So this is the problem. I will make something in the late morning, say a delicious lentil curry in the slow cooker, and then I'll get home and the VERY IDEA of it will make me want to retch. Then we end up eating out at the local Greek restaurant.
In the day, I know I need to eat several small meals throughout the day (pref. protein) but I everything that I used to eat (i.e. Mozz cheese stick, fruit, protein shake) seems gross and inedible. I don't even really have any cravings per se, other than for fatty, spicy food at night, which is not doing me any favors when it's bedtime. I open the refrigerator for snacks and it all looks not right. I look in cookbooks and it all sounds tedious and disgusting, even the good ones that I used to love.
Has anyone found something that is quick, good, healthy (mmm...no cheetohs), and has a short prep-to-eat time so that your mind can't get repulsed by the time it's done? We can't keep eating out. I am the main food preparer in our house, but I just want my husband to cook all the time. He can't.
That curry? It's still sitting in my fridge, mocking me and my weak will.
In the day, I know I need to eat several small meals throughout the day (pref. protein) but I everything that I used to eat (i.e. Mozz cheese stick, fruit, protein shake) seems gross and inedible. I don't even really have any cravings per se, other than for fatty, spicy food at night, which is not doing me any favors when it's bedtime. I open the refrigerator for snacks and it all looks not right. I look in cookbooks and it all sounds tedious and disgusting, even the good ones that I used to love.
Has anyone found something that is quick, good, healthy (mmm...no cheetohs), and has a short prep-to-eat time so that your mind can't get repulsed by the time it's done? We can't keep eating out. I am the main food preparer in our house, but I just want my husband to cook all the time. He can't.
That curry? It's still sitting in my fridge, mocking me and my weak will.
) I am finding that the less I eat for snacks, the less looks good for meals, and vice versa. I think if the blood sugar gets too low, it makes you feel icky and you don't want to eat anything. I noticed this sometimes before pregnancy, that if I pushed myself and went too long without eating that NOTHING would look appealing although I was starving! So I second the frequent snacks--I'm trying to eat SOMETHING every 2-3 hours. Snacks that are working for me now are: 1) cubes of cheddar cheese. Even more appealing than string cheese. Sometimes with a Triscuit or whole wheat cracker. 2) beef jerky. Hey, not the MOST healthy, but it's protein. 3) Walnuts 4) avocados 5) pumpkin seeds, the shelled kind. 6) baby carrots. A friend of mine recommended almond butter for these kinds of times, haven't tried it yet. One thing that you could try too is salting a chicken up nicely (if you're not a vegetarian) and cooking it in the crockpot. If possible have DH or someone else take it OUT of the crockpot for you, take the meat off the bones and put it in the fridge. Then you can sort of eat it throughout the day--very nutritious and easy to digest.
I am such a domestic failure right now! My husband is opening a brew house this week (he's the general contractor) and has been tapped out too. We had chinese, italian and mexican last week. We can't afford to pay to eat out when we've bought all these yummy foods in our fridge!
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