Why a blog on GD?

I thought of writing something on diet for Gestational Diabetes (GD) when my daughter-in-law had GD last year. Being a vegetarian, she had very little choice when it came to American hospital diet. She was admitted in the hospital on the 26th week of gestation with high GD and for about 3 weeks, I had to manage her diet with proper calculation of carbohydrate, protein and fibre.With proper guidance and wonderful cooperation from her dietitian, we could keep her glucose level under control. She delivered a girl baby on her 29th week, and both mother and daughter are doing great today.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

CUCUMBER, THE GREAT

CUCUMBER, THE GREAT

100gms of cucumber has the following nutrients:-
Carbohydrate          -- 3.53gm
Sugar                      -- 1.67gm
Fiber                       -- 0.5gm
Fat                          --  0.11gm
Protein                    --  6.5gm
Vitamin B1              -- 0.27m.gm
Vitamin B2              --0.033m.gm
Vitamin B3              -- 0.098 m.gm
Vitamin B5              -- 0.259m.gm
Vitamin B6              -- 0.040m.gm
Vitamin E                -- 2.8m.gm
Calcium                   --16m.gm
Iron                         -- 0.28m.gm
Magnesium              -- 13m.gm
Phosphorous            -- 24m.gm
Potassium                -- 147m.gm
Zinc                         -- 0.20m.gm
Water                      -- 50gms
So for mid morning snack, you can have one full tender raw cucumber. It really satisfies hunger to a very great extent.This I am telling from personal experience.

A good Cucumber koottu.     
 Tender cucumber           -- 2 or 3
  Moong dhal                  -- 1/2 cup
  Pepper jeera granules    -- 1 tsp
  Salt to taste
  Coconut gratings(optional) --1/2 cup
Pressure cook dhal and cucumber pieces together. Season pepper jeera granules in a tsp of ghee adding salt to the koottu.This will be a very good side dish to chappathi.
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