I went shopping at Wegmans today (not our normal grocery, as it's far away) because I needed their giant jug of olive oil, and couldn't buy any dinner foods on principle because they're all like twice as expensive as our regular grocery. So I was walking through the fish and remembered we had salmon in the freezer so I bought a lemon and made this delicious salmon pasta with spinach. First healthy dinner I've cooked and eaten since pre-pregnancy!
Ok guys. I’m doing it. And I’m not sure how I feel about it.
My sister just dropped me off a vanilla cappuccino from Starbucks, which literally just tastes like coffee with their vanilla powder… which is also actually my go to. So $6 later, I’m drinking it!! But I don’t know if I’m actually enjoying it.
@aukeev meh. No not really. I really just wanted an over sweetened French vanilla cappuccino which is like minimal coffee, but that is definitely not what I got. I begrudgingly drank it.
I bought a bunch of watermelon and cantaloup but its not very good. I was bummed I've also been obsessing over OJ but the one I bought tests weird but then I got and OJ from McDonald's this morning and it was heaven but I'm sure loaded with sugar.
What I get at Acme is hit or miss. Can't wait for out local famers market to have some. their stuff is always great. Considering we are having 60 degree weather in feb. it feels like watermelon weather.
@paytonpedro yep! I just cannot seem to eat much at meal time. Small snacks all day long. It does seem to help if I can work out before dinner, then I feel a little more hungry. But this week our puppy seems to be magically out of energy right around the time when I work out, and I have been choosing to nap with her rather than exercising.
I’ve been getting orange juice every week and this week it didn’t taste quite the same either! I like to get simply orange, as it’s a little more natural/less sugar loaded than some, so maybe the oranges were just a batch that tasted a little different, since the flavors are a little less streamlined.🤔
I was excited to get some fruit this week and I opted for a fresh pineapple. Usually the fruit looks good in my pick up order, but it was the worst pineapple I’d ever seen. It was brown. There were tiny lines of mold between all the bumps on the skin, and the crown was withered and entirely flexible!!! I don’t know if it was the last one, someone wanted to take advantage of it being a pickup order, or really is that clueless about produce. We had to throw it away, and I don’t like to waste food or money. When I have my 30 minutes of energy in a day, I like to use it in a productive way, as opposed to going to the store to complain about a pineapple!🤣 It was a shame though.
@paytonpedro It’s not always dinner time, but there are often times I am normally ready for a food and don’t feel hungry. I usually eat more frequent small portions, when my body tells me I’m hungry and then a more full amount at dinner. I’ve been having to do that even more while pregnant. I’ve been filling up very easy though and definitely not having a high appetite. When I’m hungry, I gotta eat though! Just not too much. Sugar still upsets my tummy, so that always throws of my hunger and ability to eat more.
I wonder if there is any correlation between orange juice and baby's sex. That was the only thing I craved with my first pregnancy. This time around it started early on too. Anyone else with the oj craving what sex are you having? 😂😂
@cas060 I’ve craved oh in my last 2 pregnancies. One boy and one girl.
We (baby and I) cannot get enough of the Panera cheddar broccoli soup 😋 I've been buying it at the grocery store and have probably eaten a gallon in the last month 😬😬😬 I also have no intention of stopping. And am currently eating it now.
We went on our first date night last night since before we found out about being pregnant! Nothing fancy but I ate deviled eggs, fried chicken and mashed potatoes and it was delicious 😊
I'm so excited for tomorrow! DH and I are going on a date for Valentines day to our favorite restaurant/winery. Their food is amazing - already thinking about what I'm going to order lol.
What's everyone eating during the game tonight? We are making buffalo chicken Mac and cheese! 🤤 And we bought a bottle of Snoop's Cali Red that my husband will drink on my behalf.
We’re about to make potstickers and then we’ll order some sushi to pick up from the place down the street. I just finished some chips and queso earlier. I might make brownies.
Mh has a whole menu planned. He made chicken wing dip, stuffed banana pepper dip, pizza logs, and stuffed banana peppers and jalapeños. He plans on making chicken and steak quesadillas. I think there’s other things but he’s changed his mind a few times. Idk. I’m just here for the food!
@mdfarmchick I feel like you might be able to order them and have them shipped…. I think my bil in FL was talking about that before. Ds2 is 3.5 and ate FIVE of them. 😳😳 They’re decent sized. Lol
@bridgiebee82 I ended up going with the crab and lobster bisque followed by a crispy buttermilk chicken sandwich (which was topped with crispy slaw, Sriracha aioli, ranch and spicy honey) and a side of seasoned fries. It was all so good and I'm so excited to eat my leftovers for lunch lol.
I wonder if there is any correlation between orange juice and baby's sex. That was the only thing I craved with my first pregnancy. This time around it started early on too. Anyone else with the oj craving what sex are you having? 😂😂
My first is a girl 👧
Okay, so this is strictly an old wives tale and no science backs those, BUT more than 90% of the old wives tales are saying I’m having a girl (more than a dozen.) Only a couple indicate I’m having a boy (ex: I’m fairly chill emotionally, but I’m not normally moody with hormones anyway.) I tried to go by more symptom OWT, as opposed to whether I hold out my palms face up or down etc.. Although I did check calendars and such. Anyway I had been buying and drinking orange juice regularly (normally we just drink water,) and I was looking up a different OWT and came across THIS.🤣
Maybe we just like orange juice while pregnant. Maybe hormones respond differently to different chromosomes/genders. Who knows? But I did think this was interesting. I don’t take OWT seriously, but it’s so fun to see how many are right this time around. If we do a thread where we share genders vrs OWT, I’ll definitely share all of that! I’ll put that somewhere anyway. We’ll know the gender anytime from tomorrow through the following Monday! Can’t wait to know! I may wait to share gender on here until we announce to family, but I haven’t decided yet! Either way, coming soon!!😍
Side note: It’s the only sweet thing I can consume without upsetting my tummy!🤔
We had chili! And guacamole with chips! And, in honor of today being the second trimester, I got to enjoy it with couple of sips of Hop Slam! Perfect Superbowl dinner.
MH took me out for Valentine's Day to our favorite restaurant. They make everything gluten free to order for us. As soon as we walked in, they had our table and drinks ready. Anyway, we had: grilled hot and sweet shrimp on an arugula salad, tomato bisque soup. MH had surf & turf--Gorgonzola crusted filet mignon with garlic Mashed Potatoes and mixed roasted veggies. I had a seafood medley (shrimp, diver scallops, little neck class, and mussels) over tomato and asparagus risotto. Dessert was limoncello creme Brule.
Putting pics in as a spoiler because I know some of us are still having food aversions.
we ended up getting takeout. I picked up mine from a Thai place and he picked up his from the poke place next door to it. Had never tried this Thai place before and it was great. It’s also right next to my OB/MFM/hospital so I suspect it won’t be the last time we go!
MH is out of town all week so it is Eat All The Things He Hates Week. I’d rather him be home, but the occasional Waffle House is one of the few perks. (Although tonight I had chicken noodle casserole, which is just noodles and cream of chicken and objectively Not Good Food but I love it.)
@mangoandguava wait YH hates Waffle House?! Mine thinks that is where you to celebrate all special occasions.
We had date night tonight at a cool pizza place. There were so many types of pizza. I don’t even mean flavors. I mean types. I was a little disappointed Buffalo style wasn’t on there after @paytonpedro and/or someone else talking about it. NY/New Haven, Detroit, Sicilian, American, Roma, Italian, Napoleonic, Grandma’s pizza and like 3 more I am probably forgetting 🤣🤣🤣 I narrowed it down to three cheese pizzas ((yes I am lame and cheese is my favorite)) and ended up with the Sweet Grandma. It was delicious and had huge slices of fresh mozzarella. So good.
Re: February- What my Pregnant Self is Eating
tiny breakfast at 8:30
early lunch at 11
Snack at 3:30
and then by our normal 7pm dinner time, I’m not even remotely hungry. I don’t feel like I’m actually over eating.
I’ve been getting orange juice every week and this week it didn’t taste quite the same either! I like to get simply orange, as it’s a little more natural/less sugar loaded than some, so maybe the oranges were just a batch that tasted a little different, since the flavors are a little less streamlined.🤔
I was excited to get some fruit this week and I opted for a fresh pineapple. Usually the fruit looks good in my pick up order, but it was the worst pineapple I’d ever seen. It was brown. There were tiny lines of mold between all the bumps on the skin, and the crown was withered and entirely flexible!!! I don’t know if it was the last one, someone wanted to take advantage of it being a pickup order, or really is that clueless about produce. We had to throw it away, and I don’t like to waste food or money. When I have my 30 minutes of energy in a day, I like to use it in a productive way, as opposed to going to the store to complain about a pineapple!🤣 It was a shame though.
My first is a girl 👧
@mangoandguava my favorite!
Maybe we just like orange juice while pregnant. Maybe hormones respond differently to different chromosomes/genders. Who knows? But I did think this was interesting. I don’t take OWT seriously, but it’s so fun to see how many are right this time around. If we do a thread where we share genders vrs OWT, I’ll definitely share all of that! I’ll put that somewhere anyway. We’ll know the gender anytime from tomorrow through the following Monday! Can’t wait to know! I may wait to share gender on here until we announce to family, but I haven’t decided yet! Either way, coming soon!!😍
Side note: It’s the only sweet thing I can consume without upsetting my tummy!🤔
Putting pics in as a spoiler because I know some of us are still having food aversions.
we ended up getting takeout. I picked up mine from a Thai place and he picked up his from the poke place next door to it. Had never tried this Thai place before and it was great. It’s also right next to my OB/MFM/hospital so I suspect it won’t be the last time we go!
MH is out of town all week so it is Eat All The Things He Hates Week. I’d rather him be home, but the occasional Waffle House is one of the few perks. (Although tonight I had chicken noodle casserole, which is just noodles and cream of chicken and objectively Not Good Food but I love it.)
@mdfarmchick that pizza place sounds awesome!!! Definitely me, I’m forever talking about pizza 🤣