You are What You eat x2

Grocery Day is Friday but it's going to be different now. Now I'm on a "prenatal" diet so I'm trying to eat nutrition-rich food. I did gain about 40lbs this year but I'm not trying to starve myself. I do want to do light exercises like swimming and cycling but that's about it until after baby's born. I work in a restaurant and I have some great recipes for healthy eating, plus a list of foods that will show up on my grocery list.

Recipe #1: Tropical Salad: sliced avocado, sliced smoked salmon, baby arugula, sliced boiled egg enriched with omega-3, sliced mangos and a honey-lemon vinaegrette. I love this salad, and to add protein I'll add some chickpeas!

Recipe #2 : Healthy Nachos-- whole grain nacho chips, red beans, low-fat Asiago cheese (very sparse), olives and red peppers baked and served with cottage cheese and low-fat spicy salsa. (Yum!)

Recipe #3 - Healthy Lasagne - Wholewheat lasagna pasta, lamb, feta cheese in a low-fat tomato sauce. Baked to perfection.

On my grocery list you'll be finding: salmon, chickpeas, pears, apples, almonds, hummus, avocado, brown rice, omega-3 eggs and light canned tuna (with celery..think tuna salad)

SMOKED SALMON AND ARUGULA SALAD

I love food and even though I'll have to say goodbye to sushi soon :( I have a penchant for grilled bacon and thin-crust Hawaiian pizza. There's no beating yourself up over it though. Even if you eat healthy 90% of the time, a few cookies or some butter on your toast won't kill you or your baby! And you have to have fun with food! There is a lot of healthy meals from different cultures. I tried a fiery-spicy chickpea dish from India with naan bread--it was delicious! And Tabule salad from Turkey/Lebanon and babaganouj are very delicious--as well as bulgar wheat salad. A turkey club wrap and a grilled chicken salad aren't the only things to eat! :) I hope this has been helpful!