Gestational Diabetes meal ideas

[Oscar's mum]

Does anyone feel like sharing what type of things they liked/like to have for dinner when they have GD?

Last time all I lived on was steamed vegies -

peas
1 small cob of corn
1 small piece of sweet potato

and 2 of the Sanitarium 'soy' sausages or filletts etc.

I am after other suggestions!;)

[wattle]

Breakfast
· Porridge with low fat milk or soy drink and topped with honey, OR
· PerforMAX® toast with a scrape of Canola margarine and vegemite, fruit spread or peanut butter, OR
· Low fat fruit yoghurt or plain low fat yoghurt topped with fresh fruit, OR
· Toasted Burgen® bread topped with baked beans or a poached egg, OR
· Guardian® with low fat milk or soy drink and topped with fresh strawberries or sliced banana.

Light meals
· Try your favourite sandwich filling with Burgen® bread, OR
· Home made minestrone or lentil soup with a grainy roll, OR
· Have a bowl of pasta with a chunky tomato based sauce (eg: Dolmio) and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese, OR
· Eat a fresh garden salad with 4-bean mix (or bean salad) and a slice or two of Ploughman’s Wholegrain Loaf®, OR
· Prepare a fruit salad with your favourite fruit and top with low fat yoghurt.

Main meals
· Grill your favourite lean meat or chicken and serve with potato, sweet corn and peas, OR
· Stir fry some lean beef or pork strips and mixed vegetables and serve with fresh wheat noodles or Basmati or Doongara rice, OR
· Prepare some lasagne with lean mince, fat reduced cheese and add 3-bean mix for extra variety, OR
· Make your favourite curry and serve with Basmati or Doongara rice and pappadams, OR
· Team a barbequed chicken with steamed sweet corn cobs, grainy bread roll and a tossed salad


I'm finding it a bit of a struggle too to make meals exciting (I usually love to cook). I've been eating a bit of avocado and tomato on toast this week as a snack which is nice.

[bec79]

My mum gave me a Diabetes ccokbook when I had GD...heres a few recipes that are quick and tasty. I still cook alot of them now, as even DF loved them.

Chickpeas with Chorizo and Silverbeet:
2 tsp olive oil
2 chorizo sausages (from deli section at woolies)
1 onion, halved thinly sliced
2 garlic gloves, crushed
2x 400g cans diced italian tomatoes
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 tsp ground paprika
2x 400g cans chickpeas (rinsed & drained)
half bunch silverbeet, stalks removed, shredded

Heat oil in frypan over medium heat. Add chrizo, cook stirring for 5min. Transfer to bowl.
Add onion to pan, cook until soft. Add garlic, cook 1 min. Add tomatoes, mixed herbs, paprika, chickpeas and chrizo. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 min.
Add silverbeet and cook stirring until wilted.
Serves 4.

(edited to add: The chrizo tends to get quite oily so I didn't use oil (just a non-stick frypan. I also drained them on papertowel before re-adding them to pan)

[bec79]

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[Oscar's mum]

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Ooh yes please keep them coming!;)

[bec79]

Chicken and Coriander Parcels
150g dried vermicelli noodles
4 chicken breast fillets
1 tblsp basil and mild chilli stir-fry sauce (I couldn't find this so just used a basil stirfry sauce)
half a bunch of choy sum leaves, chopped
3cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1 carrot, cut into thin sticks
1/3 cup chicken stock

preheat oven to 180c. Cook noodles in boling water 2-3 min. Drain
Cut 4 pieces of baking paper large enough to enclose fillets.
Place one quater of noodles near one end of each piece of baking paper. Top each noodle stack with chicken fillet, stir-fry sauce and choysum leaves.
Combine ginger, carrot then layer on chcken. Drizzle stock over each stack.
Wrap baking paper over to enclose filling. Place on baking tray and cook 15-20 min.
Serves 4.

[bec79]

Filo Fish Parcels

2 and a half tblsp of reduced fat margarine
6 sheets of filo pastry
200g orange sweet potato, peeled cut into 2cm cubes
1 celery stick. chopped
1 small leek trimmed and thinly sliced
2 tblsp palin flour
1 and a half cups of low fat milk
250g boneless white fish cut into 2cm pieces
1 and a half tblsp chopped fresh dill
1/2 cup reduced fat cheese grated

Preheat oven 180c.
Melt 1 tblsp marg in saucepan over medium heat. Lay one sheet of filo out flat on workbench. Brush with a little melted butter. Repeat layering with all 6 pieces of filo. Cut into quaters.
Place each quater into lightly greased holes in a texas muffin pan. Bake 15 min. or until golden.
Meanwhile cook potato until tender. Melt remaining marg, add add celery and leek. Cook 3-4 min. Add flour and cook, stirring for 1 min. Add milk, whisking, and bring to the boil. Add fish, simmer 3-4 min. Stir in Potato, dill and cheese.
Fill filo shells with fish mixture.
Serves 4

[bec79]

Heres a few snacks:

Roast Kumara Chips

600g orange sweet potato
olive oil spray
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp salt

Preheat oven 200c. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
Peel Potato and cut in half cross ways.
Use vegetable peeler to cut potato into thin strips. (this takes a while)
Place half the strips onto each tray. Spray with oil and toss to coat. Spread into a single layer.
Roast for 10 min, then turn strips and roast another 10 min. Cool
Mix chilli powder and salt together. Sprinke over chips.

[bec79]

Avocado dip with corn chips

6 corn tortillas, cut into wedges
light olive oil spray
1 large avocado halved stone removed
1 tblsp lime juice
1 ripe tomato, diced
1/2 small red onion, finely chpped
1/4 cup fresh corinader leaves, chopped

preheat oven 170c. Spread tortillas over baking trays. Spray with oil. Bake for 7-10 min, or until golden.
Mash avocado and lime juice together. Stir in tomato, onion and corinader. Serve dip with cornchips.

[bec79]

For the sweet tooth:

Banana bread and butter pudding

40g reduced fat margarine
9 slices oatbran and honey bread
2 cups skim milk
3 eggs
2 tblsp honey (one with a low GI)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 small bananas, thinly sliced

preheat oven 170c. Spread marg over both sides of bread. Cut off crusts. Cut each slice in half. Whisk milk, eggs, honey and cinnamon together in jug. Layer bread over ovenproof dish. Top with banana slices.
Pour milk mixture over top. Set aside for 10 min. Bake for 45 min or until puffed and golden.

[bec79]

Roasted cinnamon pears

4 pears
light olive oil spray
1 tblsp caster sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven 180c. Peel and core pears. Cut into quaters.
Place in a large roasting pan, lined with baking paper. Spray with oil.
Add combined sugar and cinnamon. Toss to coat. Roast for 20 min, or until tender and golden.

[TwoBlue]

mexican !!

the more beans the merrier :D

anytime i ate mexican my readings were low :smiliedance:

[Oscar's mum]

mexican !!

the more beans the merrier :D

anytime i ate mexican my readings were low :smiliedance:


Ooh I always presumed mexican was very high in carbs, am I wrong?:confused:

[wattle]

Beans are good for lowering your sugar levels, it's probably best just to be careful about the other ingredients.

Mountain bread cut up into triangles and baked makes great low GI chips, and I find that avocado doesn't bump up my readings. A lean chicken/beef mince should be fine too if you cook it in a tiny bit of olive oil.

The only problem with beans is the after effects.......pfffft.....phew :eek: :D

[Oscar's mum]

The only problem with beans is the after effects.......pfffft.....phew :eek: :D

:laughing: and then being pg too, hmm could be a little windy!

[TwoBlue]

Ooh I always presumed mexican was very high in carbs, am I wrong?:confused:

I didnt eat the rice... or Nachos & tacos!! :laughing:
but otherwise a buritto (with mountain bread) with beef/chicken and beans, salad and a little cheese was always a winner for me... never had a high reading on mexican ever....

Beans in general were my saving grace when i had GD
i would add red kidney beans to pasta sauce eat
Baked beans as a snack in mountain bread wraps or on a baked potato (with the skin of course and only a small potato!!)