My standbys are (also rememeber I am a veggie):
Clementines
Kashi Go Lean bars
Zone bars
Organic mozz string cheese (Horizon brand)
Raw almonds
Yo Mommy Yogurt
Greek Yogurt

Dinner:
I tend to eat light dinners, mostly because I don't feel like making anything...

But, I will make myself a pizza on a soy tortilla, soup again, big salad, some pasta, etc.

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I did not have any m/s so i have been pretty much eating the same.

Water- try for 8-10 glasses a day

Morning- fruit
Breakfast- cereal with skim milk
in between breakfast and lunch if i am hungry, 100 cal pack or raisins
lunch- sandwich (Turkey & Cheese) salad or leftovers from night before.
snack- fruit or something sweet
dinner- whatever we decide to make
and i try to do a glass of chocolate milk
dessert- popcorn or low fat ice cream or nothing..

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Congrats!! I have just been trying to eat as healthy as I can. I try to include fruits as snacks and eat a lot of protein. Most of the pregnancy books will tell you generally what to eat - fruirts, veggies, proteins, etc. I'll have a PB&J on whole wheat. I eat a lot of dairy - cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt. Definitely OJ in the morning. I'm also OBSESSED with this all-natural fruit juice sold in the produce section of the supermarkets called Bolthouse. They have tons of flavors. My favorite is Berry Boost.

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I had some issues with low blood sugar in my second trimester so I did a lot of egg whites with cheese for breakfast. Watermelon when I was feeling like I was retaining water really helped, and I'll be honest way too many bagels. They are my weakness!

For lunch I mostly did chicken of some sort. Grilled chicken breast, chicken cutlets, and once a week I have tuna. I've just now started to enjoy soup which I never liked pre pregnancy, and have only had maybe 2 salads but that would be a good choice.

For dinner we have chicken (I like thighs) pork chops, lamb chops all with big helping of veggies.