Foods for Morning Sickness

Morning sickness often accompanies pregnancy in the first, and even second, trimester. Morning sickness is often a result of low blood sugar, which causes a feeling of nausea. The best thing to stop morning sickness, however, is to eat. Being careful about what you decide to eat in the morning will keep your morning sickness at bay.

  1. Easy-to-Digest Foods

    • To quell your morning sickness you will want to eat foods that are easy to digest in the morning. A yogurt-based fruit smoothie is a great way to up your blood sugar and alleviate your morning sickness. Combining ice, yogurt and fruit into a liquid or puree form will make it easy to consume and easy to process. The natural sugars will give your body the increase in blood sugar it needs. Additionally, the calcium and vitamins provided by the fruit and yogurt will be a benefit to your body and your fetus.

    Powerful Proteins

    • Your body needs protein to help reduce your morning-sickness misery. Combine bland, high-carbohydrate foods, such as wheat bread or crackers, with some peanut butter. If you are more of a protein-bar type of gal, keep a stash of protein bars in the bathroom or on a bedside table for quick access. The composition of proteins, sugars and carbohydrates will help combat morning sickness and push your body to eat through the nausea.

    Herbal Teas

    • Dehydration is often a cause of morning sickness. Prevent dehydration and remedy your morning sickness by enjoying herbal teas in the morning and throughout the day. Whether you prefer lemon, mint, chamomile, red raspberry or ginger tea, an herbal tea will ease your upset stomach. By easing your morning sickness, an herbal tea will allow you to move on to eating foods with more sustenance. While herbal teas are a great way to combat both morning sickness and dehydration, they are not a substitute for food. Pair your herbal tea with some protein, carbohydrates and natural sugars to get you through your bouts of morning sickness and off to a productive day.

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