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Healthy Pregnancy Diet

Now that I am starting to get my appetite back, I am going to try my best to focus on healthy eating for the remainder of my pregnancy. Naturally, I’ll sometimes get a craving for junk. A big thing for me is my craving for diet coke. Not only is the caffeine not the healthiest, but the artificial sweetener is even worse. Next time I’m going to reach for some sparkling water with a squeeze or two of fresh fruit juice instead. Probably won’t taste quite the same, but hopefully it will do the trick. Also, instead of the non-fat artificially sweetened yogurt I normally eat, I have been using regular plain yogurt with fresh fruit or some granola and honey. Delish!

Some other healthy and easy pregnancy snacks are pretty much any and every fruit…..apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, oranges, strawberries, bananas, grapes, etc. Also, string cheese, hummus and fresh veggies such as carrot sticks, cucumbers and grape tomatoes to dip, whole wheat crackers or pretzels, hard boiled eggs, raisins, applesauce, whole grain cereal, and smoothies.

The following are some good staples to keep on hand for fixing healthy meals:

Canned Tuna and/or Salmon
Cooked Shrimp
Peanut Butter
Sliced Turkey Breast (not from the deli)
Cheese (sliced)
Cheese (shredded)
Tofu
Eggs
Egg Substitute
Low Sodium Chicken Broth
Dried Beans
Canned Beans
Lentils
Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast
Canned Chicken
Frozen Fish Fillets
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Lactose Free Milk
Apples
Oranges
Orange Juice
Grapes
Bananas
Pears
Strawberries
Raisins
Applesauce
Tomatoes
Salad Greens
Melon
Cucumbers
Broccoli
Spinach
Carrots
Frozen Peas
Frozen Corn
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Oatmeal
Bran Cereal
Whole Wheat Bread
Barley
Brown Rice
Wheat Crackers
Whole Wheat Pretzels
Whole Wheat Tortillas

Comments:

You are making me hungry with your fruit and veggie list. Yum! by B'sgirl
I know - I could eat fruit all day every day. I love it! by Csara
Fruit was my obsession when I was preggo. I seriously ate about 22 million strawberries, apples, pears, bananas, oranges, kiwi, grapes... you name it, I ate it, every day, all day. Thankfully I wasn't one who craved junkfood. My DH kept saying, "You craving McDonalds? How about Long John Silvers?!" He was dying to have me pig out so he would have an excuse. I just didn't want to!!! haha by IUgrad02
what a nice, healthy list, even for us non-preggers. I wish I could say I was one of those women that craved fruit all day long when I was pregnant. No, you could spot me when I was pregnant, I was the one with orange fingers from eating cheetos, and the trail of M&M peanut butter wrappers behind me...
Note to self: eat more fruit! by Deana
LOL D!! That is hilarious.

Megan, I'm like you......my craving is only for healthy. Mostly fruit. I can't get enough. I also cannot stand the thought of anything fried or greasy. I am totally turned off by red meat again too. Unlike last pregnancy, I am now eating some chicken, but it has to be grilled and only in limited amounts...like a tiny, minuscule amount. LOL by Csara
I couldn't stand the thought of red meat or chicken either in the first trimester. My poor family had to be practically vegetarian for awhile! Anything too greasy, cheesy, or heavy was out of the question. Now I crave cheese though. I decided it's because my babies are so close together my body never had a chance to "refill" its calcium supply. by B'sgirl

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