What do you eat?

I know there's a long list of what not to eat / drink during pregnancy and breast feeding.

So what do you eat?

Particularly for lunches, as this seems to be the meal I struggle with, especially in winter when a pie looks so yum, but I really don't need.

Mmm... pies. I never ate them, but once I decided I shouldn't (the only ones I could get had been sitting in the warmer for ages) I've wanted them

I made big batches of vege soup that I froze and took to work in serving-size portions. Tuna sammies, tomato sammies, peanut butter sammies (I'd take the ingredients to work, I like my sandwiches freshly made, even peanut butter). I'd keep a few of those heat-and-eat meals from the supermarket handy, for days when I was running late.

I ate lots of soups, pastas and stuff for lunch. If you go down the instant food aisle, steal heaps of their ideas! Butter chicken soup, stuff like that!

I also used some of the canned/pre-packed stuff when I was feeling lazy, was really yummy and nothing ever suggested it wouldn't be safe!

The tortilla thing is super yum. I pile it with salsa, grated carrot, capsicum and whatever I can find and gobble it up! So easy and cheap

Hmm when I was working...

Tomato and Cheese toasties
Baked Beans on toast
Yoghurt and fruit
Egg Sammies
Vegemite Sammies
Soup and Toast
Frozen meals
Tuna pasta bake

As for breastfeeding, technically speaking you can eat whatever you like its not like being pg however, you may find some foods dont agree with your bubs.. What I was told by an LC was if you notice bubs seems upset by a food then dont eat it and try it again in a week.. if you get the same reaction then best to avoid that food...

I couldnt eat eggs until Jake was about 4 or 5 months old and dairy has been an ongoing battle...

Generally speaking aside from lunches since I have been pregnant Ive eaten more pasta dishes as I find them nice and safe and filling. Pasta bake with some tuna or mince in it, with salad on the side can be sooo good and cheap. I didn't eat much pasta before!

Also we usually have meat like steak or chicken, or fish (from a box I don't like to risk fresh), salad (which I wash and make myself) and a carb like potatoes, wedges or a pasta snack type thing. I also make bologneise, chilli con carne, stir fries, home made pizza with lots of veges, etc. If my meal is a bit carb heavy eg pasta or pizza I make sure to put lots of veges in it, or have lots of salad. I also make a curry with rice sometimes, there are some easy mixes or sauces to get if you don't want to take too much time.

Another nice Saturday night dinner is burritos, just get tortillas, salad and fry up some mince and beans or chicken, roll it all up with a bit of cheese and sour cream and it's yummmmm.

I have gone off things like steamed broccoli and caultiflower with meals while Ive been pregnant which is why I do the salads but if you can stomach them they are good too.

Edited by mrsh101

Kiwisj I have gone off chicken in a big way, I always seem to gravitate towards mince when thinking what to cook and I never liked it that much before lol weird huh.

Ever since becoming pregnant I cannot face an avocado - used to eat them all the time but now the thought of having one makes me feel sick!

My lunchtime diet was extremely limited due to fear of the staff canteen and how long stuff had been left out for. I tended to take soup and bread, or home-made cheese sandwiches. I am avoiding nuts because of asthma in the family so no peanut butter sandwiches for me. My diet has become extremely limited since becoming pregnant - my husband has taken over cooking evening meals so pretty much meat, meat, meat which I think is probably a good thing from an iron point of view.

There should be more guidance on what we CAN actually eat instead of all the lists of stuff we can't.

Kazzam

melnel wrote: Oh why do we go off brocolli???? I know quite a few women who have gone off it during pg... So strange!

Bizarre - I steamed a whole head of broccolli the other day and had it for afternoon tea!!!!

First time around I used to have a lot of stuffed baked spuds....and toasties!

 

Depends with each place imo, I have friends who own one and everything is fresh but then I know other places it isn't as fresh or stuff isn't stored correctly etc.