What is a good healthy lunch to eat while pregnant?

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I know I can't eat lunchmeat, and tuna only twice a week. I have access to a microwave at work but I eat in my car. I also like quick prep in the morning.
Any main dish and snack ideas are needed and also what I should add farther into my pregnancy (only 5 weeks at the moment.)

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my little one is now 2mo - I found that preparation was key to being able to eat healthy. Otherwise the poor dear would've been surviving on coffee, french fries, tastycakes, and prenatal vitamins! LOL.

For me, fresh fruits and veggies worked best for snacks (either prepare the night before and refrigerate, or buy pre-prep'd) they're easy grab-and-go items b/c once they're prepared, you can just put them in snack-bags or whatever so they're all ready when you have to leave in the morning. And if the snacks start getting boring, you can always dip fruits in yogurt or honey and veggies in Ranch dressing or peanut-butter. Of course, those aren't your only options! Healthy-good stuff for you and the little one!

As for the lunch-meat dilemma - as it turns out, those are fine so long as you heat them to steaming-hot. So, if you like hot ham and cheese sandwhiches, you can grill it at home if you like and microwave it at work - same with hot roast-beef sandwiches! You can still do cold, non-lunch-meat sandwiches like PB&J, but I guess that depends on if you're allergic to peanuts or not. My dad likes to make LTO, bacon, and cheese-whiz sandwhiches as an alternative - so don't be afraid to get creative with your food! Pregnancy is the perfect excuse, afterall! *grins*

If you're still leary about lunch-meat and sick of sandwiches, I found the easiest thing for me was to make a little extra food for dinner each night and save what was left over in small tupperware-style containers - those fit easily into the lunchbag in the morning and can be microwaved on "real" or paper-plates once you get to work. (apparently, it's not considered "safe" to microwave plastics/styrofoams anymore, just an FYI while you're preparing stuff)

My favorite "make more than you need" item was rice and pasta - any kind of pasta or rice, if you save just those by themselves, can later be mixed with whatever kind of sauce, veggies, meats, etc that you wish! This works great if you don't feel like eating the same thing 2 days in a row because it allows you to change things around a bit. And it's really easy because cooking is just water and pasta/rice and it doesn't go bad in the refrigerator for a pretty long time.

If that stuff doesn't work for you, most freezer sections have pre-made dishes that you can take and microwave... but be careful, they're not only expensive but tend to have a lot of additives, especially salt, that aren't good for you OR baby. The best pic of those are the ones that have frozen veggies mixed with pasta/rice... but it's really cheaper to just do it yourself and maybe just scope out the pre-frozen ones for new ideas on different combinations! :-)

And don't worry... a common misconception is that you can't "fill up" on fruits, veggies, pasta, and rice - actually, eating healthier helps your body get the nutrients it needs (not to mention the ones the BABY needs!) so it doesn't make you feel like you have to eat so much/often. Also, drink LOTS and LOTS of water - that'll help the nutrients get to where they need to go and help you keep your energy up (rather than using coffee, since cafeine is one of those controversial pregnancy items) not to mention make sure the little one has plenty to swim around in! :-)

If you need more suggestions on food - or whatever else pregnancy-wise, try www.babycenter.com They've got loads of wonderful information for pre- and post-natal... and if I remember correctly, they even have a recipe page of quick healthy meals for new parents who don't have any time... I'm sure it would apply to exhausted working pregnant ladies too!

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Answer 3

Well think small and simple, and Healthy baby.Go to your grocery store by a Cantilope, a Watermellon, and some rassberry's or strawberrys, Cut then into squares the night before and package tem up for your trip to work in the morning.
Healthy pick me up for start of the day, Also snack on peanut butter and jelly Sandwiches a couple days a week, These are great for you and your baby and a carrot piece with the sandwich mmm will top it off.

Now i'm getting hungry.
Time for an Apple tonight.
If your from down southern States you know that a nice Orange or grapfruit is so super for your baby, and also something with ciniman on it will help keep your blood sugar levels down more later into the pregnancy as a lot of women do become Diebetic during their pegnency's.
Take care eat like this and pop out a vry healthy baby, whch ever it is, let it be lealthy
congrats from uncle kevin. lol Rochester, MN.

Paris says your still sexy also. :)

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Answer 5

I used to make extra "small" meals every Sunday and bag them or freeze them until I needed them. I would cook extra white mean chicken or turkey breasts, a large salad and dress separately using what I wanted (however, I made several salads weekly cause of the lettuce wilting) and I would add carrot stix and celery stix (some plain some with peanut butter), cheese stix or cheese and crackers. I never ate lunch meat while I was pregnant, never had canned fish either as I was told NOT to eat those. Also, extra pasta with your favorite sauce is good heated up. Anything you like for dinner you can make extra and use when you want. Anything that is already cooked doesn't take that long to heat up for lunch ... even if your going to eat in your car ... finger foods are good for snacks too with water, juice (not real sweet), milk. You can add some yoguart if you have a fridge, puddings, jell-o. All that kind of stuff. Also, did you ask your doctor?

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I usually took a sandwich into work with me with something like an apple or some other kind of fruit. Ate lots of carrots too. Sometimes I would take a little junk food with me (like chips) because sometimes you just need something like that. : ) If I was running late, and had no time to pack a lunch, I would go to McD's for a salad or grilled chicken (2 of the healthier choices) or get something at the deli, like chicken, fries, mashed potatoes, or broccoli salad (the kind they had was REALLY good!). I also drank mostly water. For some reason, I just couldnt get enough of it when I was pregnant. I never wanted soda or coffee or milk or anything. Always wanted water, which is good.

Answer 7

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Healthy Lunch On The Go

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I always found that I did better by eating small things every 2 or 3 hours. Like a yogurt, then maybe some cheese and crackers, an avocado, an apple/banana, a bagel, etc. These are great options if you have a fridge at your work as well. Since you won't have as much room in your stomach, this method of eating will help ease heartburn and indigestion (trust me...you definitely want to ease those as much as possible). Plus those kinds of food are quick and convenient. My personal favorite is the avocado...loaded with nutrients and good-for-you (and baby) fats, and the best part is, they're filling and make you feel like you're really indulging and treating yourself:) I would also be careful with processed microwave-ready foods. While they are quick and easy, they generally won't provide you with nearly enough nutrients, much less enough for your baby. If you absolutely have to have something you can microwave, I'd opt for making healthy dinners with plenty extra for leftovers.

As for what you should stay away from, you don't want foods that are processed a lot (hot dogs are a perfect example), bottom-dwelling fish (like catfish and shellfish), exotic fish (shark/swordfish), honey (it has a bacteria that can be harmful to your baby, from pregnancy to about a year old), other exotic foods (the things most people would rarely, if ever, eat), etc.

The best thing for you to do is focus on eating as much natural foods as you can. Fruits, vegetables, beef/poultry (in moderation), soups, salads, whole wheat breads and cereals, beans, pasta, nuts, etc. will pretty much always be good for you. And you'll learn quickly what foods don't work for you personally and for this pregnancy. Also, while spices are typically fine, too much spice will seriously make you regret ever eating it. If you're really wary of putting on too much weight (which we all should be during pregnancy), try to replace those ice cream and chocolate urges with something like strawberries, frozen yogurt, and peanut butter on crackers (easier said than done, I know, but you'll be so glad you did this when you don't have those extra 10 or 20 pounds of pregnancy weight to worry about...again, trust me).

Good luck:)

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I sometimes take a potato into work for lunch. Go on my break and pick up some hot chicken tenders at the grocery store (on the hot bar....soemtimes I'll get grilled chicken instead). And I usually make myself up a small side salad with some sort of low-fat dressing (oil & vin, low fat french -whatever you like). When I get back to work I throw the small potato in the microwave and cook it for 3 minutes. Add some salt, pepper and butter mash it around and there's your healthy meal that includes veggies, a starch and protein!

I would never suggest to you buying any sort of frozen meals (even if it says it's healthy) cause they're not. Anything that can be kept in the freezer for a prolonger amount of time has preservatives that are not good for your body. Try sticking with things that are fresh. Even if you go to Wendy's and get a burger and a small side side with chili, that's better for you than a frozen dinner and let me say, much more filling!

**EDIT** Ok ladies....she asked for suggestions for HEALTHY lunches. Lunchables are NOT healthy. They are terrible for you. Stick with things that you make yourself. I was told by the doctor (my diatician, because I have diabetes) that anything you don't make yourself probably isn't that healthy for you. ESPECIALLY lunchables, which aren't filling in the first place and really have no nutrients for you. That's ok for a snack, maybe, but never for a lunch.

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