Now this really bothered me because I want to be healthy, and I especially want my baby to be healthy, so I did a bit of research over the weekend on how I could really stick to eating well and exercise for the rest of my pregnancy. I came across babyfit.com, a website made by the same group who created sparkpeople.com. It creates meal plans and workout programs for the expecting mama based off of how far along she is. The meal plan consists of a lot of fruits and vegetables, as well as protein and calcium. And, it recommends meals the whole family can enjoy, so after talking with the hubby, we decided to give this meal plan I was given a test drive.
We are going to try it out for a week and see how it goes, but I thought it would be good to blog about the experience because I see many benefits of following it. Who doesn't want to stay fit and healthy during pregnancy? I wish I found this website sooner!
Anyway, for today's lunch we had a multi-grain pita filled with turkey, romaine lettuce, cucumber and tomato. For sides, we had a handful of pretzels and a cup of pears. The website recommends drinking a cup of milk for almost every meal, along with the daily water consumption, but since I am lactose intolerant, we had orange juice supplemented with calcium instead. This meal turned out so delicious and was actually really filling - even for Phil, who is a big guy and eats a lot. I definitely recommend this even if you're not pregnant.
For dinner we had Southwestern grilled pork chops, a cup of brown rice, a cup of broccoli and a cup of strawberries. The pork chops were... interesting (it was the website's own recipe and consisted of a dry rub of chili powder, oregano, ground cumin and garlic powder), but overall the meal was good and, again, filling.
Looking forward to what Day 2 brings us! Any healthy recipes you would recommend a prego to try?
