BG & Porridge this morning

[paula.nolan42]

I did a little experiment this morning; for my breakfast I had my usual bowl of Porridge (Flahavans) 50g uncooked - I add a tsp of honey and a ½ tbsp of my seed mix (which I have calorie counted) and a drop of whole milk. According to MFP thats 45g of Carbs !! anyway.. before my breakfast my BGs read 7.0 and 2 hours later I was up to 9.3

Tomorrow I will do the same but no honey and no seed mix and see how I go...

 

[PenfoldAPD]

Best way to learn I find - MFP is absolute best way to keep control of food, I might print off my food intake and show my Doc

 

[paula.nolan42]

Hi @PenfoldAPD yep, I agree MFP is a great tool as a food diary, I wish it had some diabetic friendly functionality.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Good luck with your experiments.

I suspect the porridge (and milk) may have something to do with it. The honey will have spiked earlier than 2 hours, and the seeds probably not much at all if you only had half a tblsp.

 

[paula.nolan42]

Interestingly - when I had porridge again a couple of days later, I was 7.7 before breakfast and 9.1 after - I've put porridge on my 'banned for now' list

 

[PenfoldAPD]

I've tried porridge with soya milk, it tastes ok - only a few less carbs though. Had same impact on me, shame as I love porridge.

 

[Bluetit1802]

I'm glad I hate the stuff.

 

[carol43]

I hate porridge as well, reminds me of wallpaper paste.

 

[Carolyn_Lesley]

I find a large spoonful of coconut oil in porridge reduces my spike. Doesn't taste too bad.

 

[PatsyB]

will try that although find that oil very sweet

 

[PatsyB]

I've tried porridge with soya milk, it tastes ok - only a few less carbs though. Had same impact on me, shame as I love porridge.

I use soya milk for my tea never tried it in anything else will try it and see what it tastes like

 

[dawnmc]

If I make porridge its with water. I make it in my slow cooker, but I only have cream in it.

 

[Blackers183]

Porridge ...... Yummmmm. It's also very nice with a couple of wheetbix added in.

 

[Bluetit1802]

If I ate porridge with 2 weetabix thrown in my levels would be off the scale, but I'm type 2 diet controlled.

 

[Magisham]

I still do porridge some days, but made with water and a little sweetener. Michael Mosley says to have porridge in his 5:2 diet book so I thought it would be okay. It is carbohydrate, but a slow releasing one.

 

[Sirmione]

Porridge ...... Yummmmm. It's also very nice with a couple of wheetbix added in.

I rather eat the box it will taste much better and won't spike the BGL

 

[MaxineKL]

I love porridge, but not the spike. For me, steel-cut oats have much less impact, even when I grind it in a food processor for 30seconds or so, so it's edible with 5 minutes of cooking. I typically add cut up apple and cinnamon and sometimes protein powder.

 

[MaxineKL]

P.s. virgin coconut oil with everything, even in my coffee (with ground turmeric and black pepper). If the virgin stuff is too sweet for you, the "refined" version is tasteless.