Gluten-free Recipes For The Third Trimester Of Pregnancy

During the last months of pregnancy, there is nothing better than eating good and healthy food. In this article, we will offer some gluten-free recipes for women in the third trimester who are suffering from celiac disease.

As the birth date approaches, both your and your baby’s nutritional and caloric needs increase. A diet that gives you a good intake of carbohydrates (energy source), proteins (for tissues and bone mass) and vitamins is absolutely necessary. And let’s not forget minerals and healthy fats – they are also important!

Although a varied diet consists of making sure that you get different types of food, people with celiac disease (or simply those who can not eat gluten for one reason or another) have certain limitations. The following gluten-free recipes can then be very helpful.

You can cook them at home for lunch, as a snack or dinner. However, it is important that you first consult your doctor about any special nutritional needs you may have.

If your doctor says you can cook and eat these gluten-free recipes, do not hesitate to try them! Let’s take a closer look at them.

Four gluten-free recipes for the third trimester of pregnancy

Gluten-free pasta

Ingredients:

• 250 g cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 250 g milk powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp xanthan gum
• 250 g cassava
• corn oil

As a binder:

• 5 tablespoons cassava flour
• 1.3 dl water

Preparation:

1. Mix cornstarch, cassava, milk powder and xanthan gum with a whisk.
2. Pour 300 grams of this mixture into a bowl. Then add eggs and oil, one tablespoon at a time. Mix and set aside.
3. Mix the ingredients for the binder and cook on high heat while stirring until it has separated from the bottom.
4. Add the latter mixture to the first mixture and season with salt. Continue to knead your pasta dough with a wooden spoon and then with your hands.
5. You can add more of the dry ingredients until you can stretch the dough with a rolling pin.
6. Pass the dough through a pasta machine as many times as you need. Sprinkle the dough with the cornstarch. Then cut the pasta.
7. Let the pasta rest and then boil it in plenty of boiling water with salt and oil in it.
8. Pour off the water, add butter and grated cheese (if desired) and serve.

Lemon or orange cakes

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of butter
• 300 grams of brown sugar
• 2 grated lemon peels or 1 large grated orange peel
• 200 grams of cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon orange or lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 100 grams of cassava
• 3 egg yolks
• 100 grams of milk powder
• 200 grams of gluten-free flour mixture

Preparation:

1. Whisk butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
2. Add the egg yolks one at a time followed by honey, citrus peel and juice.
3. Mix cassava, cornstarch, milk powder and flour mixture in a separate bowl (about 500 grams) with a ladle.
4. Add the latter mixture to the butter mixture and mix until kneaded.
5. Move the dough to a surface where you can roll it out.
6. Cut out cakes with a gingerbread mold or other cake tin (they can have the size and shape you want).
7. Place the cakes on a greased baking sheet and dust with cornstarch.
8. Bake at 150 degrees for 30 minutes.

Chicken with zucchini

Ingredients (for 2 servings):

• 1 chicken breast
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 zucchini
• 1/2 onion
• 2 pinches of salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Cooking:

1. Rinse and cut the zucchini into slices (make sure they are not too thick).
2. Cut the onion into slices and the chicken breast into strips of suitable size.
3. Fry the onion in a pan with a little olive oil. Then add zucchini and a little salt. Add grated lemon zest and fry over medium heat for about 7 minutes.
4. Fry the chicken in another frying pan. Add a pinch of salt and two tablespoons of lemon juice.
5. When the chicken is cooked through, place it in the other pan and mix with the other ingredients.
6. Serve and enjoy!

Chicken is good food that can be incorporated into several gluten-free recipes in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Apple roll

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 400 grams of ricotta cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon sweetener
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

Filling:

• 2 apples
• vanilla essence
• sweetener

Preparation of the dough:

1. Mix all the ingredients until they stick together. Then pour the mixture onto a baking sheet with parchment paper and a little olive oil.
2. Bake in the oven at 175 degrees until firm.
3. Place the roll on a damp kitchen towel.

Preparation of the filling:

1. Peel the apples and cut them into small cubes.
2. Boil them in a saucepan with a tablespoon of water over low heat.
3. Add the vanilla essence and sweetener when you have a fine mash.
4. Spread on the dough you previously baked.
5. Gently roll it up using the damp kitchen towel.
6. Put the roll in the fridge and wait until it is completely cold.
7. Sprinkle with a little grated coconut and serve.

We all know that the last months of pregnancy are not what one would call “simple”. Therefore, if you do not feel like cooking, do not hesitate to ask your family, a friend or your partner for help.

With these gluten-free recipes, it will be much easier to plan your next meal or your next snack. Your baby is almost here, remember to take care of yourself during the last three months of this beautiful experience.