High-protein, low-carb snack ideas
My journey with gestational diabetes
I have always struggled with hypoglycemia, and have spent the past 12 years looking for creative ways to always balance my protein and carb intake for balanced blood sugar levels. Although hypoglycemia deals with low blood sugar, while gestational diabetes causes high blood sugar if not managed properly, both require careful attention to balancing my protein and carb intake.
Cooking has always been a passion of mine, and now I get to discover new ways to hit my protein and carb goals, while not giving up any quality of flavor! Each meal, I have a goal to stay between 25-35 grams of carbs, and 25-30 grams of protein. If I feel like I need extra energy, I can add extra carbs to each meal, up to 45 grams of carbs per meal, based on my dietician's guidance.
Rather than feeling frustrated and limited by my gestational diabetes diagnosis, I am spending my time exploring creative low-carb, high-protein snacks and meals and will be documenting my journey along the way. I am not a medical professional, and suggest each woman diagnosed with gestational diabetes works with a qualified nutritionist to meet her goals. My goal is simply to share my journey and what is working for me as I live with gestational diabetes.
I will not be sharing the complete macros of each meal that I share - rather the carb and protein breakdown for each.
5 balanced snack ideas for gestational diabetes
1. Apple and Nut Butter - 1/2 an apple + 2 TBS natural peanut butter - 1/2 cup of Fairlife milk
2. Open face turkey melt - 1 whole grain slice of bread, mustard, turkey and cheese - warm turkey - broil in oven to melt cheese. Can add mustard to bread. Serve with celery sticks
3. Protein hot cocoa (such as Perk Energy) - can add turkey and celery on the side if extra hungry.
4. Wheat crackers, turkey pepperoni and snack cheese - 8 crackers, 12 pepperonis, 1 cheese stick
5. Cottage cheese and raspberries - 1/2 c raspberries, 1/2-1 c low fat cottage cheese
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