Gestational Meal Plan
Gestational Meal Plan
Gestational Meal Plan
See the back page for food samples to help you plan your meals and snacks. Meal Plan
Breakfast
Sample Menu 1 starch 1 slice toast or bread 1 meat/high protein food 1 egg, 1 oz. ham, or 1 Tbsp peanut butter 1 milk 2% 8 ounces 2% milk 1 fat 1 tsp. margarine
Sample Menu 2 starch 2 slices toast 2 meat/high protein food 1 egg and 1 ounce ham 1 fat 1 tsp. margarine
1 starch 1 fat/1 high protein food 2 starch 2 meat/high protein food 1 or 2 non-starchy vegetables 1 fruit 1 milk 2% 2 fat
15 -15 grams
Midmorning Snack
1 starch 1 slice toast or 6 saltines 1 meat/high protein food 1 Tbsp. peanut butter or 1 ounce meat , poultry, or cheese (if able)
Total
15
15 grams
2 slices bread 2 ounces meat/meat substitute 1-2 cups raw vegetables 1 small apple 8 ounces 2% milk 1 tsp. mayonnaise and 1 Tbsp. salad dressing
Total
Lunch
3 starch
2 slices bread and ounce pretzels 2 meat/high protein food 2 oz. meat or poultry 1 or 2 non-starchy 1-2 cups raw vegetables vegetables 1 fruit 17 grapes 2 fat 1 tsp. mayonnaise and 2 Tbsp. salad dressing
Total
Mid1 starch 1 slice bread afternoon 1 meat/high protein food 1 ounces meat/meat substitute Snack 1 fat 1 tsp. mayonnaise
Total
15 --15 grams
Mid2 starch or 1 starch 2 slices bread or 6 saltines and afternoon and 1 fruit 1 small orange Snack 1 meat/high protein food 1 ounce turkey or
30 ---
1 fat
Dinner
cup potatoes plus cup green peas 3 meat/high protein food 3 ounces meat, fish, or poultry 2 non-starchy vegetables 2 cups salad 1 fruit 1 cup strawberries 1 milk 2% 8 ounces 2% milk 2 fat 1 tsp. margarine and 1 Tbsp. salad dressing 2 starch
Total
30 grams
Dinner
1 cup potatoes and cup corn 3 ounces meat, fish, or poultry 2 cups salad 1 small apple 1 tsp. margarine and 1 Tbsp. salad dressing
Total
Before1 starch 1 slice bread bed Snack 1 meat/high protein food 1 ounce cheese or 1 ounce
15 -15 --
1 milk 2% 1 fat
Before1 starch 1 slice toast or 6 saltines bed Snack 1 meat/high protein food 1 hard boiled egg or 1 Tbsp.
15 ---
1 fat
30 grams
30 grams
*Be sure to get enough calcium during pregnancy. Talk with your provider about ways to do this with the foods you eat and vitamin supplements.
Food samples
Each of the following is about 15 grams of carbohydrate:
Starch
1 slice bread or small dinner roll 6 saltine crackers English muffin cup corn, potato, green peas, yam, or sweet potato 1 cup winter squash (butternut or acorn) 1 cup vegetables mixed with corn, peas, and beans
cup cooked cereal cup unsweetened cereal flakes cup pasta or rice cup cooked polenta, couscous, or quinoa cup cooked dried beans, peas, or lentils
or 1 cups vegetable juice - examples include: Asparagus Celery Green beans Cucumber Broccoli Mushrooms Cabbage Eggplant Cauliflower Greens (such as collard, Carrots kale, mustard, and turnip)
Fruit
Small apple, pear, or orange 1 cup nonfat, low-fat, or 2% milk banana 6 ounces sugar-free nonfat or cup canned fruit (no sugar added) low-fat yogurt 1 cup berries or melon cup fruit juice
Protein and fats Lean proteins and healthy fats are not carbohydrates. Lean protein
Chicken, other poultry without skin Beef, pork, lamb, or veal trimmed of fat Fish and shellfish Egg whites and egg substitutes Cheese and cottage cheese Tofu and tempeh Cooked soy beans (edamame)
2 Tbsp low-fat salad dressing 1 Tbsp low-fat mayo 1 tsp olive or canola oil 1 tsp soft tub margarine or 2 tsp of reduced fat margarine 6 nuts (almonds or cashews)
PHER Rev. date 2011020 2011 Group Health Cooperative
Protein and fats provide essential nutrients for your babys development, so eating these in moderation is good during pregnancy. Choose unsaturated fats including omega-3 and monoor polyunsaturated fat. Limit foods with saturated and transfats, which can raise your cholesterol levels.
For more food examples for meal planning, contact the Group Health Resource Line for a free food exchange booklet. Call toll-free at 1-800-992-2279.
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