Veggie lover turned into a bread lover!?!

Question

Hi all you beautiful pregnant women!

It is a real miracle to be pregnant. My heart goes out to all the women that has had miscarriages...

Does anyone have tips to eat veggies again? I used to love eating veggies and fruit, in general a very healthy eater. Now I only want bread and chips. Seems like I got my husband's diet! So it is definitely his baby! 😜 Even started listening to music by hubby like that I previously didn't enjoy? 😂

Any tips on how to change my diet? I am so worried that the eating habits will affect my baby and cause unnecessary weight gain.

Thank you! And good luck!

I am 9 weeks!

Answer

I also found I suddenly loved carbs way more than ever before when I got pregnant.

But you can sneak veggies in! If you want pasta, have it with a tomato sauce and throw a bunch of spinach in it. If you want bread or crackers, add veggies on top! Mashed avocado, homemade kale pesto (kale, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, Parmesan blended together), hummus. There are lots of delicious veggie sneaks you can do and I figure it's good training to get baby eating those things early too

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I used to eat salad every day, but around 5-6 weeks, the taste and thought of it became disgusting to me. I ate a lot of pasta, bread, rice during my first trimester. I wasn't too concerned though because my prenatal vitamins were still providing the vitamins and other nutrients my baby needed. Now I'm in my 2nd trimester and I love veggies again. They taste better than pasta to me. My advice is for now, to find veggies you like to eat as snacks (baby carrots, grape tomatoes, and cucumbers were good for me). And just trust in your body to start liking healthy food again later in the pregnancy.

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You're in a tough time where sometimes carbs are just easier to stomach, unfortunately. So first of all, don't beat yourself up. But, keep fruit and veggies cut up and easy to grab quickly. Don't keep chips in your house. I don't think there's a problem with bread in moderation, just buy the good stuff. Maybe try some starches at dinner time to kill the bread craving. Potatoes and sweet potatoes? Hearty veggies like broccoli and and carrots?

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I was so healthy until becoming pregnant. First trimester, I gained 10 lbs because all I could eat was carbs. And I was always nauseous and the only thing that helped was eating. Second trimester, though, it got easier. I was less hungry and went back to eating healthy.. I just had to get into the habit again. Now at 35 weeks, bring on the muffins and ice cream and cupcakes. I've never had a sweet tooth as bad as I do now that I'm pregnant! It's insane and I honestly have gained about 35 lbs already but trying not to let it kill me.. I feel guilty about what I'm eating 99% of the time and I just wanna enjoy pregnancy! Try not to think about it so much.. Do the best you can but let yourself enjoy bread and chips and stuff you don't typically eat on a daily basis. It's only 9 (or 10) months of pregnancy, than back to normal eating habits! Enjoy mama!

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