Meal/Snack Options

I was diagnosed with GD about two weeks ago and met with my dietician last week. I made diet changes a week before I went to the appointment and used about none of the ideas she originally sent me. I’m sorry, I can’t eat salmon and veggies for 70% of my dinners. Gross. She was happy with my food choices and they have been seeming to keep my numbers in check as well. Below are a few ideas if anyone is needing them.

Most important - I drink about a gallon of water a day. Flushing my system I think has been a huge help. At 31 weeks pregnant I’m still able to drink a gallon a day but realize that could get tougher.

Snack options (15-30g)

-Protein One Bars

-Fiber One Bars

-Nature Valley Oatmeal Squares

-Pick Me Ups (Trail Mix) by Thomas

-Bomb Bars by Blender Bombs (online)

-Cottage cheese and .5-1 cup of a berry

-If you are below 15 or feel you need closer to 30 berries and/or string cheese are easy ways to add a few carbs and feel you up more.

-Cheese with crackers (cracker options below - eat less or more depending on where you want to be for carb count)

-Trader Joe’s everything but the bagel (14 crackers)

-crav’n whole wheat sea salt (16 crackers)

-sunchips (15 chips)

Meals - Breakfast (30g) Lunch/Dinner (45-60)

-eggs with cheese, sausage, 1/2 avocado, sour cream and franks hot sauce with a 6” corn tortilla. I either do two tacos or one taco and a serving of fruit. Drinking OJ is an easy way to add carbs if decide against the corn tortilla and go for a scramble instead.

-orrowheat thin sliced toast

-hard boiled eggs

-serving of fruit

-sausage or bacon strips

-cauli crust from Trader Joe’s, no sugar added pizza sauce, ground beef, Trader Joe’s pizza cheese - you can also use the broccoli kale crust if you do that you can eat half the pizza and be at the 45 mark!

-chicken legs, roasted potatoes (1 cup), asparagus, some berries

-cheeseburger (no bun), roasted broccoli, serving of fruit, maybe a treat to get the carb count up

-Tyson air fried nuggets, cottage cheese, strawberries

-tuna, miracle whip, 1 serving of Trader Joe’s everything but the bagel crackers OR sunchips. Obvi limit tuna consumption but it’s quick, easy, and stays in my carb count

-smoothie-3/4c mix berries, 3/4c frozen spinach, original blender bomb, 1.5 tbsp bomb butter, 1 tbsp bomb drizzle, water - comes out to about 51g

These are just a few of my quick and easy options so far. The protein and fiber bars have helped me to get what I need since I don’t eat much red meat and beans can get a little too carby! I’ll add more to my post if I find more favorites. I feel like I eat more than I did before and I’m rarely hungry!!