Include a quarter of a plate, or palm sized portion of lean protein.some carrots, eggplant, mushrooms, tomato, lettuce or spinach. Include half a plate or two cupped hands worth of non-starchy vegetables and salad in different colours. Slices of reduced fat cheese on three wholegrain crackersД¬up of cherry tomatoes, cucumber and carrot sticksД¬ubes of reduced fat cheese (about 2 matchbox size)ДЇreekeh or quinoa salad (1 cup freekeh or quinoa) with spinach, sweet potato, tomato and eggplantД«aked pear with cinnamon and three big dollops of low-fat Greek yoghurt ВЅ medium avocado with squeeze of lemon and pepperД©0g of tuna and salad on a wholegrain rollДў serving spoons of chilli con carne made with beef and red kidney beans Sliced apple with tablespoon of peanut butter Three tablespoons of low-fat Greek yoghurt (Aim for 1 quarter chicken, 1 quarter noodles and half vegetables)

Here are some examples of healthy choices and general portion sizes for meals and snacks Breakfast YouвЂ™ll find more on healthy eating for gestational diabetes here. It isnвЂ™t meant to be a strict guide of what to eat, just ideas of balanced meals and snacks. You might need slightly bigger portions or slightly smaller portions depending on your individual situation. The below meal plan is just an example of how you can evenly spread out your carbohydrate foods across the day and ensure that you get enough of each of the different food groups. Check out our tips on food swaps for gestational diabetes. ItвЂ™s best to make small changes and swaps to the food you already eat rather than taking up a whole new diet. Your dietitian and diabetes educator can help you come up with healthy meal and snack options that are right for you. However, you do need more of certain nutrients, so itвЂ™s important to make healthy choices to make sure youвЂ™re getting everything your body needs. There is only a slight increase in the amount of food you need to eat while you are pregnant. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Diabetes meal planning chart