Millets - good or bad?

[Shas3]

I cooked millets (probably a third of a cup when uncooked) for breakfast today. I am a bit confused how many carbs that is and if it Is too much for one meal, when i want to be below 100 per day. And generally are millets a good choice for carbs for LCHF?

 

[Shas3]

BTW, after two hours BG was up by 0.5 (7.0 to 7.5)

 

[Guzzler]

Millet is a grain like any other. It may take longer to see raised bg levels with it.

 

[Member496333]

As per @Guzzler. It’s a grass seed like any other other grain. Probably fine if you’re a bird...if you’re a human then possibly not so much

Just teasing. Not something I’d consume irrespective of my current metabolic and gastrointestinal health, but hindsight is a wonderful thing

 

[Guzzler]

I used to buy millet for my son's budgie (this was back in the late 80s)and out of curiosity I threw a handful in the garden to see if the grass would be any different from what we normally see, I was hoping to see something exotic looking. It came up and... yes, it's grass.

 

[Prem51]

I cooked millets (probably a third of a cup when uncooked) for breakfast today. I am a bit confused how many carbs that is and if it Is too much for one meal, when i want to be below 100 per day.
And generally are millets a good choice for carbs for LCHF?

Millet has 49% gms of carbs per 100gms (cooked), but carbs are absorbed more slowly.

 

[Shas3]

Millet has 49% gms of carbs per 100gms (cooked), but carbs are absorbed more slowly.

Doesn’t sound great if LC is the objective.. Thanks

 

[bulkbiker]

Doesn’t sound great if LC is the objective.. Thanks

Not great.. to be honest no grain or seed will be very good for low carb that's why a lot of us have simply ditched them totally and replaced them with green veg and more meat/chicken/fish instead.

 

[Listlad]

Not great.. to be honest no grain or seed will be very good for low carb that's why a lot of us have simply ditched them totally and replaced them with green veg and more meat/chicken/fish instead.

Except flax seed which seems to get special dispensation.

 

[Mr_Pot]

Except flax seed which seems to get special dispensation.

Flax seed (and Chia) do not come from the grass family of plants so they are not cereals or grain which is often demonized. Seed is too broad a term to completely exclude from low carb diets as for example nuts are seeds and they are often recommended.

 

[Listlad]

Flax seed (and Chia) do not come from the grass family of plants so they are not cereals or grain which is often demonized. Seed is too broad a term to completely exclude from low carb diets as for example nuts are seeds and they are often recommended.

Indeed I notice a number of terms get the broad brush approach sometimes.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

I remember Millets as a military clothing disposal / camping store.

 

[Listlad]

I remember Millets as a military clothing disposal / camping store.

Still are.