Pregnancy, Protein and Complex Carbs... Oh my.

[itsajenism]

Spam me with lists of your favorite high protein and complex carbs... please?
I've been drawing a huge blank, especially due to food aversions, and I'm really needing some help. Snacks and meals that doesn't require a lot of prep would be ideal, but everything is welcome.

While I'm not a vegetarian, I'm naturally not much of a meat eater so meat suggestions are ok but I'd rather stick to non-meat items.

Long story short, I'm currently 11 weeks pregnant, have an extremely fast metabolism and have to eat about every 1 - 1.5 hours in order to keep the nausea at bay.
If this pregnancy continues on a similar path as DS (which is actually proving to be worse), I'll spend much of my pregnancy using food to combat nausea. I gained 80 pounds with him (I'm sure due to giving up on eating healthy and eating whatever I could get in front of my face quick enough). I'm starting a list of GOOD foods to eat this time around that I can quick glance at when I'm too nauseous to think of anything beyond microwaveable food I see on commercials (that I haven't eaten in 5+ years).

Thank you!!

[crunchy_mama]

sweet potatoes w/ chopped nuts?- easy peasy throw a bunch in the oven at once cook until very soft- store in frig and when an urge hits- you can pop it in the microwave and throw on some nuts(I love some coco. oil and cinnamon as well- obviously you don't have to use the microwave to reheat- but your asking for quick- and it is if you make a bunch at a time).

you could make up a bunch of brown rice at a time and then when you want some you could do a quick fried rice w/ some eggs for protein or edamame if that is your thing and use some pre-bagged chopped veggies in there- throw in some soy sauce- sprinkle some dry ginger and call it good

if you do dairy cheese is always fast and easy- buy the cubs or sticks if you have to

canned nuts and cheese w/ some canned fruit or dried no sugar added fruit- no prep there

[cristeen]

Lentil salad has been my friend. Lentils are beneficial because they help stabilize BS all on their own. I've been monitoring my BS the last couple weeks and discovering I'm hypoglycemic - my BS drops about 90 minutes after I eat, instead of continuing to climb like is expected.

I just cook up a mess of lentils, cool them, add whatever fresh veggies/herbs I have on hand, toss in a vinaigrette and scoop a bowl of it out for lunch. I can make a week's worth in the same amount of time as a single meal's worth.

I also keep plenty of fruit on hand, lots of cheese and nut butters. A stick of celery or apple slices smeared with nut butter or dipped into cream cheese. A handful of cheese cubes with a peach or a few strawberries.

For breakfasts, I've been eating a lot of eggs. Baked as muffins (eggs and veg) or as custard (eggs, dairy and fruit), soft-boiled with buckwheat flakes, steamed, hard-cooked, fried, scrambled... whatever sounds good that day. The muffins and custards I make ahead of time and refrigerate enough for the week.

Dinners are about meat and veggie here. Lately stir-fry, curry, that kind of thing where I can fit a LOT of veggies while stretching the meat.