![]() ![]() Your dietitian plans your total energy requirement (Kcal/day) on the basis of your weight, activity level and basal metabolic rate (BMR). Accordingly, you can create meal plans that ensure you do not have excess carbs. It is important to know your total energy requirement so you can calculate how much of that energy comes from carbs, protein and fats. How to calculate total carbohydrates based on calories or total energy Avoid fried food and junk food and carb based snacks like puffed rice (kurmura/bhel) or corn chivda . Some healthy mid-meal snack options include sprouts, vegetable dalia, vegetable poha, idli, vegetable uttapam or besan chilla with less oil. Include a serving of non-sweetened, preferably home made yoghurt ( dahi). Then fill it with good proteins like egg, chicken, lean meat, dal (legumes), soy or paneer. Take a serving of either rice or roti (don’t combine both in one meal) that occupies about a quarter of the space in the remaining half. Instead of piling your plate with rice or rotis, try to make sure half the plate is filled with nutritious vegetables like green beans, cabbage, carrots etc. along with one serving from protein rich foods like milk, curd, paneer, egg etc. Here are some examples of foods to include in your meals to have a healthy balanced diet during pregnancy:īreakfast should consist of 1-2 carbohydrate servings like chapatti, dalia, rolled oats, poha, idli etc. ![]() The way to maintain blood glucose is to manage the type of carbs you are eating and to ensure that each meal has protein and fiber along with carbs. However, they recommend “moderate caloric restriction (reduction by 30% of estimated energy needs) in obese women with GDM as it may improve glycemic control without ketonemia and reduce maternal weight gain.”Ĭarbohydrates are present in grains, cereals, pulses and also in fruits and dairy products. ![]() It is also good to eat 2 snacks in between meals, to maintain blood glucose level and prevent a sudden drop.Įven if a woman is obese, the national guidelines by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) do not recommend reducing the calories drasticaly because such diets in women with GDM can “adversely impair fetal growth”. Your dietitian will be able to plan it based on your pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight gain.Ĭomplex carbohydrates in the form of rotis made with whole wheat, ragi (nachni), millet jowar and bajra are good in the right portions spread over 3 main meals. You need to increase the overall protein intake and control the carbs by eating more complex carbs ensuring that it is around 50% of the overall requirement. ![]()
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