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Pregnancy Recipes

Nourish Through Pregnancy

Practical, nutritious and pregnancy-safe recipes for every stage, based on trusted UK guidance.

Explore practical, nutritious and pregnancy-safe recipes designed to support a varied, balanced diet throughout pregnancy. Every recipe includes clear allergen information, storage guidance and UK pregnancy food-safety notes.

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44 recipes available

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Jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn served and ready to eat
Pregnancy Recipe

Lunch

Jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn

A classic baked jacket potato topped with tuna mayonnaise and sweetcorn — a comforting, budget-friendly lunch.

  • 70 min total
  • 2 portions
  • First trimester
  • Gluten-free
  • High-protein
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Beef & lentil cottage pie served and ready to eat
Pregnancy Recipe

Evening meal

Beef & lentil cottage pie

A comforting cottage pie made with lean minced beef and red lentils, topped with creamy mashed potato — freezer-friendly and iron-rich.

  • 70 min total
  • 4 portions
  • Second trimester
  • Iron-containing
  • High-protein
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BreakfastPregnancy

Overnight oats with berries

Creamy fridge oats made the night before, topped with fresh berries for a fibre-rich start to the day.

5 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Wholemeal toast with scrambled eggs

Soft scrambled British Lion eggs on wholemeal toast, a simple protein-rich breakfast cooked through until fully set.

10 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Fortified porridge with berries

Warming porridge made with fortified breakfast cereal flakes and milk, topped with washed berries for extra fibre.

8 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Spinach and cheese omelette

A fluffy omelette made with fully cooked British Lion eggs, wilted spinach and cheese for a calcium and iron boost.

13 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Banana and oat pancakes

Freezer-friendly, naturally sweet pancakes made from banana, oats and egg, cooked through until golden.

20 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Greek yoghurt breakfast bowl

A calcium-rich bowl of Greek yoghurt layered with washed fruit and seeds, ready in minutes.

5 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Baked beans on wholemeal toast

A budget-friendly, fibre-rich classic of hot baked beans on wholemeal toast, made in minutes.

7 min total

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BreakfastPregnancy

Breakfast burrito wrap

A filling wrap of scrambled British Lion eggs, black beans and peppers, cooked through and rolled in a wholemeal tortilla.

16 min total

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LunchPregnancy

Chickpea and spinach salad jar

A layered salad jar with chickpeas, spinach, feta (pasteurised) and a lemon dressing — easy to make ahead and take to work.

15 min total

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LunchPregnancy

Halloumi and roasted vegetable wrap

Griddled halloumi with roasted peppers, courgette and red onion wrapped in a soft tortilla with a yoghurt dressing.

35 min total

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LunchPregnancy

Lentil and feta grain bowl

A warming bowl of puy lentils, bulgur wheat, roasted vegetables and pasteurised feta with a herby dressing.

40 min total

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LunchPregnancy

Egg mayonnaise sandwich

A simple egg mayonnaise sandwich made with fully cooked British Lion eggs on wholemeal bread — a reliable, quick lunch.

20 min total

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LunchPregnancy

Mexican-style bean quesadilla

A quick tortilla quesadilla filled with mixed beans, sweetcorn, cheese and mild spices, pan-fried until crisp.

20 min total

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LunchPregnancy

Chicken and hummus flatbread

Griddled chicken breast with hummus, salad and a yoghurt drizzle in a warm flatbread — a satisfying, high-protein lunch.

25 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Chicken & vegetable traybake

A simple oven traybake of chicken thighs with peppers, courgette and new potatoes — an easy, budget-friendly evening meal.

60 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Salmon fillets with new potatoes and greens

Baked salmon fillets served with buttered new potatoes and steamed greens — an oily fish option to enjoy within the recommended weekly limit.

30 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Chickpea & spinach curry with brown rice

A warming vegan curry of chickpeas and spinach in a spiced tomato sauce, served with fibre-rich brown rice.

40 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Tofu stir-fry with noodles

A quick vegan stir-fry of tofu and colourful vegetables tossed with noodles in a soy and ginger sauce.

27 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Wholemeal spaghetti with tomato & lentil ragu

A hearty vegetarian ragu made with green lentils and tomatoes, served with fibre-rich wholemeal spaghetti.

45 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Jerk-spiced chicken with rice and peas

Mildly spiced baked chicken thighs served with Caribbean-style rice and peas made with kidney beans and coconut milk.

60 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Baked cod with tomatoes and butter beans

White fish fillets baked with tomatoes, garlic and butter beans in one dish — a low-effort, high-protein evening meal.

35 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Vegetable & paneer curry

A vegetarian curry of paneer cheese and mixed vegetables in a spiced tomato sauce, high in protein and calcium.

40 min total

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Evening mealPregnancy

Turkey meatballs with wholewheat pasta

Lean turkey meatballs simmered in a tomato sauce, served with fibre-rich wholewheat pasta — a family-friendly, freezer-friendly meal.

50 min total

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SnacksPregnancy

Hummus with vegetable sticks

A simple, fibre-rich chickpea hummus served with crunchy carrot, cucumber and pepper sticks.

10 min total

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SnacksPregnancy

Oat and raisin energy bites

No-bake oat and raisin bites, easy to make ahead and keep for a quick snack.

15 min total

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SnacksPregnancy

Cheese and wholemeal crackers

A simple calcium-containing snack of hard cheese with wholemeal crackers and apple.

5 min total

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SnacksPregnancy

Apple slices with peanut butter

A quick, budget-friendly snack pairing washed apple slices with smooth peanut butter.

5 min total

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SnacksPregnancy

Roasted spiced chickpeas

Crunchy oven-roasted chickpeas seasoned with cumin and paprika, a fibre-rich savoury snack.

35 min total

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SnacksPregnancy

Yoghurt and berry pot

Layers of pasteurised yoghurt, washed berries and oats, a calcium-rich snack in minutes.

5 min total

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Smoothies & drinksPregnancy

Banana, oat and milk smoothie

A filling smoothie made with pasteurised milk, banana and oats, ready in minutes.

5 min total

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Smoothies & drinksPregnancy

Mango, spinach and orange smoothie

A vitamin-rich smoothie combining mango, washed spinach and freshly squeezed orange.

5 min total

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DessertsPregnancy

Baked apples with oats and cinnamon

Whole apples baked with an oaty, cinnamon-spiced filling for a warm, gentle dessert.

45 min total

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DessertsPregnancy

Wholemeal fruit crumble with custard

A comforting apple and pear crumble with a wholemeal oat topping, served with custard made from pasteurised milk.

50 min total

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SoupsPregnancy

Lentil and carrot soup

A warming, budget-friendly red lentil and carrot soup, high in fibre and a useful source of iron, that freezes well in individual portions.

40 min total

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SoupsPregnancy

Chunky minestrone soup

A hearty vegetable and bean minestrone with pasta, packed with fibre and easy to batch cook and freeze for busy weeks.

45 min total

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SoupsPregnancy

Spiced butternut squash soup

A smooth, gently spiced squash soup, naturally dairy-free and vegan, that batches and freezes well for a quick, low-effort meal.

45 min total

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SoupsPregnancy

Chicken and vegetable broth

A light, high-protein chicken broth with plenty of vegetables, useful as a gentle, freezer-friendly meal for tired or unsettled days.

55 min total

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Batch cookingPregnancy

Freezer-friendly bolognese base

A rich, high-protein tomato and beef mince base to freeze in portions and turn into a quick pasta bolognese on busy days.

60 min total

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Batch cookingPregnancy

Black bean chilli

A budget-friendly, fibre-rich vegan chilli made with black beans and vegetables, ideal for batch cooking and freezing in portions.

50 min total

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Batch cookingPregnancy

Chicken and vegetable curry base

A mild, high-protein chicken and vegetable curry designed for batch cooking, with a sauce that freezes well ahead of busy weeks.

50 min total

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Batch cookingPregnancy

Mixed bean stew

A simple, budget-friendly and fibre-rich mixed bean and vegetable stew that batches easily and provides plant-based iron.

45 min total

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Batch cookingPregnancy

Roasted vegetable and tomato pasta sauce

A vegetarian, fibre-rich roasted vegetable and tomato sauce that's easy to batch cook, freeze and pair with pasta on quieter evenings.

60 min total

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