Do not feel like eating anything in the morning? Are you feeling low or did your nausea attack return? Don’t worry. This is normal during pregnancy days.
The first trimester days of pregnancy are exciting and tiresome due to nausea, fatigue, and other health issues. While carrying the baby in the womb makes you feel jovial, the attack of nausea may make you throw up frequently.
So, to make your days easier, we are here with some healthy yet delicious soups for pregnancy nausea.
These soups for pregnant women are enriched with essential nutrients. Also, the recipes are prepared to keep the general pregnancy restrictions in mind.
The ingredients used here are safe to consume during pregnancy. In addition, we have modified the usual recipes wherever required to make them safe and nutritious for women.
Troubles You May Face During Pregnancy
Pregnancy days may bring in several discomforts. Mornings can be especially troublesome for many.
Although morning sickness experience varies from person to person, most would-be-mothers feel these general troubles:
- Nausea and vomiting: Ask any of the pregnant ladies; 9 out of 10 ladies will answer ‘yes’ to this issue. It is a common issue that pregnant women feel in their early pregnancy days. Why only early days? Some of them do feel such problems throughout the course of pregnancy. But mostly, the mornings for them start with a pang of nauseating feeling. Sometimes, it may even lead to vomiting.
- Fatigue: Being tired is another common issue during pregnancy days. However, it is found that the ladies who have been super-active throughout their lives are less likely to experience fatigue during pregnancy. Here, we share healthy recipes that can treat the issue of fatigue well.
- Heartburn: The timespan for pregnancy is vulnerable. So, we must be cautious about our lifestyle and food habit these days. Otherwise, indigestion throbs on us. The soups for pregnancy nausea are healthy enough to make your stomach fulfilled without giving you the sense of heartburn or indigestion.
- Dizziness: Most expecting mothers feel dizziness in the initial days of pregnancy. Healthy soups for pregnancy will surely help you to prevent this issue. You will feel energetic and vibrant.
So, these are the common pregnancy issues that can be cured with healthy soups for pregnancy nausea. Find the delicious recipes below to help you manage them:
Penang Hokkien Mee
It is a popular dish in Malaysia and other parts of Asia. The delicious flavour of cooked prawns make it delicious. You can include pork bones in the broth. However, we have used here chicken bones as it is nutritious for the baby in the womb. It is perfect for the first pregnancy trimester when the nausea attack is at its peak. Try this tasty-healthy traditional Malaysian soup dish.
Servings 2 people
Calories 392kcal
Ingredients
- 5-6 spinach leaves
- 90 g bean sprouts
- 300 g egg noodles fresh
- 100 g rice vermicelli noodles
- eggs hard-boiled
- prawns large-sized, washed and peeled, cut into halves
- 5-6 red chillies dried
- 3-4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 20 g dried shrimp
- 30 ml vegetable oil
- 300 g chicken bones
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp grated palm sugar
- salt as required
Instructions
- Soak the dried chillies in water for 30-35 minutes. Drain the water and make it in to a paste with garlic cloves. Keep it aside.
- Fry the shrimps for 3 minutes on a medium heat. Then, add prawns. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the chilli paste to it. Once it becomes fragrant, add the chicken bones to it.
- Add the palm sugar, salt, and around 1 litre of water. Cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Cook the broth on low heat for around 1 hour or until you get your desired thickness.
- Now, in another pot, boil spinach and sprouts for 10 minutes. Boil the noodles separately.
- Serve the noodles with hard-boiled eggs, spinach, and sprouts. Pour broth, sprinkle black pepper on it.
Notes
We have not used chilli sauce here as it may cause heartburn for pregnant women. For the same reason, we have reduced the use of chilli in broth. In some hawker-style recipes for this dish, you may find prawn shells. But, we have not used them in the recipe here as it may cause indigestion.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcal
Pan Mee
The delicious broth, including the fried anchovies and flat, hand-torn noodles, also known locally as pan mee, comes out as a wonderful surprise for your tastebuds. In any pregnancy trimester, it can satisfy your soul. Mostly, it is found in Central and Southern Malaysia. When your mood is low in those mornings, you can always cheer it up with a bowl of delicious pan mee soup. Find the recipe below.
Servings 2 people
Calories 378kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bunch mani cai also known as cekur manis/sayur manis, boiled
- 1 cup anchovies dried
- oil
- 1 cup anchovies washed
- 300 g pork bones washed
- 2 stalks scallion
- 10 cup water
- salt as needed
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg large
- 100 g ground pork
- 3 mushrooms shiitake, soaked into warm water, sliced
- 1 tbsp black soy sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- black pepper for taste
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1 clove garlic minced
Instructions
- Add pork bones, scallions, anchovies, salt, to boiling water. Boil the soup for at least 1 hour.
- Make a dough from the flour, egg, and water in a large bowl. Cover it with a cloth. Set aside for 1 hour.
- Stir fry anchovies, pork bones, scallions on a medium flame.
- Add the ground pork and mushrooms to it and stir fry. Add sesame oil, sugar, oyster sauce, cornstarch and water.
- Using a pasta machine or by hand, cut the dough into noodles accordingly and boil them.
- Pour the soup into bowls. Add boiled mani cai, boiled noodles, ground pork, mushrooms, and anchovies to it.
- Garnish with soy sauce and serve.
Notes
Mani cai is safe to consume in pregnancy but you should not eat it raw.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcal
Barley Soup with Vegetables
When you need to take care of taste and health at once, a bowl of barley soup is the best. It is one of the best breakfast recipes to try. Especially if you are in the first trimester of your pregnancy days, you must try it. In those days, the condition remains vulnerable, and a healthy platter like this is definitely great to have. Here, we share a simple yet nutritious recipe of barley soup with veggies.
Servings 2 people
Calories 61kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp barley soaked into water for around 2 hours
- 1/2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
- 1/4 cup spring onion chopped
- 1/4 cup carrot chopped
- 1 tbsp red lentils whole, washed
- 1/4 cup tomatoes chopped
- salt as per taste
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
- black pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Sauté garlic and spring onion on a medium flame. Add carrots, barley, and red lentils and stir for 4-5 minutes.
- Now, transfer all of them to a pressure cooker and add 3 cups of water. Wait for 3 whistles.
- Next, heat oil in the pan and add tomatoes. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
- Pour the boiled barley-lentil mix into the pan. Mix salt, pepper, and coriander and stir well.
- Add water if needed. Boil it for 2-3 minutes. Keep stirring occasionally to avoid sticking at the bottom. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 61kcal
Easy Chicken Pho
We tweaked the traditional Vietnamese noodle soup with more nutritious add-ons.
Calories 357kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 inch ginger cut into coins and smashed
- 2 green onions medium-sized, chopped
- 14-15 g cilantro sprigs chopped
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 clove whole
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 200 g chicken breast or thighs boneless, fresh
- salt as required
- 150 g flat rice noodles
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- maple syrup or organic sugar as required
Optional ingredients
- bean sprouts
- Thai basil
- mint sprigs
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Sauté the green onion, ginger, clove, and coriander seeds for 30 seconds. Add water to it.
- Add cilantro sprigs and chicken. Remove the chicken once it is cooked.
- Let the broth boil and set aside the solids.
- Shred the chicken and keep the chicken aside.
- Now, pour boiled noodles into a bowl.
- Add some more chopped green onions, chicken pieces and broth.
- Add lime wedges, bean sprouts, mint sprigs, etc. to the platter and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal
Chicken Lemon Soup with Orzo (Barley)
The tangy taste of lemon is perfect to drive away your morning sickness. The sour-sweet-spicy chicken lemon soup is recommended to have especially in the first pregnancy trimester. However, you can have this nutritious delicacy throughout the course of your pregnancy. Learn the easy recipe here.
Servings 2 people
Calories 200kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup orzo
- 3 egg yolks large
- 1 cup shredded chicken
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- salt as per taste
- black pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Boil the broth on a medium heat.
- Add orzo to the broth and let it become tender.
- In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks. Take a cup of hot broth and whisk the egg yolk in it.
- Next, add the egg mix to the pan and cook for 10 minutes. Add chicken and cook for 5-6 minutes more.
- Now, mix lemon juice and stir until you get the desired consistency.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal
Cheese and Spinach Soup
What if we told you to try a delicious combo of cheese and spinach? Some might say it sounds a bit weird, right? But give it a try before dismissing it as the cheese combined with spinach makes for a delicious recipe. Here we are with a step-by-step guide for it. Try it in your third pregnancy trimester days. Your baby will definitely enjoy it.
Calories 160kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g spinach
- 1 onion medium-sized, grated
- 2 tsp chives chopped
- 700 ml chicken stock Vegetarians can use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.
- 70 g cream cheese
- 15 g butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Heat butter in a pan. Add garlic and onion and stir fry them.
- Once they become soft, add spinach, chives, and chicken stock to it.
- Boil the mix for 5 minutes. Blend it well and mix in cream cheese.
- Simmer the whole broth until it thickens.
- Serve hot with brown bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal
Cucumber-Mint Soup with Yoghurt
Most Asian countries battle with warm weather. And sometimes, it becomes tiresome for pregnant women to bear with it. So, what about trying a soup in the morning to keep your body and mind cool throughout the day? Here is a delicious recipe for cucumber-mint soup that you can have in the mornings. Find the simple recipe below.
Servings 2 people
Calories 110kcal
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber chopped
- 1 tbsp mint leaves chopped
- 200 ml yoghurt
- 2 tbsp fresh cream
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp coriander ground
- salt and black pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Pour yoghurt, cucumber, and mint in a blender and mix.
- Once they are blended well, mix the cream with it.
- Put the blended mix into the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with chopped cucumber and mint leaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 110kcal
The Takeaway
So, these are the special soups for pregnancy nausea. Now that you know these recipes, say adios to feeling nauseous! Have healthy, delicious soups in the morning and say goodbye to the morning sickness. You are going to be a mother. Enjoy these pre-motherhood days without any tension of health issues.
Lastly, if you are looking for some easy dessert recipes for these days, you may check them out here.
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