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Ideas for the transition back to Veganism while pregnant.

Feb 15, 2009 14:56

I haven't a clue where this post will fit into recipes, but I've been a member of this community since 2004 and all of the advice is nothing less than fantastic. I'm currently 3 months pregnant, and a vegetarian of about 10 years. I ALSO have a gluten allergy! No fun when you're pregnant and want to eat pita bread with your hummus ( Read more... )

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surlynymph February 16 2009, 01:26:08 UTC

I am currently pregnant and vegan so I can understand your worries. I am just starting to get over the morning sickness (I'm currently 10 weeks) so a lot of stuff just hasn't been sounding good AT ALL. To make up for my distaste for vegetables I made sure to stock up on some supplements to add to my prenatal as well as fortified rice/almond milk (I am taking calcium and B12.) I haven't had a problem getting enough protein at all (I eat two slices of whole grain bread with peanut butter and a sprinkling of flax meal every morning for breakfast) and to force myself to eat veggies despite my aversion, I have been making a lot of enchilada/burrito's and lasagnas. For the "cheese" in the lasagna, my favorite thing to do is process a cup or so of cashews with some nutritional yeast, water and some red bell pepper and salt. You can vary the water depending how thick/thin you want it. To me, this tastes way better than tofu ricotta (I am also trying not to eat a lot of soy). Another good food is pizza -- load it up with a good sauce ( ... )

45h13y February 16 2009, 01:34:26 UTC

All of this sounds great! Albeit, I have a gluten allergy (a very strong one! ugh!) so I buy or make gluten free breads, or avoid them in general. Rice cake sammiches are good.

This pregnancy has been WEIRD. I LOVED raw veggies beforehand, now I have to blend them in smoothies and other foods like I am 5 years old again. I am turned off by mexican, indian, thai and other ethnic dishes that I used to loooooveee so much. I am almost 13 weeks, but I still get sick sometimes, usually at night? (Morning sickness is the worst name for it.) But, weirdly enough, I find comfort in smells. Apple cinnamon, cocoa butter, and the smell of my MAKE UP soothes the nausea, haha. I feel ya on the french fries and vegenaise... I am craving foods that I haven't put in my mouth since I was 13, and hating the foods that have been my best friends since 15!

I would love to have a preggo vegan lj friend, duh! Add away, and thank you for all of the lovely insight! Congrats to you, too!

surlynymph February 16 2009, 01:43:06 UTC

whoops! I totally missed the gluten allergy part! Sorry about that, I must have selective site ;-) I'm sure there are a lot of gluten free alternatives to everything I have discussed (brown rice pasta, etc.)

Aww, that's a bummer about not liking the mexican food right now. For me, that's all I want to eat! Anything spicy and I'm ok :-P I'm like you though, I'd eat raw veggies like they were going out of style, now I can't stand them! (I know it's a good day when I can eat raw carrots)

That's funny about the cocoa butter. I started trying to put the stuff on my stomach as a preventative measure but I can't STAND the smell of it right now so I had to stop. The smell/taste of lemons are what is really helping me.

Hmm, maybe black bean burgers would be good for you to try? I don't know what you might use in place of the bun, but that's not entirely "ethnic" so it might not turn you off? Just a suggestion!

45h13y February 16 2009, 01:28:49 UTC

Thank you for this! I'll be taking some notes from this post when I go grab some groceries tomorrow. I have SO many vegan friends with vegan children who are perfectly healthy. I understand why you wouldn't tell your doctors that you are vegan - it is frowned upon by a lot of practionioners, which is a crying shame. Thankfully, my OB is also a midwife who actually praises vegetarian and vegan lifestyles ( ... )

stagedarlin February 16 2009, 01:57:29 UTC

I'm not pregnant, but am having lap-band surgery in a few weeks and have to take in 90 grams of protein a day afterwards! These food options sound awesome.

Thanks for the tips!

hobochan February 16 2009, 09:31:16 UTC

Sorry - I know this has nothing to do with the post, but...
My dad had that done several years ago and it's helped his health a LOT (despite the fact that all he consumes is a fatty version of Atkin's-type foods). If you end up eating sugar at some point, be REALLY careful with dried, shredded coconut. It'll hang-up in your stomach and it'll keep trying to void itself.

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