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There’s a lot of lists of super foods for pregnancy out there. Many of them are full of green goodies, that a lot of normal pregnant women don’t really want to eat, especially when pregnant. I mean, let’s get real, how many of us get a craving to munch on spinach leaves? Or want to gobble up heads of broccoli? Yeah, I lived off nachos the first 20 weeks really, so let’s be honest about these food lists. Sure, we can attempt to saute the spinach into something manageable, but it’s not the first choice. I recently discussed how to have a belly only pregnancy, and I wanted to also talk about some foods to help with that as well.
Luckily, I’ve done my homework, as well as figured out some great super foods that you will actually eat after being pregnant three times now. Here are some that are tasty, realistic and still great to get that belly-only pregnancy we all want.
Milk Dust:
I HIGHLY recommend making shakes with Milk Dust during your pregnancy! I designed it for both pregnant mamas and postpartum mamas.
In my years of helping mamas lose weight while breastfeeding, there was a protein powder missing that was specifically designed for breastfeeding mamas to combat these sugar cravings and fully nourish mamas. I am a firm believer in nutrition for milk supply, so I created Milk Dust. Milk Dust is literally your best friend for lactation and weight loss. It has a milk-boosting herb blend, plenty of protein, sugar-craving-busting herbs like Tumeric, Cinnamon Bark Root and minerals like Chromium which have all been used to balance blood sugar. In addition to all these fabulous items. I hand-picked specific vitamins like Folate (L-Methylfolate) because folate is still important during lactation! Almost just as important as in pregnancy. I also hand-picked vitamin B12 for energy, and super foods like Chlorella, Spirulina, Spinach, Blueberries and more. The protein powder is free of soy, gluten, dairy and corn. It is NON-GMO, Vegan and plant-based!! I highly recommend you check it out if you are craving sugar. It is only sweetened with Stevia, Monk Fruit and Organic Cane Juice, which means there is very little sugar, but it is very sweet, so you still get to drink something like a milkshake!
There is no other clean, super nutrient-dense protein powders that are specifically made for postpartum healing, nourishment, lactation and weight loss. It will be out May 2019, and there are limited quantities, so I highly recommend you jump on the pre-sale list. There are thousands of mamas waiting for this to launch, and I am so excited to finally have a product that helps mamas nourish themselves while also losing weight.
Bananas:
These are affordable, sweet, easy on the tummy and still full of nutrients. Banannas can really help manage swelling (I’ve got tips for that too!) because they have the minerals like potassium that are involved with fluid retention. They are said to be great for morning sickness, but I didn’t notice a difference there. They are fabulous in a fruit salad, smoothie or a banana split. I posted a great idea for a healthy banana split that encourages milk supply too!
Dates:
These are the best pregnancy candy! They really help with the constipation that comes. That is really not fun. They are also high in fiber, to keep your digestive system moving and full of natural sugar to give you an energy boost. There is a lot out there on how dates can help soften your cervix if you’re close to your due date. Dates are high in folate and vitamin K. Folate is one of the super important nutrients for baby’s developing spinal cord in the first trimester.
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Pancakes:
Yep, you heard me, pancakes. You can make some delicious pancakes from oatmeal, eggs and bananas and you should gobble these up. I talk about these pancakes for recovery after birth too, in my meal plan for your first day after baby. There’s something so comforting about pancakes when your pregnant. Really all carbs are comforting. And these are super simple, and are totally something you can eat. All you do is combine some oatmeal, eggs and banana (or apple sauce works too!) and fry it up! Here’s a tutorial on how to make them, and you’ll see in this tutorial, Karlie Kloss, an Victoria Secret model eats these, so obviously us normal people should too.
Blueberry Muffins:
Warm muffins with some butter in the morning, or middle of the night, whenever the craving hits is glorious. And blueberries are an amazing super food for pregnancy. Add them to a healthy muffin recipe, and you are golden. Ambitious Kitchen has a great, light and healthy recipe you’ll love.
Fries:
No, I’m not trying to tease you. Sweet potatoes are wonderful sources of vitamins for pregnancy, and they make delicious fries. The sweet potato is high in vitamin C, which is not only beneficial to your immune system, but also for skin elasticity, which helps your skin stretch as your belly grows. These are also high in fiber to help you stay full, low in sugar and a great food to fill up your plate with while trying to stay on the belly-only track.
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Hummus:
Garbanzo beans (and other beans too) are a great source of fiber (fiber helps keep you full, digest your food and overall is essential to keeping weight off!) and B vitamins. Hummus can be made to your personal taste at home, or there are a lot of flavors out there now to buy.
I go over more super foods, and a complete healthy diet in my Belly-Only Pregnancy program. It has a TONS of recipes, how to manage your weight, my tricks for a belly-only pregnancy and workouts!! It will motivate you to stay fit and healthy, which ultimately makes losing the baby weight so much easier too!
Pregnancy has this amazing way of changing out taste buds, but these super foods are completely palatable, and they will leave you feeling healthy, light and full of that pregnancy glow inside and out!