Struggling to think of any girl friendly meals!

[monsterxmas]

Hello!

My first post so please bear with me!

Me and DH are going to start TTC (hopefully a girl) in January therefore I am going to get my diet sorted out 3 months beforehand.

I NEVER eat breakfast nor lunch, I basically only eat once a day (5PM ish) this has always worked for me (I think I may have a slow metabolism)

Does anyone know if pasta with a cheese sauce (zero meat) would be suitable for me? I am trying to think of something that would bring my calories up without swaying blue. I would also have a large bowl of Frosties afterwards (my sweet stuff!)

If anyone could help I’d be grateful!

[ksmom]

Just eating a bowl of pasta and sweets really is not enough food. Even Atomic will tell you to eat more. Do you know about how many calories you're eating a day? As for meals, anything really is fine within limits. I'm not sure what frosties are? When I did LE, I often I had things like bean burritos or tacos, veggie sandwiches, pasta w/ marinara and veggies, chickpea or black bean burgers, salads, vegan ground "meat" subbed in whatever dinner dish, baked potato, sometimes grilled cheese with tomato soup, really any soup is good, pancakes/waffles. I liked to have candy as well for my sweet tooth. lol

[monsterxmas]

Lol, Frosties are basically frosted flakes, sorry about that!

When I say I have a bowl of cereal, I mean a BIG bowl (at least 90g!) And I have lots of pasta too, I’m just worried that cheese sauce will sway blue!

Thanks for the other suggestions - stops me from going crazy eating the same thing day in day out - especially when you only eat once a day! Lol

[Girlswaylondon]

I thought Frosties were fortified cereal? I know that's something to avoid when ttc girl :)

[atomic sagebrush]

Cereal is the ONLY food ever shown to sway blue in a study. Can't recommend that.

Eating one time a day I already discussed in one of your other posts but you MUST be very, very cautious NOT to try to eat "girl friendly foods" if you're eating lower than normal cals and only once a day (and for anyone reading this who is now super confused, the ONLY reason I am allowing this is becuase this is what she eats anyway. NO ONE else should try to stick to only one meal on LE Diet, full stop! NO ONE!) then you have to take great caution to be sure you're getting in 40 g protein minimum and 30 g fat minimum and that may require meat. So you have to ditch the "girl foods" idea (which does not work anyway) and eat something to be sure you are getting at the barest minimum 40 g protein, 30 g fat, and 1200 cals. I doubt pasta and cheese will get you there, but maybe if you toss some chicken into it.

I urge you to ditch all things like douching, timing, etc that do not work and cut odds of conception and try to get pregnant as quick as you can. LIke I said, I am not really down with this and only going along with it since you are telling me this is what you eat normally and have gotten boy(s) doing so. :)

[atomic sagebrush]

Just eating a bowl of pasta and sweets really is not enough food. Even Atomic will tell you to eat more. Do you know about how many calories you're eating a day? As for meals, anything really is fine within limits. I'm not sure what frosties are? When I did LE, I often I had things like bean burritos or tacos, veggie sandwiches, pasta w/ marinara and veggies, chickpea or black bean burgers, salads, vegan ground "meat" subbed in whatever dinner dish, baked potato, sometimes grilled cheese with tomato soup, really any soup is good, pancakes/waffles. I liked to have candy as well for my sweet tooth. lol

:agree: I believe that variety is very much the key to sticking to a sway diet in the long term - not only for your sanity but also to be sure you're getting enough of all the various nutrients to maintain fertility.

[monsterxmas]

Hi Atomic,

Firstly thanks for all of your responses to my questions - I really appreciate it!

Secondly, if I am successful, this will be my first child, I’ve never even TTC before.

Regarding my diet, I realise I am an anomaly but eating once a day works FOR ME, I of course don’t advise anyone else to try and recreate my diet. I have to make sure that I pretty much stuff my face for that one hour then wait another 23 hours to do so! We’re not trying anything else other than diet if that helps!

Thanks again!

[atomic sagebrush]

Agreed and that's why I would let you do a trial run with it to see what happens. Hopefully you'll get pregnant quickly and easily. If not we may want to work on that. :)

[Ramona]

Hello!

My first post so please bear with me!

Me and DH are going to start TTC (hopefully a girl) in January therefore I am going to get my diet sorted out 3 months beforehand.

I NEVER eat breakfast nor lunch, I basically only eat once a day (5PM ish) this has always worked for me (I think I may have a slow metabolism)

Does anyone know if pasta with a cheese sauce (zero meat) would be suitable for me? I am trying to think of something that would bring my calories up without swaying blue. I would also have a large bowl of Frosties afterwards (my sweet stuff!)

If anyone could help I’d be grateful!

Are you me? DH and I are talking about TTC in December-January. And I, too, do intermittent fasting and only eat dinner. I hope IF will push me into pink sway territory.

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[monsterxmas]

I don’t know why, I’ve just always done it! It’s so easy for me, I never get the hunger pangs or anything until about 4pm and then I know I’ve got to start preparing my dinner, with a nice sweet treat afterwards!

Which leads me onto my next query:

Does dairy sway blue? I ask this as I’ve seen on various threads that a lot of pink swayers glug lots of milk though I’m sure I read a previous post of Atomics which said that she and her DH gave up dairy and they then conceived a DD (please correct me if I’m wrong!) I’ve cut out butter replacing with a vegetable oil spread (flora light) I’ve switched to semi-skimmed milk, I’ve also cut out cheese but I’m finding this hard! I’m also worried that cereal sways blue - I LOVE CEREAL! Almost as much as my DH! Especially the unhealthy sugary stuff! Are there any cereals you could recommend for me please? If not, I will consider switching to sweets (I love milky ways!) however I’m not really a big fan of sweets (chocolate on the other hand... yum!) I also love white toast (4 slices, crusts cut off) then followed by my cereal - I never eat at breakfast time nor lunch but I love breakfast things! Is the reason cereal sways blue because most people eat it in the morning??

Sorry for the long winded post, I promise I’ll leave you all alone soon!

Xxx

[Ramona]

I don’t know why, I’ve just always done it! It’s so easy for me, I never get the hunger pangs or anything until about 4pm and then I know I’ve got to start preparing my dinner, with a nice sweet treat afterwards!

Which leads me onto my next query:

Does dairy sway blue? I ask this as I’ve seen on various threads that a lot of pink swayers glug lots of milk though I’m sure I read a previous post of Atomics which said that she and her DH gave up dairy and they then conceived a DD (please correct me if I’m wrong!) I’ve cut out butter replacing with a vegetable oil spread (flora light) I’ve switched to semi-skimmed milk, I’ve also cut out cheese but I’m finding this hard! I’m also worried that cereal sways blue - I LOVE CEREAL! Almost as much as my DH! Especially the unhealthy sugary stuff! Are there any cereals you could recommend for me please? If not, I will consider switching to sweets (I love milky ways!) however I’m not really a big fan of sweets (chocolate on the other hand... yum!) I also love white toast (4 slices, crusts cut off) then followed by my cereal - I never eat at breakfast time nor lunch but I love breakfast things! Is the reason cereal sways blue because most people eat it in the morning??

Sorry for the long winded post, I promise I’ll leave you all alone soon!

XxxThat's a good question. I hope cereal doesn't say blue, because I practically have it every night as dessert. And I'm lactose intolerant. LOL. Waiting for Atomic to chime in.

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[monsterxmas]

I think I have a twin! :highfive:

[Throwaway_panther]

Are you me? DH and I are talking about TTC in December-January. And I, too, do intermittent fasting and only eat dinner. I hope IF will push me into pink sway territory.

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I was doing IF in the same fasting times as you before my DD :)

Meal wise, I'd make rice bowls (with an egg, veggies, but mostly rice), tomato and mozzarella balsamic panino, shakshuka with pita, etc. I ate eggs, pork, and chicken, but my protein counts overall were rarely over 50g.

[atomic sagebrush]

That's a good question. I hope cereal doesn't say blue, because I practically have it every night as dessert. And I'm lactose intolerant. LOL. Waiting for Atomic to chime in.

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Cereal is the only food shown in a study to have been eaten by women who then went on to conceive boys.

I ALWAYS ate cereal for dessert every night and got my 2nd and 3rd boy doing that!! I can't recommend it for pink swayers.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, there's an old school sway diet where people ate lots of dairy but it makes no biological sense and many of us (msyelf included) got boys that way. If you MUST increase calcium intake for a sway (which did not work for me, like, at all LOL but everyone should do things the way they want) then please just take cal-mag supplements without Vit. D and not drink/eat lots of dairy foods.

This doesn't mean you have to completely stop eating dairy either and in fact it can be a very handy food for LE Diet since it has protein and fat and calories all in one.

I cannot and will not ever recommend cereal not only because of the study but because I personally got boys doing that. It's not only that most people eat it for breakfast (which I never do, I too always had it as a dessert/bedtime snack)but more importantly that it's highly fortified like a vitamin and nutrients = more boys.

[Ramona]

That is crazy! I had no idea. Guess hubby and the boys will have to eat all my cereal. [emoji22]

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[monsterxmas]

Me = :tissue:

Looks like I am going to have to pick another sweet treat/dessert...

Is milk chocolate okay? I don’t really eat sweets (jelly babies etc) and I need something good!

Thanks everyone!

[Ramona]

Me = :tissue:

Looks like I am going to have to pick another sweet treat/dessert...

Is milk chocolate okay? I don’t really eat sweets (jelly babies etc) and I need something good!

Thanks everyone!I think I've seen Atomic talk about Silk and coconut water. It's not the same, but it's something. [emoji22]

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[Ramona]

So DH makes a delicious tuna salad, and I'm wondering if there's anything here that's not girl friendly? This is the bulk recipe:

4 cans small tuna
2.5 TBS mayo
1 tbs mustard
Half apple
1 Tbs honey
2 Tbs diced pickles
Onion powder tsp
Salt pepper

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[monsterxmas]

Sounds good to me however I’m completely ditching the eggs, meat and fish - not very difficult as I don’t really eat it anyway! I’m just hoping that my natural way of eating after 5pm will help my sway so much that I can maybe get away with some cheese! Bye bye cereal though :hair:

[atomic sagebrush]

Me = :tissue:

Looks like I am going to have to pick another sweet treat/dessert...

Is milk chocolate okay? I don’t really eat sweets (jelly babies etc) and I need something good!

Thanks everyone!

Yes, milk and white choc are both ok with a meal.

[atomic sagebrush]

So DH makes a delicious tuna salad, and I'm wondering if there's anything here that's not girl friendly? This is the bulk recipe:

4 cans small tuna
2.5 TBS mayo
1 tbs mustard
Half apple
1 Tbs honey
2 Tbs diced pickles
Onion powder tsp
Salt pepper

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tuna may be slightly pink friendly but in small amounts wihtin limits for the day, is ok.

NO more than 2x a week though. The reason is not for swaying, but for mercury

[monsterxmas]

Thanks Atomic!