Gestational Diabetes Diet Meal Plan and Recipes: Your Guide To Controlling Blood Sugars & Weight Gain

I found it frustrating that the book would present dinner meal recipes with different servings for each item. Example, one meal suggestion was a glazed pork chop recipe for 4, rice and noodle pilaf recipe for six, roasted acorn squash for recipe for 8., and steamed carrots for six. For one person you would serve 1 4 oz pork chop, 2/3 cup rice and noodle pilaf, 1/8th of the acorn squash recipe, and 1/2 cup of steamed carrots. The math involved got to be mind boggling to bring all the recipes for one meal to serve the same number of people, which in my case I was cooking for one person with gestational diabetes. Also, the meal suggestions were dinner only. If you are expecting to have an entire days meal and snack recipe plan, forget it. You would have to follow the two page suggestions on how many carbs, protein, etc. for breakfast, lunch and snacks to serve, which was followed by suggestions of what constitutes a 1 carb serving, 1 protein serving, etc. I was very disappointed.

Refreshingly written from a compassionate angle for patient appeal and acceptability, yet comprehensively structured to satisfy any provider trying to incorporate the practical approach to promote successful self-management. Perfect!

My mom got me this book when I was diagnosed with GD hoping that it would help me control my numbers. The meals in this book are not GD friendly! We are advised to eat between 30-45g of carbohydrates per meal but here you will find recipes for "creamy stovetop macaroni and cheese" (63.5g carbohydrates/serving); "pasta with tomato basil sauce" (62.2g carbohydrates/serving) and "southwest salad" (59 carbohydrates/serving). And that's not including the sides!Additionally, the book lists starch options such as white bread, saltines, dinner rolls and hamburger/hotdog buns along with encouraging the reader to eat/drink skim/nonfat milk and dairy. Nutritionally, this is a joke!Don't waste your money on this, your blood sugar numbers will only get worse. Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols is a much smarter choice.

I bought this book because it's one of the few on the market specifically designed for ladies with GD. The weekly menus make things easy, however the recipes are strangely written; I've never seen recipes that used such unusual measurements. The grocery lists didn't work for me, but it's a nice idea.

I really enjoyed this book! I have a friend expecting their first and this really helped them with some diet plans. I have also suggested to them to avoid deli meats due to the possible risk of infection and to reduce carbohydrates where possible. I had some spare time and created a free blog about some of my findings.[...]

Be aware it has American measurements which I find highly annoying! Flicked through seems ok for ideas so far, annoying no pictures and you need to keep turning the book round as page face other way like horizontal not vertical. I think I'm being kind with a 3/5 as well.

I've not found this book useful at all. As a Brit some of the American ingredients are an enigma to me. It's not laid out nicely, has no pictures, which I like in a recipe book! Is complicated and not very user friendly- waste of money to be honest.

No pictures, no way to be inspired, just a waste of time and money.

I bought this for my daughter who has gestational diabetes. It will hopefully hold her in good stead. Thank you