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Sean-W

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Anyone recommend products they've used to combat high BG and weight loss other than the well known obvious items?

Things like Cereals, Side dishes, Snacking Items would be good!
 
Well, forget cereals for a start. No way are they good for diabetics. Quite the reverse

What is your daily diet? What are your BG levels?
 
Mike D said:
Well, forget cereals for a start. No way are they good for diabetics. Quite the reverse

What is your daily diet? What are your BG levels?
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It's on a previous thread below. Just struggling on breakfast ideas. It's the one meal I'm stuck for ideas
 
Sausages, eggs, bacon, mushrooms for zero carb items. Recently I've had a sort of mini salad with cucumber, tomato and walnuts to start my breakfast and it was quite nice if a little unusual.
 
phdiabetic said:
Sausages, eggs, bacon, mushrooms for zero carb items. Recently I've had a sort of mini salad with cucumber, tomato and walnuts to start my breakfast and it was quite nice if a little unusual.
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Is there any particular brand that's preferred or is it just lower the carbs the better?
 
Sean-W said:
Is there any particular brand that's preferred or is it just lower the carbs the better?
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Next time you go to the store, check the nutrition info on a few products. You should be looking out for carbs (for diabetes), calories (for weight loss) and saturated fat (for both).
 
Heck sausages and Debbie & Andrews sausages have a high meat content, the higher the meat content the lower the amount of carbs.
 
Don't think of it a specifically breakfast - it's just a meal - then you can have anything you want (within the perimeters of your carb allowance of course) in the past I have had leftover casserole, fat head pizza, salads, cold chicken, grilled fish, tinned fish, cauliflower cheese from the night before.
 
Sean-W said:
Anyone recommend products they've used to combat high BG and weight loss other than the well known obvious items?

Things like Cereals, Side dishes, Snacking Items would be good!
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I'm going to give chia seeds a try. I've no idea what they taste like but they're supposed to be magic
 
I'm making the traditional bacon eggs ect. I'm assuming grilling and frying is ok?
 
Major supermarkets sell high meat content sausages. Look for ones that are 80% or more pork. Hecks sausages are delicious and are 97% meat.

I grill and fry. It is a matter of personal taste. I fry eggs and mushrooms. I grill sausages, bacon and tomatoes..

Have you got a Lidl near you? If so they sell high protein rolls that are low carb. They have under 10g carb per roll and are very filling. I can only manage half of one because they fill me up. You can slice them in half, toast them and spread with butter. Lovely with the fry up (and with everything else)
 
SueJB said:
I'm going to give chia seeds a try. I've no idea what they taste like but they're supposed to be magic
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I use them a lot. I make a sort of jam with frozen berries in the microwave with a big spoonful of seeds. Delicious with Greek yoghurt.
Also put them in flax seed crackers for extra crunch.
You can also make a sort of pudding with them, which I used to eat a lot in the summer.
They bulk things up and you can put them in soups etc.
There are lots of recipes out there but I think they have a sort of marmite factor. I love them!
 
I can vouch for the jam - mine's from the KetoDiet Cookbook by Martina Slajerova - it perks up Greek yoghurt beautifully and also can give you a 'cream tea': a third of a Lidl protein roll (I use the bottom bit) lightly toasted and topped with chia jam and clotted (or whipped double, but it really has to be clotted) cream. Makes a nice pud after a light first course.
 
SueJB said:
I'm going to give chia seeds a try. I've no idea what they taste like but they're supposed to be magic
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I have found they certainly can be magic - particularly in the toilet department - which may not be quite the sort of magic you had in mind! I mention this only as my experience, but initially you might want to be a bit careful about how much you eat in one sitting. Otherwise you could find yourself doing rather a lot of "sitting" the next day

Having said that, I do enjoy them,and add a couple of spoonsful to yoghurt every couple of days or so.
 
Sean-W said:
Anyone recommend products they've used to combat high BG and weight loss other than the well known obvious items?

Things like Cereals, Side dishes, Snacking Items would be good!
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Sean-W said:
Anyone recommend products they've used to combat high BG and weight loss other than the well known obvious items?

Things like Cereals, Side dishes, Snacking Items would be good!
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My morning "cereal" can be eaten cold or hot - coconut flour, flax seed meal, chia seeds, protein powder, walnuts, almonds (flour & some pieces), a few berries, stevia & cinammon - recently started adding ginger, cumin & coriander. I add unsweeetened soy milk. Maybe you will get some ideas from this and as other post(s) have pointed out - it's a meal and can include any foods.
 
SueJB said:
I'm going to give chia seeds a try. I've no idea what they taste like but they're supposed to be magic
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Chia seeds do not have a strong flavor - imho. They do absorb moisture. In baking they retain crunch. Cold cereal-depends on how long it sits. Hot cereal-will soften. Yogurt-let sit overnight and soften will be slightly crunchy if eaten immediately. They have a good high fiber, low carb, good fat & protein nutrition profile.
 
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