Hey everyone welcome back to my YouTube channel
I post a lot of content on my Instagram stories
sharing what I'm eating throughout a given day
So a lot of people have asked me if I
can make a what I eat in a day style
YouTube video specifically now that I'm pregnant and you may
have noticed that I've actually never made a video before
with this title on my YouTube channel and there's a
reason for that
That's because I'm personally really sensitive to the fact that
when someone makes a video sharing what they eat in
the day oftentimes people can start to feel like they
need to eat that exact way in order to adopt
that person's lifestyle habits
And the truth is no two days of eating ever
look the same for me
So there's not even something that I could point to
and say this is what I eat in a typical
day
So instead I'm titling this video what I ate today
because I just want to give you a glimpse at
one random day in my pregnancy and what I happen
to eat on this day
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So on this day when I woke up I was
craving some sort of toast for breakfast but I wasn't
sure if I wanted to go the sweet route or
the savory route
So I did a little bit of both
I started by mashing half an avocado on one slice
of gluten free toast and then on the other slice
I put some peanut butter with some freshly cut summer
strawberries
I put sea salt and everything bagel seasoning on the
avocado half and then on the strawberry and peanut butter
half I put some chia seeds on top
I poured myself an ice coffee with some almond milk
This is my staple morning drink
And yes I'm still having about one cup of coffee
a day throughout my pregnancy
My doctor said it was okay for me definitely check
with your doctor if you have any concerns
So this is just what breakfast looks like for me
on this day
But as I mentioned every morning looks different
So I just wanted to show you here a look
at another breakfast that I actually had the following morning
which was a homemade gluten free waffle
I made using a waffle maker
Actually this is my mother in law making it for
me
She's really good at making pancakes and waffles
This was a friday
And if you follow me on Instagram you know that
I do waffle Fridays sometimes they're frozen sometimes homemade
So on this day I made a waffle using gluten
free powder that's usually used for pancakes and waffles then
I added in some frozen blueberries and I paired it
with more ice coffee on this day
And I also did have some avocado toast on the
side with some fresh strawberries
Something I have been thinking about especially during pregnancy is
making sure that I'm getting healthy fats in throughout the
day
So I have been doing that a lot with avocado
in the morning but sometimes I switch it up and
I get in my healthy fats in other ways like
with fish or nuts and seed butters coconut oil stuff
like that here I'm just showing you this one shot
of filling up my water bottle
But I do this about four times throughout the day
and this right here is a 24 ounce water bottle
So I'm always making sure to stay very hydrated
And on this morning I just went outside and I
did some stretching
I've been having a lot of lower back pain that's
been developing throughout pregnancy and I find that walking on
the grass is really helpful for that
Plus I've also been trying to maximize my time outside
while the weather is nice
So getting outside bare feet on the grass is a
great morning ritual
Okay so now we can fast forward to around 11
a.m. And I just wanted a little extra snack here
with some protein but I wasn't quite ready for lunch
yet
So I made a smoothie and this was basically just
a little mid morning snack to hold me over until
lunch
Sometimes they don't even have a meal at this time
of day
It kind of just depends on whether or not I'm
hungry
Then around 1 30 I started making my lunch and
on this day I decided to go with a rap
So this is a gluten free rice flour tortilla
I mashed avocado on the bottom and then I put
some hummus on top
I added in some pre cut grilled chicken that we
had for dinner the night before and also some fresh
tomatoes some lettuce a few kalamata olives and some cheese
on top
I never know how to roll these wraps up but
I just kind of rolled it as tightly as I
could
This one was really stuffed so it was difficult and
then I just popped it on a skillet with some
butter on the bottom and then I put this pot
top over it just to press it down and basically
help heat it up and keep it closed
This is what the rap looked like when I took
it off the pan and I played it with a
pickle on the side
I also put some sriracha on the top which has
been a major craving of mine throughout pregnancy and then
I just put some chips on the side because I
wanted something crunchy and salty
This lunch was a great way to get some protein
from the chicken along with some greens and vegetables like
the tomatoes and the lettuces
But I also did get in some more healthy fat
with the avocado
I also got some more protein with the U
S
And this is just a really quick and easy lunch
for me
So between lunchtime and dinnertime is the longest stretch of
the day without eating for me
So I pretty much always have a little power snack
in the middle of the day
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I also cleared with my doctor that I could have
one of these every so often
I'm typically the kind of person who can only have
my coffee in the morning
I just generally would not drink coffee or have espresso
at all in the afternoon because it would keep me
up all night and make me jittery
But these bars have caffeine that's derived from organic green
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they don't affect my sleep
So I really trust them as an afternoon snack
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You can see the texture here so soft I really
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snack
So on this day I wanted to get a little
creative with the bar and use it in a way
that I had never used it before
So I decided to include it in this yogurt bowl
that I was craving I added in greek yogurt then
the chia seeds and hemp seeds on top then the
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All right moving on to dinner you might have seen
on my tiktok that my family is part of a
C
S
A
Program which is a community supported agriculture program
We sign up for it in the summer time
It means that every other week we get a big
basket like this with fresh fruits and vegetables from a
local farm
And it helps us support the local agriculture around us
while getting fresh fruits and vegetables
So I'm just walking you through some of the stuff
that came in
R
C
S
A basket on this day we got a lot of
lettuces
We got this rainbow chard green beans a whole bag
of beefs lots of tomatoes and peppers also ground cherries
eggplant and so much more so for dinner we were
having a greek mediterranean themed family dinner
So we laid out a tray of chopped veggies that
we roasted
So here you're seeing eggplant and then peppers of all
different colors
We also made some fresh corn on the cob and
we cook this on the grill and then this little
tomato and cucumber salad on the side that is going
to be served cold and fresh
Here's a quick little shot of the chicken breast that
was being cooked with some seasoning on it
And then here's a look at my final plate from
the night
So I had some chicken
I actually cut the corn off the cob
I like eating it that way a lot better
There's the cucumber tomato salad the roasted vegetables some green
beans and then I also added some Kalamata olives on
the side and some Hamas on the plane and then
what you're seeing on this next frame is actually my
second plate because I went back for seconds which I've
been doing a lot during pregnancy
I just cannot seem to get full
And sometimes I regret it because sometimes I feel like
my stomach feels extra tight after having two dinners
But most of the time I don't regret it at
all
And on this night we happened to make a peach
crisp that was gluten free for dessert
So I will definitely link the recipe for this down
below
But I also wanted to show you kind of like
the alternative breakfast that I showed you the following night
when it was friday
We went out for ice cream and I just wanted
to show you another example of something that I might
have for dessert
That's a little bit of a lower lift and potentially
not as healthy
But I do love ice cream and so on this
night I got mint chocolate chip with some racist peanut
butter cups on top which are gluten free
I'm very happy to share
And yeah I just wanted to show you that breakfast
lunch dinner dessert and snacks can always look different
Thank you for coming back to my channel
I hope you liked watching this video and seeing what
I ate today in my 26th week of pregnancy Let
me know if you want to see more what I
ate today style videos
Just no I'm never going to call them what I
eat in a day
I don't want to be misleading but I hope you
enjoyed this one
And I'm looking forward to seeing you next week on
my YouTube channel
Thank you
Mhm