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GD snack/meal help needed!
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Sparrow
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GD snack/meal help needed!
I was just diagnosed with GD for the second time around at only 13 weeks, ugh! This is going to be a LONG pregnancy and I'm trying to figure out some different food options to make it less miserable for me. 
Last time I wound up eating the same things over and over until I could barely look at them anymore and just thinking how much longer I have to maintain the diet this time is overwhelming.
Can any of you share some of your snack and meal options? Does anyone know of a good website that lists meal ideas? I will be meeting with a dietitian soon but I felt last time she mostly stressed what I can't eat and only gave me a few limited choices for "good" food.
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Posted 8/5/12 12:07 PM  |
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Re: GD snack/meal help needed!
Here is the info in the paperwork i got with my GD class:
-eat foods with protein at every meal and snack (meat, chicken, turkey, fish, cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, tofu).
-lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and broccoli can be added/eaten as often and as much as you wish
-choose food high in fiber. fiber helps slow down the speed that carbs turn into sugar, so your blood sugar will not rise as quickly. foods high in fiber include: whole grain bread, beans, fresh fruit, oatmeal with added fiber, etc.
-drink water.
some breakfast ideas:
-a whole grain english muffin with cheese and ham
-a half cup of cottage cheese with fruit
-yogurt
-breakfast bar
-peanut butter sandwich
-whole wheat toast with scrambled eggs
-high fiber cereal with milk
-hard boiled eggs
-2 slices french toast made with whole grain or light wheat bread
some snack ideas:
-apple
-3 graham crackers
-a half cup of ice cream
-pretzels
-2 small cookies
-banana
-nuts
-cheese and crackers
-hummus and veggies
-yogurt
some lunch ideas:
-whole grain bread with turkey and cheese
-salads
-tortilla wrap with cheese and salsa
-tortilla wrap with meat and veggies
-hummus
-egg salad
-tuna salad
some dinner ideas:
-1 cup rice or pasta with chicken and a side of vegetable (like broccoli or a salad)
-protein (meat) with beans or vegetables
-vegetable and meat stirfry with 2/3 cup brown rice
-grilled cheese on whole grain bread with a cup of soup and a salad
-salads with meat and beans and cheeses
-hamburgers on a whole grain or whole wheat bun and vegetables
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| Posted 8/5/12 1:40 PM |
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Sparrow
LIF Adult
Member since 11/10 6826 total posts
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Re: GD snack/meal help needed!
Posted by BaysideForever
Here is the info in the paperwork i got with my GD class:
-eat foods with protein at every meal and snack (meat, chicken, turkey, fish, cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, tofu).
-lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and broccoli can be added/eaten as often and as much as you wish
-choose food high in fiber. fiber helps slow down the speed that carbs turn into sugar, so your blood sugar will not rise as quickly. foods high in fiber include: whole grain bread, beans, fresh fruit, oatmeal with added fiber, etc.
-drink water.
some breakfast ideas:
-a whole grain english muffin with cheese and ham
-a half cup of cottage cheese with fruit
-yogurt
-breakfast bar
-peanut butter sandwich
-whole wheat toast with scrambled eggs
-high fiber cereal with milk
-hard boiled eggs
-2 slices french toast made with whole grain or light wheat bread
some snack ideas:
-apple
-3 graham crackers
-a half cup of ice cream
-pretzels
-2 small cookies
-banana
-nuts
-cheese and crackers
-hummus and veggies
-yogurt
some lunch ideas:
-whole grain bread with turkey and cheese
-salads
-tortilla wrap with cheese and salsa
-tortilla wrap with meat and veggies
-hummus
-egg salad
-tuna salad
some dinner ideas:
-1 cup rice or pasta with chicken and a side of vegetable (like broccoli or a salad)
-protein (meat) with beans or vegetables
-vegetable and meat stirfry with 2/3 cup brown rice
-grilled cheese on whole grain bread with a cup of soup and a salad
-salads with meat and beans and cheeses
-hamburgers on a whole grain or whole wheat bun and vegetables
Oh wow, thank you so much for all that info! I will definitely be using this as a reference, lots of great ideas! Thank you!
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| Posted 8/5/12 2:01 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Member since 1/06 19197 total posts
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Michelle
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Re: GD snack/meal help needed!
Snacks I lived on snack size cups of peanut butter and pretzels.
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| Posted 8/5/12 4:57 PM |
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butterfly20
Party of 5 - 2015
Member since 4/06 7390 total posts
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Re: GD snack/meal help needed!
I've been eating alot of salads- with chicken and cheese on them........(easy way out I guess).
1 slice pizza with side salad.
My breakfast numbers spiked when I tried rolls and bagels with egg so I now avoid it....... I've been having hazelnut latte oatmeal each morning with a spoon of peanut butter.
snack -
90 calorie granola bites pack
peanut butter with special k crackers.
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| Posted 8/5/12 5:45 PM |
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butterflygal
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/10 774 total posts
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Re: GD snack/meal help needed!
my go to snack for something sweet is apples with RF peanut butter and chocolate rice cakes with peanut butter...yummmm. it was kinda like a reeses for me 
also, vanilla yogurt with fresh rasberries and blueberries...so yum
lunch: tuna or egg salad on multigrain flat bread with polly o string cheese
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| Posted 8/7/12 11:10 AM |
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colesmom
Brady's mom too!
Member since 5/05 1989 total posts
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Lea
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Re: GD snack/meal help needed!
Posted by BaysideForever
Here is the info in the paperwork i got with my GD class:
-eat foods with protein at every meal and snack (meat, chicken, turkey, fish, cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, tofu).
-lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and broccoli can be added/eaten as often and as much as you wish
-choose food high in fiber. fiber helps slow down the speed that carbs turn into sugar, so your blood sugar will not rise as quickly. foods high in fiber include: whole grain bread, beans, fresh fruit, oatmeal with added fiber, etc.
-drink water.
some breakfast ideas:
-a whole grain english muffin with cheese and ham
-a half cup of cottage cheese with fruit
-yogurt
-breakfast bar
-peanut butter sandwich
-whole wheat toast with scrambled eggs
-high fiber cereal with milk
-hard boiled eggs
-2 slices french toast made with whole grain or light wheat bread
some snack ideas:
-apple
-3 graham crackers
-a half cup of ice cream
-pretzels
-2 small cookies
-banana
-nuts
-cheese and crackers
-hummus and veggies
-yogurt
some lunch ideas:
-whole grain bread with turkey and cheese
-salads
-tortilla wrap with cheese and salsa
-tortilla wrap with meat and veggies
-hummus
-egg salad
-tuna salad
some dinner ideas:
-1 cup rice or pasta with chicken and a side of vegetable (like broccoli or a salad)
-protein (meat) with beans or vegetables
-vegetable and meat stirfry with 2/3 cup brown rice
-grilled cheese on whole grain bread with a cup of soup and a salad
-salads with meat and beans and cheeses
-hamburgers on a whole grain or whole wheat bun and vegetables
This is a great list - I'm going to bookmark it. I didn't have GD with my first 2 pregnancies, but I suspect I may with this one. Even if I don't I think this is a great way to eat. Thanks again.
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| Posted 8/7/12 6:28 PM |
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