Healthy food when you are out & pregnant

I had subway even though its an apparent no no I just go to a really busy place thinking they would go through their salads pretty quickly

Subway here too, I would always have a nosey at their salads though and if they didn't look fresh (as in browning already) then I skipped those + you can get it toasted too...

Another idea would be to go somewhere where they make the food from scratch rather than pulling it out of the chiller and heating it.

Or taking your own...

I had GD with my pregnancy and found it really annoying as my job meant I was out of the office a lot and not always with much notice, therefore, no time to prepare something suitable.There is a limited amount of quick food available that you can have while being pregnant and have GD (or trying to avoid it as in your case)

I did have subway once or twice but since you cant really have a lot of the preprepared salads (due to pg), the meat/cheese/bread combo was not good for the GD side of things.

I often left work 5 minutes earlier and would pop into a supermarket. Id grab a bread roll, and then a few bits of fruit and/or veges. Surprising how much a carrot can fill you up and doesnt blow your bs levels through the roof.

Good luck, hope you dont get GD this time around - it really does limit further your already limited diet!!

Subway here too but I always get them to toast it, McD's does have healthier options now which are fine in pregnancy.

I changed my diet a few months ago to try loose weight and coz i want to go into the next pregnancy already eating healthy. so i kicked the unhealthy place off my list of take out stops a while ago.

i just wish mcd's did their wraps with wholemeal wraps as an option.

I had subway all the time!

Maybe just pack your self some snacks and make your own sammies before you go out?

I just used to get things I could heat up, or just ate the junk food lol

Oh my gosh T-Rex! I had food poisoning at my wedding too. Just me though, everyone else in the bridal party were fine.

I had a McD's chicken burger ... I'm sure that was what gave it to me. But now I'm pregnant I eat chicken burgers from McD's. I alway say I'm pregnant and ask them to make a fresh one up for me.

I also eat subway. Not the ham or beef ones, always something hot and choose a wrap instead of bread simply to watch my weight.

I eat kebabs too .... (I'm really naughty) The places I go to have A grade food ratings and it's surprising how many people serving you will pay extra attention to the preparation if you make a note of telling them you are pregnant.

I will often go to the supermarket across from work to purchase lunch. I stock up on fruit, crackers and tinned tuna. Much cheaper than buying lunch from take away style places all the time too.

Good luck!

I ate a lot of toasted sandwiches at cafes when out while I was pregnant...cheese and pineapple, cheese and tomato etc...kinda healthy and safe... Didnt eat subway...

I use the 'chop chop chicken' cans. I am just guessing it's ok, it is pre-cooked chicken, but it's liked canned tuna and that's ok, right?

It's not the best chicken you've ever eaten but it's 'lite' , fast and I can keep it in my drawer at work for weeks without worrying about it going off.

Anyway, fresh bread and a can of lite mayo and mustard chicken.

I also struggle to eat on the run and over the holidays out and about I've had a LOT of chips. I'm less paranoid this time than with #1 but knowing a lady who had 3 MCs before she became a food nazi and finally had a baby makes you a bit more paranoid than most. (possibly unrelated to food but you can never tell)