Pregnancy · Snack
Ginger & Lemon Crackers with Cream Cheese
Plain crackers with lemony cream cheese and crystallized ginger - the bedside-table snack plate for queasy hours.
Per serving (approx.): 250 kcal · 7 g protein · 24 g carbs · 14 g fat · 2 g fiber
Ingredients
for 2 people
- 8plain oat or wheat crackers
- 100 gcream cheese
- 1lemon, zested
- 20 gcrystallized ginger, finely chopped
- a pinch offlaky salt
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Method
- Whip. Beat the cream cheese with lemon zest and a pinch of salt until spreadable.
- Top. Spread on the crackers and scatter the ginger over.
- Stash. Keep a tin of crackers and the ginger by the bed - eating before standing up genuinely helps some mornings.
Worth knowingDry crackers plus real ginger is the classic first-trimester pairing - the cream cheese adds enough protein to make it last.
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