Looking for morning sickness remedies to help you get through the day?! Well,
you've come to the right place! Stay tuned to hear how to prepare my three favourite, quick and easy
morning sickness recipes. And, let me let you in on a little secret (one includes ice cream!!!!).
I hope that you're already starting to feel a little better after implementing some of the
strategies I taught you in my previous video. If you missed it, now is a great time to give
it a watch before I teach you about my top three nutritious morning sickness remedies.
For those of you who are new to my channel, my name is Melanie McGrice and I'm a specialist
pre and postnatal dietitian. I love unpacking nutrition research and guidelines to help you
give your growing bubba the best start, with the power of good food.
Without further ado, let's look at my top three nutritious morning sickness remedies,
what they are and how they work.
Remedy number one: Lemon nice cream
When you have morning sickness, cool and cold foods are generally more appealing than warm
or hot foods. Because of this, my first nutritious suggestion is this delicious
nice cream. Nice cream looks and tastes just like ice cream but is much more nutritious.
Basically you take a few very ripe bananas, the riper the better, and freeze them in chunks.
When frozen solid, you blend these chunks in your processor until they transform into a creamy mock
ice cream. While blending, you can also go ahead and add whichever flavours pique your fancy.
My recommendation is to add some lemon juice and zest and maybe also a splash of vanilla extract.
The scent of lemon has been found to help reduce nausea and the fresh citrus taste will be light
on your palate. This is a great way to pack in some beneficial nutrients like potassium,
vitamin C and fibre while feeling like you are eating a treat.
Remedy number two: Beetroot and ginger juice
Sticking to our 'cool' theme, the next nutritious remedy on the list is beetroot juice laced with
fresh ginger. Ginger is well known for reducing nausea, in fact some health authorities recommend
that you take up to 1000milligrams of ginger powder split into 4 doses throughout the day.
Adding some fresh ginger to your drinks, meals and snacks will also
help. I love this specific juice because not only is it tasty and nausea-busting
but beetroots are also packed with beneficial nutrients making this more than a remedy. Some
research has shown that the nitrates in beetroot juice can help lower blood pressure in pregnancy.
Basically the nitrates are converted to nitric oxide which prompts blood vessels to widen,
helping to relieve high blood pressure (which can be very dangerous to mum and bub).
Just don't get a fright if after drinking this juice you notice some red colouring
after using the loo. This is completely normal and harmless as it is just the leftover pigment.
Last but not least, remedy number three: Protein bliss balls
Small, frequent meals are the best to keep nausea (and hunger) at bay. Ironically even though most
women can't stomach certain proteins (like animal proteins) when struggling with morning sickness,
protein-rich meals and snacks have also been found to help reduce nausea.
Sometimes we don't have time to create something elaborate and that's where these handy bite
sized protein balls come in handy. Combine equal amounts of natural peanut butter with milk powder,
both of which are a great source of protein, with some pasteurised honey,
a pinch of salt and some vanilla essence and mix to combine. Keep these little bliss balls
in an airtight container in the fridge and pop a few in your lunchbox for an impromptu snack.
If you've found these remedies useful, you'll absolutely love our morning sickness toolkit. This
is a specially created practical resource for our mum's struggling with morning sickness. You don't
have to struggle on your own, we've collated the best information out there, so that you don't have
to. Pop on over to melaniemcgrice.com/shop to get your toolkit now.
Also remember to subscribe to this channel because I have one more morning sickness video for you
where I'll be taking you through what to eat in a day to not only nourish you
and your growing bub, but keep nausea at bay! See you soon!