TOP 6 BEST FOODS FOR MORNING SICKNESS DURING PREGNANCY, DIETITIAN-APPROVED

TOP 6 BEST FOODS FOR MORNING SICKNESS DURING PREGNANCY, DIETITIAN-APPROVED 

If you're pregnant and feeling nauseous, try these foods... 

Number one is a glass of water with a squeeze of lemon - dehydration can often make your morning sickness worse. But sometimes it can be difficult to drink enough...especially if you're vomiting all the time. The strong sour smell of the lemon can reduce nausea, so be generous with the amount of lemon that you add.

 

Furthermore, lemon juice impacts the way that your body absorbs and retains water, so it's often easier to drink more water when it is flavored with lemon juice. And, if you're REALLY sick, and you can't even stomach water, just try smelling the cut lemon first. Give it a go.  

Number two is another drink. it's a green smoothie with ginger - simply put your favorite green veggies into a blender, for example, some baby spinach, celery, and mint with some citrus fruit, such as orange, lemon, or lime, and ginger. 

The green veggies are for folate which is a very important nutrient during your first trimester of pregnancy when you're also most likely to be struggling with morning sickness. Citrus fruits are also a good source of folate, and they contain some carbohydrates for energy. 

Carbohydrate has also been found to help relieve morning sickness, and then ginger is beneficial for relieving nausea too. Add as much ginger as you can tolerate. Drinks are often easier to stomach than food when your morning sickness is really bad, so you should find this helpful. 

Number Three is vegemite on toast - Vegemite contains vitamin B6 which has been found to improve nausea. Use either whole meal, rye, or white bread if you're feeling really sick, instead of grainy bread or sourdough, because you want a higher GI bread so that the carbohydrates in the bread break down quickly and easily giving you a quick boost of energy. Use as little butter as possible, as research shows that fat can make your nausea worse. 

Number Four is popcorn - But you need to be really careful about which popcorn you use. Remember that too much fat can make you feel even worse? So, avoid buttered popcorn and pop your own. 

The carbohydrates and salt in this will help to make you feel heaps better, so nibble on this throughout the day. 

Number five is slices of apple - keep an apple and a knife next to your bed, peel the apple, and have a few slices before you get out of bed in the morning. This will help to optimize your blood sugar levels and hormones before you get out of bed and can be a great help if you truly are experiencing morning sickness. Banana also works well.

 

Number six is low-fat yogurt - It is rich in carbohydrates and protein which are good for morning sickness, and low in fat. Furthermore, there's some suggestion that the probiotics may also be helpful for morning sickness, especially if your morning sickness is caused by a bug called H pylori. Try to get a natural yogurt without any additives.  

If you've tried all this and are still vomiting three times or more per day or have lost more than 3 kilograms or 6 pounds, make sure that you make an appointment to see a prenatal dietitian.