Breakfast

[hanadr]

In my new treaure trove recipe book, I came across a breakfast recipe that sounds delicious. Only got the book Saturday, so haven't tried it yet
Take a nice big ripe tomato, cut the round end off and scoop out seeds and pulp. Break an egg into the tomato"shell", season, top with a bit of cheese and bake for about 15 minutes at 160Deg.
would look SOOOO pretty made with little tomatoes and quail's eggs

 

[gillyh]

Baked egg in a tomato 'shell' sounds nice. How did it go? Tried it yet? :lol:

 

[Trinkwasser]

breakfast needs to be quick and i for one thought that cooking was a no-no

Yes I always used to think breakfast was something best eaten *before* you wake up

However the results of a little time preparing and cooking far outweigh the disadvantages IMO

 

[jacquirs]

the tomato thing sounds yummy and i could stick that in the oven while doing other things (like the chore of packing my lunch every day :? )

will give it a try and report back

 

[manxangel]

well the original idea of al this has gone to pot really.

i am tkaing a metformin with my brekkie, the only thing that will stop me feeling sick after tqaking it is if i eat toast for brekfast.

yeah it makes me spike but i have to not be sick. which is the lesser of the two evils. i have tried loads of different thing and carbs is the only thing that can help me keep the tab down and prevent the nausea.

stupid tablets

 

[Jem]

you could try eating half your brekkie then taking the tablets, carrying on eating?

or leave it 10 minutes after you've eaten and take one with half a cup of cold decaff (that's how I usually take mine if remembered a bit too late haha)

either way, experiment and if no good, talk to doctor because there are aparently alternatives?

I went through about 6 days of the killer squits but then seem to have acclimatised to metfartin amicably.

the egg baked tomatoes appears in my marguerite patten cookery in colour recipe book (c1958) and they are delish if done right ... need to experiment with your oven though as they can come out either rubbery or snotty ... neither of which is good!

does sound nice with quails eggs, although a lot of faff! I did once (many years ago) make quails eggs into devilled eggs ... a lot of time for a very little bite!

best, Jem xox

 

[MrsP]

Wow. How do you lot manage lunch after all that for brekkie. I have 2 Weetabix with semi and even after that often don't always feel like lunch :shock:

 

[rubik101]

I start the day with fresh fruit. My dear wife slices and dices a bowl with grapes, banana, apple, strawberries, until recently or berries etc. Drop a few spoons of yoghurt on top and enjoy!
If I need any carbs then I will add a slice of toast and Marmite for dessert!

 

[Poppy123]

I start the day with fresh fruit. My dear wife slices and dices a bowl with grapes, banana, apple, strawberries, until recently or berries etc. Drop a few spoons of yoghurt on top and enjoy!
If I need any carbs then I will add a slice of toast and Marmite for dessert!

Wow, are you having us on? That brekkie is nothing but carbs!!! And that's before you start on the toast and marmite

 

[marjomatt]

Once a week I have an avocado with a little salad dressing - very low carb and the good type of fat - a really easy breakfast!

 

[Jem]

I start the day with fresh fruit. My dear wife slices and dices a bowl with grapes, banana, apple, strawberries, until recently or berries etc. Drop a few spoons of yoghurt on top and enjoy!
If I need any carbs then I will add a slice of toast and Marmite for dessert!

The strawberries (berries in general) are excellent as they are both nutritious and have sensible carb quantities and yoghurt (if whole milk and unsweetened) need not be measured in terms of drips - any small amount fat you get from a generous helping of natural yoghurt will be counteracted by the protein therein - and probably benefit your overall health ... bananas, with a little common sense (ie, eat them green, small, infrequently) can be tolerated ... however - apples and grapes (in particular) tend to send my BGs into orbit ... grapes are about as sugary as fruit can be!

As to toast - well if you can eat toast and maintain good BG levels then I am just plain jealous!

All the best, Jem xox

 

[Ozzie]

go with you on the kippers, I love fish. some things I have for brekkie when in a rush.

Lazy breakfasts.

smoked mackerel, can eat that cold straight out the wrapper.
various different tins of tunas, mackerels or sardines, straight out the tin.
frankfurter type sausages, eaten cold
hunk of cheese and ham. ( or spam)
matterson sausages (not the low fat one, heaven forbid ):lol:

most involve no washing up and very quick to prepare,(open fridge, open packet, eat)

 

[manxangel]

Hey Jem,

I think thats the point, i can't maintain good numbers and have toast, evething i try either makes me sick or has me feeling rotton for the rest of the day.

I'm getting stuck, i honestly don't know what to do. I'm waking at 8.8 which is "fine" apparently. but i am so not happy with it. the only reasonable reading i get is before lunch, when i am 4 or 5 point something, everything else is 7 plus. and on a couple of memorable nights ah 16 +

Talk about frustrating its unreal. i was on 3 met but i couldnt cope with it so i have just been dropped to 2 again and 12 units of Lantus. which i know wont work. it's so unbelievebly frustrating.

I was able to eat near zero carb with 18 lantus and have prfect readings. That meant if i fancied a bowl of pasta or somthing i could have it and just take some novo to compensate. (admittidly it wasn't that often but it was nice to have the option ya know)

i really don't know what to do. talk about reaching the end of my teather. I don't know how to deal with metformin. i don't know what can work to help lower my numbers, used to be a hot bath or a small galss of red wine but even that doesn't work now.

I will try the eggs for breakfast again, maybe in the morning. i had no mushrooms in today and it's just GOT to have the old mushrooms in it, i love love love them!!

going to call my nurse on friday, tell her the situation and say i want to change back to my basal bolus, I don't mind keeping my metformin intake on 2 tabs. but i want the option of using my novo whereas now i have be told dont use it ever! i know how to control it.

 

[Jem]

aw you poor lovey - sounds like you're trying everything you can --- I admit that (other than having insulin during 3.5 months of my pregnancy and my diabetes then was blatantly uncontrolled because I had no clue that carbs were the enemy!) I really don't know how to handle insulin-using diabetes ... keep your chin up babes because there's lots of people here who DO know and should be able to suggest something ... mushrooms are really low carb BUT I have a vague recollection of somebody saying that an allergy could cause a spike in BG's ... I am considering having a full range allergy test done so that I can discount at least those things!!

all the best, one thing I would say is that I have come to enjoy my morning protein shakes on those days I just cannot be bothered to deal with real food, or don't have any time.

I would be very glad to PM you details of the site I use to purchase my proteins - but won't put it on a live thread cos that's advertising lol

Hope you have a good day and feel in control xxx

 

[jacquirs]

guys i have gone back to a very small bowl of instant mornflake oats but with added cream (lots of it) for a change from the eggs, and so far this seems not to be affecting me too much

indeed my normal pre breakfast reading is 13 ish which i am struggling to get down, the porridge last week saw me down at 10 something by mid morning which totally surprised me

so it really comes down to that trial and error thing (and time and appetite...)

 

[gillyh]

Porridge for breakfast seems to suit me too. A sachet in the microwave only takes a few minutes. Now I need to sort out what to eat for lunch!!! :?

 

[caroluk]

Scots porridge oats worked great for me today and very filling made with water no milk. Befoe breakfast 6.6 2 hours after 5.4.

Carol xx

 

[Jem]

ohhhh now I didn't react too well to the oat based bread but I am defo gonna try with porridge and see how my bgs react to that - nothing like it on chilly mornings and with some nice cream and a sprinkle of xylitol it is gonna taste SOOOO good trying xxx

 

[Dennis]

I think there can be some big differences in the various porridge mixes. My wife likes the Oat-so-Simple range, I prefer Waitrose own brand on the rare days that I do eat porridge (both brands the microwave sort in sachets). Mine raise my BS a little, but on the odd occasion when I have used one of my wife's, my sugars go sky-high.

 

[Thirsty]

Rye crackers with low fat cream cheese and various toppings work for me. My personal favourites are Marmite, thinly sliced pickled eggs/onions, ham, olives, sliced tomatoes, spring onions, sardines, tuna etc., all topped with a sprinkling of ground black pepper and/or Tabasco.

Scrummy!