One of the things that I learned while I was pregnant with Boy is how important it is to eat protein. It helps you develop your baby into a healthy person, but it also helps your body to a speedier recovery. I am not a cook, so on June 24th, I put out a request on Facebook to get some ideas. Here is what was returned to me:
1: Been very into Quinoa lately. Would have gobbled it up while preggo! I cook it like brown rice, in broth. For caroline I add asparagus puree. Super high in protein–8g in a 1/4 c I think! Cheapest in the giant bag at costco. 🙂
2: You can toast it before cooking — makes it nuttier in flavor. I LOVE it with chicken teriyaki and veggies!
3: If you can have dairy then greek yogurt has loads of protein, depending on the kind it can have 16g per container. I also love quinoa with edamame and corn, very tasty 🙂
4: Here’s the all-time favorite at our house: Crockpot Salisbury Steak
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Salisbury-Steak/Detail.aspx
I’ve tried it with the dredging/browning and without, and I can’t really taste that much difference, so you can leave that part out and save yourself a good 20-30 mins.
5: Quinoa, potato, silken tofu, sesame seeds, salt, pepper, oregano, 2 cloves of garlic, onion powder, parsley cook together make balls fry in 1 Tblspn of oil on each side etc. If you are interested just tell me on FB and I will message you the recipe. 🙂
I also received a couple of emails with recipes. You will see them coming up this year in my 52 weeks of recipes learned (Tasty Tuesdays – Coming in 2011!)… But for now, that’s what I found out.
