{"id":7210,"date":"2015-02-11T07:56:07","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=7210"},"modified":"2015-02-11T07:56:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T12:56:07","slug":"quick-protein-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/11\/quick-protein-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Protein Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things I learned during my first trimester with Doodle as I struggled with my weird style of morning sickness was the power of regular eating. \u00a0The first few weeks I relied on sugar to make myself feel better. \u00a0When I would start feeling shaky and off, I would pop some fruit snacks. \u00a0When I walked to pick Honeybun up from school I would throw a Cherry 7Up in the bottom of my buggy just in case I started feeling bad while out.<\/p>\n

But what I learned over the weeks was while the sugar helped initially, it didn’t last long. \u00a0It got me through whatever task I needed to complete (or got me home) but the only thing that really took the edge off for an extended time was a full meal.<\/p>\n

This pregnancy I immediately started going towards protein when I was started feeling poorly and it has made a huge difference! \u00a0The protein not only lasts longer than the sugar, it works better. \u00a0But it’s certainly not easier. \u00a0It’s easy to grab some candy or a sugar-filled soda. \u00a0It’s not so easy to find quick and easy protein (other than protein bars which I try to limit since I don’t like the texture of the protein blends nor do I like over consuming all the other “stuff” in them).<\/p>\n

So here’s what I’ve been able to do to get a quick protein punch when I don’t have the time or feel well enough to prepare something:<\/p>\n

Peanut butter<\/strong> (8g protein in 2 tablespoons). \u00a0I have it with crackers, apples or any other delivery device I can get my hands on (I will not confirm nor deny eating peanut butter on a spoon…)<\/p>\n

Hard boiled eggs<\/strong> (6g in one large). \u00a0Boil a few eggs, peel them when you feel well and grab one when you need it (also great for hungry toddlers who need a quick snack but can’t have yogurt or cheese!)<\/p>\n

\"SONYCheese<\/strong> (5-8g per 1 oz slice depending on type). Nothing is easier than stuffing your mouth with cheese!<\/p>\n

Cottage Cheese<\/strong> (13g in 4oz). \u00a0Scoop in a bowl, scoop it in your mouth!<\/p>\n

Yogurt<\/strong> (6g in a container of regular yogurt, 14oz in a container of Greek). \u00a0No bowl necessary, simply open and shovel!<\/p>\n

Nuts<\/strong> (4-6g per oz depending on type, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews and walnuts are the highest). \u00a0Grab a handful or bowlful and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Fully cooked breakfast sausage<\/strong> (10-12g per serving). \u00a0These are my favorite right now, while not as grab and go as other options, most only take 30-45 seconds in the microwave and you’re ready to eat!<\/p>\n

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One of the things I learned during my first trimester with Doodle as I struggled with my weird style of morning sickness was the power of regular eating. \u00a0The first few weeks I relied on sugar to make myself feel better. \u00a0When I would start feeling shaky and off, I would pop some fruit snacks. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,388],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-life","category-the-pregnant-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7214,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7210\/revisions\/7214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}