What My Pregnant Self is Eating 12/1

KirstinH88

What are you drooling over this week? Ready for Christmas food and sweets? 

I picked this GIF because DSS#2 looks like a young McCauley and because DH and I watched Home Alone 2 last night (but I fell asleep, of course).

bww_0331

I'm still all about that Cap'n Crunch life, but I seem to pretty much be eating everything in sight these days.  Bonus servings if it's breakfast, carb, or sugar related.

KirstinH88

@wagnerw Cap'n Crunch sounds so good! I tried to have a bowl of HoneyCombs this past weekend, but apparently we've had them for awhile (I don't typical eat cereal, so it was there for the kids). It was so stale, I had to spit it back out in my bowl and dump it all. I was so sad. But I bought a fresh bag, so maybe I'll have that for dinner (or pre-bed snack)!

HGRich

Ugh. I saw the article here on the bump about junk food while pregnant and was convicted to buy more fresh veggies and fruit than usual. But I'm letting myself cover the veggies and organic chips with spinach and artichoke dip. Ha! But I'm not being wholly successful. Someone brought in fudge to work and I've had three pieces, and someone else brought in homemade salsa and I ate a lot of that too (but hey--more veggies!)

mylittleirvz

Um, I'm eating anything and everything in sight! Haha ok not quite but dang close.

Sweets are my down fall right now, give me everything sweet! I have been craving fudge so bad @HGRich, but haven't had the time to make any! Waaahhh! Plus we had pecan pie at Thanksgiving and now I just want more and I'm not usually a pecan pie person. Also, powdered doughnuts sounds so good. Why??

 I haven't had any of these things though and I'm trying not to cave but we'll see....

bww_0331

@KirstinH88  The grocery store had CC on sale 5/$10 and I bought 5 boxes and then 2 boxes of Chocolatey Delight Special K for good measure.  I ran out of CC earlier this week and it was heartbreaking.

cafedisco

@HGRich salsa is a vegetable.  I'm 100% sure our resident nutrition expert will agree.  Right, @Beckyf321?

I ate half a fried chicken for dinner.  And I'm hoping an eggroll appears next to me in bed. Maybe 4. 

And yes, I'm lounging in bed at 6:20pm.  Is it time for FFFC yet?

Beckyf321

@cafedisco, you are correct!  Salsa does count as a vegetable.  If you think about it, it's just tomatoes, onion, and peppers.  It totally counts!

Koukonei

Bought myself a 3 pack of kinder eggs last night and I'm totally going to eat one now. It's not even 10 am here 

Dannylion24

What's a kinder egg @koukonei

KirstinH88

Dannylion24 said:

What's a kinder egg @koukonei

I had to google it. Its apparently some kind of chocolate egg that has a small toy inside.

Kinder Surprise eggs, an Italian brand of egg-shaped chocolate candies containing a toy "surprise" inside, have been banned in the States since long before they were first manufactured in the early '70s. That's because the US has had a ban on candies with embedded toys since 1938.

Ekzerr

@koukonei my DD is obsessed with kinder surprise! The chocolate is so tasty 

Koukonei

@Ekzerr I'm very happy they aren't banned here in Canada! The chocolate is so yummy!

rachelgreene-2

I bought a few boxes of the Frozen themed Kinder eggs for my niece when we were in England since we can't get them in the States. She loves watching those weird youtube reveal videos. One of my girlfriends goes to Mexico and will get a whole box for her son.

They really should lift the ban of Kinder Surprises. 

KirstinH88

Today is going to be an amazing food day. DH is currently cooking a late breakfast. I'm going to a baby shower today that is having a nacho bar. And then my mom works for "funsies" at a local pizza restaurant and she is going to make me my own pizza with all of the yummy toppings. I'm looking forward to eating A LOT today.

bboone4

Nacho cheese. I can't seem to get enough and it's totally gross. I had 3 different types of cheese sticks last night for dinner. 

Also, Chex cereal in Honey Nut. Helps me curb the sugar cravings without eating ice cream.

KirstinH88

@bboone4 you are not alone in your love for nacho cheese 

HappyAnjel

Everything! I work at a restaurant on weekends and it's been so hard to not eat everything in front of me. I have been giving in to some of my cravings but try to balance them out better.. I NEEDED a buffalo chicken wrap today.. I made a smaller one than normal and I skipped the fries and had broccoli instead. 

I'm still craving burgers, steak tips, shepherds pie, meatballs etc. which is very odd for me as normally I don't eat much red meat

rachelmiller03

@hgrich- Salsa is great for you! The chips, maybe not so much. 

lovelongdog06

I can't get enough cheese and crackers. Also, York peppermint patties. I'm indulging in them before I have to give up peppermint for breastfeeding again. 

twistsandturnsto2

Cake and ice cream for lunch today. No shame in my game today. 

blessedinmt

@lovelongdog06 Why do we have to give up peppermint while breastfeeding?  Maybe I should start reading up...

cafedisco

I'm curious about the peppermint too!  I've never heard of that. 

lovelongdog06

Peppermint can reduce supply, but unless you've battled that before, there's probably zero reason to avoid it. I didn't make enough milk with DS so everything counts for me.

ebloom3

Everything. My pregnant self is eating everything. And then getting heartburn and indigestion. 

Virginialeigh

They have Hello Kitty kinder eggs at the Persian store by my bank. I get one every Friday because I'm too lazy to go through the drive-thru and get the exact amount to pay the sitter so I have to break the 20 I get from the ATM. Don't know how they get around the ban, but knowing I'm not supposed to be able to buy them makes it more fun.

blessedinmt

 World Market sells a lot of the German Kinder brand chocolate products,  though not the Kinder Eggs.

Ekzerr

I can't get enough frozen fruit! My mom and I went strawberry picking this summer and I froze a ton so I've been eating bowlfulls of frozen strawberries. Also couldn't stop eating frozen beans and carrots out of the bag while waiting to steam them the other day!

BecNJake

I've been doing so well the first 23 weeks of pregnancy... but I just located the seasonal gingerbread cookies at my grocery store, taunting me with their delicious fake smiles. It's all over, DH and I are on box #3

cafedisco

@lovelongdog06 I had thought I'd read the entire internet when it comes to supply issues, but no peppermint is a first for me!  Good to know...definitely struggled and expect it to be a tough road for me again. 

lovelongdog06

@cafedisco I *LOVE* peppermint, so it's hard to avoid entirely for me. We had a super rough go of breastfeeding, but I'm hoping it was circumstantial more than anything (c section and then surgery for baby involving fasting for several days, bad pumping schedule, LOTS of stress). We will see! https://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/herbs_to_avoid/

mylittleirvz

@lovelongdog06, that is interesting about the peppermint, I had never heard that before! I LOVE peppermint too (more so around the holidays so maybe April it won't be an issue ), in fact, my downfall currently is the Dove dark chocolate peppermint bark candy. I have gone through almost an entire back this week at work. OOPS! I too really struggled with supply issues with DS and hoping to do better this go around so I better make note of no peppermint even though I don't particularly remember eating much of it during DS's nursing stages.

In general though ANYTHING sweet right now, I want it. I keep telling myself to get a grip but I am going way too hardcore on the sweets. It is extra tough since all the yummy holiday goodies are around.

Lovable Bump

Mozzarella sticks!  I seriously can't get enough!

MWoodside

Greek salads with chicken and extra beets. I've been buying this for lunch at least 3x/wk. so good.

as for the indulgences... Ben & Jerry's The Tonight Dough ice cream.