Mel’s Clean Eating Meals document everything I eat and drink throughout the day. I’ve definitely been more lax on my diet since I’ve been pregnant.
I try to eat healthy and clean 80% of the time, but I definitely allow a few more splurges in there (ice cream, chocolate, candy, etc). I’ve been keeping up with my workouts and eating healthy otherwise, so I don’t mind those occasional indulgences right now.
Check out what I ate and drank throughout the day, but don’t forget to check out this week’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas Week 54 post to see how I made these meals. Meal prep helps me maintain a healthy diet, even when I’m busy or too tired to cook. I definitely recommend preparing a few things ahead of time to help you eat healthy during the week.
Now, on to my clean eating meals!
4:30am – Pre-workout:
Water has been my biggest hang up with being pregnant. Who would have thought? For a while it was the taste that was bothering me, but now I just struggle to drink it. Not entirely sure why.
I usually start the day by drinking 1 full liter of water, but lately I’ve been lucky to drink half. I did get half gone before I left for the gym. Along with water I also had 1/2 a banana.
6:30am – Meal #1:
Breakfast was 4 egg whites scrambled and topped with 2 whole eggs cooked over-easy. I seasoned both with salt and pepper. Along with the eggs I had a whole wheat English muffin, half topped with butter and the other half topped with 1% cottage cheese, strawberry jam and agave.
Cottage cheese and jam/jelly is not just a “pregnancy thing”, I swear. Someone told me that and I laughed, but that person tried it and liked it! It is a great combo.
9:00am – Snack #1:
A little after I got to work I snacked on some grapes. Not the best grapes, but not the worst!
10:00am – Meal #2:
My actual meal was a serving of overnight oats. Instead of mixing them with plain Greek yogurt, I used some of the Oikos Triple Zero Greek Yogurt in the mixed berry and it was SO good!
I topped with oats with blueberries, banana and almond butter. I am going to have to try this more often. Check out this week’s meal prep post to see how I made the overnight oats.
12:15pm – Meal #3:
Lunch was a hamburger patty topped with a very thin slice of mozzarella cheese and mashed avocado. On the side I had roasted sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli and cauliflower and sweet corn. It was a good lunch with lots of colors!
1:00pm – Snack #2:
I get really full really quick at lunch, but my stomach starts rumbling a little later. A little after lunch I had a small gala apple.
Along with the apple I had some of these Brookside Dark Chocolate Acai & Blueberry pieces. I swear these are like crack-cocaine…. I cannot stop eating them! It is dangerous to keep them in my desk….
4:30pm – Meal #4:
Mid-afternoon I had cottage cheese topped with tomatoes, avocado and black pepper. I’d already eaten the apple that was suppose to go with this (whoops) so I ate my raw veggies instead.
When I packed these meals I’d intended to eat the veggies after lunch and the apple with the cottage cheese for some healthy carbs. It all works itself out I guess!
6:30pm – Meal #5:
My sister & I went to Brighton, CO to meet up with some of our friends for dinner. We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings. The cool thing (for me at least) is that they put the calorie content of the food on their menu! Some people don’t care about that, but I do. All the entrees have 800+ calories… some over 1,200 calories! Holy cow…
I ended up getting the Street Tacos off their appetizer menu. It was surprisingly filling and only 570 calories! I got the southwest ranch on the side, so mine was even a little under that in terms of calories.
Well that is everything I ate in terms of Mel’s Clean Eating Meals. If you have any questions about these clean eating meals then please ask! Email me at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com or comment below. Don’t forget to check out this week’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas Week 54 post to see how I made these foods.
