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AT A LOSS WHAT TO HAVE FOR BREAKFAST

Lauraann said:
hmm bs up to 13.4 so thinking maybe the yoghurt, anyone got any suggestions on yougurts that are suitable, don't like anything lumpy prefer smooth types thanks :lol:
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Try LIDL greek-style yoghurt ... it hasn't got any 'plastic' fruit or other gunge in it. Stick some real fruit in or get used to it 'au naturale'. Food actually tastes better without being masked by sugar (or salt for that matter) once you get used to it.
 
I buy the large tub of Lidl Greek yog, its 1kg! But its under £2. It lasts me about 2 weeks, I tend to have that with a few berries. Sometimes I sprinkle some ground linseed on top for some extra fibre.

Other breakfasts I have are a couple of Herta frankfurtas, or some sliced cheese, some full fat lactofree (less sugar) milk, a hard boiled egg. Maybe even jelly with cream. Whatever is quick, but I do try to get some fat in my breakfast to keep me going for the morning. At weekends I might do scrambled eggs with some smoked sausage or bacon.
 
pickledpepper2 said:
I'm T2 and porridge oats makes my levels fly and stay up for a while.

I've always been baffled by this low GI thing. I've always found low GI carbs like chana daal, porridge to raise my bs levels high and keep them there for a while (probably the slow release thing?). We are talking like 11s, 12s, 13s here - so the numbers are serious.


As a suggestion for the OP try the linseed porridge from Lidls maybe?
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I am also T2, and porridge is something I can rely on not to spike my BS; course cut oatmeal mixed with oat bran, cooked in a mixture of semi-skimmed milk and water. 25g of oatmeal gives 16g of carbs plus 7.5g of carbs for 15g of oat bran.

Not all porridges are equal, and some of the ready made ones have a lot of things added, so always worth reading the packet.


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My normal porridge with prunes was a mistake this morning.

Pre breakfast BG was 3.9, a bit on the low side, so I had a few dates as well, then 2hrs post breakfast was down to 3.1, so those slow release carbs were a bit too slow this morning.

Still, I got to eat jelly babies. :D
 
Hi Lauraann - I am new to this board but have spent 3 years studying nutrition/metabolic disorders to prep for a documentary project focusing on diabetes and heart disease. Prof Tim Noakes MD and Dr John Briffa feature in our film so I am relaying their advice and my own experience here.

1. Any cereal, incl Weetabix and even porridge will disrupt your blood sugar levels. Your mid morning "starving" feeling is a direct result of this. FYI 2 slices of brown/wholemeal bread has also been shown to spike blood sugar faster than plain sugar in some subjects.

2. A better breakfast alternative would be eggs, bacon etc or full fat greek yoghurt with berries and nuts/seeds. Charon is right - the thinking on cholesterol is changing and the key is actually particle size/numbers. Unfortunately a standard test does not measure these readings so when a LCHF diet raises cholesterol alarms bells go off - needlessly. Eggs will raise your HDL cholesterol (+ve) and yes your total chol reading may be elevated as well BUT the LDL particle size profile WILL improve so your ACTUAL risk is lowered. I actually consumed 100 eggs in 4 weeks under medical supervision and on camera to dispel the notion that eggs are bad!

Hope this helps!
Donal
 
Which porridge?

I have thrown out the 2 minute (with added fruit or syrup) packets but still have a box of quaker oats.
Should that be ok or is there something better?

Not expecting to try this in the near future but you never know.
 
charon said:
Which porridge?

I have thrown out the 2 minute (with added fruit or syrup) packets but still have a box of quaker oats.
Should that be ok or is there something better?
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Having tried half a dozen different ones, I always go with the largest flakes; this seems to be the most satisfying for texture. From a BG point of view, there doesn't seem to be much difference ( Quaker Oats included).


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