@morgantu I guess they have a high amount of resveratrol. No one told me anything about I just googled them when I started eating them and I was like hmmm... I saw words like miscarriage and contractions and got all freaked out.
@trucksntutus I LOVE Tostitos lime chips! Gonna have to try to have some this weekend. Last weekend I literally *drank* some tomatillo salsa - I could not get enough. Paired with lime chips I might be in heaven.
@trucksntutus I LOVE Tostitos lime chips! Gonna have to try to have some this weekend. Last weekend I literally *drank* some tomatillo salsa - I could not get enough. Paired with lime chips I might be in heaven.
I must say it's incredibly amazing! I've almost eaten half of the jar. Eeeeeek! Whoops.
@trucksntutus roasted garlic salsa sounds sooo good. I used to live off salsa, but it’s not mixing with pregnancy well. I’ve tried 3 different types (brands/flavors I know I’ve eaten & like) and they all taste bland. The most recent container even made me sick last night. But I still keep trying new ones because I’m so sad about it. What’s the definition of insanity? Lol I might make some homemade and see if that’s better. I usually make it in the summer, I stop in the winter because of produce prices/effort.
@tumbleweed-1 ugh that's awful!!! I just tried this one today by chance I saw it on the shelf. I love garlic. I usually lean more toward the black bean and corn salsas in general.
@trucksntutus I might try other salsas. I made a really good mango & avocado one once. Black bean & corn might work too. Or using more of a pepper base & less tomato.
It’s funny (and sad) because I went in with some friends on a community garden plot. We talked about what we each want to grow, and I said “I just want to make salsa”- so we made sure to plant tomatoes, cilantro, onion, peppers, and now this baby doesn’t want anything to do with that
Grocery store salad bar & watermelon juice. *drool*
Also, freshly picked strawberries from a local orchard. So. Good. But also some of the few foods that aren’t grossing me out.
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
@maureenmce DH made a simple pasta (egg noodles, our “homemade tomato sauce” with sausage & mushrooms). I feasted on a salad bar salad from the grocery store that was full of veggies.
Honestly I haven’t felt this good in weeks. I’m totally getting another salad bar meal tomorrow.
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
@maureenmce tonight’s is a thrown together, bastardized red curry pasta dish. Because I have red curry paste and chicken to cook. I also threw in random veggies (mostly carrot & onion). Hopefully it turns out better than it sounds! I don’t have coconut milk either, so I’m using regular milk. Tonight’s dinner is really just about using up food in my fridge.
Thank you guys so much for all the suggestions. I'm really struggling with the nausea tonight, so I think maybe roasted potatoes and green beans stolen from @PensiveCrayon 's menu sound safest. Thanks again!
Well, I saw my nutritionist today and I had some lab results back for various levels of things. My iron, folate, vitamin D and glucose levels are all great. BUT, my arachidonic acid/EPA ratio is more than double what it should be. Basically this is one of the omega-6 to omega-3 ratios and it shouldn't be as high as it is. I eat pretty clean at home, but we do eat out quite a bit. I can't really know what the restaurants are cooking with, and most of them cook with vegetable oils... so I'm now only supposed to eat out once a week. Between lunch and dinner, I was probably eating out 3-4 times a week regularly. I'm so sad!
But, at least I can still eat whatever I want if I cook it from scratch using olive oil, butter, etc. No vegetable oils (which I don't have at home anyways). And more planning. Bleh.
Tonight I'm cooking ribs, making a salad, and quinoa. Then also pre-making a frittata for breakfast to see if eggs cooked a different way are ok for me. (I haven't been able to eat fried or hard boiled eggs lately. Ick, lol.)
@omnommer It does suck that most restaurants use vegetable oil I avoid the stuff too, and sometimes I request olive oil or peanut oil depending on the restaurant. Lately I'll admit that I've been all about commercial Italian salad dressing and I know it's awful for me. Maybe I'll be good tomorrow and just use olive oil & vinegar. Good luck taming that eating-out habit!
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Ya’ll... I ate the grossest thing for dinner but I was totally craving it. Not sure I could eat it again but it totally hit the spot. Mac n cheese with chopped up hot dogs, ketchup and relish. All mixed together.
My body has been playing the fun game of "That sounds delicious! ... Never mind it makes me want to vomit". But the two foods that never sound gross to me are green apples (w/ nutella or PB, of course) and watermelon. So much watermelon.
@hbmama21 Mmmmm strawberries! I just had a bunch of strawberries chopped up with Greek yogurt and grain/oat free granola. I guess dinner will be super late tonight now that I just had a snack. Ha!
Craving soups lately, particularly Italian sausage and tortellini soup. Also a zesty chicken, rice and lime soup that I’ll be making! It’s in the upper 90s outside but I want soup
Meat disgusts me right now, but a few odd things have been DELICIOUS. Sea salt and vinegar potato chips (heaven), spinach and artichoke dip, cream cheese, cheese and broccoli soup. Food aversions and nausea suck, but I do appreciate how good some random things can taste when I start craving them.
Tonight I'm going out for my belated birthday dinner with the girls. I will be getting all the food! Calamari, flatbreads, and literally anything else that looks good on the menu! I am so starving all the time. Today I am letting myself indulge!
@omnommerFYI (and definitely double check this, I'm not a nutritionist), my understanding is that heated olive oil essentially becomes like vegetable oil -- it loses all of its healthy qualities. For cooking, try to use ghee, butter, or animal fats- these are healthiest when heated. Olive oil can be added (to much benefit) once food cools.
That said, my own disclaimer: since getting pregnant, ghee when heated smells awful to me.
Re: What My Pregnant Self is Eating
I guess they have a high amount of resveratrol. No one told me anything about I just googled them when I started eating them and I was like hmmm... I saw words like miscarriage and contractions and got all freaked out.
Fresh fruit sounds good. Kiwi, cherries, watermelon. And crackers with cheese!
I might make some homemade and see if that’s better. I usually make it in the summer, I stop in the winter because of produce prices/effort.
It’s funny (and sad) because I went in with some friends on a community garden plot. We talked about what we each want to grow, and I said “I just want to make salsa”- so we made sure to plant tomatoes, cilantro, onion, peppers, and now this baby doesn’t want anything to do with that
Also, freshly picked strawberries from a local orchard. So. Good. But also some of the few foods that aren’t grossing me out.
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Honestly I haven’t felt this good in weeks. I’m totally getting another salad bar meal tomorrow.
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
You all can guess how much my son ate.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
But, at least I can still eat whatever I want if I cook it from scratch using olive oil, butter, etc. No vegetable oils (which I don't have at home anyways). And more planning. Bleh.
Tonight I'm cooking ribs, making a salad, and quinoa. Then also pre-making a frittata for breakfast to see if eggs cooked a different way are ok for me. (I haven't been able to eat fried or hard boiled eggs lately. Ick, lol.)
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
That said, my own disclaimer: since getting pregnant, ghee when heated smells awful to me.