Morning Sickness: Not Just For Mornings!!

That was definitely the color of my smoothie.

Call it a misnomer, but morning sickness is not just for mornings. It's also for afternoons, evening, middle of the nights...

I have been lucky so far in that I've only had mild nausea, but over the weekend, after I returned from a long business trip, I could barely drag myself out of bed Saturday morning. When I did drag myself out of bed to run an errand, I sat in the car feeling completely sick. I got a smoothie on the way home thinking it would be good if I could suck down a little fruit, but before I was halfway done, I found myself running to the bathroom (my husband ran in completely the opposite direciton).

Backwards smoothie does not taste good.

Since then, I've been in the confounding position of being starving all the time but also nauseous to the point where very little sounds appealing.

Do I dare cook dinner tonight? Stay tuned...

What are some tips you've heard for fighting off morning sickness and nausea? What sorts of foods did you eat that actually stayed down?

Eat This: Whole Wheat Naan with Eggplant Hummus

One of my favorite quick lunches even before I was pregnant, this only takes two minutes to make, is super tasty and pretty satisfying. Not to mention, the naan is full of fiber, the tomatoes are full of lycopene (whatever the hell that is) and the hummus is high in iron, folate--we all need our folate!--protein and fiber.

Directions:
Toast one piece of whole wheat naan (I really like Trader Joe's naan because it is very chewy). Spread liberally with favorite hummus (going with Trader Joe's again). Add sliced tomato. Now here's the most important part of the whole meal: salt and pepper your tomatoes! I repeat: salt and pepper your tomatoes! Throw on some fresh cilantro (or whatever herb you prefer) and maybe a little sprinkle of parmesan.

Enjoy!