Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach

batch of any of the medleys listed below. If you keep the dressing separate and use a sealed container, it can last you all week long. • grains: Make a batch of brown rice or quinoa. • Protein: Use the fish or bean recipes below. You’ll be eating fish for lunch, or just beans if you are vegetarian. • Large pot of soup: This will be your dinner for

During the adaptation period, and days that you feel deprived: Green salad, with little or no dressing Protein—pesticide-free whey and milk protein shake would be the best protein of choice during the day. Or you can opt for lean protein (no more than 6 ounces) such as sashimi, eggs, plain yogurt or kefir (low-fat or nonfat), cottage cheese, or whe

These foods should be included in moderation, consumed later in the day and only after the initial two-week ultra-low-carb break-in. Moderation means at most a few (three to four) servings a week. Again, choose organic if possible.