Planning Ahead While Pregnant

Planning ahead when it comes to food could mean the difference between making wise
choices and making irrational choices. It helps us learn how to undo our bad
habits and being pregnant is a great time to try and change any bad habits you may
have. The best way to break bad habits and to form new ones is to constantly plan
ahead.

You want to plan for snack attacks especially if you are not going to be home. You
want to make sure you take some healthy food with you, so that you can resist the
temptation of going to the vending machine and taking out that candy bar. Throw
some nuts into your pocketbook or some cheese sticks in case of any hunger that
might hit you through out the day.

Plan your food shopping list. Some people find that when they go to the
supermarket with just a rough idea of what they need they usually wind up
forgetting something important or they wind up buying half of the food store.
Take a few minutes to plan your meals for the week and buy what you need to go with
it.

Speaking of planning meals, that is a excellent idea. Plan for meals you can
realistically prepare. Do not plan for meals that you do not have the time to
prepare. You are only going to stress yourself out. Look for recipes that are
easy and quick to make. Do not try to make something where you can't pronounce
half of the ingredients and need to shop at a gourmet cooking store. Chances are
you are still working and the last thing you want to do is come home after a long
day and then slave over a complicated recipe.

Also, planning your meals out for the week tends to help you be a little more
organized for the week. It is no secret that pregnant women tend to forget things
and this is due to their changing hormone level. By taking out the time to sit and
plan your meals for the week will help you stay a little organized and save you a
lot of time. If you already know what you are making for dinner, you do not have
to worry about coming home after a long day and standing in front of the fridge
trying to decide what to make.

You also want to make sure that get yourself in the habit of using vegetables are
your main dish. Instead of doing chicken breast with a side salad, make your salad
your main dish and the chicken breast a side one. You also want to buy your
vegetables as fresh as possible, even if that means making two trips to the grocery
store through out the week. The fresher the vegetable, the better they are for you
and your baby. The same holds true for fruit also. Keep plenty of fruit on hand,
especially if you tend to crave sweet stuff through out your pregnancy. Instead of
reaching for a candy bar, you can reach for a piece of fruit dipped in cool whip

By planning ahead for the week or even month to come will help you stay on track
with your eating and decrease the risk of you making the wrong choice if a craving
should hit you.