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Sample meal plan for gestational diabetes

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In this article
Gestational diabetes diet plan 1: vegetarian

Gestational diabetes diet plan 2: vegetarian

Gestational diabetes diet plan 3: non-vegetarian

Gestational diabetes diet plan 4: non-vegetarian

Tips for healthy eating with gestational diabetes (GD)

Having gestational diabetes (GD) (/a2058/gestational-diabetes) doesn’t have to make your daily diet boring. Here are four sample meal plans
just for you.

You can try different variations and combinations of these sample meal plans to keep your taste buds happy.

Remember though, that a customised diet plan advised by your doctor or dietitian works best.

They can create a diet particularly suited to you, based on your weight (/a554810/weight-gain-in-pregnancy), height, physical activity, the
needs of your growing baby (/l1019177/growing-baby-photos), as well as your level of glucose intolerance (/a1483/glucose-tolerance-test-gtt-
in-pregnancy). They can also take into account your personal food preferences.

Gestational diabetes diet plan 1: vegetarian

Time Menu

Early morning (between 6am - 7am) 1 cup regular tea/green tea

Roasted seeds such as watermelon (tarbooj), cucumber (kheera) and sesame (til) (approx. 25gm)

Breakfast (between 8am - 9am) 2 slices of wholegrain bread (toasted)

Bowl of fresh cottage cheese (paneer) (approx. 50gm) with green chutney

Mid-morning (11am) 1 medium-sized seasonal fruit (approx.150 gm)

1 glass spiced buttermilk (chhaach)

Lunch (between 1pm - 1.30pm) Carrot (gajar) and lettuce (salad patta) salad

1 large bowl of stir-fried okra (bhindi)

1 bowl of dal with fenugreek (methi) leaves

1 cup tomato (tamatar) raita

2 medium-sized millet rotis

Evening (4pm) Limeade (nimbu pani)

Evening snack (6pm) Upma with peanuts (moongphali)

Dinner (8pm-8.30pm) Green leafy vegetables and dal

1 bowl of mixed vegetables

1 katori soya nuggets curry

2 rotis

Bedtime 1 cup low fat milk

Gestational diabetes diet plan 2: vegetarian

Time Menu

Early morning (between 6am - 7am) 1 cup tea with cinnamon (dalchini)

Sundal (approx. 20gm)

Time Menu

Breakfast (between 8am - 9am) 2-3 millet (ragi) idlis

Tomato (tamatar) and onion (pyaaz) chutney

1 cup buttermilk (chhaach)

Mid-morning (11am) 1 medium-sized seasonal fruit (approx. 150 gm)

Lunch (between 1pm - 1.30pm) Cucumber (kheera) and onion (pyaaz) salad

1 bowl of sambhar with vegetables

1 cup raita with mint (pudina)

2 millet appams

Evening (4pm) A cup of upma

Evening snack (6pm) 1 cup drumstick rasam

Dinner (8pm-8.30pm) Radish (moolie) salad

1-2 bowls of cabbage (patta gobhi)

1 bowl of seasonal vegetable curry

2 wholewheat rotis or peas (matar) pulao

Bedtime 1 cup low fat milk

Gestational diabetes diet plan 3: non-vegetarian

Time Menu

Early morning (between 6am - 7am) 1 cup regular tea/green tea

Roasted seeds such as watermelon (tarbooj), cucumber (kheera) and sesame (til) (approx. 25gm)

Breakfast (between 8am - 9am) 2 slices of whole grain bread (toasted)

Egg bhurji (1 egg) with green chutney

Mid-morning (11am) 1 medium-sized seasonal fruit (approx.150 gm)

1 glass spiced buttermilk (chhaach)

Time Menu

Lunch (between 1pm - 1.30pm) Carrot (gajar) and lettuce (salad patta) salad

1 large bowl of stir-fried okra (bhindi)

Chicken (75g) with fenugreek (methi) leaves

1 cup tomato (tamatar) raita

2 medium-sized millet rotis

Evening (4pm) Limeade (nimbu pani)

Evening snack (6pm) A bowl of boiled corn (makka)

Dinner (8pm-8.30pm) Green leafy vegetables with dal

Sautéed seasonal vegetables

Mint (pudina) raita

2 rotis

Bedtime 1 cup low fat milk

Gestational diabetes diet plan 4: non-vegetarian

Time Menu

Early morning (between 6am - 7am) 1 cup tea with cinnamon (dalchini)

Roasted gram (chana) (approx. 20gm)

Breakfast (between 8am - 9am) 2 gram flour (besan) cheela

1 cup curd

Mid-morning (11am) 1 medium-sized seasonal fruit (approx. 150 gm)

Lunch (between 1pm - 1.30pm) Cucumber (kheera) and capsicum (Simla mirch) salad

1 bowl of kidney beans (rajma)

1 cup raita with onion (pyaaz) and mint (pudina)

2-3 medium-sized millet rotis

Evening (4pm) A cup of sprouts chaat

Evening snack (6pm) 1 cup tomato (tamatar) soup

Time Menu

Dinner (8pm-8.30pm) Radish (moolie) salad

1-2 bowls of cabbage (patta gobhi)

1 bowl of chicken/fish gravy

2 millet or wholewheat rotis

Bedtime 1 cup low fat milk

Tips for healthy eating with gestational diabetes (GD)

1 roti can be substituted with 3 tablespoons of cooked rice occasionally, preferably brown rice.

Choose wholegrain varieties where possible and include a range of millets in your diet. Popular options include finger millet (ragi), pearl
millet (bajra), sorghum (jowar) and foxtail millet (kangni) and kodo millet (kodra). Your doctor or dietitian can help you pick the right ones
for you.

Fruit (/a549795/how-to-get-more-fruits-and-vegetables-in-your-pregnancy-diet) is a healthy part of any diet, although women with GD

find some fruits too sugary for their bodies to tolerate. Try to pick fruits with a low glycaemic index (GI) such as apple (seb), guava
(amrood), pear (nashpati), plum (aloo bukhara), sweet lime (mausambi), peach (aadoo), Indian gooseberry (amla), Indian blackberry
(jamun) or papaya (papita).

Use minimal oil and fats when preparing meals. Target for a total of no more than 2-3 teaspoons per day. There's also no need to load up on
ghee (/will-drinking-ghee-in-my-9th-month-of-pregnancy-help-with-my-delivery) or other fatty foods.

Don't skip meals. Be consistent about when you eat meals and the amount of food you eat at each one. Your blood sugar will remain more
stable if your food is distributed evenly throughout the day and consistently from day to day.

Limit your intake of foods and drinks that contain simple sugars such as fizzy drinks (/x1016852/is-it-safe-to-have-fizzy-soft-drinks-and-
soda-during-pregnancy), fruit juice, flavoured teas and flavoured waters, and most desserts – or avoid them altogether. These foods can
quickly elevate your blood sugar. Ask your doctor about using foods sweetened with an artificial sweetener if you need a sweet fix.

Find out more about managing your diet if you have gestational diabetes (/a1042130/diet-for-gestational-diabetes).

Last reviewed June 2019

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