not eating enough - pregnant

mwinters82

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and was told to cut down carbs. However... today mfp wouldn't let me log my diary as I haven't eaten enough. And, I haven't. (As car free as I could be today...)

Aside from more protein and veg, what carbs can I eat to bulk my meals up?!

missiontofitness

Peanut butter, avocado, ice cream, ect.

FitBeto

mwinters82 wrote: »

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and was told to cut down carbs. However... today mfp wouldn't let me log my diary as I haven't eaten enough. And, I haven't. (As car free as I could be today...)

Aside from more protein and veg, what carbs can I eat to bulk my meals up?!

Do you mean what fats or what carbs

LKArgh

mwinters82 wrote: »

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and was told to cut down carbs. However... today mfp wouldn't let me log my diary as I haven't eaten enough. And, I haven't. (As car free as I could be today...)

Aside from more protein and veg, what carbs can I eat to bulk my meals up?!

You are not supposed to cut total carbs (unless you had a carb-based diet), you are supposed to balance your carbs throughout the day. So, about 40-50 per meal.

To give you a typical menu (had gd in 3pregnancies) so did this for a long time:

breakfast: milk or yoghurt or cheese, plus cereal or slice of bread
mid-morning : fruit, plus again some protein (cheese, yoghurt, eggs, ham etc)
lunch: meat/fish/chicken etc plus small serving of rice/pasta/beans/bread plus vegetables
mid-afternoon: same as mid-morning
dinner: same as lunch
before bed: milk/yoghurt/cheese

Sweet treats allowed in moderation (small servings), not at the same time as other carbs, and only if your blood measurements indicate you can handle them.