23 healthy recipes For Pregnancy meal ideas

pasta recipes for healthy pregnancy meals If you’re worried that your new pregnancy means you’ll be missing out on super satisfying and delicious meals, don’t even think about it! The tiny human in your stomach is more of a reason than ever to enjoy your favorite healthy pregnancy meals and know that they are contributing towards growing the healthiest baby possible. While you might not need double the calories when eating for two, there’s no reason to skimp on the flavor! We found the best of the best flavorful, totally yummy, and healthy pregnancy meals for you to indulge in the whole nine months. These 30 meals (10 for each trimester) are full of power foods that will benefit you and your little bun in the oven! 1st trimester The first trimester may cause a lack of appetite, nausea, and a decrease in energy. For this trimester, we picked meals that pack in the nutrients, have subtle and mild flavors, and are simple to prepare. Creamy green smoothie – The Petite Professional The Best Everyday Smoothie – Thriving Home Cinnamon Spice and Pear Smoothie – Mumberry Simple Garlic Lemon Zoodles – Champagne Nutrition Banana Cinnamon Zoats – PopSugar Zucchini, Banana, and Flaxseed Muffins – Martha Stewart Avocado Toast – What’s Gaby Cooking Turkey Burger Pitas with Avocado & Feta – Ambitious Kitchen Healthy Pan-Grilled Chicken and Squash Nuggets – Indulge in Nutrition Skinny Chicken Salad – Skinny Mom 2nd trimester If you’ve survived the morning sickness, welcome back to the land of the living! 😉 The second trimester should bring with it your energy, appetite, and productivity. Woohoo! For this trimester, we picked healthy pregnancy meals that might require some more prep (before the third trimester hits and you feel like doing ~nothing~ in the kitchen) and meals with more flavors you may be craving! Sun Butter, Banana + Chia Seed Toast – The Skinny Fork Raspberry Banana Smoothie – Baker by Nature The Pregnant Gal’s Brunch Enchiladas – Mumberry Spinach, Egg, and Avocado Stuffed Sweet Potato – Hello Glow Cauliflower Rice Burrito Bowl – Minimalist Baker Healthy Pesto Tomato and Broccoli Pasta – iFOODreal Zucchini and Corn Quesadillas – Damn Delicious Turkey & Kale Baked Ziti (Greek Style) – My Texas Kitchen Crockpot Chicken Veggie Quinoa Soup – Chelsea’s Messy Apron Grilled Chili Lime Chicken Fajita Salad – Caf? Delites 3rd trimester Hooray! Your little muffin is almost done baking in that tummy of yours. These meals are similar to the ones we picked for the first trimester, in the fact that they don’t require a ton of preparation. They do have a whole lot more flavor though, and we even threw some higher calorie meals in there to make sure you’re meeting your 450 calorie/day increase. Breakfast Egg Muffins – Hurry the Food Up Sweet Potato, Black Bean, & Egg White Breakfast Burritos – Ambitious Kitchen Blueberry Pie Overnight Oats – The Kitchn Vanilla Latte Protein Smoothie – Celebrating Sweets Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole with Butternut Squash and Cranberries – Well Plated Creamy Broccoli and Chicken Quinoa Casserole – Cooking Classy Chinese Chicken Power Salad – Mumberry Late Summer One-Pot Minestrone – In My Bowl Caprese Stuffed Chicken Foil Packs – The Wholesome Dish Baked Chicken Parmesan Over Zucchini Noodles Would you like more easy, healthy prenatal recipes formatted for printing? Download A Day of Recipes for Each Trimester: