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Examples of a good daily diet whilst pregnant?

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offonajolly · 16/03/2013 17:34

I'm trying to be healthy but there is no doubt my cravings for sweet things have increased since being pregnant. I was wondering if people could share their healthy daily diet routines as I am getting bored of eating the same things but also trying to make sure I get enough of all the right things. Could do with some variety ideas :)

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Saundy · 16/03/2013 17:51

I've found that I'm really enjoying the Urban Fruit baked mango , pineapple etc you get at Asda. There's nothing added to it & DP (who I think would bleed sugar if you cut him) couldn't believe it wasn't sweetened. It's a nice alternative that I didn't expect to like - now the challenge is fighting DP off who has defo developed a taste for them too!

SourSweets · 16/03/2013 18:05

I have become addicted to fruit salads. Grapes, apples, melons and strawberries. They're still sweet so satisfy my sweet cravings but much healthier and really good for hydration. And Saundy, apparently dried fruits are high in iron so that's a super healthy recommendation!

Saundy · 16/03/2013 18:08

Woo get me! Didn't even realise haha.

Littlemissexpecting · 16/03/2013 18:18

I'm eating lots of fruit too.
I'm also making an effort to have cereal for breakfast (otherwise I won't have much milk). This morning was Special K with banana but I alternate with strawberries and raspberries or dried raisins are great in cereal or as a snack.
If I want something naughty I'm enjoying flapjack as the oats keep me going for longer than a quick bar of choc.

LoganMummy · 17/03/2013 04:05

I have developed a love for veg & dips. Carrots, celery, peppers etc all cut up with various dips.

Also drinking milk like its going to run out soon.

offonajolly · 17/03/2013 08:48

What kind of dips do you eat LoganMummy? My fave used to be taramasalta but I don't think I can have that now.

I ususally have a bowl of fruit and fibre of berry special K for brekkie
maybe yoghurt of fruit mid morning (or both)
lunch I'll have a ham sarnie and a fruit pot or something...
sometimes toast in the arvo
dinner will be meat and veg but sometimes I can't eat so just have toast and soup or a fish finger buttie!

I want to be responsible but I also don't want to go OTT - does this sound ok? recommendations and tips welcome.

I like the dried fruit idea - I do like to eat it but I find it all makes me really bloated which I don't need any help with at the moment!

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Beatrixpotty · 17/03/2013 10:24

Just had my baby but in 3rd trimester had quite bad reflux so couldn't eat much at a time so on top of all the Rennies was eating crumpets for breakfast,soup for lunch,rice cakes with almond butter/cottage cheese as snacks,celery and carrot sticks,and quite a lot of dried fruit & nut mixes,mainly from Aldi & Waitrose,things like cashew & almond mix,dried mango etc.
OP your diet sounds fine.

Kelly1814 · 17/03/2013 10:29

Fruit salad for brekkie at desk.

Home made soup for lunch with ryvita. or a jacket potato with beans.

snack on dried apricots, prunes, sugar snap peas, a yoghurt.

evening meal - depends if feel up to it/not sick. some nights eat properly, a salad or pasta, some nights have had a piece of toast and gone to bed!

pretty much my pre-pregnancy healthy diet, but a bit less depending on sickness.

SeriousStuff · 17/03/2013 12:24

On a good day...

  • Porridge with honey and sultanas / or cornflakes
  • Ham or egg salad sandwich with soup
  • Pasta, salad, wraps, stew, homemade pizza...
  • Grapes or cereal bar as a snack

Yesterday...

  • 2 poached eggs on two slices of buttered toast plus ketchup (delicious!)
  • Half a baguette with cream cheese, ham and sundried tomatoes
  • More Mini Eggs than I care to count
  • Some crisps
  • A Fruit Pastilles lollipop!
CareerGirl01 · 17/03/2013 13:59

I'm nearly 33 weeks and was eating healthily. I'm back to hardly eating anything again Sad but on a good day I would have peanut butter on whole meal normal or gluten free homemade bread. Homous with carrots as a snack. Lunch might be onion salad with ryvita goats cheese and low fat coleslaw. Bean casserole for dinner. With maybe some ice cream and yoghurt for pudding. I think that was quite healthy. Really went off sweet things but now crave them - might be lack of calories? U

CityDweller · 17/03/2013 17:01

Ok - On a work day in my 3rd trimester this is what I usually ate:

Breakfast: porridge made w/ water + some dried coconut and seeds sprinkled in. Topped with a drizzle of honey and half a chopped up banana

Lunch: Salad of greens, veggies, tuna, feta, quinoa w/ olive oil and balsamic

Afternoon snack: wholemeal hotcross bun + 2 small clementines

Whilst cooking supper: Carrot and lashings of hummus

Supper: something like homemade beef chilli or green chicken curry w/ brown rice + a few dried figs for afters

(Note, on most days a bit of chocolate thrown in at some point too). Other regular staples include homemade soup for lunch, smoked mackerel, baked potatoes.

But many some days deviate from that quite a lot. And in my 2nd trimester I had a monster appetite and ate masses and indulged all my cravings (2nd tri also coincided w/ a long holiday and then Xmas, so all willpower escaped me). But, I've always been a relatively healthy eater (albeit one with a raging sweet tooth), and I begin to feel a bit weird quite quickly if I don't eat enough fresh veg. My general approach to eating is to avoid processed food, anything with too much added sugar (breakfast cereal is a real killer here - never eat breakfast cereal!), anything labelled 'low fat' etc (usually packed with other crap to make up for it) and to try to cook or make from scratch most of what I eat or get the shop-bought version with the least amount of ingredients (e.g. bread). During pregnancy I've been quite enjoying listening to what my body wants to eat. E.g. in my 1st tri, all I could stomach for breakfast was eggs on toast, now at 37wks I've gone right off eggs, etc. Go with the flow, try to be sensible and balance out the sweet treats with plenty of the good, nutritious stuff and you'll be good!

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