| Feeling good and staying healthy during the first | | | | market (or make your own tea, if you have the |
| trimester of pregnancy isn't always easy if you are | | | | herbs). Salt - Salty crackers or potato chips (there |
| experiencing morning sickness, whether or not you | | | | are many vegetarian types of chips out there now) |
| are vegetarian or vegan. However, for vegetarian | | | | will sometimes do the trick. If salt works for you but |
| moms-to-be, the struggle can be a bit more difficult, | | | | you're sick of crackers, try baking a potato and |
| especially if you are having trouble keeping anything | | | | salting that (cooks fast in the microwave -- just |
| down. While each woman's body, tastes, and | | | | make sure you poke holes in it), or try a salting a |
| remedies for morning sickness are unique, here are | | | | slice of watermelon (may sound gross, but it's good). |
| some of the most commonly helpful | | | | Yogurt - If regular yogurt upsets you, try freezing |
| vegetarian-approved tips for overcoming morning | | | | some in ice cube trays. Sometimes the combination |
| sickness : Ginger - Consider beginning your day with a | | | | of sucking on something cold along with the active |
| cup of ginger tea (add honey and/or lemon for | | | | cultures of the yogurt help. (Make sure to get the |
| taste), or with toast sprinkled with crystallized ginger | | | | yogurt that has probiotics, with "active culture" or |
| slices or ginger jam (you can purchase these at | | | | "live culture" on the labels, as this is what tends to |
| health food stores). Ginger ale is another big helper -- | | | | tame the tummy.) Make sure to consult a medical |
| since the carbonation also helps many instances of | | | | and/or nutritional professional before adding herbs or |
| nausea for many women. Ginber snap cookies may | | | | herbal supplements to your diet, or if you feel your |
| also take the edge off. Lemon - Sometimes | | | | symptoms are severe enough to warrant medical |
| something sour will be the thing you crave -- and the | | | | attention. This article was written by Veggie Ma, the |
| thing that will break the cycle. Try sucking on a small | | | | author of the Veggie Ma blog. Visit Veggie Ma at for |
| lemon wedge, or add a slice of lemon to flat or | | | | free vegetarian recipes, veggie website & book |
| carbonated water, or to ginger ale. Peppermint - | | | | recommendations, and other veg resources for the |
| Need a quick fix? Try sucking on a peppermint candy. | | | | whole family. |
| Or try one of the many peppermint teas on the | | | | |