[chilliepepper]

I've been trying so hard...and doing, well, ok with getting my leafy greens, fruits and veggies, protein etc. most days. Then, late this afternoon when I was getting hungry for dinner, dh said he wasn't going to be hungry for awhile. I knew I couldn't make it and so what did I eat? Oh, like at least half a stack of Ritz crackers. To make matters worse, DS saw me eating them and so now has had his first taste of Ritz crackers and LOVED them.

We usually don't even have stuff like that in the house, but I inherited them from a friend who was moving cross country and I helped her clean out her pantry. 'Course I COULDN'T just say "no, that's ok, I'll pass on the Ritz crackers."

At least by the time we ate dinner, I was hungry again. I didn't think I would be. Still, every time I eat something dumb like that, it squeezes out something good that I should have eaten that day.

Well, tomorrow is a new day. And most of the Ritz crackers are already gone!

 

[anabellee]

Ritz crackers aren't the end of the world. ds loves to eat them with cheese

just think, it could have been a stack of oreos

 

[timneh_mom]

Don't feel bad, I had Krispy Kremes this week

:

 

[sarah_bella1050]

That's nothing compared to the red sauce pizza, 3 pieces of carrot cake, and a BEEF

: hamburger that I had today.

 

[chilliepepper]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarah_bella1050 That's nothing compared to the red sauce pizza, 3 pieces of carrot cake, and a BEEF : hamburger that I had today.

Yeah but think about all that lycopene in the red sauce, beta carotene in the carrot cake, and iron in the beef.

 

[timneh_mom]

No merit to my Krispy Kremes? *sigh*

 

[mamaglee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by timneh_mom No merit to my Krispy Kremes? *sigh*

Well, a happy mom helps make happy kids

 

[mamabear&babybear]

Just call me a Google Geek. One Krispy Kreme cake doughnut has 2% daily value calcium and 8% iron. Both are things that pregnant women need.

 

[sehbub]

lmao...that Krispy Kreme fact is TOO funny!

I'd been doing well with snacking on fruits and veggies and working out every day, and then DH came home with a CASE of Klondike Bars, and a CASE of the new Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream cones. I'm still working out, but I have ice cream about once every other day now.

*sigh* At least I'm drinking tons of water and taking my prenatal vitamins..that balances it all out, right?

 

[timneh_mom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mamabear&babybear Just call me a Google Geek. One Krispy Kreme cake doughnut has 2% daily value calcium and 8% iron. Both are things that pregnant women need.

YAYYYYY!!!!!

I did have quite a bit of water to wash down the sweet taste... that's good for me too!

:

 

[elmh23]

Um yeah, you all are doing MUCH better than I, as I sit here snacking on my Hot Tamales candies (yum!) I'm trying to eat veggies everyday but sometimes the smells are just too much (carrots smelling rancid when they aren't.)

 

[mooliette]

Chocolate has gotten the best of me this pregnancy. I know I can overcome my love for chocolate

eventually

 

[Gray's Mommy]

MMM, Ritz crackers are yummy!! We don't normally buy them either, but they have such a light, buttery taste~
Well, we are having the crappy dinner tongight---frozen fish sticks & organic frozen french fries...

Everything balances out!! Just blame it on the hormones

 

[mom2mimi]

I am sitting here reading this while eating peanut butter off of a spoon! It has some protein!

I have not been doing as well as I should have, I seriously hate most veggies and fruits right now. The only one I like right now is tomatoes and peppers, which is fortunate since I have a garden full of them! So I've been eating lots of those, but not much else. Salad makes me retch right now, though in the past it goes away right after 12 weeks so hopefully I can get some healthier eating in after next week!

 

[timneh_mom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooliette Chocolate has gotten the best of me this pregnancy. I know I can overcome my love for chocolate eventually

They did a study, in Finland I think, that showed that the more chocolate a pregnant mom ate, the happier her baby was! So, BRING IT ON!!!

 

[mooliette]

Quote:

Originally Posted by timneh_mom They did a study, in Finland I think, that showed that the more chocolate a pregnant mom ate, the happier her baby was! So, BRING IT ON!!!

I LOVE your way and Finland's way of thinking.

Today it was Chocolate Covered Blueberries from L.L. Bean

 

[NCMommax2]

LOL! I think most of you would shudder at the crap I injest everyday

Today's treat- 2 egg rolls from the Chinese rest. down the street accompanied by white rice, chicken and broccoli. So, I atleast got some veg in there

 

[anabellee]

i just finished baking apple crisp...next up, chocolate chip cookies

 

[timneh_mom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by anabellee i just finished baking apple crisp...next up, chocolate chip cookies

But apple crisp is fruit and oatmeal!! How wrong can you go with that?? And remember that chocolate chip cookies contain chocolate which has been shown to make happier babies (I should look for a link to that article sometime). You can always put a little whole wheat flour or flax meal in them just so they are "healthy"... how about walnuts, they have a lot of Omega 3's!!

Now if I could just figure out how to make potato chips and onion dip healthy... LOL

 

[poep]

None of this sounds particularly bad to me. Last night we took a cooking class on the classic dishes of Rome - and of course you eat it all once you cook it. It was FANTASTIC, but I need to be on food detox right now.

And, I think an article on chocolate and happy babies was in the New York Times.