https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 02:57:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1071115 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:36:57 +0000 LovelyPlum 1071115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gilmoregirl: bagels and cream cheese are the best things ever. And I hear you on giving myself a pass. Any other time, and all of these carbs would make me so sick! I'm trying to eat fruit when it sounds good, but I can't wait until I can get out of the time when all that sounds good is junk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1071075 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:08:45 +0000 jhd 1071075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@deerylou: the blackberry jam &amp; smoked Gouda combo sounds yum! I have been doing wheat toast w strawberry jam the past few days. And I got some bagels tonight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1071072 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:06:47 +0000 jhd 1071072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gilmoregirl: thanks :) i have always been a snacker, but don't leave snacks in my desk for fear of bugs or rodents. Lol. maybe i am paranoid though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070844 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:14:27 +0000 deerylou 1070844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gilmoregirl: Something else I enjoyed that was similar to my stand by bagel and cream cheese was an english muffin/crumpet with blackberry jam and smoked gouda. I would occasionally have a bagel for breakfast, and an english muffin at lunch. Carbs were the only thing I could happily stomach! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070835 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:11:14 +0000 gilmoregirl 1070835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: girl, how can you teach without a snack drawer?? :) Even before I was pregnant, I kept a drawer full of crackers, granola bars, etc because I never knew when I'd be desperate for a snack. It's even more important now :)</p> <p>And honestly, as far as sodium and other unhealthy things, I am giving myself a pass right now. It's just so hard to eat anything, but it really shouldn't be a long term thing anyway. I generally eat pretty healthy, and even now I try to get in yogurt and fruit as much as possible, but I know I've got a carb-heavy, sodium-high diet. For a while I was really stressed about it. But I'm almost out of the first tri, so I'm expecting that within the next several weeks I'll have more balance. It's temporary. Eat what you can for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070820 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:06:23 +0000 gilmoregirl 1070820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: @deerylou: I could seriously live on bagels and cream cheese right now, but I try to limit myself to weekday mornings. Soo good. At this point, I can barely eat anything and I am THRILLED when something actually sounds good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070247 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:43:41 +0000 lemondrop 1070247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@deerylou: yes! how could I forget, bagels &amp; cream cheese has been my breakfast staple this pregnancy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070231 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:40:35 +0000 jhd 1070231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@indi: thanks for the container suggestion! :) i'll check them out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070230 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:40:13 +0000 jhd 1070230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: thanks! oranges sound good. maybe i can get some cuties. those are easy to unwrap. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070227 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:39:05 +0000 jhd 1070227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: you've given me hope. maybe this craziness will be over soon &amp; i can enjoy some food again. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070226 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:38:31 +0000 jhd 1070226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@deerylou: ooh a bagel is a good idea. i had a dream about a bagel and cream cheese the other night. how weird is that!?!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1070224 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:37:55 +0000 jhd 1070224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: thanks! that's a great idea. maybe if i left some little things at school i won't feel like i'm lugging a huge suitcase of food each day! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1069342 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:28:31 +0000 lemondrop 1069342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My go-to's have been buttered tortillas, spaghetti with butter and parmesan (yeah the powdered awful stuff), and rice cooked in orange juice instead of water with a little butter. I also take along a couple oranges, those cheese cracker sandwiches with peanut butter in the center (also my nursing go to snack), granola bars, Greek yogurt, and a few bottles of Gatorade. </p> <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Ugh, same here- I usually love pizza, but can't stand it right now :( I also usually love Jimmy John's veggie sandwiches, I got a turkey sandwich the other day, gave all the meat to C for dinner, took one bite and just couldn't eat it. I was so sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1069323 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:11:52 +0000 PinkElephant 1069323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nuts, dried fruit, trail mix, dry cereal...try little bite sized things that you can keep in your desk w/o refrigeration, that way you can keep a whole variety on hand at school. Then you can bring fresh items like cheese/yogurt, veggies with peanut butter or hummus, fresh fruit....on a daily basis. Less to pack in the AM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1069161 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:15:33 +0000 deerylou 1069161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also teach, and the first trimester was definitely difficult. </p> <p>Since I gave up deli meat, and leafy greens made me physically ill until the second trimester, I usually packed a bagel. I would alternate between a savory bagel with chive cream cheese and a sweet bagel with berry shmear. I was a big fan of fruit throughout my pregnancy, so apples, grapes, and citrus were usually packed. Greek yogurt, hard boiled eggs, trail mix (almonds, dried cranberries, and cashews), string cheese, and granola bars were also in the rotation. </p> <p>Variety is key! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1069147 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:04:03 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1069147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: you know, I didn't get nearly any cravings or aversions, except for a few weeks in the first trimester where I just wanted sodium! I ate black olives from a can, Top Ramen with mustard mixed in, saltines by the handful....it was crazy. So, I say, eat whatever sounds good at the time and just keep hydrated. It'll probably pass in a few weeks and you'll be on to the next thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1068877 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:31:20 +0000 indi 1068877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a few more of these containers and LOVED the variety and options they gave me. I'd pack a cold one (cheeses, dips, yoghurt, etc) and one that can sit on my desk all day (veggies, crackers, fruits, cereal) and it gave me 6+ options of things to snack on every day. Having a variety helped me eat more and kept me interested in my snacking. Like @futuremama: said, I just brought a decent amount of stuff home at night, too. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Container-Divided-Rectangle-2-Count/dp/B003U6DJ90" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Container-Divided-Rectangle-2-Count/dp/B003U6DJ90</a></p> <p>ETA- my favorite snacks were crackers, wheat thins with cheese, cherry tomatoes, raspberries, strawberries, concord grapes, bell peppers, carrots, pears, and peaches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1068767 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:15:35 +0000 jhd 1068767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pink Champagne: you're right i am sure. i just can't get anything else down right now but salty snacks...at least not when i'm at school. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1068757 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:14:31 +0000 Pink Champagne 1068757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Careful with all of that sodium girl ... Bloat isn't fun when you're pregnant!<br /> I did a lot of fruit, yogurt, string cheese, nuts, soups. Lots and lots of fruit. And fizzy waters like Perrier are my absolute favorite during pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1068732 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:11:15 +0000 jhd 1068732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird @joyfulkiwi @lovelyplum @babyboecksmom @futuremama @mrsbells @maplemoose @nana87 @mrsnoop @mrsh @gilmoregirl</p> <p>hope i didn't miss anyone. thanks for the suggestions ladies!!! :)</p> <p>today i made it through with cheezit snack mix, mini ritz cheese cracker sandwiches and a cup of diced pears....definitely not my normal healthy eating, but i did eat some green beans with dinner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065499 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:22:51 +0000 gilmoregirl 1065499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>chicken noodle soup, mac and cheese, pb&amp;j, yogurt, fruit, granola bars. Sun Chips have been great lately. Basically as many options and as much food as possible, but almost all bland, safe foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065232 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:28:17 +0000 MrsH 1065232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always had several canned items stashed in a desk drawer incase what I brought didn't sound good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065217 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:24:31 +0000 mrsnoop 1065217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh, this is something I struggled with too. Whatever sounded good when I was packing usually seemed so unappetizing when lunchtime came around. I ended up buying most days since it was so unpredictable, but of course that is not what you want to hear! But that, and keeping crackers in my drawer were what got me through. Now that I'm in the 2nd trimester, my appetite is so much easier to deal with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065215 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:24:15 +0000 nana87 1065215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a teacher but I've been eating a lot of yogurt, whole wheat crackers, peanut butter, fruit, hummos with either carrots or pretzels, and granola bars (esp Luna bars, just discovered them and thy are amazing!) to get me through the day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065198 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:19:39 +0000 MapleMoose 1065198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Variety was the key for me. Something might sound good when I packed it that morning but by afternoon it might not be as appealing. I would bring a bunch of small options to see what I could tolerate at the time. Plus I snacked continuously throughout the day, although this might not be a possibility for you. </p> <p>I brought (small amounts) pretzels with hummus, mini pb&amp;j or chicken salad sandwiches (I'd use dinner rolls), juice boxes, snack packs of chips &amp; cookies, yogurt, pudding, cereal, leftovers, crackers with slices of cheese, cottage cheese with cracker, oatmeal, grapes. Not the healthiest but it got me through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065155 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:03:16 +0000 Mrsbells 1065155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there an option to buy lunch at your school because during the 1st tri I had to always buy lunch, because I couldnt think in advance what I wanted to eat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065092 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:43:38 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1065092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: Sadly, I can't stand pizza right now :-( I tried to have some the other night because DH and I didn't want to cook, and I gagged trying to eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065062 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:34:46 +0000 futuremama 1065062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a teacher but I've learned to pack many options, and I just take a lot home with me. I've been sticking with fruit, cheese and crackers, granola bars, my MIL's banana bread. Luckily I get an hour for lunch so I can run out if I need to. Snacks are my biggest issue</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: that's too funny that you're craving watermelon and pineapple. I made a special trip to the store for this two things on Sunday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065052 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:31:18 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1065052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm like @JoyfulKiwi. I usually pack leftovers, but none of it sounds good. The only things that I've been able to eat consistently are peanut butter sandwiches, cheez-its/crackers, and soups I drink a lot of flavored tea (lemon is best) and ginger beer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/packing-lunch-in-the-1st-tri#post-1065050 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:29:20 +0000 LovelyPlum 1065050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a hard time, too! Nothing sounds good usually. I'm finding that granola bars are my friend, as are a variety of fruits (especially watermelon and pineapple) and veggies (raw green beans are awesome), yogurt, and saltines. Also, weirdly, sourdough bread. I usually end up bringing a lot and only eating what things happen to sound good to me that day!</p> <p>Though let's be real-what I really want, pretty much all the time, is PIZZA. Sigh. </p>