24/04/2025
✅✅ MEAL PLAN FOR MOMS WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES
🔰 Breakfast Menu
This is an important meal to give moms enough energy and mental readiness to start a new day. Nutritionist Thu Huyen shares that those who often skip breakfast or eat irregularly tend to experience insulin resistance and have more difficulty controlling blood sugar than those who eat properly and on time. The ideal time for moms to have breakfast is 30 minutes to 1 hour after waking up.
👉 Limit the amount of carbohydrates (carbs) in the morning to avoid blood sugar spikes. Moms should consume about 20–25% of total daily carbs at breakfast from foods like whole grain bread, cereals, oats…
🔰 Lunch Menu
Lunch helps moms recharge energy and maintain stable blood sugar levels. Moms should start with vegetables before eating starchy foods. This eating order helps slow down the digestion of carbs in the body. Some recommended foods for lunch include: celery, mustard greens, cucumber, water spinach, amaranth, eggs, poultry, lean meat, beef, brown rice, whole grain noodles…
👉 Moms should consume about 30% of total daily carbs at lunch and avoid combining too many carb-rich foods together such as: rice with potatoes, sweets after lunch, rice with cakes…
Pregnant moms with gestational diabetes should split their meals into 2–3 snack times between the 3 main meals. Each snack should account for about 10% of total daily carbs. For snacks, moms can choose low-sugar fruits, unsweetened yogurt, nuts, specialized diabetes-friendly maternal milk, oats…
👉 Avoid foods that raise blood sugar levels such as candies, ice cream, sweet soups, and sugary fruits.