If You follow a GD diet....

queenie521

Can you recommend some links and meal ideas. MW wants me to start doing GD diet now. 

Baby_Bunny_Hopeful

Here are some on pinterest: 

https://pinterest.com/caryasslat/recipes-for-gestational-diabetes/

 My personal fave is the pancakes!!!  I ate it for breakfast today and my 1 hr post was 111 (has to be under 130)...  

miabambina

My meals for the day look like this:

 Breakfast - 30-45 carbs

Snack - 30 carbs

Lunch - 30-45 carbs

Snack - 30 carbs

Dinner - 30 - 45 carbs

 Key is to pair carbs with protein and or fat to prevent a sugar spike.  Also try to get your carbs from whole grain sources instead of refined carbs.  Also eat every 2-3 hours, keeping things consistent helps your blood sugar levels not to fluctuate too much.  

These are things that work for me.

Snack ideas: 1 fruit (small apple, half banana, cup of berries) paired with cheese or peanut butter, light yogurt with 1/3 cup granola, graham crackers with peanut butter

Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter, whole wheat english muffin with eggs and cheese, 2 nutri grain waffles with peanut butter

Lunch: Whole wheat pita or wrap with turkey cheese and veggies paired with a side salad or a small handful of chips 

Dinner: I've done really well with red potatoes so a lean meat with sauteed red potatoes (I can have about 5 small red potatoes), tacos with low carb tortillas, burgers or turkey burgers on a whole wheat bun,  a whole wheat pita pizza with any toppings you want

 

 

Baby_Bunny_Hopeful

I get my most from breakfast- eggs, meats, special bread with PB (look for "Carb Smart" or Low-carb breads)

Snacks: nuts, handful of chips, Nutrigrain bars, sugar-free popsicles and fudgsicles, 1/2 cup ice cream, crackers with pepperoni and cheese, light yogurt, etc...

Lunch: Usually a sandwich on low-carb bread with something crunchy (handful of chips or something)

Dinner: I can get away with thin crust pizza if I eat a bunch of hot wings (protein) with them... or I do a protein (chicken, steak, etc) with a veggie or salad and applesauce or a slice of low-carb garlic bread. 

Baby_Bunny_Hopeful

Oh, and I noticed that my "triggers" for high numbers are especially in the AM- I can't have fruit or sugars (like no cereal or bananas, grapes, etc).  You'll learn quickly what triggers a spike for you.

I also drink a lot of sugar free sodas (I need the caffeine!)  Pepsi Max, Coke Zero, Diet Sprite (can't tell the difference!) 

Dana327

Get some dreamfields hope thats how you spell it pasta its a lifesaver.

kruthaup11

www.sparkrecipes.com has meal suggestions for all different types. your sugars are included in your carbohydrates so make sure your watching your carbs! I too cant eat cereal or any fruits for breakfast because it makes my numbers spike.