Porage

[Maitland]

That has been 15 days now where I have been very careful about what I eat and have attempted to lower my carb intake gradually. I started off around 150g of carb and have managed to reduce that further to 50g. I have now lost 13 pounds and hope to have my first stone off by tomorrow.

There is one thing that I miss a great deal and that is my Scott's Old Fashioned Milled Porage oats. The Carbohydrates come in at 33.4g with semi-skimmed milk.

By lowering my carbs I have brought my blood glucose levels down to 4.8 fasting and an average of 6.4 2 hours after meals. Nothing that I have eaten so far has sent my glucose levels through the roof. The highest was 8.1 2 hours after a chicken curry with brown rice.

I have read somewhere that Porage although high in Carbs is okay as the carbs release is slower than other foods. Is this right?

My Porage is made with Milk and salt (as it should be :wink: ) and I suppose the only way I will know if it effects me detrimentally is to test.

If it is slow release I assume that it would be beneficial rather than detrimental?

Appreciate any advice.

M...

 

[weeezer]

Every time I eat porridge for brek (had some today, yum) my bg levels are stable til lunch. Should eat it every day really! It's the only food I can rely on keeping me steady, I'm on an insulin pump so can input the carbs I eat precisely, but it's still the only food that I know what I'm gonna get bg wise.

Miracle food! (Make mine with a pinch of salt and squeeze of honey!)


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[Maitland]

Every time I eat porridge for brek (had some today, yum) my bg levels are stable til lunch. Should eat it every day really! It's the only food I can rely on keeping me steady, I'm on an insulin pump so can input the carbs I eat precisely, but it's still the only food that I know what I'm gonna get bg wise.

Miracle food! (Make mine with a pinch of salt and squeeze of honey!)


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A squeeze of honey. Have to say I have never even considered that. Every since I was a wee Laddie it was only ever made with salt and water, no added bits and bobs.

I have been struggling to get through the day with a breakfast consisting of egg, peppers, mushrooms, tomato and a wee bit of onion but was a little concerned at the high carb content of Porage (old Scottish spelling). The carb content will exceed the carbs I have been down to in the last couple of days (30g).

Anyway I appreciate the post weeezer. Let's see how my BG levels look around 10am tomorrow morning.

M...

 

[lrw60]

AH! Porridge. A day without porridge is a day wasted. I love the stuff! I only buy my porridge from Morrisons, 60g with 1/2 pint semi skimmed and a sprinkle of sweetner. I recently tried to lower my carbs by having 30g porridge and 30g assorted ground nuts with just over 1/4 p semi. Very nice it was too, but I am back to 60g high carb brekers. Is there anyone on this forum who can tell me that because porridge is slow release carb and very low in horrid sugar, it IS good for me? I honestly thought that porridge was one of the good guys until I found this forum! :roll:
Lee, but you can call me Mr. Porridge. :lol:

 

[noblehead]

I have read somewhere that Porage although high in Carbs is okay as the carbs release is slower than other foods. Is this right?

My Porage is made with Milk and salt (as it should be :wink: ) and I suppose the only way I will know if it effects me detrimentally is to test.

It is lower on the glycemic index than most breakfast cereals and if you add some good fats to it in the way of pumpkin seeds/linseeds then it will slow down the digestion even more.

That said your type 2 and you may find your bg will still spike after eating, there are some low-carb versions of porridge but I can't say what they taste like as I've never had to try them, as you say the only way of knowing is to test

 

[Maitland]

Good afternoon all.

Day started well with another couple of pounds off. Now lost 15 pounds since the 17th of April.

Woke up this morning to a reading of 5.5. 40g of porage made with water and a wee bit of salt and eaten with 125ml of semi skimmed milk. 2 hours later reading of 5.7.

I shall enjoy my porage in the morning guilt free

M...

 

[stuffedolive]

I too have a porridge habit. However, I have taken to mixing my 15g of jumbo rolled oats half-and-half with 15g oatmeal bran, 1/2water 1/2 semiskim milk, and cinnamon (as this is good for controlling BGs). Its much lower on the carbs but it is unfortunately the texture of wallpaper paste. roblem:

 

[Maitland]

I too have a porridge habit. However, I have taken to mixing my 15g of jumbo rolled oats half-and-half with 15g oatmeal bran, 1/2water 1/2 semiskim milk, and cinnamon (as this is good for controlling BGs). Its much lower on the carbs but it is unfortunately the texture of wallpaper paste. roblem:

That's okay if you enjoy wallpaper paste :wink:

M...

 

[yoda]

Hey , Yes definitely a slow release food ......... try it uncooked with cold milk, that will be even longer lasting , as it cooks in your stomach. I heard that the Scottish sheppards used to eat it like that , this would enable them to be energised for hours out in the countryside....
Also its great for reducing cholesterol, as all the bad stuff sticks to the porridge !!
Enjoy !!

 

[stuffedolive]

Isn't unsweetened wholewheat museli basically uncooked porridge with a bit of fruit & nuts added? So if I didn't eat the fruit bits then that should be just as good for my BG - maybe?

 

[Maitland]

Hey , Yes definitely a slow release food ......... try it uncooked with cold milk, that will be even longer lasting , as it cooks in your stomach. I heard that the Scottish sheppards used to eat it like that , this would enable them to be energised for hours out in the countryside....
Also its great for reducing cholesterol, as all the bad stuff sticks to the porridge !!
Enjoy !!

Yoda you have peeked my interest. I will give that a wee go in the morning

M...