NHG: Help, I'm starving!

[bunnymendelbaum]

I'm sooo hungry, please help me. I think this nursing is taking its toll. We eat really healthy and I think I need to increase the healthy fat in my diet.

(I'm thinking along the lines of whole fat Greek yogurt, nuts, etc. and even less healthy but not chock full of preservatives stuff.)

What are you favorite fattening, but moderately healthy foods?

[thewop]

Peanut butter sandwich
Egg sandwich (english muffin, fried egg, cheese, ham)

[bunnymendelbaum]

Eggs! I always forget. Thx.
I had PB for lunch.

I'm resisting the urge to have DH go buy me an ice cream cake. Ha!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Avocado. Lots and lots of avocado.
Peanut butter. A piece of peanut butter on whole-grain sourdough toast is like heaven. Seriously. SO good.
Eggs.

How much protein are you getting? Maybe you need to increase your protein intake (which I find always helps when I'm hungry.)

[peach]

Would you do protein shakes?? those help me stay full for sure...I use some protein powder from the health food store and add skim milk and ice cubes, and then whatever "Fun" stuff I want...fruit, peanut butter, etc. I like adding a spoon of peanut butter and jam, or I know this is really bad but I love peanut butter and a tsp of butterscotch pudding powder

[bunnymendelbaum]

Is it weird that I'm scared of protein shakes? The powder wigs me out. Might be better than feeling so hungry.

I have realized I rely on milk for protein a lot. DD2 is gassy so I've been avoiding milk.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I don't like protein powder either. What about Luna bars or some other "protein" bar? They won't help if your stomach is legit empty (because there's not a lot to them) but if you're just needing to increase protein, they're a good option.

[peach]

You might also just need to eat a little more in general. breastfeeding burns up to 600 calories a day.

[Deleted]

When I was nursing, I needed more protein. If you're not vegetarian, more meat helped me a lot. I ate so much lean pork and chicken (and I usually hate chicken but I totally craved it while bfing). I didn't realize how much I wasn't eating before (I love carbs otherwise and pick them everytime!).
I also needed more calories than I thought. Fruit helped with that.

[bunnymendelbaum]

I'm not avoiding dairy altogether, but just the mass quantities of milk I used to drink.

Dairy- funny you say that I noticed the last 2 nights I'm eating a ton of meat. (DH made a roast)

[ssmjlm]

I've been mixing a heaping tablespoon of PB into oatmeal for breakfast to try and stay full longer.

Also maybe try Greek yogurt, protein powder and fruit. This way the powder is masked.

[magdala]

Avocado, mint and lime with goat cheese on toast.

Recipe simpleprovisions.com.au/2012/06/22/homesick-toast/

[kitty]

I love: www.target.com/p/justin-s-chocolate-hazelnut-butter-16-oz/-/A-13474001
It only has 7g sugar per serving to Nutella's 21g.

I was dairy free and lived on: sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/coconut-milk-ice-creams

The nuts and avocado are great ideas as are hard boiled eggs that you can keep in the fridge to grab for an easy snack. Granola is also usually high in calories.

The protein powders are usually made of whey - so if your LO is really sensitive to cow's milk proteins, that may not be the best idea.

[whitemerlot]

Target and Trader Joe's carry a lot of different trail mixes that I like to snack on when nursing.