Breakfast on the go

[squishychickfi]

Hi I am struggling with breakfast ideas. I don't have time (or inclination) to eat before I go to school which means I am limited to about 15 mins in the morning when I get there! I used to have cereal and milk or porridge or fruit bread and butter - I know realise how bad this is for my BG.

My problem is - it has to be something easy to cart to school, could be microwaved, but cannot be smelly (eating in staff room) and I don't like nuts or unusual things :roll: so with all these restrictions can anyone come up with something to help please? (Also have asthma so dairy can be an issue too )

 

[justfoundout]

I take hard boiled eggs for breakfast on the go (do the night before). Or flax bread or homemade low carb muffins. Or cheese on its own if I'm badly organised!

 

[squishychickfi]

Cheese is looking good at the moment - but I have to say I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to 'unusual' breads etc!

 

[Albert]

Tried flax bread, seemed to spend a lot more time in the loo ! I prefer to stick with a slice or two of sunflower seed or poppy seed bread, together with a chunk of cheese although I thought you said dairy wasn't an option ??

Albert

 

[squishychickfi]

It isn't great in the morning as my asthma can make it a bit 'claggy'! And then I spend a lot of time coughing!

If I could face eating at 6am I would have rashers and tomatoes - but it is far too early and I never have the time - trying to get us all to school on time!

Can I ask where do you get these breads from? Are they specialist or will I find them in the supermarket?

 

[lovinglife]

burgen bread is good for a lot of us (not all) - its 11g carb a slice and I can have 2 slices without it spiking my bs - you can get it at all the big supermarkets and lots of smaller shop ar doing it now too - its easy to get and you don't have to make it yourself :lol:

 

[squishychickfi]

that is good - do have a bread maker - but never seem to have time to use it!

 

[yipster29]

I've read this thread with interest as I'm T1 and always eat porridge as although it's heavy on carbs (and I try to reduce carbs, breakfast is the only meal when I eat any number of carbs) I figured at least it was 'healthy carbs' and I too don't have time to go cooking up a storm in the morning!!
I treat myself to a couple of slices of toast from a warburtons seeded batch loaf (10g carb per slice) at the weekends and had been wondering whether this would be a better breakfast option as it's less carbs?!
I think I've become so conditioned to 'bread is bad' theory that I've thought I shouldn't!!
Be interested to know your thoughts? I find breakfast a nightmare to sort in a healthy low carb not eating nuts for breakfast kind of way!!!

 

[Patch]

Best thing to do is to check your BG after porrige and toast for breakfast, and see how each affects you.

Porrige is a no-no for me. I don't need to measure my BG to know that I'm sky high. I feel absolutely aweful after eating a bowl of oats...

 

[yipster29]

Hi Patch

Porridge does make me go high so I have to use a lot of insulin (have got the levels right so I don't spike but I just thought it's probably healthier! But then is it healthier if I need extra insulin??? I don't know I get soooo confused!! :roll:

 

[Graham1441]

I have the same problem with breakfast.
My alarm goes of at 2.30 am so i can leave at 3.30 am and to be honest i cant face eating at that time of day, Boiled eggs sounds good but I cant have them everyday.
Im a delivery driver and all there is on the road is the layby places or Mc Donalds.
Graham 1441 :twisted: :twisted:

 

[squishychickfi]

It is so ahrd - I feel like I am being really picky - during the school hols it is fine as I can suit myself - the family are quite happy to have bacon with me - but at school it is a different matter - occasionally can get use of the microwave (as long as it hasn't been condemned again!) we did have a toaster - but that went the same way I think! So it needs to be something I can bring with me!
Hubby had suggested scrambled egg - was also thinking fruit - at the moment I am craving grapefruit (not pregnant - just very sophisticated cravings!) so will have that as well!

 

[morillobaby]

have you tried a smoothie for breakfast as i have 2 small kids and getting ready for work i usually have a smoothie here are a few recepies.

http://www.easy-diabetic-recipes.com/diabetic-smoothie-recipes.html