Halve Your Cake Nutrition and Wellness

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Halve Your Cake Nutrition and Wellness

A private nutrition practice providing individualized counseling by a Registered Dietitian (RD) helping you make peace with food and nourish your body.

Your Nutrition Specialist. Offering personalized nutrition counseling specializing pregnancy and postpartum women's health from an Intuitive Eating base.

07/18/2022

Gestational diabetes mellitus, aka gestational diabetes or GDM, is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy.

Generally your body secretes insulin, a hormone, which controls the amount of glucose in your blood.

However, in pregnancy the metabolic adaptations that occur can make insulin less effective.

In addition, the placenta is now secreting its own hormones, also contributing to insulin resistance and higher blood glucose levels (aka elevated blood sugar).

All pregnant women experience a degree of this.

With gestational diabetes however, blood sugar has risen to levels that we correlate with potential pregnancy complications, if left untreated.

Gestational diabetes affects between 2% and 10% of women who are pregnant in the United States each year.

So no, it wasn’t the ice cream and it wasn’t all of the carbs you ate in your first trimester that caused it!

Your blood glucose is influenced by many different factors during pregnancy and so there are many different strategies that play a role in blood sugar management.

If you have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and need some support, let us know!

Visit the link in our bio for GDM resources and info on nutrition coaching. Or send a DM.

You’ve got this, mama!

07/13/2022

**SAVE THIS POST!**

Here are 4 super simple tips to help you manage gestational diabetes.

Need more help?

Visit the links in our bio for info on nutrition coaching and download our pregnancy nutrition freebies including gestational diabetes resources.

07/12/2022

Snacking is a fantastic opportunity to get in loads of extra nutrients to support you and your growing baby.

Here are some nourishing and delicious bedtime snack ideas!

These are perfect for all pregnant mamas, especially those with gestational diabetes because they will help balance and support your blood sugar all night long!

One smart tip when having a bedtime snack is...

Include some protein and/or fat into your snack just like these examples.

What is your go-to favorite bedtime snack!?

07/07/2022

Let's talk about my favorite snack of the day - the bedtime snack!

Eating bedtime snacks for Gestational Diabetes might seem counterintuitive when the goal is to lower and stabilize blood sugar levels.

Including a snack at bedtime may just be the strategy that helps with stable blood sugar levels, especially in the morning.

If you have experienced high fasting blood sugar levels in the morning, try adding a balanced snack that contains some protein to your evening routine.

When choosing a bedtime snack–there are a few things to remember:
🍓 choose a snack that is substantial enough to keep you satisfied
🍓 include some protein and/or fat in your snack
🍓 it is OK to eat a carbohydrate-containing snack

Read more about this on the blog - find the link in our bio!

07/05/2022

WE LOVE SNACKS!!!

Grab this BRAND NEW RESOURCE [link in bio] with all of our favorite bedtime snacks for gestational diabetes!

Which is your favorite?

04/29/2022

Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes?

Stuck on what to eat for breakfast? We got you covered 🙌 Grab our favorite breakfast ideas to keep you and your blood sugar happy. 🎉. Link in bio

04/15/2022

Great reminder for any holiday. Eat the candy!!

04/12/2022

This week is Black Maternal Health Week Now, in it's 5th year of this incredibly valuable campaign, it is important that we all learn from those doing the work to change the systems, to raise awareness, and provide more community education that saves Black birthing people's lives. Be sure to check the orgs below for events they have scheduled. Don't forget to make a donation while you're at it.

From "The campaign and activities for Black Maternal Health Week serve to amplify the voices of Black Mamas and center the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements. Activities during BMHW are rooted in human rights, reproductive justice, and birth justice frameworks."

Folks to start following, if you're not already: The Bloom Collective MOMCares Sisters in Loss SisterSong Southern Birth Justice Network The White Dress Project: We CAN Wear White
GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls
National Birth Equity Collaborative

There are so many more to add, add yours below.

04/07/2022

A diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes can create panic and shame around your food choices and body.

Pause and take a deep breath.

It is not your fault. 💕

8-10% of all pregnant women develop GDM.

April 12 at 6pm
Come and learn about
👉 what is GDM
👉 what to expect with a diagnosis
👉 how to build your support group, and
👉 nutrition tips!

✨ Sign up link -- https://halveyourcake.ck.page/07580d6e28

Zoom link will be emailed day of the event. Replay is available 24 hours later.

04/06/2022

Drumroll 🥁🎆

Meet Nicole! Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor specializing in Gestational Diabetes.

With 12 years experience Nicole brings her expertise and compassion to new Mama's diagnosed with GDM as well as those wanting to begin their Intuitive Eating work.

Set up your discovery call today, link in bio.

03/30/2022

Talking with Functional Wellness, LLC on IG about ALL things Postpartum Nutrition on Friday at noon. Watch it live or check out the replay.
Drop your questions below 👇

11/24/2021

Hi 👋Kathleen here 💕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I am an anti-diet Registered Dietitian whose goal is to beat down diet culture, and empower women through pregnancy and postpartum.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I hope you are enjoying this kickstart to the holiday season. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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With Intuitive Eating part of what I focus on with clients is SATISFACTION of food and meals. Too often we follow different food rules and are not listening to what we actually like!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here are my unapologetic opinions on Thanksgiving.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨Stuffing is superior to mashed potatoes.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨If you put fruit in your stuffing, we can't be friends.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨Pecan pie is the best.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨Cranberry sauce should come from a can.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨Leftover pie is the obvious breakfast of choice the following morning.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨Ham (or anything besides turkey) does not belong at your table.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What are YOUR favorites on Thanksgiving? Drop them in the comments. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your Nutrition Specialist. Offering personalized nutrition counseling specializing in gastrointestinal disorders, weight loss, fertility and pregnancy, cancer, and general wellness.