Gestational Diabetes Diet Plan
Lunch
Whole wheat pita bread 1
Cooked black beans ½ cups
Chopped tomatoes ½ cups
Cheddar cheese 2 Tbsp
Salsa 3 tsp
Olive oil ½ Tbsp
Mid-Afternoon Snack
Apple 1
Peanut butter 3 tsp
Skimmed milk 1 ½ cup
Dinner
Chicken breast 3 ounce
Pineapple ½ cup
Sesame seed 3 tsp
Sesame oil 3 tsp
Soya sauce 2 tsp
Green beans ½ cup
Cooked rice ½ cup
Strawberries ½ cup
Mid-morning Snack
Air-popped popcorn (plain) 5 cups
The aim of the given meal plan is to provide the pregnant women and the growing fetus a constant source of energy. Though the caloric requirement varies a lot from women to woman, but still on an average a pregnant woman requires around an additional 300 calories a day. These calories should be sufficiently loaded up with the essential ingredients with the regular intake of water.