SamQKitty

There are a couple of ways to manage diet. One is to count carbs, but you need a dietician to figure out how many carbs/meal you should be having. For most women, 50-60 grams per meal is maximum, but it may be different when pregnant.

The other ways to manage diet is through the exchange system You get a list of food exchanges by categories. The categories are protein, milk/dairy, breads/starches, fruits, vegetables. The lists show how much of a food is one exchange, and you're given a meal plan by exchanges. For example, breakfast may be 2 bread/starches, 1 milk/dairy, 1 fruit and 1 protein.

The high-density carbs (which will raise your blood glucose the most) are breads/starches, including bread, rice, potatoes and pasta. ONE serving of rice, for example, is only 1/2 cup cooked, same for pasta, so just watch your portion sizes for those foods. A small potato contains 50 grams of carbs, which is usually your entire allotment for a meal - better to have only 1/2 of a baked potato! With pasta, try to add lots of veggies/meat, and use way less pasta.

Also, while bananas are good in that they contain a lot of potassium, a serving size is only 1/2 of a banana (15g carbs). Most berries, a serving (10-15g carbs) is about 1/2 cup, and other fruits, such as applies, 1 small is 15g.

I think you can get the exchange list from the American Dietetic Association's website at [url="http://www.eatright.org"]www.eatright.org[/url]

Problem is, you need the help of a dietician to sort this out. I would think that, since you're pregnant, they should get you in to see the dietician within a week at most.