Note to self - no more alpen

[acerimmer]

Bananas are not a wise choice. They are full of sugar. You would do better with berries - raspberries or strawberries, but in small portions.

And there goes another favourite........

 

[Listlad]

Everyone is different of course, but myself I love a bowl of porridge in the morning and the way I make it - it never spikes me. Sure it goes up - eating generally does that regardless - but not much or for long. I think the key is high quality ingredients with little processing. I always use pinhead (steelcut) oats and add cacao nibs and ground linseed and water - then put in the nucrawave for around 6-8 mins (watching that they dont boil over!) stiring frequently. They are more chewy than rolled oats and the cacao nibs add a bit of crunch.

Generally a healthy breakfast (I think) and as it is, doesn't spoke my sugars at all. Of course I do often add dried cranberries (small spike) or fresh blueberries (even smaller - more acceptable spike) so there are variations depending on what you need.

Having said that, of course Diabetes is not "one" disease and what works really well for one person may not work for others.

Where do you buy those steel cut oats from?

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Hi all,

Had a bowl of no added sugar Alpen. Before breakfast, my sugars were 10.6 mmol/l, 2 hours later 18.8 .

Learning curve but wondered if anyone else has had this type of reaction?

I think know mine would have gone up to that level eating a high carb cereal such as Aspen with a 40 gram /100 gram serving.

Another product to leave on the display shelf...

 

[jjraak]

What's celery lol

Might be a good idea to look up fibre.
Seems each of us, could do with with a little more.

I THINK I get enough, but celery adds. As does CHIA seeds..might be worth looking into.

 

[jjraak]

Thanks for the info. It's the first time I've had cereal in a while, missed having it. Will stick to just lower carb brekkie from now on.

IF you really want .I get some from WHOLEFOODS supermarkets for wife.
Close on £5 a small packet, but 5gm per 100..I think

She likes, AND she's worth it.

 

[Traceymac23]

Mmhh...Alpen..sounds healthy don't it.
But not for me sadly.

Others covered it well, but I'd suggest you also measure out what IS considered a healthy portion by the "manufacturers" of such healthy foods.

Might be surprised it's little more then a
Mouse's droppings.:***:

..and then you still got to add milk..(full fat )...

As a fellow type 2...its
Egg n bacon.
Or scrambled egg n avocado
Or Greek yoghurt n blueberries,
Thats my breakfasts sorted.

tastes like mouse droppings too IMO......come on....Alpen? you won't be missing much by binning it!!

 

[Traceymac23]

What's celery lol

Google "Chelsea Celery Song" you'll never think of it the same way LOL

 

[timgil]

Where do you buy those steel cut oats from?

Pinhead (steelcut) Oats:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007CX5XXM

Also linseed and cacao nibs I get from:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DLTM4PK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004XJ7J2Q

Although I notice that the oats are not currently available from where I got them last time. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buy-Whole-Foods-Online-Ltd/dp/B007CX5D9G seems a good alternative. I bought 5kg last time in December and still have about 1.5kg left.