Anybody else hating meat these days?

MrsErinnElizabeth · March 2009

I haven't eaten any meat for the past week, and for the week or two before that I had to literally force it down. It just really grosses me out.

I'm feeling like I'm depriving myself of all that good protein now. Besides eggs and beans (which I am LOVING these days), what are some other foods should I be eating to try and replace the lack of meat in my diet?

MidwestTexan · March 2009

peanut butter and tuna (in moderation) are both good options

2linesin09 · March 2009

I haven't eaten meat since getting the BFP. It literally turns my stomach thinking about it. I posted a protein link awhile back for Blair so maybe I'll try to find that again for you.

5dogs · March 2009

Peanut butter, protein enriched pastas, protein shakes (FF milk + chocolate protein powder + banana = yum!).

redshoegirl · March 2009

I can't handle steak. At all. Peanut butter though? YUM!

DiscusCoach · March 2009

I can't stand chicken (unless it is in nugget form) or pork.

I love steak.

I will eat anything w/ black beans. I espcially like a big salad loaded w/ black beans, avocado, tomato and sour cream. The avocado is great for the good fats and the black beans are loaded w/ iron and fiber.

mb~zf · March 2009

Chicken I've got no problem with. Red meat I have no desire. makes me sad because I really love steak a lot.

I'm with you on the eggs. I could eat scrambled eggs with cheese for every meal lately

smilelari · March 2009

-low fat cottage cheese

-low fat greek yogurt

-protein powder

-kashi golean cereal

-eggs

I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of right now. Beans are good too. Nuts and nut butters are a good healthy fat source, but not really a main protein source. I do a bit of baking with protein powders too. My favorite is high protein banana bread (although that involves splenda, so not so great if avoiding artificial sweetners)

p0nd77 · March 2009

I'm having a similar problem with chicken (I've been okay so far with beef, but I eat it so rarely and thats usually only when I get a steak craving). I had a chicken burrito last night and it had massive amounts of chicken -- it was in long strips not even cut into small pieces. I ate around the chicken and was totally into the black beans.

Jenn.J. · March 2009

Eat Quinoa - it's sort of like rice but has more protein than meat and more calcium than milk. It's awesome to throw in salads, use it as a side, whatever. It's great!

jandb_plyter · March 2009

I'm not a big fan of meat anyway...but since being pregnant...it just makes me sick...the only thing I can seem to eat is ham...and thats pushing it...

MeganS1783 · March 2009

I cant even stand the smell of it. The only food that sounds good to me now is plain carbs

LC1009 · March 2009

Same here. I opened a tupperwear container the other night thinking it was my grapes...but it was a whole bunch of cooked ground beef from hubby's supper. I RAN to the bathroom.

I also can't look at any meat, including chicken, but I can eat it if it is cut up in food, like in a wrap or something.

yellowtulips80 · March 2009

me too.

NewMomAlyssa · March 2009

I wouldn't worry, your cravings and repulsions will change! I didn't want meat for weeks, then when my morning sickness calmed down (11 weeks) I was fine with meat again. I can even cook it! Good for you for eating beans. They make my guts hurt so bad right now I can't eat them at all! I ate so much damn cheese in that no-meat period it is grossing me out now. And cheese is wonderful!

kentzwife · March 2009

Ewww...Just seeing the word "meat" is making me nauseous. The last meat I tried to eat was a chicken tender a few days ago and all I could do is gag while looking at it.

Miss Darla · March 2009

I am so glad to read that SO many other people are also disgusted by meat. ?It makes me feel so normal!

redhead0525 · March 2009

i have days when the smell of chicken turns my stomach! I want to hurl ! I am pretty much trying to get as much protein (other meats, beans etc and protein shakes) in when i can and try to eat chicken on days when it doesnt repulse me! Its so weird to love something one day and gobble it down and the sight of it the next makes me sick! oh well,,,,,,i just take it day by day!

p.s im also having this weird thing with leftovers...i am so in the mood for something one day but the next i cannot even think about all the leftovers waiting for me in the fridge! WEIRD!! My poor DH hates wasting so he gets stuck chowing it all down!

KRIST4N · March 2009

All good suggestions, also try edamame, it is a soy bean found in asian food, it has a ton of protein in it! ?I get mine in the freezer section and heat it in the microwave. ?Also counts as a veggie when you eat it! yum!

?GL

SethandSara · March 2009

The thought of meat doesn't necessarily disgust me, but I don't really want it. The ONLY meat I want right now is from chili, like a 3 way or cheese coney, or from really thin burgers from local places (thankfully I eat those a lot). I tried a salad with chicken on it the other day and ate only a few bites of the chicken. If I go to Chipotle, I'm OK eating some of the pork that is mixed in with the burrito, but I think it's because the quantity is so low and there is so much other great stuff in there. I won't eat any other kind of meat though, which I used to enjoy.

MGauthier · March 2009

I am totally in the same boat with you! I was a huge meat eater, chicken, hamburgers and steak were may favorites and now it completely grosses me out to even look at them, let alone eat it! Sad .

I was going to try a veggie burger to see if that would work? Although some other protien options are (these are from my Dr.)

2-3 oz of fish ( no more than 4 x a week)

4 TBSP of peanut butter

1 c. cooked beans

1/4 c. of nuts

2 eggs

Hope this helps and also to know you are not alone Smile

mrsandrews07 · March 2009

I am not able to eat meat either. I loved meat before pregnancy but now I gag at the thought of it!

sarahMay07 · March 2009

Yes, the thought makes me feel ill these days.

bparkhur · March 2009

I hated meat through first tri and half of second tri. For protein, milk, cheese, nuts, etc

Martinez623 · March 2009

I've been drinking shakes and whatnot- meat is gross these days. Every once in a while I can choke down chicken...

EmergencyNP · March 2009

Just reading about meat is making me nauseated!

ringetteplayer · March 2009

I went through a week where meat super repulsed me. But then, I got over it. I don't know what it was.
I had to post though because I found great humor in the fact that there is a red meat hater (currently) out there dressed in a bacon suit. I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!

malcivar · March 2009

I love the fact that every time I come to these boards, I feel just a little less weird about whatever new experience I'm having. Yep, once upon a time, I needed to have some sort of meat with dinner. It just had to be there. Now, I can take it or leave it and in fact have actually been 'forcing' myself to eat it by making things I know I really really really like. I started by baking some chicken tenders and then putting them in my salad. I've slowly been able to incorporate more meats but it's just not the first thing I think of anymore when I'm hungry.

I do however, crave salads, could have it morning, noon and night.

mljohnson · March 2009

I go to Inta Juice or Jamba Juice and get protein supplement since meat totally disgusts me.

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