Meal Plan for Gestational Diabetics
8:00am | 2 carbs^
1 meat* 1 fat |
1 english muffin
1 egg 1 tsp margarine |
10:00am | 1-2 carbs
1 meat |
whole wheat crackers (15-30grams carb)
1 ½ oz. low fat cheese |
12:00 noon | 3 carbs
2 Meats 2 Vegetables 1 Fat |
2 slice whole wheat bread, ½ cup pasta
2 oz turkey 2 cup raw vegetables 1 tsp mayonnaise |
3:00 pm | 1-2 carbs
1 meat |
¾ – 1 ½ cup cheerios
1 cup low fat milk |
6:00 pm | 2 carbs
3-4 meats 2 vegetables 2 fats |
1 hamburger bun
3-4 oz hamburger, 1 oz cheese ½ cup green beans/ 1 cup tossed salad 2 tbsp regular or 4 tbsp diet salad dressing |
10:00 pm | 2-3 carbs
1 meat |
1 ½ cup fat free, no sugar added ice cream
2 oz nuts (~1/4 cup almonds) |
^1 Carbohydrate = 1 starch, fruit or milk and also = 15 grams carbohydrate *1 meat = 7grams protein