That button is genius, right? Thanks for the nice comments about my belly, by the way. I have to admit my favorite was an incoming link about how good I looked for 19 months pregnant. 19 MONTHS pregnant? Hell, I LOOK FANTASTIC.
The belly is definitely popping, which is perfectly coinciding with my incessant need to graze like a cow all day long. Speaking of…
(SEGUE!)
I love to prep. I love to cook. I love to eat. I HATE TO PLAN MY MEALS.
I’ve talked about this before, and how the Relish System totally saved my ass in the kitchen. Seriously, you guys. I’ve been consistently using their menus and grocery lists on a weekly basis for almost 2 years. 2 years! That right there is true love in my books, for the last time I showed that level and length of commitment was to my Duran Duran poster (MARRY ME, NICK RHODES!!!) from 1982 to 1984.
(Hey! If you also suffer from Can’tPlanDinneritis and want to join Relish, be sure and enter whoorl in the “how you heard of us” section so they know I sent you!)
Back to the planning thing. Although I have my dinners beautifully covered on a weekly basis, I am still falling short on planning/purchasing items for other meals, such as snacks. Seeing as I feel the need to eat a little something, oh, about every 26 minutes, I am at a loss as to what I should buy for healthy snacks in between meals. Right now, I am eating more baby carrots and radishes than you can shake a stick at. I am turning a lovely shade of rosy orange, though!
What are some of your favorite moderately healthy snacks to keep around the house? Help me! DO IT FOR THE BABY.
stacy McCallum
January 27, 2010 at 4:46 pmgo raw super chips. Crunchy sweet, good for you..totally addictive. Pricey but the baby will thank you. Avail at Whole Foods. FYI…this comes from a total non-raw food girl…I store them next to my Oreos.
CarlaGiovanna
January 27, 2010 at 4:48 pmLaughing cow on anything, Veggie Booty and smooooooothies!!
WonderSpot
January 27, 2010 at 5:02 pmI’m 16 weeks, now, and I’ve been mostly living off of mangoes, oranges, buttered toast, and triscuits with any type of cheese.
On the not so healthy side of it we have the handfuls of olives and the Trader Joe’s chocolate lava cakes (oh. my. GOD.).
I’m out of the puking stage, but food and I have a very tenuous relationship, so it’s not always easy to find healthy snacks that will agree with me.
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Jessie
January 27, 2010 at 5:15 pmWhen I was pregnant a snack mix of mixed nuts (minus walnuts), dried cranberries, and m&ms was my lifesaver.
sizzle
January 27, 2010 at 5:17 pmI have Think Thin bars, trail mix, cheese sticks and rice crackers on hand at all times. And I’m not even pregnant!
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Amanda
January 27, 2010 at 5:35 pmNot pregnant but my latest fave in snack foods is Popchips. http://www.popchips.com/ I love the cheddar ones…got them at Costco. Yummy!
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rachel
January 27, 2010 at 5:44 pmLet’s see…almonds, extra sharp cheddar, dehydrated vegetable (sweet potato, beets, green beans), apple sauce, pretzel squares with chocolate chips, dried mango (OMG!), homemade trail mix, granola, dried cherries with coconut flakes, kimchi, sweet pickles, yogurt with honey, banana/orange smoothies, baby food pears (really!), apples with peanut butter or cinnamon…
beyond
January 27, 2010 at 5:45 pmalmonds, pecans, raisins, dried cherries. CHEESE.
apple slices! (as is, with cinnamon, peanut butter, cheese)
cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, grapefruits, avocados.
ciao bella sorbet (as a special treat)
now i need a snack…
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Amanda
January 27, 2010 at 5:52 pmstring cheese, apples, luna bars, popcorn…and sour patch kids–what, they’re fat free!
Debby Fortune
January 27, 2010 at 5:55 pmSahale Snacks…flavorful, crunchy, a little sweet, a little savory. And you can find them in your local Starbucks.
lucy
January 27, 2010 at 6:00 pmleftover roasted sweet potatoes, greek yogurt with almond slices, rice cakes with almond butter, cinnamon toast with apple butter, bananas with justin’s almond butter packs.
Haley
January 27, 2010 at 6:11 pmI have an apple slicer that cores and slices in one motion, so i use that to keep apple slices on hand as well as small baggies of almonds.
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Debbie
January 27, 2010 at 6:32 pmI agree with everyone who said hummus! I like the roasted garlic kind, with slices of wheat bread or baby carrots. Also, sunbutter is delicious! It’s like peanut butter, but made from sunflower seeds, it’s really really good with crackers and apples!
greyfavorite
January 27, 2010 at 7:06 pmEdamame is the new popcorn, yo.
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Lisa
January 27, 2010 at 7:27 pmI have been super hungry as I start my third trimester…and so bored with my snacks too. So happy you posted this!
My go to snacks have been oatmeal squares cereal (dry, just to munch on, and my 1.5 year old loves to snack on them too), hummus and carrots, yogurt with granola, protein bars, and ahem, boston cream donuts from Dunkin’s.