Pre-pregnancy, my diet consisted pretty much entirely of pasta, cheese, chicken and pepsi. I am not over exaggerating when I say I ate pasta at least once a day. These days, things are a little different.
To begin with, I went off pepsi cold turkey the day I found out we were expecting. The only caffeine I'm getting these days is from the occasional chocolate. This makes me oh-so pleasant to be around some days (have I mentioned my husband is a saint?). I developed a poultry aversion early on, and seem to have an intolerance for gluten now. That leaves, out of my previous diet, cheese. Not exactly the well rounded, 6-small-meals-a-day suggested by the ever useful What to Expect When You're Expecting.
While I've been very lucky and had very little morning sickness (I'm convinced a man decided to call the around the clock nausea I've been experiencing "morning" sickness), I still don't have much of an appetite. At least, until I find something that tastes really good. Then I could eat my own weight in it. So far, things that have made it on to the "yummy" list and we keep constantly in the house are raspberries, bacon, and cheese balls. I'm drawn to things that I wouldn't go near before baby, like the aforementioned chili cheese dog and taco bell tacos.
Luckily for me, I have a totally responsible spouse who makes sure I eat more than that. Staying away from pasta and bread has been difficult, but he makes sure I get vegetables, yummy stews and soups, and red meat into my diet. And he's been cooking, which is awesome, because he's very good at sneaking green vegetables and other things I turn my nose up to into dishes I like. And I don't even notice! He's going to make a great dad.
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