I’ve always been a firm believer that food should work for you, not against you — especially if you’re trying to juggle real life with a gym routine, work commitments, and the occasional (OK, frequent) craving for something comforting.

Like many of you, I’ve tried a few “healthy meal plans” over the years that promised more energy, better workouts, or easier fat loss. Some worked for a while… others just left me hangry, foggy, or raiding the fridge at 10pm.

So, I decided to test a theory.

What would happen if I took the nutritional principles of a gestational diabetes diet — which are designed to keep blood sugar stable, balance protein and carbs, and support steady energy — and adapted them to a non-diabetic person who trains regularly and wants to maintain or lose weight?

That’s how this 7-day series was born. The link below will take you to the intro-post for this series.

As more of the recipes for this series are posted, you will be able to find them in the grid below.