My diet has changed a little bit - I'm starting to be hungry all day long!!!! It has been challenging to keep healthy foods prepared in the fridge for me to munch on so I have come up with a couple ways to help in this area....
Frozen fruit smoothies - I have been getting mixed frozen fruit and keeping it in the freezer. That way, at any time during the day I get hungry, I can pour it into the blender and have a healthy (no preservative, no sugar added) snack.
Frozen homemade-from-scratch vegetable soups - On the weekends, I've been spending a good deal of time preparing different soups for the week. I start with fresh produce and lean meats - the soups are so hearty and yummy! Freezing them in serving size containers make it so much easier to toss on the stove and warm throughout the day.
I would imagine that for the remainder of my pregnancy (only one more trimester to go!) I will be mentioning these smoothies and frozen soups/stews in my "Today I ate" baby countdown sections.
***
As of today, my baby has 101 days to go before she is due to meet the world! Today, as always, I spent lots of time reading to the other infants I care for and I know Geneveve really enjoyed listening. :)
***
Today I ate
Breakfast: Smoothie (1 cup mixed frozen fruit, 8 oz milk, 2 tbsp peanut butter)
Late lunch: Warm Sausage & Cabbage Stew with celery, carrots & onions.
Mid-Afternoon Snack: Wheat Crackers & Cheese
Dinner: Veggie Saute - Squash, Zucchini, Onion & Sweet Bell Peppers Sauteed with Lemon Herb seasoning & fresh lemon juice. Garlic Bread on the side.
Beverage total: 5 glasses of water & 1 cup of coffee
Daily Exercise: walking for 45 minutes
Total weight gain to date: 7 lbs
