First Trimester- Eating Good to Feel and Look Good

Pregnancy can be discomforting with a changing body, nausea, morning sickness and all. but the baby growing inside of you is an adorable little treasure so you must feel good to have a positive emotional, psychological impact on your baby.

Feeling good comes with dealing with the discomfort the right way to make you comfortable.
one way to do that is with what you eat, how you eat and when you eat. Morning sickness is mostly inevitable for the first 3 months  so brace yourself.

Tips to sail through the phase
Nausea can set in as early as before you get out of bed and it is severe on empty stomach. When your stomach is empty, its acids have nothing to digest and this can trigger nausea. Before going to sleep for the night, have a snack of protein and complex carbohydrates to help you through the night and early morning.Boiled/roasted corn with roasted groundnut is not a bad choice. Whole wheat bread and groundnut paste(peanut butter) is also ideal.
Complex carbohydrate takes a while to break down so your stomach won't be empty. Proteins have high Vitamin B6 which is believed to relieve nausea in some women[1]

Example of complex carbohydrate foods:

Grains- Millet, Oats, Wheat, wild rice, brown rice, Corn. Any product that is made from these grains is also complex as well- Whole grain bread, banku, kenkey, Hausa koko, cornmeal porridge etc. are examples of these. These foods are quit heavy and must not be eaten late at night. Also pasta, macaroni and breakfast cereals  that are made from whole grains are complex carbohydrates.

Kenkey- made from Corn

Fruits are high in water content, fiber, vitamins and they have virtually no fat at all. Fruits packed with complex carbohydrates include apricots, oranges, plums, pears, grapefruits and prunes.

Vegetables are high in water, low in fat, have multiple vitamins and minerals, and most varieties are complex carbohydrates. Broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, turnip greens, eggplant, potatoes, carrots, onions, all types of lettuce, celery, cucumbers, cabbage, artichokes and asparagus are all examples of these.

Legumes: Beans are a type of legume that is a complex carbohydrate. Specific examples include lentils, kidney beans, black beans, peas, garbanzo beans, soy beans and pinto beans.

Better still keep whole-wheat biscuit or dry cereals by your bedside and eat before getting out of bed to avoid empty stomach in the morning.

"Eat early, take snack before bedtime and eat small meals often"

Ginger a known remedy for nausea. Incorporate it in your foods how does ginger biscuit sound .......... relieving!


A low blood sugar level caused by long stretches between meals can have a similar nausea effect. It is better to eat small frequent meals ensuring that you have all the essential nutrients. Eating often five or six times in small portions than the normal three large meals a day.

At this time when vomiting is common due to nausea taking beverages liquid based foods are convenient drinking more soups and nutritious beverages- juices, smoothies  helps you get the nutrients you need and not likely to cause you to throw up.

Fat is difficult to digest and can aggravate your nausea state. Stick to foods with essential fat like: Salmon, Anchovies, Herring, Sardines, Trout, Other oily fishes, shrimps, crab
and reduce your fat intake during this time.
Avoid spicy foods bland foods are the way to go-A bland diet consists of foods that are generally soft, low in dietary fiber, cooked rather than raw, and not spicy easy to digest.

What next ! after eating good>>>>>> you feel good? >>>>> show it on the outside LOOK GOOD

Don't you love her style

Don't you love how she LOOKS >>>>>>>>>>>






[1] Festin M (2007). Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy, search date May 2008. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.