Quick Review List of Which Foods
Can Be Eaten and Which Should be Avoided
(taken from Pregnancy Sickness by Margie Profet ISBN: 0201154927)
Pregnancy Sickness: Using Your Body's Natural Defenses to Protect Your Baby - To - Be in which evolutionary biologist Margie Profit theorizes that our bodies cause "morning sickness" as a way to defend our unborn babies from natural plant toxins. While I am opposed to the evolutionary theory, I am thinking some of her ideas may have merit. I can not tolerate hardly any vegetables in the early stages of pregnancy. The recommended diet is extremely limited, but I can't handle much of anything at all as it is. I am usually "eating" broth and drinking liquid "meals." Many women have written to me saying they had problems finding her book so I included the ISBN above and the list of foods below. I found my copy through Paperbackswap.com.
Best Foods to Eat During the First Trimester
Fruits and fruit juices
Milk and plain yogurt; milk products flavored with fruit and/or sugar
Processed grains made into bland breads, pastas, and other starchy foods
Cooked fresh eggs-best tolerated as an ingredient in breads, cakes, noodles, waffles or pancakes
Fresh meat that is boiled or microwaved
Foods to Be Cautious about During the First Trimester-Eat Only in Small Amounts
Vegetables that are not especially bitter or pungent, such as green beans, carrots, tomatoes and peas
Oils and oily foods
Dessert flavorings derived from bitter or pungent plant parts, including chocolate, vanilla, mint and ginger
Worst Foods to Eat During the First Trimester-Avoid Them
Particularly pungent or bitter vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and peppers
All spices, and herbs, including basil, bay leaves, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, majoram, mint, nutmeg, oregano, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and thyme, (salt is not a spice or herb; it can be eaten by healthy first-trimester women in normal amounts)
Other pungent or bitter plants used to flavor foods, such as onions, garlic, hot peppers, and mustard
Mushrooms
Potatoes
Barbequed or burnt foods
Beverages derived from bitter plant parts, including coffee (whether caffeinated or decaffeinated) tea, herb teas, and colas