https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:30:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2535188 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:28:40 +0000 Happygal 2535188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: wow. Game changer. I'll try anything! </p> <p>@stratosphere: that sounds delicious. I'm glad I have summer produce to look forward to this pregnancy!</p> <p>@jojepie: I noticed a difference with exercise after eating, too. Unfortunately, she was a winter baby and it was hard to get motivated to move for a brisk walk when it was cold and dark. Maybe I'll be more motivated now that it's warming up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2535178 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:15:06 +0000 Raindrop 2535178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: I was told this by someone.. Dang I can't remember. Basically it's about servings. So have 2 servings of protein with every 1 serving of a carb.</p> <p>So like 2 eggs (1 egg = one serving) for every piece of bread (1 slice of bread = one serving) you eat.</p> <p>That totally worked for me. I could eat as much as I wanted and whatever I wanted, as long as I did the 2 proteins to 1 carb rule. </p> <p>Well except for pizza and rice... for some reason I could pile whatever on pizza and it still spiked me and rice... I could have 2 bites of rice and it ton of meat and veggies and still spiked!! Grrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2533853 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 19:08:31 +0000 stratosphere 2533853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still waiting to see if I have GD this time, but last time I think I had a caprese salad for dinner every night for the last six weeks of pregnancy! If you live in an area with a good tomato season, it is heavenly! I'd use a pint or two of cherry tomatoes cut in half (key to a great flavor!), a tub of mozzarella bocconcini (little fresh mozzarella balls in water) with each little ball of cheese also cut in half, and a big bunch of fresh basil chopped into ribbons, all tossed in a big bowl with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Heaven. </p> <p>Funny thing is that my LO goes crazy for caprese salad even as an opinionated 20-month-old. She was programmed in the womb to love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2533708 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:13:41 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2533708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Snacks: wheat thins with low fat cheese like babybel, various types of unsalted nuts, popcorn without butter, low sugar yogurt with granola or small amounts of fruit</p> <p>I usually walked for 20 minutes after my meals so that gave me flexibility in eating more carbs. I found it easier to add exercise rather than severely limit my carb intake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2533623 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:52:02 +0000 Happygal 2533623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: I kept a food log, so I need to check that out to remind myself of what I could handle. Berries and beans were not so good for me. It got harder as my pregnancy progressed. Bunless burgers are a great idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2533607 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:39:43 +0000 tinyperson 2533607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: plain Greek yogurt with berries has been my breakfast every morning. I can usually add a latte without spiking, so clearly I handle dairy carbs well. I've been buying stuffed chicken and cooking that for myself, and bunless burgers have been working out. Eating out, I've got a burrito place where I can get my burrito bowl with a small scoop of rice and beans and lots of veggies and that seems to work for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2533604 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:37:16 +0000 Happygal 2533604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: what's the "2 protein, 1 carb" rule? It's sounding self-explanatory, but I didn't hear about it last go round!</p> <p>Bumping for inspiration! I mainly edited dinner meals I made for us and ate the same, boring things on repeat for breakfast and lunch. Looks like I'm back to GD land at 19 weeks, so I'm going to put a bit more effort into meal planning. Any good links to recipes or blogs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2255947 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:49:18 +0000 MamaBear87 2255947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chicken and roasted or stir fried veggies with brown or black rice, I actually like black rice, it has a nice texture and I usually splash a bit or hot sauce on it. </p> <p>Taco salad. Or a taco with salad as we need the carbs anyway. I usually cut up avocados, tomatoes, peppers, and sometimes cauliflower or broccoli for the salad. </p> <p>Pulled pork is good. Use a spice rub before it goes in the crock pot and then you can skip the bbq sauce. Have it on half a bun with veggies. </p> <p>I'm going to try a variation of Loco moco, but haven't made it yet. It's a burger patty with a fried egg and rice covered in gravy. Going to try it with brown rice and see if it works. Have to see if I can find a gd friendly gravy or alternative. As well as something to replace the egg for me as I have a sensitivity to them. </p> <p>Oh and chicken gyros on whole wheat pita! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2255940 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:38:52 +0000 Raindrop 2255940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually ate anything I wanted with the 2 protein to 1 carb rule.</p> <p>My usual go to breakfast on the go was a tortilla, slice cheese and slice ham roll up. Ate on the way to work (I'm always running late in the morning).</p> <p>Normally some sort of meat based salad (salmon or chicken) for lunch or a hamburger without the top bun.</p> <p>Dinner was whatever with the 2:1 rule. </p> <p>Snacks were usually nuts or protein bars (I loved Luna bars).</p> <p>I was able to keep my GD numbers down with just diet.</p> <p>Big food that were big no-nos for me was pizza. I couldn't make pizza work for me even thin crust with pails of meat... still got a pretty bad number. I think my GD nurse said there is a lot of sugar in the crust *and* the sauce.</p> <p>Edit - I never did this because I'm lazy but I heard briskly walking for 10 minutes helps with numbers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2255910 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:12:14 +0000 lady grey 2255910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this for dinner tonight, not sure if its GD approved, since I think the tomatoes add a bunch of carbs, but check it out:<br /> <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/12/crock-pot-chicken-enchilada-soup.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/12/crock-pot-chicken-enchilada-soup.html</a></p> <p>LO and I both love these paleo pumpkin pancakes:<br /> <a href="http://balancedbites.com/2012/10/easy-recipe-pumpkin-pancakes-from-practical-paleo.html" rel="nofollow">http://balancedbites.com/2012/10/easy-recipe-pumpkin-pancakes-from-practical-paleo.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gd-recipes-and-meal-ideas#post-2255841 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:46:19 +0000 ladybee 2255841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll admit, I have not been good with my GD diet. Luckily, up until this point I could eat whatever and my numbers would be ok. I'm almost 13 weeks and I can see my numbers rising with meals. Plus I go back to work next week so I am looking for peoples recipes and meal ideas! I need to start taking this diet very seriously, now that the baby/placenta is producing insulin.</p> <p>Share away! </p>