So here am I

40 years of age

Pregnant with baby number 5

I am approaching 24 weeks

And am trying to be mindful about what I eat

I seem to go off fruit in pregnancy

I manage the odd Granny Smith apple

And bananas and tangerines

But most of my goodness comes from salad and veg

So I try to ensure I am getting enough of them

And also a variety

5 years ago

Whilst pregnant with Matilda Mae

I wrote a post about my pregnancy diet

So I thought it would be good to write one again

To see how I have changed

How my diet has changed between my third baby

And my fifth

As well as talking about what I eat

I am going to share ideas of what you could and should eat

Throughout pregnancy

I am treating myself as a special case

Old lady

Fifth baby

AND still nursing baby 4!

I need to eat as well as I can

But I have a very sweet tooth

And I do love a chocolatey treat

But I do try to eat well

For me and my babies

Breakfast

Breakfast is the first meal of the day

Though often in our house it is later in the morning

So we start the day with some fruit

And perhaps a breakfast biscuit or a cereal bar

I also have a cup of tea and a pint of sugar free Vimto

For breakfast I usually have a bowl of Cheerios

With semi-skimmed milk

But also love Alphabites

And sometimes have Bran Flakes

When I feel the need!

Here are some ideas

From Tommy’s

For Breakfast with Benefits

Snacks

Come mid morning

11ish

It is time for a snack

I am rubbish at snacking

My children will have a variety of fruit

Perhaps some crackers

I will have Malt Loaf spread with butter

A bag of Frazzles

Or more breakfast biscuits

And/or a cereal bar

I have also just discovered Bounce Balls

Which are very yummy!

Suggested snacks for pregnancy include

Apple slices with peanut butter

Chunks of cheese with satsuma

Houmous and carrots

2 slices of wholegrain toast

There are lots of lovely ideas online

For quick and easy healthy snacks

I must try and snack better!

Lunch

I am a bit addicted to toasted sandwiches at the moment

Mine tend to have ham, spring onions and ketchup in them

I know I should probably swap the sauce for some cheese

In my first trimester I went through a phase of eating soup

Particularly Heinz

Especially tins of chicken and mushroom

When I was pregnant with Esther and William

I used to eat lots of crumpets and tuna

I cannot imagine eating that now

It is funny how things change

Dinner

Dinner is definitely our best

And most healthy meal of the day

Our dinners include

Chicken fajitas

Vegetarian fajitas

Prawn stir fry

Salmon, brown rice and salad

Cottage Pie

Lasagne and salad

Chilli beef tacos

With the fajitas, tacos and stir fries

We pack them full of veg

Spinach for iron

Mushrooms for vitamin D

Peppers

Chillies

Red onion

Spring onions

Celery

Tomatoes, yellow and red

For salads I always choose

Rocket, Spinach and Watercress

I do look forward to our dinners

From time to time

We go through phases of eating jacket potatoes

Mostly with tuna and cheese

And David makes a mean toad in the hole

But they do not feature regularly in our rotation

We do have pizza quite a lot

But always pimp them up

With extra veg

Or eat with a bowl of salad on the side

I do try to be good

And eat well

Sugar is my downfall

And I know that that is bad

But I do attempt to balance the naughtiness

With goodness

Pregnant or not

What are your healthy food hits through pregnancy?

And what are your tastiest, naughtiest treats?

ps – If you would like to see what pregnant me was eating in 2011

The post is here