Hi.  I don't have diabetes, but my doctor wants me to follow a gestational diabetes diet throughout pregnancy because I am significantly overweight and 36.  I met with a dietician and she told me to eat 2 carbs for breakfast, 4 for lunch, 4 for dinner and one at each snack.  She wants me to also eat a protein with my snacks.  I have been having things like crackers and string cheese or fruit and cottage cheese, but the snacks are getting boring.  Does anyone have suggestions for good snack ideas?  Also, I have a huge sweet tooth.  Any ideas for something sweet that still lets me stick to this diet?  Thanks!

Since you don't actually have diabetes, try eating a granola bar with choc. chips , basically anything you eat, would be fine, in a smidchen size, if you love candy bars, try the trial size. one thing to remember, tiny portions.

I've always been on the fence for my glucose test, I flunk the first one, but I always pass the second one. So I always just watch my diet anyway, I'm overweight, from having 5 kids, lost all weight except for the 1st one and the last one, so now, I just try to be healthy, will be trying for our last baby,/babies, my hubby wants twins, then worry about losing weight, once your done having kids, try not to stress. I'm almost 37,

Oh, eggs hard boiled are also a good snack..

Dana Lu

Hi, what I like to snack on is chocolate pudding, not loaded with calories, and has milk in it already, plus, buy the cup size and eat only one, already measured. I also like to make a Chex mix, has nuts and cereal in it. How about almonds, peanuts, yougurt. Since you are not officially gest. diabetic, I would think some of these suggestions are okay, but ask your nutritionist first. I also like to have veggies with a ranch dip. V8 with a couple olives, and a sprinkle of tobasco sauce. Let me know if you like any of these ideas. If I come up with any more, I will post them for you. Good luck.

peanut butter on whole wheat toast. peanut butter with banana

yogurt

dried fruit 

good for you for making an effort to eat healthy even though you're not a diabetic.

best of luck!

Thanks for the suggestions ladies!  I have had raisin bread with peanut butter and the pudding in a cup container.  I have actually gotten nasty morning sickness since I first posted, so I wasn't able to follow the diet as closely as I should have.  Now I am on Vitamin B6 and unisom, so hopefully I will be able to start eating healthy again.  I had my first appt yesterday and was already given the glucose test.  I should get the results in about a week.

I had gestational diabetes with both of my other pregnancies and am pretty sure I'll get it again with this one.  One of my favorite snacks was a quesadilla with cheese and salsa.  I used one flour tortilla, and just loaded it with salsa, sprinkled with cheese.  I got the protein and veggies with my carb.  We used to have a bakery where I lived during my first pregnancy.  They specialized in low carb cakes and pastries.  Talk about yummy!  That shop saved my sanity!  I also did well with low carb/high protein bars.  I would buy them at Costco or Sam's Club and have them in the AM for a snack.  Peanut butter was also a fav. 

 Good luck with the results!  You're helping yourself out tremendously by starting your pregnancy off with a healthy diet.