lacto-ovo veg snack ideas for pregnancy

[imogenlily]

Hi,

I'm lacto ovo, and I've found since I conceived (I'm 14 weeks now), I've been ravenous all the time, and snacking helps stave off morning sickness.

I'm looking for new snacks, especially since I'm out of first trimester and am no longer dealing with food aversions. I try to avoid convenience foods / packaged stuff.

Currently I eat a lot of trail mix with pumpkin seeds for iron (I can't tolerate iron tablets), carrots and hummus, and fruit salad or apple slices.

Thanks for any ideas!

[greengirl_]

I've been eating a lot of cheese and various nuts.  Basically anything with a lot of protein since I'm trying to follow the Brewer's diet and I'm having a very hard time getting the recommended protein. 

For extra iron (besides what I am getting from food) I've been taking Floridix elixer.  It's done wonders for me in helping to boost my energy level. 

[mamalex23]

I drank plenty of milk kefir, which has lots of protein per serving, yogurt with honey, almonds with dried fruit (raisins, craisins, currents), rice/nut thins and peanut butter (with celery/raisins, or just off a spoon)

I also drank a tea of lemon juice with blackstrap molasses for iron. I read that the vit C helps absorb vegetarian (non-hem?) sources of iron

Brewers yeast on popcorn and salad was also a must for me, still is as a nursing mum. It is so delicious (not everyone loves it like i do), and has lots of good vitamins in it

In addition to eating raw pumpkin seeds, I also love to bake the seeds of squash (acorn is my favorite, or small sugar pumpkins)

-mix with olive oil and season with salt/paprika/cayenne/garlic powder to your taste

Baked kale with cheese is also a great, fun snack, but a little more involved:

-remove stalk and wash and dry kale (I use a salad spinner). spread on cookie sheet and sprinkle with shredded cheese and crushed chili flakes (if you like it hot : )