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Low carb diet
- Thread starter Les1974
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Hi Les, and welcome to the forums.
Bit hard to answer your question, as all cereals are basically just carbohydrate. If you have a look at this website
you'll see that cereals don't really feature in low-carb ways of eating. My own experience is that I haven't eaten cereal in any form for getting on five years now - it's just too carb-heavy for me. I aim for around 20g carb total each day: that would mean, if I ate cereal, that I'd hit my max daily carb limit on 30g cereal, about three teaspoons.
have you thought about alternatives to cereals?
Bit hard to answer your question, as all cereals are basically just carbohydrate. If you have a look at this website
you'll see that cereals don't really feature in low-carb ways of eating. My own experience is that I haven't eaten cereal in any form for getting on five years now - it's just too carb-heavy for me. I aim for around 20g carb total each day: that would mean, if I ate cereal, that I'd hit my max daily carb limit on 30g cereal, about three teaspoons.
have you thought about alternatives to cereals?
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Hello, and Welcome, @Les1974.
Generally cereals are not recommended eating on low cab diet.
Some of our members make a low carb porridge using coconut flour.
The dietdoctor website has useful low carb recipes, I like this one
www.dietdoctor.com
I have also used https://srslylowcarb.com/
for their bread. They have just introduced new low carb cereal, and I eagerly await delivery.
As a new member, wanting to know about low carb you might find inspiration in this thread
www.diabetes.co.uk
There is also info for new members in my signature beneath this post.
Read, and ask questions. Members are generally very helpful.
Generally cereals are not recommended eating on low cab diet.
Some of our members make a low carb porridge using coconut flour.
The dietdoctor website has useful low carb recipes, I like this one
Quick Keto Grain-Free Breakfast Cereal - Recipe - Diet Doctor
No grain? It's a no-brainer. Make this simple, nutty, low carb cinnamon cereal ahead so you’ll have a quick and easy breakfast for busy mornings. Or, take it along for a quick, crunchy snack on the road. Without the almond milk, the cereal is keto (1 g of net carbs per serving).
www.dietdoctor.com
I have also used https://srslylowcarb.com/
for their bread. They have just introduced new low carb cereal, and I eagerly await delivery.
As a new member, wanting to know about low carb you might find inspiration in this thread
What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)
Share what you've eaten today with the rest of the DCUK community and maybe steal a few ideas for yourself! Please remember that this is the 'Low Carb Diet Forum' and that this thread isn't for low carb debates :)
www.diabetes.co.uk
There is also info for new members in my signature beneath this post.
Read, and ask questions. Members are generally very helpful.
Resurgam
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Unfortunately, none of them.
Cereals are usually about 2/3rds carbs so anything more than a couple of spoonsful is going to cause a spike in blood glucose.
I tend to have two proper meals a day or an old fashioned breakfast of bacon and eggs, often with sausages and mushrooms.
AloeSvea
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@Les1974 ,There are some great no-grain granolas/keto no-grain granolas/low carb no-grain granolas out there these days. Everyone's/every OECD country will have its own brands I take it.
They are basically lots of nuts and seeds with some dried fruit in them (dried peaches, dried raspberries - that kind of thing), and some alternative/substitute sweeteners. Some really low carb ones don't have that, but have coconut flakes, which is a pretty common ingredient. Cinnamon ditto.
They are really expensive! Or particularly so in my country, Aotearoa/NZ, which has outrageously expensive food. But are they yummy? oh yes.
But is possible to find ones you like on special. Be careful to check the carb level per serving, and per 100g.
of course you need to eat and meter, to check if they really are as low carb/keto as they say they are. imho.
They are basically lots of nuts and seeds with some dried fruit in them (dried peaches, dried raspberries - that kind of thing), and some alternative/substitute sweeteners. Some really low carb ones don't have that, but have coconut flakes, which is a pretty common ingredient. Cinnamon ditto.
They are really expensive! Or particularly so in my country, Aotearoa/NZ, which has outrageously expensive food. But are they yummy? oh yes.
But is possible to find ones you like on special. Be careful to check the carb level per serving, and per 100g.
of course you need to eat and meter, to check if they really are as low carb/keto as they say they are. imho.
