I spy on my own blog. Yes I do. It is so interesting to see what people are searching for. Lately I noticed a lot of searches for vegetarian twin pregnancy. Let me tell you – I searched the web, books, magazines, etc. I don’t have any friends that are vegetarians, so support couldn’t come from there. I did get a lot of heat for not consuming dead animal carcasses while pregnant with my twins. And the stories of horror that I heard.

I am a very strong person, but when everyone jumps on you with dark tales of sick children and dieing mothers, anyone could buckle under that pressure. My suggestion: retreat into your peaceful place and keep reading.

First of all, just like any pregnancy, twin pregnancy needs a lot of protein, especially in the second and third trimesters. Have you noticed how many women refuse to eat meat during the early pregnancy? Is anyone calling them vegetarian? No, they are special, they are nauseous, so it’s ok. But, if you make a strong stand – then you are sick in your head. Anyways, back to the diet and nutrition.

My biggest issue was tofu. I couldn’t look at it, smell it or eat it. Forget about drinking it during the 9 months (sorry, 8.) Minus tofu and meat, get’s harder to get all that protein. When you research books you will find that twin pregnancies need to get almost double of protein of the regular pregnancy. I calculated the norm of 120-140 grams per day. It’s crazy numbers! My eyes were jumping out: what a girl to do?

Meet protein shakes. Yes, the body builders best friend now is your meal 4 times per day. You heard me. F-O-U-R. Oh well, don’t listen to me. The best number of protein I got was 110 grams, and that day I was ready to barf shakes. Here is how I did it:

Breakfast

2 eggs with whole wheat toast, butter or margarine spread, salsa, whatever else you want to take with your eggs. Oh and cheese, yum.

1st Snack

1 scoop of protein powder, 1 cup soy milk (I masked it with fruits!), 1 cup of frozen fruit

2nd Snack (yeah yeah yeah)

Fruit and nuts

Lunch

1 Cup of steamed brown rice

2 veggie burgers

2 cups of steamed veggies like broccoli, cauliflower or any frozen veggie mixes

3rd snack

1 scoop of protein powder, 1 cup soy milk, 1 cup frozen fruit and agave syrup to sweeten

Dinner

I love Annie’s Burritos, so a lot of times I will have a burrito with 2 Tbsp. sour cream, half a cup of salsa, and freshly mashed avocado

4th snack  – if needed!

Another protein shale with fruit