Pregnancy
By: Sabrina Jordan
Meal
Breakfast
1percent milk, topped with
1 tablespoon chopped nuts
1/2 cantaloupe (or 1 cup blueberries or pineapple chunks)
1 cup grapefruit juice
Lunch
Turkey and cheese sandwich (2 ounces turkey breast, 11/2 ounces Swiss cheese topped with roasted
red peppers on 2 slices of whole-wheat bread)
1 cup vegetable soup
4 ounces seltzer water with
4 ounces cranberry juice
Snack
Yogurt/fruit shake (In a blender, mix 1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt with 1 banana and 1 cup fresh strawberries, raspberries or blueberries.)
Dinner
Tossed salad (lettuce, tomato, carrots and green pepper) drizzled with 2 tablespoons Italian dressing
5 ounces grilled chicken breast, cut into chunks and stir-fried with
1 cup assorted vegetables (e.g., mushrooms, broccoli and onions) with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and
1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 cup brown rice
1 cup seltzer or club soda with a squeeze of lemon
Snack
1 cup 1 percent milk
4 graham crackers topped with
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter