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Meal/Snack Recipes

post #1 of 12
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I thought it might be nice to share some of our favorite healthy snack/meal recipes. I have been following a high protein, low sugar (similar to a GDM diet) during this pregnancy and am always looking for new recipes ideas.

 

My go-to breakfast lately has been homemade granola (nut and rolled oat based) with yogurt and fresh fruit.

I have made these almond flour crepes several times and they are yummy with fresh berries. http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2001303 - (I 1/2 the recipe for just me or make it as written for me and 2 kids).

I was really loving green smoothies with coconut milk, frozen fruit, greek yogurt, and spinach, but now that it is super cold outside I just can't drink cold things.

 

I am loving the ease of protein balls for a quick snack:

http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/03/04/walnut-oatmeal-date-balls/

http://www.adashofcompassion.com/2011/01/raw-cookie-dough-bites/

http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2010/10/afternoon-snack-peanut-butter.html - I find this recipe to be too sweet and cut back about 50% on the honey

 

I am going to try these brown rice crispie treats

http://jennfit.ca/blog/brown-rice-crispies-protein-snack/

post #2 of 12

This is good timing because I have been thinking about my pregnancy weight gain this last week and was thinking I needed to have a plan other than whatever seems good at the moment, pizza, and cake. I was thinking of following a GD type plan just to see if I can slow it down.

 

I've been planning eggs and cheese in a tortilla in the morning and trying to incorporate smoothies and bean and rice in tortillas with salsa as sort of meal 'replacements' or just instead of eating junk.

post #3 of 12

Awesome idea!  I eat two eggs scrambled in butter (usually with a bit of cheese added) every morning for breakfast.  Nothing else sits right.  

 

My favorite snack so far has been homemade fruit snacks!!  Gelatin, lemon juice, orange juice, frozen fruit, raw honey.  They pack a lot of protein from the gelatin!  And DD is obsessed with them.  

 

Here's the recipe from my blog: http://pastorandbartender.blogspot.com/2013/01/fruit-snacks.html 

 

I do a lot of strained yogurt dip with veggies for snacking.  Just line a colander with paper towel and let some yogurt strain for a day or two in the fridge.  Makes it very thick.  I mix with any herbs we have, salt and garlic powder.  Dip in celery, carrots, radishes, etc.

post #4 of 12
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Awesome idea!  I eat two eggs scrambled in butter (usually with a bit of cheese added) every morning for breakfast.  Nothing else sits right.  

 

My favorite snack so far has been homemade fruit snacks!!  Gelatin, lemon juice, orange juice, frozen fruit, raw honey.  They pack a lot of protein from the gelatin!  And DD is obsessed with them.  

 

Here's the recipe from my blog: http://pastorandbartender.blogspot.com/2013/01/fruit-snacks.html 

 

I do a lot of strained yogurt dip with veggies for snacking.  Just line a colander with paper towel and let some yogurt strain for a day or two in the fridge.  Makes it very thick.  I mix with any herbs we have, salt and garlic powder.  Dip in celery, carrots, radishes, etc.

Oh, I like that the juices are fresh squeezed!  Thanks for the recipe!  I did have to search for it rather then have it come right up with the link.  Strange because once I found it the address is the same!)

post #5 of 12

How odd!  I hate blogger sometimes.  I reposted it here, and checked the link before posting - should work for anyone who wants to follow!

 

Thanks for letting me know!

 

http://pastorandbartender.blogspot.com/2013/01/fruit-snacks.html

post #6 of 12

I am feeling like it's time to get serious about my diet.  I haven't been eating horribly but I could stand to eat better.  I need to be more intentional about veggies.  I pinned a recipe for spinach artichoke hummus I am going to make this weekend (Uh, maybe.  This weekend is crazy.) and try to get a bunch of veggies cut up for myself so I don't have an excuse.  I am also going to chop a bunch of lettuce and make some dressing so throwing together salads for lunch is easier.  I am hoping to soak and cook a few different types of beans over the next few days and hard boil some eggs for quick protein additions.  We usually do beef/chicken/salmon plus veggies and some sort of naturally gluten-free side for dinner.   

I haven't been super snacky this pregnancy for some reason.  I think focusing on getting enough fat and protein in my meals has helped. 

post #7 of 12
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Originally Posted by pastormama View Post

How odd!  I hate blogger sometimes.  I reposted it here, and checked the link before posting - should work for anyone who wants to follow!

 

Thanks for letting me know!

 

http://pastorandbartender.blogspot.com/2013/01/fruit-snacks.html

Do you think kosher gelatin would work?

post #8 of 12

Yeah, for sure.  If I got off my lazy bum and ordered gelatin online, I would get grass-fed kosher gelatin.  I just used what I could find at the grocery store.

post #9 of 12

Hmm...I'm pretty sure kosher gelatin is fish based, not beef. 

 

But have you seen grass-fed kosher beef based gelatin out there?

post #10 of 12

Here is a brand that is recommended to me:  http://www.amazon.com/Great-Lakes-Unflavored-Gelatin-16-Ounce/dp/B001ELLBJS

 

Not sure which agency does the inspection, so you'd have to check into that!

post #11 of 12

This is not a recipe, but my go to snack lately is peanut butter smeared right on a banana with a glass of milk.  I think bananas are maybe higher in carbs, so not sure that's great for a low sugar diet...but sure is good for leg cramps, etc. and I suppose the banana is a healthier vehicle for the PB than a piece of bread!

 

I am also a big fan of "healthy" muffins.  I started baking the all the time for DS, since they're a great toddler snack.  My "go to" recipe is oatmeal muffins with fruit added (I can post the recipe later as I've modified it to be much healthier than the regular recipe I have from an old mennonite cookbook) and I also like this recipe for whole wheat honey pumpkin muffins: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-wheat-honey-muffins/.  For the pumpkin muffin recipe, I skip the brown sugar and sub a bit of agave nectar instead (but probably like 1/8 of a cup and they're plenty sweet).  I don't usually have walnuts in the house so just add the raisins, and I like to bake with coconut oil so use that in place of the vegetable oil (if you wanted a lower fat version you could sub apple sauce, but I am a fan of healthy fats).  I've made them without eggs many times as DS can't have chicken eggs, by using 1 banana, and 1 portion of commercial egg replacer.  They also turn out well with spelt flour, which is what I usually use since DS isn't supposed to eat wheat.

 

Also, guacamole is great to have for snacks.  We always have avocado in the house, it's a total staple.  I don't have a "recipe" per se, but use about 1/2 a small to medium tomato, grated into a bowl with 2 ripe avocadoes, the juice from one lime, 3 or so cloves of pressed garlic, and kosher salt and chili powder to taste, all mushed up together nice and smooth (a food processor is best to get it really creamy).  Great with tortilla chips or baked whole wheat pita chips for a healthier treat option.

 

Hard boiled eggs are always good to have on hand as well.  They are an easy, make-ahead protien source.  Good for topping salad, making sandwiches or just eating on their own.

 

And, fruit smoothies are a go to in our house as well, for breakfast or as a snack (also very toddler friendly!).  My "base" is always a ripe banana or two, one half to one whole ripe avocado, usually a handfull or so of blueberries since I have a pile frozen from last summer, almond milk (plain or vanilla, but you can use cows milk or another type of milk as well), and then whatever other fruit I have on hand that is ripe: mango, really ripe pear (good way to get rid of over-ripe, mushy or bruised pears cause it still tastes good), raspberries, orange, apple sauce, strawberry...adding greek yogurt is a good way to get protien if you do dairy, and protien powder is also an option as well for a protein boost.  I need to try spinich at some point...

post #12 of 12

I started eating a low glycemic index type diet at the beginning of December, and now at 27 weeks (today) I'm only up 7lbs from my prepregnancy weight (although I started out 70lbs overweight, so I can afford not to gain much.)

 

My favorite go to snack is 0% plain Greek yogurt with a dash of vanilla extract and a teeny sprinkle of pure stevia extract powder (replaces sugar but super concentrated) then I add in some berries (either frozen mixed berries or chopped fresh strawberries.) It is high in protein thanks to the Greek yogurt and low in sugars (berries are very low on the GI scale.)

 

Other regulars include homemade chocolate (1/2 cup coconut oil, 1/4 cup cocoa & few shakes of stevia powder, mix together & either pour out on a tray or into molds & freeze to set.) It does have to be kept chilled or it'll melt, but it is really good if you like dark chocolate and won't cause an insulin spike. English cucumber with cream cheese & tomato ( I like to half the cucumber lengthwise, spread with the cream cheese & top with sliced tomato.)

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