One of the crappier parts of being pregnant is all the rules and do nots of what goes into your mouth. It seems like all the good stuff is bad for the baby. Bye bye pepperoni pizza. See ya later sandwich bars. Sayonara to that second cup of coffee. Don't even get me started on anything that may contain raw egg, i.e. the best mayonnaise, aioli and gourmet ice-cream.
Obviously any mother would rather avoid any of the risky foods in order to ensure a healthy baby so I'm not really complaining but I have to admit being a food watchdog when it comes to your meals gets rather annoying. I'm always finding myself having to google everything before I eat it just to be sure. For this reason I've stuck to more simpler sure to be safe meals at home.
I sometimes get sick of my usual milky tea and vegemite on toast (feels so unpatriotic and almost sacriligious admitting that) for breakfast so in order to mix things up a little I thought I'd do an all fruit affair. This is something I quickly concocted the other day for myself and two kids for breakfast and I loved the bright colour combo so much that I just had to share.
As you can see it is just half a rockmelon (or cantaloupe if you're that way inclined) with the seeds scooped out and chunky bits of strawberries, kiwi fruit and green grapes shoved in it like a fruity-tooty bowl of healthiness. All three of us sat around the plate with a fork in hand (even the baby!) and dug in community style.
My mum used to make this for dessert when we were kids, except instead of piling fruit into the rockmelon bowl she would instead pile up the ice-cream. Both are delicious.
In case anyone wants to know - both the plate and the table cloth are from Ikea.
Ever have fruit salad for breakfast? What is usually on your morning plate?