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What is food pairing?

18th December 20162nd March 2019 Jo Paterson food pairing, GD food pairing, pairing, what to eat

What is GD food pairing? One of the most common questions we’re asked is what is GD food pairing? My

Why typical GD dietary advice doesn’t work

11th November 201621st February 2019 Jo Paterson 8 Golden Rules, carb amounts, carb counting, Cholesterol, Dietary advice, Eatwell Guide, Eatwell Plate, high fat, LCHF, NHS GD diet, typical GD dietary advice, unhealthy diet, what to eat

‘Typical’ GD Dietary Advice vs Gestational Diabetes UK Dietary Advice What do we mean by typical GD dietary advice? Simply the advice

GD Basics GD Diet

Breakfast cereal – GD kryptonite!

31st October 201621st February 2019 Jo Paterson all bran, bran flakes, breakfast, cereal, corn flakes, GD kryptonite, granola, muesli, oats, porridge, Rice Krispies, Shredded Wheat, Shreddies, Special K, Weetabix

Breakfast cereal AKA ‘GD kryptonite‘! The majority of dietitians and hospital dietary info. will suggest a suitable diabetic breakfast being breakfast

GD Diet

Confused about carbs

5th June 201631st July 2019 Jo Paterson carb counting, carbohydrates, carbs, complex carbs, fructose, GI, Glycaemic Index, lactose, simple carbs, starch, sugar

Are you confused about carbs? Carbs can confuse many people. To be able to follow a good diet for gestational

Gestational diabetes diet

9th August 201531st July 2019 Jo Paterson 8 Golden Rules, carbs, Exercise, fat, food, food pairing, food recommendations, fruit, GD food pairing, LCHF, sugar, vegetables, what to eat

Gestational diabetes diet Making changes to follow a good gestational diabetes diet will mean achieving lower blood sugar levels which

Free Recipes

Slow cooked beef brisket

11th November 202011th November 2020 Jo Paterson beef, roast, slow cooked, slow cooker

Tender, succulent slow cooked beef brisket, smothered with real gravy which just falls apart when eaten. Sound good? Then read

Seasonal Posts

Halloween

31st October 202019th November 2020 Jo Paterson cauliflower base pizza, chocolate peanut butter cups, halloween, party food, pumpkin, pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spiced latte, sugar free sweets, treats

Dreading Halloween with GD? Is the thought of all that Halloween candy filling you with dread and turning into a

Free Recipes

Lemon Mousse

4th October 20204th October 2020 Jo Paterson dessert, lemon, lemon mousse, mousse, pudding

So quick and easy to make and guaranteed not to spike your blood glucose levels because it SO low carb,

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Southern Fried Chicken

2nd October 20202nd October 2020 Jo Paterson breaded chicken, chicken, coating, crumb, fakeaway, KFC, Southern Fried

Southern Fried Chicken is one of my personal favourites and so it made sense to search the internet for that

Free Recipes

Chicken Strips

2nd October 20202nd October 2020 Jo Paterson breaded chicken, chicken, chicken nuggets, chicken strips, chicken tenders, coating, crumb, fakeaway, goujons

Crispy coated chicken strips, nuggets or goujons, all the crunch without the carbs of a normal breadcrumb or batter! If

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Mince and Potato Bake

2nd October 2020 Jo Paterson bake, leftovers, mince, potato

Using my leftover spag bol mince, with sliced par-boiled potatoes and the cheese sauce I use in my cauliflower cheese

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Enchiladas

25th September 202025th September 2020 Jo Paterson enchiladas, TexMex, tortilla wraps, wraps

Warm tortilla wraps stuffed with lashings of spicy filling and covered in oozy but crisp cheese, served with a fresh

GD & Other Illness GD Basics

Whooping cough and flu vaccinations

22nd September 202022nd September 2020 Jo Paterson flu, immunisations, vaccinations, whooping cough

Whooping cough1 and flu2 vaccinations are recommended during pregnancy, but what impact will this have with gestational diabetes? Pertussis or

Membership Recipes

Chocolate Roulade

20th September 202020th September 2020 Jo Paterson chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate roulade, fresh cream cake, roulade, swiss roll

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Chocolate Tart

19th September 202019th September 2020 Jo Paterson chocolate, sweet pastry, tart

A sweet crisp pastry tart case, filled which rich smooth chocolate and topped with fresh sweet raspberries, these chocolate tarts

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