Finding Foods to Eat When You Have Morning Sickness

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Morning sickness can cause the early part of your pregnancy to be just miserable.  Finding things to eat can be a struggle. It can be hard to find nutritious food that sits well in your stomach. Here are some suggestions to try on your tender stomach.

Queasy stomaches sometimes do well with fresh fruits. Strawberries and orange juice are two things that may or may not work for you. If you can eat them they are full of vitamins and foliate. Bananas are high in foliate and potassium.  These are both things that pregnant women need very much.

If you are struggling with protein in your diet consider yogurt. This dairy product is high in protein and also has probiotics (live bacteria). The probiotics can also assist in preventing yeast infections that plague some women during pregnancy. Hot cerials sometimes sit well on an upset stomach.  You could try Malt-o-meal to see how it sits. Malt-o-meal is high in protein and also in foliate.

Lentils are also a mild tasting food to consider. Pregnant women despirately need protein, iron, and fiber and lentils boast all of these things. Quinoa (a grain like seed) is a great mild option to try also. This has a mild nutty flavor and is high in protein and iron. You can make a nice breakfast with this an some raisins and brown sugar.

You can get large amounts of fiber and iron from figs. Sweeter fruits can sometimes stay down more easily. Nuts are also a great way to get some calories. These are high fiber and have some great omega fatty acids in them.

There is no question that it is important for any mother to be to eat as well as they can during pregnancy. Unfortunatey this can be hard to do when nothing is sitting well on your stomach. Try different foods from the suggestions above.  Some may sit better then others but you may find a combo that works well for you.