Evaluate my pregnancy diet please

[maciascl]

I am measuring about 4 weeks ahead in my pregnancy which is slighty abnormal for me & I normally have some blood sugar issues so my mw is testing me for GD this week. She also asked me to keep a diet record to make sure I am getting enough protien. I have gained less than I did so far with my other 2 but I also had alot of food aversions in 1st half of this pregnancy.

When I look at my diet sheet it doesn't seem like I am eating very much. Take a look at what I have so far & tell me what you think. Does this seem like enough or the right things? I was so good about my diet in my previous pregnancies, but this time I just haven't paid much attention.

May 15
Breakfast
2 eggs
½ tomato
1 string cheese
Snack
banana
Lunch
Tortilla chips, cucumber & carrot sticks
eggplant hummus
Snack
4 dates
Dinner
High-protein tofu & broccoli
Snack
watermelon

May 16
Breakfast
Watermelon
Oatmeal with almond butter & blueberries
Snack
Oatbread with eggplant hummus
Lunch
Pasta salad
Potato salad
Dinner
Beans & rice
salad
Snack
Oatbread with eggplant hummus

May 17
Breakfast
2 eggs, hash brown, cheese & salsa on a whole wheat tortilla with salsa
Lunch
2 bowls of quinoa, veggie & pumpkin seed salad
Dinner
Pasta plus with red lentil & asparagus sauce
Snack
Scoop of ice cream
　
May 18
Breakfast
Oatmeal with almond butter & blueberries
Lunch
Roasted brussel sprouts with walnuts
Quorn meatless nuggets

[crunchy_mommy]

Hmmm it doesn't look too bad to me, I guess it depends on the quantities of some of those things... and maybe a few more fruits & veggies? You could take your scoop of ice cream for your snack & add PB & bananas (my favorite snack )... Add a few more veggies (steamed or roasted or stir-fried) on the side or in with your beans & rice. Pasta salad & potato salad could have some apple/carrot sticks & hummus on the side... a few more whole fruits... etc. Some of the meals don't seem complete on their own but it seems to balance out over the day & overall it seems pretty well-rounded, do you find yourself hungry at the end of the day? Are you using healthy fats to prepare your foods (olive or coconut oil, avocados on the side, etc?) I wouldn't say your diet is totally 'low-fat' but I could see opportunity to add more fats. Seems pretty good as far as carbs & proteins.

[Ianthe]

is your eggplant hummus made with beans? Or is it more like baba ganoush?

One of my favorite snacks is apples and peanut butter.. yum! I especially loved it while pregnant.

It looks like you are OK with your protein sources. One thing that I used when analyzing my diet was www.mypyramid.gov. It's an OK site, but doesn't include a lot of things that I normally eat, but it's a useful tool sometimes.

[maciascl]

Did the 1 hour test (after eating a meal not the nasty syrup drink) & my glucose was at 152. The normal range is 110-130 so I was slightly above that. My midwife sent me home with a glucose monitor for a week. Today my fasting glucose was 106 again slightly above the normal of 75-100. So I need to cut some carbs & add more protien. Suggestions welcome!!

ETA: I am measuring 4-5 weeks ahead & have gained less weight than in previous pregnancies so we are just trying to be careful. A big baby scares me after my barely 7 & 8 pound babies

[Ianthe]

make a big bowl of bean salad a head of time and snack on it throughout the day. Bean burritos are protein packed and less carbs. As are other wraps, like hummus and falafal. How about a hand ful of nuts and protein bars and shakes??