Pregnancy Meals & Snacks

A Week of Delicious Pregnancy Meals and Snacks

Delicious Pregnancy Meals & Snacks | Eating healthy when you're pregnant can be hard: You have crazy cravings and an even crazier schedule. But eating right is important for your growing baby, so check out these nutritious, dietician-approved meals. There's even fro-yo!

What makes a perfect dinner? Anything that’s in the optimum pregnancy diet: a balanced mix of lean proteins and calcium, whole grains, a rainbow of fruits and vegetables and healthy fats. Just like for your breakfast, lunch and snacks . Here are more ideas:

Dinner Foods to Eat While Pregnant

It’s confusing as to what to eat for your supper, but these are tried and true options.

Cooked Sushi. You don’t need to swear off all sushi — California rolls, cooked eel with cucumber, cooked salmon and avocado — as long as it’s cooked fish or an all veggie roll, you’re good to go, especially as the seaweed wrap helps add invaluable iodine to your diet.

Lean Proteins. Tofu, fish that’s low in mercury and lean meats like pork, chicken and turkey are all healthy options, even if it’s just layered on some seven-grain toast at the end of a long day.

Sautés and Stir-Fries. Can’t spare more than a few minutes to toss together dinner? Heat some olive oil in a sauté pan, throw in some lean protein from the fridge or freezer, add veggies and a condiment, and 5 minutes later you’ve got a full nutritious dinner.

Slow-Cooker Dishes. Before you head off in the morning, throw some ingredients in the Instant Pot or slow-cooker — there are plenty of recipes online for any dietary preference— and voila, when you come home several hours later, an Indian chicken curry, Thai beef stew or southwestern turkey chili with black beans is ready to be devoured.

Main Course Salads. Fresh and fiber-rich, salad can be a grab bag of whatever you have in the fridge. A veritable kitchen-sink of healthy ingredients. Just throw some olive oil, balsamic vinegar and sea salt on it and you’ve got the perfect feast.