recipes for gestational diabetes

Calorie Protein Nutrifact (Kcal) (Gms ) Early Morning : (7.00 Am) Milk Is the best way to start your day, It will Kesar and cardamom + cool the acid rush down, and the nutrients in cinnamon flavored 150 4 milk will be are absorbed better on empty Milk(1 glass) stomach.(add 1-2 threads of kesar, and 1 pinch cardamom + cinnamon powder) Whole Wheat Rusks(2 Dry Carbs in the Morning helps in relieving 50 2 pieces) Morning Sickness Soaked Almonds (6 50 4 It is a good souce of protein and omega 3 acids pieces) Breakfast (9.00 Am) This low carb , high protein dish helps you Besan/ Mung dal chilla control sugar rush in the mornings. Carrots and with chopped Palak and spinach help in providing fiber , keeps you away 200 12 grated carrots – (2 from skin and digestion problem during medium sized) pregnancy , and cuts on the risk of baby developing jaundice at birth. curd Provides calcium, protein, Vit A and D very Curd1 Soup Bowl(1 75 4 beneficial during pregnancy, And helps you Soup Bowl) enhance your mood during downs. OR Eggs are easy to make and best sources of Egg Omlette(2 No.) 160 10 proteins that helps in baby’s growth. Toasted Brown Bread (2 100 3 Dry carbs Helps in relieving Morning sickness slices) OR Vegetable oats upama (1 Multi nutrients from veggies and good fiber to 250 3 soup bowl) tackle constipation 11.00 Am Apple /Guava / These fruits help in maintaining hydration and Pomegranate (1 medium 40 – Ph balance in increasing blood volume. size) 12.00 Pm It Benefits in constipation, sluggish digestion, Coconut water / 30 – heart burn and urinary tract infections during Lemonade (1 glass) pregnancy LUNCH(1.30 Pm) Quinoa / Brown rice pulav with veggies (carrots , beans, 350 6 – capsicum , onions etc )1.5 soup bowl Fish helps in obtaining nutrients like pufa and Dal tadka / Fish curry(1 150 6 mufa and good quality protein for development soup bowl) of the baby. Food Item

sliced cucumber (1 medium) sliced tomatoes(2 medium size) (2.15 pm )Post Lunch walk (15 mins )

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Buttermilk(1 glass)

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Tea(1 cup) / Milk

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Wheat and methi Khakara (2 medium )

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2 Table spoon – Museli / wheat flakes / oats bite 120 (avoid the sugar coated cereals )

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1 bowl milk

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1 /2 apple with the peel 20 evening walks (15 mins )

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Vegetable soup / Chicken soup(1 soup bowl)

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Benefits of cucumber Anti oxidant lycopene helps in taking care of metabolic wastes. This will help in better digestion and the pp sugar levels will decrease. 2.30 Pm Helps in hydration and heart burn 4.30 Pm (use the masala mentioned below this diet plan, to make it healthy) Methi will help you with slow rise in sugar levels while whole wheat will ensure complex carb availability. 6.00 Pm Museli is a wholesome food in itself and provides with all vital nutrients. It satisfies hunger and raises your sugar levels slowly, avoiding the sugar spikes in the blood. Its iron content helps in increasing heamoglobin with increasing blood volume. Peel will help in keeping the fiber intact . This helps in over all control in the blood sugar levels. 7.30 Pm —– DINNER (8.00 Pm)

Multi-grain roti with ghee (1 tsp )(2 medium 200 size)

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These are easy to digest and do not burden the system. Helps in maintaining the BSL

Palak paneer veg(1 bowl, home made)

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Good combination of protein and iron for baby’s growth. Spinach is rich in folic acid and iron and helps in maintaining healthy pregnancy.

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Fiber helps in better digestion

Koshimbir / salad(1 bowl) (9.15 pm )Post dinner walk (15 mins ) Milk(1 glass)

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Soaked Almonds (6 pieces)

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This will help in better digestion and will lower the fasting blood sugar levels. 10.00 Pm Along with good nutrition, a glass of warm milk at bedtime helps in getting a good night sleep. It is a good source of protein and omega 3 acids