I know, I know--I'm from Boston, so I know how this looks. My office closed today, and my husband had to wait until almost noon to head into work(and he lived in the UP of Michigan)-no joke-this ice was crazy. I think the stats were something like OVER 250 accidents between 6PM yesterday and noon today. GTFO. If you think you know how to drive in the ice-you don't--please don't kid yourselves.
I know the blog seems to be taking a turn to more pregnancy related posts--but you know what-I'm pregnant, fuck it-this is what's going down.
So prior to pregnancy, if you recall--we ate vegetarian Monday-Fridays. Just a way for us to cut down on the massive amounts of meat that Americans ingest--and it was working really well. Then I got pregnant with the beanie-and things (for me anyways) had to change.
When we met with the midwife, she told be proteins are what I should be focusing on-as it is the building blocks for the bambino.
"Okay, cool, right on--how much more do I need to be eating?"
Midwife: "About 75 grams a day."
Are you kidding me? That was more then double then I was getting to start-probably not the best thing, but I had been focusing so much on running fuel/carbs that 75 grams of protein seemed like a ridiculous prospect to me. I had milk almost everyday, sometimes yogurt and some cheese, but protein intake was minimal at most.
The first trimester? Yeah-fucking-right. Starting at week 6, I had nausea almost everyday--that last most of the day. Smells were different, meats and eggs being the worst for me. I never actually up-chucked, but I don't know what's worse-being on the verge all day or if it were to just happen. I mean, christ, even pepperoni pizza made me want to die. One day, I DID feel like ham--so my husband bought a ham and we baked it up one Sunday--and it was really good....Then I smelt it in the kitchen the next morning and was DONE with ham. Yuck. I tried, but it didn't happen outside of cheeses. My midwife told me since I was feeling so gross, it was just important to get food in. So, starches became my friend. Toast for breakfast, Belvita crisps for snacks, saltines and cheerios for lunch--you get the picture. Not good.
Finally around week 12, the rounding out of the first trimester did the nausea begin to subside a few days here and there. I tried big glasses of milk during breakfast, gobs of natural peanut better, cheeses, nuts, and trying to get a meat product in for dinner. STILL NOT HITTING 75 grams.
AND I WAS FUCKING STUFFED. WHERE ELSE CAN/DO I PUT FOOD?!
Finally, while rifling through my cabinets-I found a saving grace sort-to-speak. From the days when I was lifting a lot more and not focused so much on mileage on my runs.
Duh-Protein powder! 23-30 grams per scoop! Why didn't I think about that??
For a week this worked out pretty well--I throw milk and the powder in the blender with a couple of cubes and chug. By Saturday-I was sick of it. So I tried a banana-and some other fruits--which got me through a few more days. I can't stand monotony in my food! Call me crazy.
So I've been fiddling around with what else I can do with protein powders for breakfast:
Livestrong's20 Protein Powder Recipes
SparkPeople's 15 New Ways to Use Protein Powder
Lots of Awesome Ideas @ Yummly
The MECCA of Protein Powder Recipes-ProteinPow.com
I just learned about the last site, ProteinPow.com earlier today, and I was blown away--there are so friggin' recipes there--I'm sure they'll keep me busy trying to figure out baby building fuel :) Plus they have an app--kick ass. The beanie thanks you, ProteinPow.com
I made some chocolate banana protein pancakes this afternoon after my 10K run (longest in a long time, woot woot, bitches!) and that was--in all honesty--delish. Though I need to finagle it a bit, as they were paper thin--nonetheless, gobbled the whole plate. 44 grams with a few thin pancakes? I'll take that, dude.
Do you guys have some favorite protein packed snacks/meals? Tell me below--I want them all!
Alright, folks, go forth---run and eat, and all that good shit in life :)
Go Fork Yourselves,
Krissy
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