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Breakfast Cereals

smc4761

smc4761

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Are there any breakfast cereals out there, which do not cause spikes with BG.

There is so much conflicting info out there is actually very confusing

I do like my cereal in morning so not looking for alternatives to cereal eg weetabix, porridge, corn flakes etc, just which one would be better than granola which is causing me to rise from about 7 to 11 after 2 hours
 
From time to time I make granola bars using coconut oil as the binding ingredient.

No way could I eat the cereals you mention. In addition, what are you using in the way of milk?
 
No, no cereals are available that don't cause a massive spike, its kind of in the name being made of cereals ie grain.
 
Using semi skimmed milk.

I tend to stick to pretty much portion control as recommended on packet eg 45g of granola, 2 weetabix etc
 
smc4761 said:
Using semi skimmed milk.

I tend to stick to pretty much portion control as recommended on packet eg 45g of granola, 2 weetabix etc
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Semi skimmed has more lactose or sugar than full fat. If you must have cereals try double cream with a bit of water.

I would drop the cereals altogether. They are not doing you any good.

Any reason you can't make bacon and egg?
 
Have you tried the Aldi Nut paleo musli? It had some good feedback with moderate lower carbers and some type 1's I think @mytype1.life tried this?
 
There are a few very expensive muesli low carb options available. But I baulk at the price.

And I have made this several times for Mr B - it is a firm favourite of his, and he says it is better than Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.
High praise indeed, eh?
Of course the ingredients are also expensive, and it requires time and effort to make.
As well as being very high calorie...
https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/grain-free-cinnamon-crunch/

There are quite a few other LC breakfast bar or cereal options around, but they all require making them up yourself, or paying very high prices for pre-made.

https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/25-delicious-low-carb-grain-free-cereal-recipes/

https://www.gnom-gnom.com/grain-free-keto-cinnamon-toast-crunch/
 
Thanks for all the tips. Bacon and eggs would be just to expensive every day as well as time consuming, compared to popping a couple of Weetabix etc in a bowl with some milk. Some of the low carb granolas are very expensive compared to say Aldi, Sainsbury etc
 
Traditional breakfasts are what we have been conditioned to eat.

You can eat anything in your fridge. Cheese, nuts, olives. Beware very sweet tomatoes.

Tomorrow I might well have leftover cottage pie made with celeriac topping instead of potato.
 
Eat Natural Super Granola Almonds & Honey

It's 35g per 100g so a lot lower than anything else I've found.
 
Try a handful of sliced almonds and double cream. I have this every morning I awake,before a later egg and bacon fry up
 
Ian DP said:
Try a handful of sliced almonds and double cream. I have this every morning I awake,before a later egg and bacon fry up
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Sounds good. I tend to alternate between nuts and yoghurt and bacon and eggs.
 
xfieldok said:
Honey?
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It's just part of the overall marketing. The actual content of honey is next to nothing per serving. I usually go for around a 20g of carb portion and mix in greek yoghurt.

Yes I'm T1, but if anything that makes me more aware of carbs in the morning coupled with morning insulin resistance any hit to blood sugar lingers for up to 3 hours which is murder. Bolus doses of insulin absorb especially slowly in the morning. I also don't like to hammer the egg meat combo all the time for breakfast so the above option is excellent.
 
smc4761 said:
Thanks for all the tips. Bacon and eggs would be just to expensive every day as well as time consuming, compared to popping a couple of Weetabix etc in a bowl with some milk. Some of the low carb granolas are very expensive compared to say Aldi, Sainsbury etc
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Cook some sausages and bacon in bulk + some scambled egg - keeps in fridge approx 3 days.
Warm up in microwave just before eating.
 
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