I know what not to eat..but what do I eat?

Question

My eating style is shitty, iv eaten really un healthy this pregnancy. Junk food like chips, cookies, ramen noodles, McDonald's or pizza, soda/coffee some days I don't eat much. I'm ready to be done with the way I eat especially since new years is around the corner it's motivating me so much. I'm also due in Feb so might as well start changing these habits right? the problem is I don't know what to eat instead! I'm definelty dropping the soda and coffee and hoping that will help me with weight loss after the baby is born, just wondering what do you guys recommend doing? should I actually try to eat 3 meals a day? what kind of meals? what can I do at home that will be fulfilling. I'm just worried I'll still be hungry and end up screwing up.

Answer

Snacks are good when you’re eating healthy! Definitely keep some yummy ones on hand to help out when you get hungry:
Apple and peanut butter
Hard boiled egg
Veggies and hummus
Cheese
Nuts
Guacamole and veggies
Keep in mind that healthful eating doesn’t necessarily mean no fat. Incorporate good fats such as avocado, nuts, coconut, plain yogurt...
For something sweet, try:
Chocolate avocado pudding
Banana “nice cream”
Smoothie
I’m working on gettin back to a healthy diet and exercise in the new year as well!

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Try to eat a veggie with every lunch and dinner. I tend to eat a lot of broccoli, I steam it then throw it in a pan with a bunch of seasoning (garlic, ginger, lemon pepper) then I will add that to whole wheat pasta with a little parmesan cheese. Brown rice is good with chicken too. You can make your own chicken teriyaki with carrots, broccoli and baby corn and eat that with brown rice. For breakfast during a work week I make overnight oats which are really good (you can look up recipes for that) and that keeps me full. The more you cook at home the healthier your food will be because when you eat out there is a ton of sodium in the food usually. Lastly, I make a “smoothie” almost every morning, I blend a half an orange, half an apple, raspberries and 1tbsp of chia seeds. 
I hope this helps. ❣️

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I have a smoothie or oatmeal for breakfast, fruit, yogurt or hard boiled egg mid morning, veggies, chicken and rice or spinach salad for lunch, mid afternoon snack same as morning, chicken, veggies and rice for dinner. It's been harder since being pregnant and obviously I don't stick with this 100% all the time but these are my fall back meals/snacks.

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think many little meals throught the day. stock up on things you know youll love. i usually start my day off with warm oatmeal and frozen blueberries or eggs with tiny cubes of potatoes, peppers and minced pork. lunch is my heaviest meal if I have an appetite. my go to's are baked salmon with a side of roasted veggies, a few meatballs with califlower mash and broccoli, tuna salad with apple slices or rice and steamed pork ribs in a black bean sauce ( asian style) and green beans or any veggie stirfry. dinner is a bit lighter since I dont wanna feel over stuffed. so maybe some chicken with a side salad? I love snacks. try to pick things that are not too salty or sweet. some raw walnuts, apple chips, celery and pb, unsalted roasted nuts, roasted seaweed, kale chips, hummus with carrots, some crackers and a baby bell cheese... make a list of things you'll want to eat and always have them at home. if you want to snack then pick something a little healthier. focus on today and plan for tomorrow and soon itll be months and it wont be so hard.  drink water. and if omce in awhile you wabt a bite of cake or chocolate then have it, just less. good luck on your journey!

I know what not to eat..but what do I eat?

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