What to eat when dealing with pregnancy induced nausea

During this first trimester of nausea, I have often wished that someone would tell me what to eat. I am writing this in case there is someone out there who could benefit from my experience. Let me state for the record that normally I am a cook from scratch, whole food, low sugar kind of girl, but pregnancy, both times has put me in a survival mode of eating. At least during the first trimester. Everyone is different, but I thought it would be worth it to share my experience. There are many things I cannot eat, onions, garlic, and any kind of pepper being the worst offenders. I am also gluten intolerant, but my level of gluten free substitutes has sky rocketed in these past months. Some triggers for me for nausea and vomiting: empty stomach, drinking too much water at once, the smell of salami, getting overheated, standing in front of the fridge, coughing. Finding your triggers and avoiding them is very helpful. Also, staying hydrated and well rested can help lessen some of the symptoms. Some things that have helped have been an herbal supplement called nausea ease, psi wrist bands, hard candies, and ultimately the anti-nausea drug. Zofran. Now, without further ado, I bring you what to eat when you want to hurl.

Level one: you feel queasy, but in general if you eat you feel better. It's kind of like a hangover that goes on and on. In this state, here's what worked for me:

Tator tots

Grilled cheese

Mild lasagna

Pasta with kale sauce (read steamed kale pured with butter and cream or milk) and fresh mozzarella 

Toast with butter, almond butter, and honey

Cheese and crackers

Apple slices with cheese or nut butters

Chicken noodle soup

Nachos with no salsa

Rice and beans

Scrambled eggs

Quiches

Frittatas

Bacon

Avocados

Rice and meat

Wraps with slices of cooked chicken breast

Mild Enchiladas

Saag paneer

San Pelligrino sodas

Smoothies

Cottage cheese and canned peaches

Sushi with cooked fish (Philadelphia
roll, I love you).

Pretzels

Baked sweet potatoes with lots of butter

Papa de locro (cheesy potato soup from Ecuador)

Quesedillas

Level two:

The hangover is really bad. It's the kind where you do actually puke, but not often. You feel bad unless you are vertical, and even then...Your diet may become limited to:

Chicken broth with rice or noodles, maybe with a little avocado or well cooked carrot

Whole pinto beans in chicken broth

Scrambled eggs with cheese

Cold cheese sandwiches 

Brothy lentil soup

Plain yogurt

Toast

Electrolyte drinks

B-natal lollipops 

Hard candies

Tangerines

Jello

Sodas

Level three:

And then there is the kind of pregnancy induced nausea that can get you into trouble. In this form, it is hard to keep anything down and most of what you eat comes up. If you are not keeping anything down, you need to be in contact with your doctor or midwife, as you can get really dehydrated and that is bad for you and baby(s). In this state, you mostly want to stick with liquids with Calories:

Electrolyte drinks

Chicken broth

Instant breakfast drinks

There's my two cents. If you read this and have thoughts to add, please, fire away!

Selfie on a very nauseas day. Overall doing much better now- back in level one for the most part.