What can I eat?

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So I just found out yesterday I have G.D. Now I can't go in to find out what I can eat until the 16th. Is brown rice ok? Is fruit ok? I really don't know I'm trying to find foods that I like and are safe to eat.

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I was told no more than 30g carbs for meals 15 for snacks, no fruit before noon, no regular milk (almond or coconut only), no juice... But you have to get a glucometer and find your trigger foods natures own whole wheat toast, peanut butter, bananas, dark chocolate (all things that should raise it) don't really affect mine, pineapple and pickles lower it and carrots, popcorn, corn, rice, potatoes sky rocket it! And portion control is a HUGE factor a long with stress and hormones... Where I live they automatically send you to a nutrition class and maternal fetal medicine bc of all the complications that come with GD so stay calm and take it all in stride, high protein low, healthy carbs and learn what works for you

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Personally I don't eat any buns or bread, no grains, no corn. There's no point in wasting carbs on that stuff. A burger with a lettuce "bun" is way better anyway!

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I just had my diabetic class on Fridga and they pretty much said to eat 30 gram carbs for breakfast and dinner and 45 for lunch. You should also have 3 snacks of about 15-30 gram carbs with a protein. Fruit are high in carbs and increase your blood sugar quickly so I was told to limit fruit to 1 serving per day and eat that with a protein. Also no milk and fruit for breakfast and you should also not have milk and fruit at a meal together. I was also told 1 serving of sweet was okay and I ended up buying Breyer's carb smart which is pretty good. I'll find out tom how this affects my numbers. I know it's tough but once you start testing your blood sugar you will know how it affects your numbers and can adjust what you eat. Good luck!

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For now, just have less bread rice cereal etc. eat eggs for breakfast (add cheese veggies bacon or sausage whatever you like) and if you have toast, make it one slice and be sure to eat it with he eggs and meat. No more sweets for now until you can start seeing how it affects you. If you go out to eat, don't order the pasta, have less rice- (go for brown) or potatoes (for this stuff only allow yourself the size of 1/4 of your plate) and if you get a burger just have half the bun. But eat lots of meat and fish and cheese and eggs and veggies and fruit (no fruit juice tho) and whatever you do keep eating! I know it can be hard to not over restrict yourself in the beginning but your baby needs the food, calories, nutrition, and yes carbs- just space out the carbs and make sure they are eaten with other stuff and go for less of them and fill up on other stuff instead. Once you can start testing it will feel a lot better because you can see what works for you and what puts you over. Good luck!!!!

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My moms a diabeties educator (20 years of experience) and she recommends nothing more than 45 g of carbs per meal and less than 25 g of carbs per snack. If the food has dietary fiber in it, subtract that number from the total amount of carbs.

Fruit has a lot of carbs. Just be careful with that. Juice is "worse" than solid fruit.

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Look at carbs on nutritional info and eat whole grains over white. I have generally 3 meals and 3 snacks daily with the meals at 3 carb servings each and snacks 1 carb serving each. Eat lots of protein! Fruit agrees with me and doesn't make my #s high, typically 1cup=1 carb serving.

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This is my second pregnancy with it.  I am not a short girl, but pretty thin...Anyhoo.  Last pregnancy I followed the dietician to the letter in terms of carbs - BUT did not watch the fat and my sugars were CRAZY!!  I also gained a ridiculous amount of weight. This time I decided to eat "clean" as soon as I found out.  My sugars are amazing!  I am not gaining crazy weight and I feel better (although I am CRAVING Diet Coke and a cupcake!!!). No potatoes, fruit, white rice, white flour, treats, or pop...so many veggies and lean protein.  I am eating low fat cheese sticks and triscuits as a snack - because I am addicted to those;). But only 4 crackers.  It is hard, but for me, it is working!

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