Vegan Pregnancy Meals: What I’ve Been Eating in First Trimester
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If you are wondering what it looks like to eat vegan or plant-based during your first trimester, you’ve come to the right place. Here is a photo diary of all the meals I’ve eaten during my first trimester (for both my pregnancies).
Nausea is no fun in the first trimester and it shows… a lot of plain meals. But I tried my very best to eat well and of course, taking my vegan prenatals to cover my back as I get through the messy first few months. This is a very real look at how all over the place the first trimester can be. But I wasn’t too worried when I was craving Taco Bell and fast food because I knew it wouldn’t last forever. (And it didn’t!) My meals got progressively better once the trimester came to a close.
Peanut noodles with veggies. Avocado with hot sauce for snack.Quinoa, black bean, corn, and tomato salad with a little lime juice. Quinoa is a complete protein, so I have been trying to eat it as much as possible. English muffin with pb and a glass of milk for extra protein.Broccoli rabe pasta…. YUM.Orange!Creamy cashew mac and cheese. You can find my cheese recipe here.Coconut lentil stew with lots of kale and veggies.Tempeh “salad”.Black bean burrito with corn, spinach for the folate, lettuce, cashew sour cream, and hot sauce.Spinach with olives and garlic. Simple but so good.Pad thai.Peanut lentil stew. This is a protein powerhouse.Lemon chickpea pasta.Green soup!Banana bread with chocolate chips.Chocolate oats, berries, cherries, maple syrup.Tempeh salad sandwich with pickles and avocado.Baked potato with avocado.Pasta and peas.English muffin with earth balance.GF waffles, soy yogurt, peaches, and strawberries.Spinach bagel with vegan cream cheese.Oats, fruit, nut butter.Really loving strawberries lately. Very refreshing.Baked potato slices.Oof… some fast nachos with vegan cheese and olives. I was craving something really salty, lol.Amy’s frozen GF + dairy-free mac and cheese.Smoothie and oat bowl with berries and cherries.Bagel sandwich with vegan cream cheese, avocado, and tomato.Lentil stew but with minimal seasoning… just very plain. Too many spices and herbs have been making me sick lately.Pasta with butter.Vegan nuggets with ketchup (good protein at least), corn, and some veggies soup.Creamy mashed potatoes.Oat pancakes and strawberries.Singapore noodles from a vegan thai takeout place we have in the city. It made me feel sick afterwards, but… oh well.Tofu scramble with zucchini and onion.Fresh fruit and soy yogurt.Usual oats with cherries, almond butter, soy yogurt.Couscous with white beans, roasted cauliflower, and steamed broccoli.My main meal these days – vegan cream cheese with cucumbers. So refreshing.A simple homemade pizza.Vegan mac and cheese.Oat and smoothie bowl. So filling.Tofu scramble breakfast burrito. The scramble and made with onion and zucchini with lots of nutritional yeast. Added salsa and vegan sour cream.Enjoying some soy vanilla ice cream in the sunshine on a homemade vegan brownie. Live a little, right?Vegan cream cheese, cukes, and avocado.Loaded tofu burrito with spinach, onion, avocado, salsa, and vegan sour cream. This has been my first trimester powerhouse meal.Date night with Joe led to dessert before dinner at our fave vegan bakery. I did not hate it. I have a peach oat bar and he has a chocolate pb bar.Bedtime snack.Chocolate ice cream treat. This is the Trader Joe’s brand of coconut-based ice cream. It’s my favorite chocolate flavor.Homemade nooch mac and cheese.I made eggplant parm (Minimalist Baker’s recipe) one night and it was sooo good. Willow LOVED it!Oats and cherries and bananas, oh my. Been adding extra ground flaxseed to my oats, too.More snacks before bed. I have been so into apples and oranges.Smoothie with banana, lots of PB for protein, unsweetened cocoa powder, and canned coconut milk. YUM.Oats drowning in smoothie, almond butter, and cherry juice.Bagel sandwich with vegan cream cheese, avocado, and spinach.Sweet potato and white bean hash with lots of veggies, vegan cheese, and some salsa.Another bagel sandwich with vegan cream cheese, tomato, cucumber, and spinach.Cinnamon roll sundays.boiled potato mood.there’s sweet potato underneath all that goodness – loaded up with spinach, walnuts, and some golden quinoa on the side. trying to get in all them pregnancy superfoods (spinach for folate, walnuts for omega-3’s, quinoa for protein, and sweet potato for vitamin a + c!)on cozy and snowy days, you just need toast. carbs.whole wheat english with thin layer of coconut oil + some himalayan sea salt. coconut oil is way better than butter, and it gets the same job done. It provides rich amounts of saturated fat with high amounts of lauric acid (great to prepare for breastfeeding!)This was when I could eat lentils without wanting to toss it back up. It doesn’t upset my stomach early on in the pregnancy, and this dish alone has a whopping 26 grams of protein.garlic and kale with a bit of olive oil. This was like 3-4 cups of raw kale cooked down quickly over high heat… and I ate the whole bowl in one sitting. happy to be enjoying greens still!this gorgeous lavender smoothie was banana, blueberry, coconut yogurt, flaxseed oil, peanut butter protein powder, and soy milk. loaded with all the good stuff!not a meal, but happy with my super green + rainbow fridge. yay for healthy pregnancies!avocado, mango, and corn. this is my newwwww favorite! avocado for calcium, folic acid, vitamins, and healthy fat.loaded protein smoothie – lots of spinach, peanut butter, yogurt, soy milk, dates… you know.Again – before lentils made me sick. At least I got to enjoy them a bit!swiss chard, spinach, and beans.big bowl of pineapple.more english muffins with coconut oil… I read that coconut oil may help neutralize stomach acid and helps balance blood sugar to aid with nausea. I’m going with it.Ate like 4 bites of this and then got sick. it didn’t stay down. so glam. looked good though!true life.love.Been eating a whole lot of fruit – glad that goes down as well as before!the breakfast potatoes from the work cafe have been making my life. plus, they are only 75 cents.choc cherry protein smoothie (chocolate soy milk has 8 grams of protein alone!) I added some peanut butter too for another 8 grams.Baby must have been real happy with this one! Potato hash with tempeh, avocado, black rice, and salsa. Side dry english.been loving these boca chik’n patties for lunch – they have 12 grams of protein in them so that has been good at least!the orange craving is real.the fluffiest and best vegan donuts i’ve had to date! donuts + pregnancy… oof.i’m stereotypical – but I ate this whole batch within a few hours.fresh veggie and dip platter in delray – I was sooo craving this. it was very refreshing and felt good eating raw food (way too many carbs lately).citrus and star fruit – YUM.vegan cupcakes!! my dad sought these out for me. he’s the best. the strawberry milk one was to. die. for.refreshing arnold palmer – been loving these in place of water.at the worst of my nausea – what a basket (definitely not my usual!!)veggie sandwich – cukes, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles.lemon yogurt by cashewgurt piled high with granola, banana, and blueberries. my appetite is coming back!such a ripe mango for february!!we got out on a gorgeous 55 degree day in february and enjoyed a vegan breastfast feast. savory knot, lemon poppy bread, coconut yogurt parfait, and coffee for joe.couscous with cannellini beans + peas. protein!give me all the colorful potatoes, all the time.vanilla yogurt topped with granola, banana, and peanut butter.green soup with a whole lot of spinach and broccoli for folic acid.sunshine in a jar. (I believe this was banana, peach, orange, mango.)simple and one of my favorite lunches! soft bread piled high with roasted red peppers (tossed with olive oil, balsamic, and lots of garlic!) yummm. so happy to be eating more veggies towards the end of this trimester.so much mango. I cannot get enough fruit!!
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