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Nausea.

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Margaret (Pregnant) in Minnesota, told by her doctor to avoid "white" carbs, and craving nothing but Tostitos, wants to know what to do about it — see the comments to the previous post.  Comment here or there or at this thread on Margaret's blog.

I suggested switching to whole-grain crackers as a first step, but trying almonds out and seeing how they work; after all, they're protein/fat/carbs all in one, practically a meal in a shell.  Pregnancy is weird (like I have to tell my readers this) — sometimes you HAVE to eat just what sounds good, but other times it's worth it to try something else, even if it's not exactly what you crave, and see if it does the job just as well. 

If you google around you will see that almonds are a frequently recommended tummy-settling snack.  Maybe if you tell yourself that they are a natural anti-nausea remedy, you will be able to harness the placebo effect too!

At some point I hope to get pregnant again and will probably have to continue being careful about my own diet — the prospect scares me more than a little, trying to navigate through the cravings to a healthful diet for pregnancy support– so I'm with you in spirit, Margaret…

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2 responses to “Nausea.”

  1. Cathie B Avatar
    Cathie B

    Erin, It’s possible to do during pregnancy, too. I normally gain TONs of weight. This pregnancy, thanks to inspiration by folks like you and my sister (who’s lost 72 lbs btw), I have kept my entire first trimester gain to less than 4 lbs. That is a record. I usually am gaining a pound a week. I’ve been using your strategies (mostly veggies), no seconds, a few bites of dessert. Now, it did help that for 3 weeks my MD forced me to give up food after 6 or 7pm because of reflux, but the OB lifted that sanction, saying that a SMALL HEALTHY night time snack is in order for pregnant women.
    You have shown more than enough will power and stamina to get to where you are to be able to do it during pregnancy and I love the small victories and delayed gratification posts. I think that we need to work on “gluttony” as a society, for the most part. Thanks for your help along the way.

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  2. Christy P Avatar
    Christy P

    Here’s the important bit of the comment I left for Margaret:
    Corn tortillas are a whole grain product, especially if they are made from stone ground corn. Perhaps you can replace Tostitos with corn tortilla quesadillas? Add salt if you need to, or get salt from some salsa. You can make them ahead and then re-heat in the toaster oven.

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