Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 hi doris, welcome to the group. you don't need to worry about your daughter in law....she will be fine eating a vegetarian diet during her preganancy as long as she eats healthfully. if she eats a varied diet full of whole grains, legumes, and vegetables she won't have to worry about getting enough protein. when i was pregnant with my son, i used a protein powder called spiru-tein (found at health food stores)to my diet. i would add the protein powder to smoothies or shakes (my favorite was vanilla flavored spiru-tein with apple juice and ice)and have them for breakfast. ginger and raspberry leaf are excellent for combating morning sickness. traditional medicinals makes ginger tea and a raspberry leaf tea esp. for preganant women. both are extremely safe. i hope this helps. if you need any further info are need help finding these items, let me know...i'll be happy to help. we are glad to have you here..... susie --- k_waverly <doris wrote: > My son and new daughter-in-law just announced their > first pregnancy. > We are extremely thrilled. She is a vegetarian and > is the main reason > I joined this and similar groups. We not only want > to support her, > but we want to eat healthier, too. Health reasons > make that extremely > important for me. I'm still learning, so I have a > few questions for > all of you. > > 1) How can our daughter-in-law get enough protein > without resorting to > eating meat? (Which she is thinking of doing.) > > 2) Does anyone know of a good natural way to combat > morning sickness? > She is suffering badly from it. > > Thanks for any help you can give us. > > ~ Doris > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Susie, Thanks for the info. When I did a Google search on spiru-tein, I found a website offering samples and coupons. Very helpful! I'm not as worried about her diet providing enough nutrition for her and the baby as she is. From my own experience battling severe anemia, I know she can get protein from non-meat sources. I just can't remember all of them since my need for them was more than 30 yers ago now. lol And so much has changed and improved in that those years. I really don't want her to change her diet unless she has no other choice. I did buy her some protein bars, beans, and a new protein water by Special K. Still looking for other alternatives. My husband keeps saying what a great mother-in-law and grandma I'm being, but I'm afraid she'll think it's interfering. , " artichoke72x " <artichoke72x wrote: > > hi doris, > welcome to the group. > you don't need to worry about your daughter in > law....she will be fine eating a vegetarian diet > during her preganancy as long as she eats healthfully. > if she eats a varied diet full of whole grains, > legumes, and vegetables she won't have to worry about > getting enough protein. > > when i was pregnant with my son, i used a protein > powder called spiru-tein (found at health food > stores)to my diet. i would add the protein powder to > smoothies or shakes (my favorite was vanilla flavored > spiru-tein with apple juice and ice)and have them for > breakfast. > > ginger and raspberry leaf are excellent for combating > morning sickness. traditional medicinals makes ginger > tea and a raspberry leaf tea esp. for preganant women. > both are extremely safe. > > i hope this helps. if you need any further info are > need help finding these items, let me know...i'll be > happy to help. > > we are glad to have you here..... > susie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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