Healthy Snacks

murraydog2008 · January 2018

What are some healthy high protein snacks for this always hungry pregnant mom outside of the obvious yogurt, string cheese, almonds? What are you eating that is holding you over for longer than 30 minutes?

llamamama14 · January 2018

You hit most of my go-to's. Since I'm at home with the kids all day I can also raid the fridge for leftovers and get legit chicken, beans, salmon etc. throughout the day. If you're working/ on the go maybe protein bars?

RatParade · January 2018

What about raw veggies dipped in hummus? Beans are a great source of a lot of things, I try to sneak them into snacks whenever possible.

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

KIND bars? Almond butter as opposed to just almonds? Uhhhh I really do love string cheese...

BurlapandLace · January 2018

Hard boiled eggs. Avocado & tomato salad. Banana and/or apple with almond butter.

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

Oh yes @BurlapandLace eggs! I love these bad boys:

https://food52.com/recipes/35930-momofuku-s-soy-sauce-eggs

So effing bomb

becca_123 · January 2018

Make a batch of hard boiled eggs and stick them in the fridge. They have great shelf life and normally last about a week. It's a quick snack just to peel one and sprinkle with salt & pepper or paprika!

edit: clearly I respond slow and @BurlapandLace beat me to it!

dinodna3 · January 2018

Edamame

sunshineandwhiskey · January 2018

“The Perfect bar” is supposed to be good. Though I’ve never had one.

** face palm typo

MoonOverGoldsboro · January 2018

Um, the Sanders dark chocolate sea salt caramels from Costco?

For real, though, I love cottage cheese for a snack. I like it savory (with salt/pepper/hot sauce), but I know lots of people like it with fruit.

murraydog2008 · January 2018

All great suggestions. when I was pregnant before I went for the yogurt and cheese but something happened in my body in the past 5 years and I have developed pretty aggressive lactose intolerance.

the hummus and veggies is a great idea though. That would be easy to snack on at my desk.

izza2 · January 2018

This is now my favourite thread because I just spend time yesterday trying to come up with a list of easy to-go high-protein snacks I can have while at work.
I only came up with protein bars and hard boiled eggs, and I'm not in to sweets right now and that many eggs makes me want to vom.

But those soy sauce hard boiled eggs sound delish, and I'll be trying those really soon!

silvergreen · January 2018

Loving all the vegetarian suggestions! For the past couple of years I have cut back on my meat intake, but I'm worried about it being detrimental to the pregnancy. I did notice my SIL (who is a doctor and eats super healthy) always ordering eggs when we ate out when she was pregnant with her first.

Just wondering if anyone else follows NutritionFacts.org? It's a research-based food website and most studies seem to indicate all animal products as being largely unhealthy for humans. You can find pregnancy specific videos here.

krash_ · January 2018

+1 almond butter, I love almond butter on apples or bananas, sometimes toast with almond butter and bananas and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

+1 cheese, I have a cheese stick almost daily in the afternoon, it helps (or doesn't help) that I have free cheese at work at all times.

+1 hard boiled eggs, we will make 8-10 on Sunday and then peel them and put them in snack baggies for the week.

Not to kill the vegetarian vibe but we will buy a rotisserie chicken on the weekend and then de-bone it and chop it up. I'll whip up little batches of chicken salad with just a little bit of mayo or make a quick quesadilla.

MH also hunts so we have a lot of venison snack sticks so we always have those in the fridge that I can grab quick. Great for after work while we are trying to decide on dinner so I don't have a meltdown. I'm a toddler.

sunshineandwhiskey · January 2018

@krashke what are these venison snack sticks you speak of?? (We are a venison family too)

krash_ · January 2018

@sunshineandwhiskey MH gets his scraps processed at a butcher and made into snack sticks. I'm sure if you're in an area with hunters you could find one that will do it. We get them back in sealed packs of 6 sticks and freeze them.

sunshineandwhiskey · January 2018

@krashke oh okay! My dad does all of the butchering himself so I’ll have to see if he’s ever looked into it before. Thanks!!

MissKittyDanger · January 2018

Typically I have:

apple sauce {Mott's has extras added to many of their things}
hummus + veggies/pita
avacado
turkey {high protein!}
granola {with yogurt or even milk}
almond milk {if on good deal - it's expensive}
cheese

You can also talk to your doctor/OB about foods with protein for snack wise

mine gave me options

MissKittyDanger · January 2018

@krashke Omg venison sticks are amazing! My husband got a deer in the 2016 hunt and those sticks went super fast lmfao!!
{unfortunately he didn't get one this year, too cold the days he went - deer were hiding from wind

of course the year I need extra protein

! }

mytinc · January 2018

Crap - I haven't seen anyone mention cookies on here... Guess I'm doing it wrong.

LaceyBee522 · January 2018

Sargento makes these balanced break snack pack thingies. I've only had the one with peanuts because I'm allergic to the other nuts, but isn't bad if you don't want to prep your own snack bags.

https://www.sargento.com/our-cheese/balanced-breaks?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4bzSBRDOARIsAHJ1UO5f-6JR1Mi3QBJ_agY1G1BY4yCqZoi-z3BwMU7waZLCIzvXNMFgqywaAkIaEALw_wcB&ef_id=WjFFYAAAAIlApELE:20180105190727:s

MissKittyDanger · January 2018

mytinc said:

Crap - I haven't seen anyone mention cookies on here... Guess I'm doing it wrong.

If it makes you feel better, I'm currently eating mini donuts

MoonOverGoldsboro · January 2018

I just ate a Three Musketeers bar for the first time in at least a decade. This reminds me that I think we need to start a more regular "What my pregnant self is eating" thread. I always loved reading those!

meg95995 · January 2018

I love to make protein bento boxes like the one from Starbucks...boiled egg, apple slices, grapes, string cheese, and a couple of crackers with one of these

sabby2 · January 2018

I need to do make more snacks for work. Definitely love the bento box!

katie121209 · January 2018

I am really struggling with food. I just ate a pack of teddy grahams for breakfast bc everything else we have looks terrible. I can’t stomach eggs right now. I’m going to go to the store today to make a more dedicated effort to buy some healthy foods and also to make myself eat more. I like the almond butter and apples suggestion. I’m sure the weight gain is going to start piling on but I’m worried I’m not eating enough.

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