From my interaction with kids, I know of no kid that would wake up in the morning to have a full English breakfast therefore, no matter how much we advocate the benefits of a low carbohydrate diet we need to consider that we are dealing with a child who doesn’t want to be deprived of the things she likes. And why should she? Kids like to try out things and test new flavours and eat what their friends eat.
So, since kiddo here wants cereal, this is what I will suggest:
Around 200 – 210 grs of milk (depending if its full fat or semi-skimmed) are 10 grs of carbs = 1 cp
40 grams of all bran = 20 grs of carbs = 2 cp
Alternatively, you can use Kellogs Special K, 45 grams = 26 grams = 2.5 cp or, if you dont have a half pen then, 40 grams have 20.8 grams of carbs = 2CP.
You can add some 25 grams of nuts in this, hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts to make it more playfull and crunchy. You dont need to include it in her bolus, nuts are considered freebies.
And, you can also add a few strawberries which you do not need to consider for her bolus if the amount is low (like, 2 strawberries for example). Alternatively you can use blueberries, they are freebies as well.
Sweeten it with some Canderel or stevia (you can use a drizzle of honey if you want but, you will have to calculate it in her bolus injection)
And there you have it! A nice breakfast of around 3CP.
It’s delicious and guess what? exactly like she sees it on the telly commercials too!! (Wow!)
I think it is also a good idea for you to use this link regarding low glycemic index foods.
http://www.the-gi-diet.org/lowgifoods/
Search for everything that has a low GI or a medium GI and disregard the high GI if you can. From my experience, they save me from a quick spike.
Regards and a sugary hug to your daughter.
Diabetic kids are always my inspiration!!
Josephine.