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Very Berry Eton Mess

4th July 201618th July 2020 Jo Paterson berries, blackberries, blueberries, cream, eton mess, meringues, nuts, raspberries, strawberries, sugar free meringues, Very Berry Eton Mess

This Very Berry Eton Mess recipe is a special recipe as Eton Mess is one of my favourite desserts. I

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GD Brownies are probably the most popular membersh

GD Brownies are probably the most popular membership recipe on my website, which is why I developed the recipe so that there is not only the original brownies recipe but also a nut free version, dairy free version and a vegan version 🌱
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I remade some of the vegan GD brownies the other week to take some better pics to share with you all. Half of this batch is covered in my sugar free Nutella to give them a super gooey chocolate topping!
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The brownies are a membership recipe for all GD UK Bronze & Silver Members : www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/gd-brownies-vegan/
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The Sugar Free Nutella is a free recipe :
www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/nutella/

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Hands up who felt like a fish out of water when di

Hands up who felt like a fish out of water when diagnosed with gestational diabetes and trying to figure out what to eat?
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I see so many Mums struggling with how many grams of carbs to eat, spending hours in the supermarket trying to read every single nutritional label only to end up feeling frustrated, upset and even more confused.
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Should it be total carbs, or total sugar that we look at and what’s the limit?
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Should it be low fat and fat free, or full fat products?
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Should it be lots of healthy fruits and grains?
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Should we just eat what we normally do, then test to see what levels we get?
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Should we pick gluten free or sugar free products?
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It’s soooo confusing! 🤔
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I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to feel this way, because after 3 GD pregnancies, a ton of research on different diets and impact on blood glucose levels and helping well over 15k pregnant mothers with GD, I have info and support along with shopping lists and recipes so that you can hit the ground running! So keep swiping right and check out my basic info and 8 Golden Rules which will make following a real food Gestational Diabetes diet so much easier!
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gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/gestational-diabetes-diet/
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THE SUN IS SHINING ☀️ So I’m sure lots of yo

THE SUN IS SHINING ☀️ So I’m sure lots of you will be enjoying barbecues today
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Barbecues can be FAB for gestational diabetes as long as you make the right choices!
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Take a look at my BBQ post where I’ve shared tons of recipes and ideas along with things to watch out for. A BBQ can easily become a carb fest if you pick the wrong things, so it’s all about knowing which foods to fill your plate with!
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Enjoy the sunshine everyone 😎
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www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/bbq/
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Those on Instagram can find the article by using my link in bio @gestat
just head over to the website and search ‘BBQ’
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🔥🌭🍔🍤🥗🍖🍗🥩🥑🥬🥒🍅🥦🥕🌽🍓🍹🍻
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Breakfast is the hardest meal of the day to achiev

Breakfast is the hardest meal of the day to achieve good blood glucose levels, this is because we are more insulin resistant in the morning following a rise in hormones from the ‘dawn phenomenon’ (you can read more about the Dawn Phenomenon on the GD UK website, just search ‘Dawn phenomenon’
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For many ladies it makes breakfast one of the worst meals to include carbs into. Many have to avoid starchy carbs at breakfast and incorporate them into other meals and snacks later in the day
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Eggs are one of the best breakfasts to keep blood glucose levels lowered and stabilised, but many ladies start feeling like they will turn into an egg if they eat them one more day!
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If you’re feeling like this then there’s a few recipes you could try which incorporate the goodness of eggs without tasting of eggs such as my pancake recipes or my homemade granola which uses egg white to coat and bind the granola pieces, just have a search through recipe index and you’ll find lots of free recipes
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If you have Bronze or Silver GD UK Membership then you also have access to my breakfast muffins recipes;
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•Blueberry breakfast muffins
•Lemon & poppyseed breakfast muffins
•Nut free blueberry breakfast muffins
•Savoury breakfast muffins
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These make for a great breakfast that you can make in advance and then have to hand in the morning. They’re also great snacks and are perfect for packing into your hospital bag in a container so that you aren’t stuck eating the typical hospital breakfast of cereal, toast and fruit juice 😳
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When you fancy traditional Victoria sponge but you

When you fancy traditional Victoria sponge but you have gestational diabetes 😩 Turn that frown upside down and make yourself a GD UK Victoria Sponge
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I have 2 Victoria sponge recipes in the GD UK Membership recipes:
1) My original recipe which contains nuts
2) My nut free version which was developed a while after the original recipe
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This one is the nut free version and instead of using fresh sliced strawberries, I made raspberry raw chia seed jam for an even more authentic tasting Victoria Sponge and it is simply delicious!
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Nut free, gluten free, low carb, sugar free & vegetarian 👌🏻
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Bronze & Silver members can find this recipe after logging in @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/victoria-sponge-nut-free/
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To find the recipe directly from Instagram, please find my link in bio @gestational_diabetes_uk to the recipe index and search for ‘Victoria Sponge’

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Fragrant spicy Thai Green Curry packed with extra

Fragrant spicy Thai Green Curry packed with extra vegetables and lots of coconut milk. The perfect gestational diabetes curry to serve with a small serving of whole grain basmati rice
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My Thai Green Curry is made with Quorn pieces, but you can swap this for tofu, chicken, pork or prawns to your liking. The Quorn in this dish alongside full fat coconut milk make this curry a great pairing tool for the rice served with it
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This is one of my popular GD UK Membership recipes for Bronze & Silver Members and it’s was time for some new pics...so here it is!😋
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Whether you’re pricking your finger multiple tim

Whether you’re pricking your finger multiple times a day, or pricking fingers AND injecting insulin multiple times a day (and some of you may be lucky enough to be on blood thinners too 😩) I think it’s fair to say we deal with enough pricks already! 😝
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Today I’ve been updating the high fasting levels

Today I’ve been updating the high fasting levels article on the website
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High fasting levels are one of the biggest challenges many mothers with gestational diabetes will face
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High fasting levels are typically less responsive to diet or lifestyle changes meaning many will need the additional support of Metformin and/or insulin BUT THAT’S OK ladies! So please do not beat yourself up should you need that extra help
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In this article I share info on the causes of high fasting levels and then some things you can try to help lower fasting levels before or alongside medication:-
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•walking after the evening meal
•eating less carbs in the evening meal (but still incorporating a small serving)
•drinking plenty of water
•trying different high protein bedtime snacks
•taking 2tbsp of apple cider vinegar & 1oz of cheese before bed
•myo-Inositol supplementation
•starting Metformin and/or insulin
•increasing doses of meds/insulin as needed
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I also share lots of evidence-based research on why fasting levels are important to manage in diabetic pregnancy and why you should not become complacent or ‘accepting’ of continually high fasting levels. If you need more help then please ask your diabetes team and if you have any difficulties with getting their support then please raise any concerns with PALs. Pregnant women should not be left struggling with high fasting levels
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The NICE guidelines recommend fasting levels should be below 5.3mmol/L
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Please take a look at the article @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/high-fasting-levels/ or for those on Instagram, please find the link in my bio @gestational_diabetes_uk
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Tuesday Tuna Pasta Bake ⠀ Whole wheat brown past

Tuesday Tuna Pasta Bake
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Whole wheat brown pasta, plenty of tuna, sweet tomatoes, broccoli, peppers and a crisp cheesy top, this is my tuna pasta bake recipe. Made from scratch with store cupboard essentials but you won’t find any packet mixes or jars of sauces used in my recipe. This tuna pasta bake is made from scratch
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Reheating cooked pasta helps to lower the glycemic index and may make pasta dishes more tolerable. Therefore if you struggle to tolerate pasta, try making a dish like this, allow it cool, refrigerate it overnight and then try a small portion reheated to see if you can tolerate it better!
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⚠️ Pasta dishes such as this can be very difficult to tolerate if the protein and extra fats are removed
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The tuna, black olives, cheese and cream all help to pair the carbs from the pasta and vegetables
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I know tuna pasta bake often cries out for sweetcorn, however it’s just too much (too high in carbs) to add on top of the pasta & tomatoes
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🐟Fish does not pair carbs as well as meat, so this is a more risky recipe alongside the pasta, tomatoes and peppers that should only be tried if you tolerate pasta well as a carb, or if you have better tolerance to most foods
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📖 UK Guidance on eating tuna in pregnancy; The current guidance is that you should eat no more than 4 medium-sized cans of tuna per week this is due to the mercury content in tuna
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A busy weekend plastering and decorating my bathro

A busy weekend plastering and decorating my bathroom but between waiting for things to dry I thought I’d bake up a batch of cheese scones
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I’ve been meaning to re-make my wholemeal cheese scones for a while because I want some better pics for the website. The sun wasn’t shining unfortunately ☁️☁️☁️ and so #todaysmealonthewall isn’t as bright as I wanted, but hey ho, still super yummy 😋
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These scones are lower carb, egg free, nut free and vegetarian. They work perfectly as a snack with a big knob of real butter, cream cheese or sour cream, or some extra cheese 🧀
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These are a perfect snack to bake and then pop in a container to take to hospital because they keep fine at room temp ✅
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If you’d like to try my cheese scone recipe, you can find it at www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/cheese-scones/ or if you’re on Instagram take a look at my link in my bio @gestational_diabetes_uk to find the recipe index and search for ‘scones’
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I’ve been remaking some of my older recipes to t

I’ve been remaking some of my older recipes to take new pictures for the website so I thought I’d share some of them with you today...
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MUG CAKES!
For those times where you want cake and you want it NOW! These mug cakes are huge and really help when you fancy some cake but don’t want to spike your blood glucose levels. The best bit? They take less than 2 minutes to make!
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I have a few mug cake recipes:
🥥 Bounty ~ coconut sponge with chocolate chips and chocolate drizzle
🍓 Summer Pudding ~ vanilla sponge with lots of juicy summer berries
🥕 Carrot Cake ~ warm spiced carrot cake with a sweet cream cheese frosting
🍋 Lemon ~ zingy lemon & poppyseed cake
🍫 NEW! Chocolate ~ Rich chocolate sponge with extra chocolate chips!
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Please search for ‘mug cakes’ on the recipe index @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/recipe-index/
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Instagram followers please use the link in my bio @gestational_diabetes_uk to find the Recipe Index
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These are some of my membership recipes available for Bronze & Silver GD UK members. The membership is completely optional and nothing you NEED to know is within the paid content. The membership contains additional recipes for Bronze members and recipes plus 7-day meal plans for Silver members. It’s this membership that allows me to continue what I do, publishing content to support all GD Mums and pays the running costs of an ad & pop-up free website
www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/membership-options/
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I’ve been remaking some of my older recipes to t

I’ve been remaking some of my older recipes to take new pictures for the website so I thought I’d share some of them with you today...
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This used to be called Nut Free Chocolate Cake (as it was my first nut free cake) but it’s a great recipe which can be used in so many ways, so here is my re-named ‘Basic Chocolate Cake’
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www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/basic-chocolate-cake/ Instagram followers please use the link in my bio @gestational_diabetes_uk to find the Recipe Index
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As you can see, I decided to go for a dark chocolate orange theme for this one making dark chocolate orange ganache & using Terry’s Dark Choc orange segments to decorate 🍊 🍫
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This is one of my membership recipes available for Bronze & Silver GD UK members. The membership is completely optional and nothing you NEED to know is within the paid content. The membership contains additional recipes for Bronze members and recipes plus 7-day meal plans for Silver members. It’s this membership that allows me to continue what I do, publishing content to support all GD Mums and pays the running costs of an ad & pop-up free website
www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/membership-options/

Livlife bread (my no1 recommended bread) has a new

Livlife bread (my no1 recommended bread) has a new look! So don’t miss it if you’re looking for it!
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Livlife got in touch to send me a loaf of their new look bread as they know it is listed as my No1 bread on my best breads article & they wanted me to share the new look packaging with you all
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Why is it my top recommended bread? Because it’s the lowest carb, high protein & fat bread you can buy in a shop AND it tastes lovely!
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This was my go-to bread in my pregnancies as I really struggled to tolerate bread but with plenty of extra pairing this was a bread I could actually tolerate!
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LivLife Super Seeded with half the carbs is the best sliced loaf of bread I can find in shops at 7.6g carbs, 13.4g protein & 4.8g fat for 2 (Yes TWO) slices of the 500g loaf!
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A low carb, high protein bread that is great for toast or sandwiches alike. This bread is available to purchase from Waitrose & Ocado & is suitable for vegans
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www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/best-breads/ for those on Instagram please use my link in my bio @gestational_diabetes_uk to find the Best Breads post
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I made some french toast AKA eggy bread with 2 slices of Livlife
Ingredients:
• 2 slices of Livlife bread
• 2 eggs (lightly whisked)
• 60ml double cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp real butter
• 1/2 tsp olive oil
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Recipe:
• whisk together the eggs, cream, vanilla, cinnamon & nutmeg until combined
• lay the Livlife bread in a dish and pour over the mixture - allow to sit in the mix for 2 mins, then turn over to sit for another 2 mins
• Add the olive oil & butter to a hot pan. Once the butter is bubbling add the soaked bread and allow to cook until golden, then flip to cook on the other side
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Mine is served with full fat Greek yog, xylitol, blueberries & seeds
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