What do you eat?
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Topic: What do you eat?
Posted By: caliandjack
Subject: What do you eat?
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:05pm
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:16pm
| Salads, sammies and a tortilla thing I got from babe.. layers of tortillas with vege and meat (but not for me lol) and cheese and then bake, yum yum yum, soups |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:17pm
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. -------------   
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:20pm
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I like fresh sammies too, I'll try some of the suggestions.
That tortilla thing sounds yum, I'd happily do a vego version. I prefer my mexican without meat. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: RedHeadDuck
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:22pm
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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! |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:40pm
Soups, but had to cut the white bread with breast feeding as dd gets eczema... And no cheese as she gets the runs 
I eat a lot of fruit, too much citrus is a nono eith breastfeeding apparently. I eat a lot of steamed veges for lunch. Sandwiches or toasted sammies are good too. Pastas are good too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 5:01pm
| 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 |
Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 5:08pm
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Mmmmm tortilla wraps with fresh salads, chilli beans, cheese and sour cream are a treat for me...yum But for everyday lunch I normally do vego sandwiches or pasta or similar....whatever I eat, Clodagh eats. Occasionally I'll get a vegetarian pie from the organics store and keep it in the freezer for those preggy moments lol -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 5:45pm
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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... -------------   
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 11:59am
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I usually eat a bread roll with marmite or peanut butter when Im at work, so boring but I don't want to risk lunch meat or salad sitting around all day. Sometimes I have a cup of soup with my roll which is nice. I also buy from time to time ready made soups and pasta meals to heat up in the microwave at work which can be really nice. Also some of the microwave ready meals are good too they have veges, rice etc.
You could also have baked beans or spaghetti on toast, tuna/ chicken in a can on crackers, toasted sandwich- I like to have cheese and onion or similar. I have had the very occasional microwave pie hehe  when I had morning sickness all I wanted was pies!------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 12:03pm
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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. ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 12:28pm
So funny what you go off when pregnant eh. Then combined with what you're not allowed ... sometimes I feel like I might as well just stick to Maccas 
Seriously though, I usually have a hot lunch because I'm at home but it's generally something reheated from the night before - pasta bake, lasagne, spag bol, shepherds pie, fish pie, macaroni cheese, stirfry with rice, chicken noodle soup (homemade). We eat a lot of fish (fresh salmon or snapper) for tea or chicken dishes because I've gone off preparing red meat a bit and every time I start thinking of what to make for tea I end up back at fish. Tonight is sweet and sour fish, steamed veges and rice. The other thing I've gone off is fresh fruit in the mornings, we used to have it with yoghurt ALL the time but not since MS!!! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 1:32pm
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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. ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 5:21pm
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Oh why do we go off brocolli???? I know quite a few women who have gone off it during pg... So strange! -------------
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Posted By: kazzam34
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:23pm
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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 |
Posted By: kazzam34
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:25pm
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and now I fantasize about food which I cannot eat...for example, am absolutely desperate to have a prawn mayonnaise sandwich washed down by a bottle of beer! Just because I can't.
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:28pm
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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!
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melnel wrote:Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 10:55am
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I'd like this too.. Especially when I'm out shopping etc and every food court outlet is off the menu apart from McD's and I don't need anymore fast food. I have thought about ordering one of the chinese soups/meals that are made to order, has anyone tried those, are they really fresh or are the ingredients left sitting around? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 11:05am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: babybrain
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 11:59am
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Home made egg sammies... yum... on vogels... that way i know eggs were cooked well etc.. and got my dose of protein as well... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 12:27pm
C&J I have never had a "nice" chinese meal (even made to order) from a food court place. IME the ingredients still sit around and they're not hand made dumplings or anything either, they're usually shrivelled up and gross 
Some of the Japanese places (eg St Pierres) do made to order chicken or fish dishes - you can see them cooking the meat on the hotplate while you wait...... I hate NZ food courts! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 1:19pm
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I do too, and for a pregnant woman there is absolutely no choice. Can't have indian, chinese, kebabs or sushi as they're either cold or sitting out for ages. Which only leaves McDs which isn't that nice. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 2:51pm
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One time I went into a cafe in the food court and asked for a toasted sandwich as it was the only option I could see being pregant, apart from McDs and they said no they couldn't make one as they didn't have all the stuff out (even though it was on their menu). So I ended up at McD's anyway. How annoying. I usually just try to make the best possible choice at somewhere like McDs so at least I know it's hot and safe. I have had to sort of give in on the healthy thing a bit and just go for what I can trust. As long as you are being healthy the rest of the time if you end up having to eat fish and chips or McDs I wouldn't worry about it too much. ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 6:19pm
| i live off takeaways for lunch. strangely i have been losing weight not putting it on. subway and mcds. i admit to eating ham sandwiches at a cafe that I trust that keeps them refrigerated. |
Posted By: Isabella
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 7:48pm
| Salt and vinegar chip and tomato sandwiches have become my .. if everything else fails.. lunch :) Strange the things bub does to the body! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 8:59pm
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I used to make salad and take it to work, Or baked potatoes with baked beans capsicum and cheese. Or rice with tuna and veges.
Boiled eggs are a good snack too. i had an isulated lunch pack that I filled and put in the fridge the night before. That way you know the food is safe and you save money |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 9:20am
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We'll I decided to try a different supermarket, went to Countdown instead of Pak n Save, and couldn't get over the variety of ready meals that don't require freezer/refrigeration and can be heated in the microwave. I've got teriyaki chicken and rice, and kings minestrone soup to try over the next couple of days. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 12:08pm
| spicy tomato munchos by the bag lol |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 12:23pm
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Mmmmm bagels and cream cheese. Yummy! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: kazzam34
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 8:21am
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I think the pregnancy 'health police' would be mortified to discover that because of all their ridiculous restrictions it is driving several of us in to the arms of McDonalds as it is about the only place where we feel safe eating!
There was one other place where I have been for a couple of meals, really clean and well presented and felt quite confident eating there until a friend told me that her colleague suffered food poisoning after going there - so that place was off the menu too! I have now just resigned myself to not eating out at all. I said to my husband that as soon as our baby is born I want to go to one of those all you can eat places so I can just go mad! Kazzam |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 9:10am
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lol kazzam I feel much the same way, a lot of foods like sushi I don't really care for much. Not being able to have it I really want it. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 11:34am
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If you think the restrictions suggested are ridiculous, kazzam, don't follow them! Seriously, what you eat is your concern, and why follow recommendations if you don't agree with them?? For my part, I'm pretty comfy that there's good reason for most of the suggested restrictions, and am happy to follow them. Everyone's different, though, you really don't have to. I'm all for doing something because you believe it's the right thing, not because you think you'll be judged for not doing so.
I miss sushi... I do love it, and ate a lot of it before I was UTD. I've told DH he's bringing me some as soon as possible after Bubs is born 
Oh, and is there a muffin break near you, C&J? I love their muffins (why don't mine ever taste like that?) and treat myself to one for lunch whenever I have a MW appointment (she's right next door). -------------
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 11:38am
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Havn't gone to muffin break, do you get them to heat your muffin? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 11:47am
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Nope, nothing I've read suggests that there's any issues with baked stuff (unless it's got a custard filling or something), and I like mine better cold.
Oh, and ETA that I love those little cream cheese packets too - I eat them with sweet chilli sauce on rice crackers for a snack. Mmmm! -------------
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 12:04pm
I had a lot of egg/lettuce sammies when I was preg. There is a bakery down the road from my work who let me ring half an hour before my lunch break and place an order and they'd make it fresh for me cause they knew how important it was for me to have freshly made food  They would also make me hot chicken rolls. Again, they would cook it for me just before I went to pick it up mmmmm
Also made myself homemade vege pizzas which were yummy, or tuna wraps and things like that. And a lot of fruit and yoghurts. I really missed Subway (which was so hard to stay away from cause it was only a few doors down from my work so I was tempted every day) and also sushi cause I love it but it just wasn't worth the risk. My MW told me that the only 'safe' take aways are McDonalds and F&C's, mainly cause it's all deep fried and no nasty bugs can survive at the temperature the food gets fried at. I was happy with that tho, they are my fav takeaways (other than sushi and subway lol). During my first trimester - I ate a lot of double cheeseburgers and fries!!! 
I found it hard sticking to 'the rules' but it's funny cause since having Isla, I haven't really gone back to eating what I did before I got UTD so if I were to get pregnant again, I wouldn't really have to change my diet at all. -------------  
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 12:06pm
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I'm going to go try your suggestion Hopes, T&T is next door so there extra incentive. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |