No bread, pasta or rice allowed.. help!! What can i eat!

[RhiChiChi]

hmm.... sounds like he really just wants you to reduce high GI foods & fatty foods. I would follow a low GI diet, similar to what a pg woman with gestational diabetes has to - there is a GD chatter thread that has some great tips. I don't believe you should cut out whole food groups - it is really unneccessary.

My diet when I had GI generally like this:

Weet-bix with skim milk & an apple
Skim milk cappuccino
Wholegrain sandwich with low fat cheese, tomato & avocado
Banana
Meat, veg & small amount of potato (ie: 1 medium) /1/2 cup basmati rice or 1 cup pasta

GL

[Lans]

Thanks RhiChiCHi.. ill swing by and have a look! He really doesn't want me to put on too much weight (at all!!). i would love to pig out, and eat for two, but have to agree with him and in the end don't want to endanger bubs or make things harder for myself during pregnancy, labour and afterwards...

Off i go to check out the GD thread to gather some info!! Thanks again for the tips

[HotI]

Does the hospital use BMI pre-pregnancy or at birth for their calculations? pretty stupid if they are using at birth.

[Pandora]

They normally go on your BMI at your booking in appt, check with the hospital. I dont remember being weighed at all, but it must have been at the booking in appt. My midwife never weighed me

The peanut butter is a lot more naughty than the salada.
Rice or corn cakes are a good alternative to bread. Or mountain bread wraps.

[Lisa B]

I'm coeliac and replace all of these products with the corn or rice variety from the health food section of the supermarket, but this probably won't help you as they are still high in carbs. What I did for lunch was cook up a bit extra of my dinner - vegies etc and take them for lunch at work and heat the container in the microwave.

[nothing2lose]

I have PCOS and my insulin is high. I am doing a carb detox at the moment. It is hard but I have found some nice recipes for bread/cake like muffins using cannellini beans as a base. Happy to share them!

Legumes are your best friend!!!

I am on day 10 today and have lost over 2 1/2 kilos.

[nothing2lose]

They normally go on your BMI at your booking in appt, check with the hospital. I dont remember being weighed at all, but it must have been at the booking in appt. My midwife never weighed me

The peanut butter is a lot more naughty than the salada.
Rice or corn cakes are a good alternative to bread. Or mountain bread wraps.

Just letting you know that nutritionally you are much better having the peanut butter (make it a natural one) than either the saladas, rice cakes or mountain bread!! The last three are all very high GI. Nuts are healthy and low gi..just don't go overboard!
Also corn - along with potato, pumpkin, carrot and
Beetroot - is a high starch veg which means they convert to fat very easily due to their high carb content.