[blparent] Pregnancy and food

[Erin Rumer]

Yes, I absolutely love Greek yogurt as well.  Our son loves the plain Greek
Yogurt since day one which we love.  It's also so cool to see how he'd
prefer water any day over juice.  We drink lots and lots of water in our
family so he's always been used to that since he was old enough to have
water on its own.

When it comes to other snacks I was amazed to find how easy it is to make
your own granola.  I did this with some friends of mine to give as Christmas
gifts along with other treats and it was super fun and simple.  Don't have
the recipe right now since we're all packed up for our move to San Diego
this weekend, but one could find lots of great recipes on-line.  Trail mix
is also another healthy and easy thing to make as long as you don't put lots
of candy pieces in it.  I never was one for candy in my trail mix anyways
but some dark chocolate chips are invited most times.

When it comes to great meats, shop at Costco if you can.  They have the most
amazing lean ground beef I've ever had.  After having their ground beef I
can hardly eat any kind from other stores.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:47 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Pregnancy and food

Erin,

I've never been able to stand peanut butter even before pregnant.
Sometimes it's okay, but usually I can't stand the taste or smell. I do love
eggs though, and have been eating up to two hard-boiled eggs a day for
snacks. You're correct in that they offer a lot of protein which is good for
baby as well as a plethora of other health benefits. I love eggs in any
form.

I love fruits and raw veggies, which I usually keep on hand to snack on and
for meals. I like chocolate sometimes, but I have to be in a mood for it. I
can't just eat it whenever. I actually opt for dark chocolate when eating it
since, as you say, it's a little better than milk chocolate. I don't do cake
at all; just don't like it especially when it has butter cream icing. I do
love cheesecake though. Yummy!

Though I prefer salty stuff, I don't like added salt. I know people who will
dump salt all over things, and it's just too much for me. My mother-in-law
salts her pizza. I just don't know how she does it.

I actually don't eat a lot of meat in general. I'm not a vegetarian, though
I did try it for a year when I was a teen. I'm not really sure why, but I
just am not a big meat eater. This causes a lot of problems at home because
my husband would eat meat with a side of meat for each meal, grin. Ordering
something like pizza is difficult because he wants all meat and I want all
veggie, LOL!

We typically eat lean meat around here, and usually we opt for turkey-based
meats like turkey bacon or ground turkey instead of red meat, though I
certainly can enjoy steak or a good hamburger at times.

I'm really into Greek yogurt. I eat it for meals with granola or for snacks.
It's another really good source of protein.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:05:49 -0700
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Pregnancy and food sensitivity
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Yep, the things I love are lean meats, fruits and lots of veggies.  I never
was a real candy lover except for the occasional dark chocolate square but
who can resist such deliciousness?  Besides, the darker the chocolate the
better it is for you anyways! SMILING

The only strange thing that I ever really craved while pregnant was hard
boiled eggs and peanut butter together.  I know that's weird but I couldn't
get enough of it at times and my boy sure loved the protein.

Erin


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