Pregnancy menu plan | Third trimester : Planner 3 ... Tip: you're more prone to
indigestion in the third trimester, so cut down on spicy foods to ease indigestion.
Pregnancy menu plan | Third trimester : Planner 3 You need plenty of energy in the third trimester. We’ve highlighted in purple snacks that will give you an energy boost. Vitamin K helps your blood to clot, which is important for birth. We’ve highlighted in pink foods that are rich in vitamin K Tip: you’re more prone to indigestion in the third trimester, so cut down on spicy foods to ease indigestion
Monday
Breakfast • Porridge made with milk flavoured with a pinch of cinnamon and a tbsp apple puree
Snack • Small roll with peanut butter
Lunch • Couscous egg salad with pine nuts and currants
Snack
Dinner
• Carrot sticks with hummus
• Chicken in a tomato sauce with pasta
• Thick slice of banana bread
• Creamy chickpea curry
• 2 rye crackers with sardine paste
• Chicken risotto
• 2-3 mini falafels
• Creamy haddock and salmon pie with green beans
• Fruity flapjack
• Lamb and mushroom casserole
• Wholemeal toast with baked beans
• Beef lasagne made with ragu sauce with a mixed side salad
• Cheese on toast
• Spinach and cheese quiche
• Satsuma
Tuesday
• Apple juice • Pot of plain fromage frais mixed with chopped fresh fruit (mango, peach or nectarine) and tbsp of flaked almonds served on scotch pancakes
• Muffin with a slice of edam
• Egg and cress baguette • Small bunch of grapes
Thursday
Wednesday
• Papaya smoothie • Wheat bisk cereal with semiskimmed with mashed/sliced banana
• Melon with blueberries and yoghurt
• Beetroot soup
• Slice of fruited malt loaf with spread
• Ham and cheese wholemeal sandwich
• Rice pot
• Mackerel and rocket salad
• Melon
• Apple juice • Porridge made with milk flavoured with a pinch of cinnamon and a tbsp apple puree in fruit juice
• Sliced mango
Saturday
Friday
• Herbal tea • Wholegrain toast spread with smooth peanut butter • Yoghurt drink • Pot of Greek yoghurt mixed with tbsp chopped dried fruit (apricots, figs or dates), flaked almonds and tbsp muesli (make the night before and keep in the fridge to soften)
• Chopped apple • Dried fruit snack
• Pitta with lamb’s lettuce, gruyere and grapes • Pear
Sunday
• Orange juice • Scrambled eggs on toasted bagel with spread
• Strawberry milkshake
• Roast beef with roast potatoes, carrots and green beans
