Easy No/Minimal Cook meals for morning sickness « Back to Group Discussions

[talldarkeyes]

The best parts of the holiday season is all the parties because I usually only have to bring a side dish or a dessert and it is pretty easy to throw together a salad, however there are still those evenings where I do have to pull something together and I am quickly running out of options with the unrelenting dry heaving! Does anyone have any ideas for dinner recipes that I can pull together easily? I am allergic to cow dairy so that eliminates a lot of my favorite morning sickness foods from my past pregnancies. But I am able to have goat products and can stomach goat kefir thought goat cheese is a bit too strong at the moment. Meat is out, but I think I can handle light tasting fish (like salmon or tilapia) and canned tuna and I can handle chicken in some forms.

Here are my ideas:

-White rice with a fried egg on top (husband will have to do the eggs)

-Baked potatoes with canned chili

-Fried rice with scrambled eggs and baby veggies mixed in (again, the most I will probably be able to do with this is cook the rice)

And that's it. I would like to get at least 5 other dinner ideas.

[skycheattraffic]

A sure fire go to dinner around here is pasta with pesto. If you make your own pesto, you can leave out the Parmesan and toss in some sundries tomatoes for a kick.

[Ruheling]

Baked potatoes + "stuff" seems to go over well here. Black beans or veggies of any type work well as toppings. I was able to brown some meat and add taco seasoning sauce this week which held me over for about 5 meals.  I've noticed I'm a -lot- happier if I get some protein in my system, so sweet potatoes + spiced black beans is also going over pretty well. And hard boiled eggs on rusks (no eggy smell when they cook). You could also do tuna melts (usually they have cheese over them, but you could totally do without).

AND, don't forget about soup. Even if you just have canned/boxed soup and a sandwich or piece of bread, it's probably better than a lot of other meals. I get Trader Joe's low sodium soups and they fill me up.

[InLove2009]

My husband and I love spaghetti with a jar of sauce (our just ketchup) with a fried egg on top. Yummy! Canned chicken noodle soup is also great this time if the year. My husband also likes to make chicken tacos- we buy one of the cooked rotessery (?) Chickens from th grocery store, he shreds the best and puts some seasoning on it. That's pretty good too- oh you don't like meat... You could do it with beans! And veggie soup instead of chicken noodle

[InLove2009]

Breast not best lol

[talldarkeyes]

LOL. I prefer chicken to both vegetables and beans. I have all these lovely frozen chickens raised on pasture, sunshine and bugs in my freezer and when I am not pregnant I think that conventional chicken carcasses smell of feces...Maybe I could get a friend to roast one of my chickens for me so I don't have to smell it cooking?

[lolliegee]

We do a lot of bean and cheese burritos here. (Hubby is half Mexican and he can never get enough of it, well, not bean and cheese burritos, but you get the idea). I can't eat them at all with how strict I have to be, but they are super easy to make and you could leave out the cheese and put in some shredded chicken in. Quesadillas are easy for the kids, I know that doesn't work for you. Bagged salads with tuna on top and a dressing of your choice, super quick and easy. If you want more than just lettuce, you could get grape tomatoes (no having to cut them up) and baby carrots or sliced carrots.

[heyitskalista]

We do a lot of soups...even homemade is really easy.  I always have broth simmering in the crock pot and I have a super easy recipe for cream of Whatever.  I love soup, especially in the winter!
 

[dayiscoming2006]

Originally Posted by heyitskalista 

We do a lot of soups...even homemade is really easy.  I always have broth simmering in the crock pot and I have a super easy recipe for cream of Whatever.  I love soup, especially in the winter!
 

I would like your recipe(s.) :)

[coldinaugust]

(Premade) veggie burgers & oven fries are a weekly staple around here. For the oven fries, I cut potatoes into wedges, toss with olive oil and salt/seasoning on a cookie sheet, and bake at 400 for about 20 minutes. Don't even have to turn 'em. When they're smashable, they're done. And usually I pop the veggie burgers in there with them, and it's all done at the same time.
 

[InLove2009]

That sounds good! Do you cut the potatoes in cubes or slices or sticks? and how thick? Do they get crunchy?

[g&a]

oh yes, soups are a big hit at my house.  I simmer chicken bones and leftover vegi peels in the crockpot over night for broth, then I store it in the fridge or in bag in the freezer.  Then all you need to do is throw in some vegies, something for protein, or leftovers or whatever, and voila, instant soup. 

My sister in law made a whole bunch of crockpot meals - she froze all the ingredients in bags and you just have to defrost the night before and cook in the crockpot.  AWESOME.  We shared the cost and (this is the best part) she did all the chopping and making.  What a lifesaver, I owe her big time.  She figured it wasn't much work to do some extra to share.

[coldinaugust]

I cut them in "steak fries" thicknesses. The thicker they are, the longer they take to cook. They do get crispy. Playing around with the temperature will change their texture; I think lower heat for longer makes a softer fry (say, 350 for 40 mins), and higher heat for shorter time (400 for 20 mins) makes them crispier, but I'm not sure. I do it 400 for 20 mins purely for convenience sake; it's also the amount of time a veggie burger takes to cook from the freezer!
 

[coldinaugust]

Falafel (from a box!) is good too. I made some on Sunday, and it was enough for a couple meals for my husband & I. It just requires mixing with water, waiting 10 minutes for it to absorb, and then forming into patties/balls and frying/baking. Then put them in a tortilla with some lettuce/tomato/hummus/yogurt, and you have your carb, protein (chickpeas), and veggies. "Complete" meal. Awesome.

[Tenk]

They do this on TV so I tried it one night.  It's super inexpensive and very easy to make.

1 can of cresent roll things, rolled out on a pan flat (do not pull the triangles apart, just roll flat).  spread on cream cheese and sour cream (or what ever you can handle), sprinkle with bacon bits and other shredded cheese.  I added honey ham to mine as well.  Really you can add anything to the center that you like ...sausage etc.  Roll up and bake.  These were a HUGE hit at my house and easy for me to handle on days I'm not feeling great.  I give them carrots on the side so they get their veggies.  I have celiac so I can't eat them but that's totally fine with me.
 

[InLove2009]

Originally Posted by g&a 

oh yes, soups are a big hit at my house.  I simmer chicken bones and leftover vegi peels in the crockpot over night for broth, then I store it in the fridge or in bag in the freezer.  Then all you need to do is throw in some vegies, something for protein, or leftovers or whatever, and voila, instant soup. 

My sister in law made a whole bunch of crockpot meals - she froze all the ingredients in bags and you just have to defrost the night before and cook in the crockpot.  AWESOME.  We shared the cost and (this is the best part) she did all the chopping and making.  What a lifesaver, I owe her big time.  She figured it wasn't much work to do some extra to share.

i made some before I got pregnant, and they have been a life saver!! I made like 20 freezer meals in one afternoon, and I am about halfway through them. Each lasts us at least 2 dinners. great for busy and sick days!!

[talldarkeyes]

I think my food aversions must be worse than most people's! Right now I am down to animal crackers, oranges, cinnamon raisin bagels, and French fries with being able to choke down an occasional egg. Everything else just makes me too nauseous to even consider.

With that said, however, I am always on the lookout for good freezers meals particularly of the crockpot variety. Any winners? Please share recipes?!

[InLove2009]

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/09/slow-cooker-freezer-meals-make-8-meals.html

http://www.savingyoudinero.com/2012/06/12/1-hour-1-mess-5-crock-pot-meals/

I tired all of these and liked them. Very easy....

[talldarkeyes]

Thanks InLove2009! I think these will definitely come in handy for post partum prep. If anyone has others, I would love to see those too!

[cynthiamoon]

Here's some of my fave meals from the last week.

Keep in mind I have 6 of these "meals" a day, that's why they are on the small side, and I often mix and match to make bigger meals. We don't have any other kids right now, but I ate stuff like this as a kid (that's why its my comfort food!) so I guess other kids would like it too. Sometimes my SO joins in my simple meals, other times he fends for himself (bless him). 

More meal like: 

• 1-2 whole wheat tortillas SLATHERED in peanut butter, rolled up and microwaved for 30seconds with a glass of milk (sometimes oat milk) 

• apple slices dipped in peanut butter with 2 whole wheat toasts and a glass of milk (sometimes oat milk) 
• whole fat greek yogurt with granola or soaked raw oats and microwaved frozen berries (out of season fresh is too pricey for me since I eat this daily!!) 
• sliced turkey and cheese sandwiches on whole wheat bread 
• cucumbers, red bell peppers and carrots all sliced and eaten raw (sometimes with a simple yogurt dip, like yogurt + chopped olives) 

• guilty pleasure: frozen chicken nuggets (eww.... I know.) 
• microwaved sweet potatoes with butter 
• hard boiled eggs, sometimes with "special sauce" (ketchup+mustard+mayo) 
• whole-wheat spaghetti and turkey meatballs 

• guacamole, chicken and cheese tostadas (crispy corn tortillas with toppings) 

More snack-like: 

• horchata with no added sugar, to which I add a little sugar (rice milk drink with cinnamon from central america) 
• non-acidic fruit like mangos, apples, persimmons, avocado, and bananas 
• dates and crackers 
• bowl of frozen, peeled edamame reheated