Breakfast

[caffeine_demon]

when I had flu once, I had chilli con carne for breakfast

 

[mcdonagh47]

Some really good ideas coming in so if anyone has anything else to add, please do so!

Thanks everyone - a forum of stars.

Smoked Salmon, nice on a slice of burgen bread with a splash of vinegar or lemon juice to reduce the GL

 

[MargB]

I hardly ever buy bread because I don't want to eat too much but I hate wasting food or eating stale bread. I have heard this burgen bread mentioned before - is it a full sized loaf? Asda do a sort of part loaf, maybe 6-8 slices which seems to be OK - certainly just about enough for me.

 

[Adrienne]

I hardly ever buy bread because I don't want to eat too much but I hate wasting food or eating stale bread. I have heard this burgen bread mentioned before - is it a full sized loaf? Asda do a sort of part loaf, maybe 6-8 slices which seems to be OK - certainly just about enough for me.

Hi

The Burgen is Soya and Linseed. The slices are a bit smaller and the whole loaf seems a bit smaller.

Why don't you keep it in the freezer. My mum never has bread out, she takes out a couple of slices as and when she wants them, it seems to work.

 

[macast]

Why don't you keep it in the freezer. My mum never has bread out, she takes out a couple of slices as and when she wants them, it seems to work.

I do the same. otherwise I end up with mouldy bread before I am halfway through the loaf 😱

 

[Royston46]

Hi marg,

Like yourself I find breakfast difficult and I used to skip it but now I have bran flakes as they are low fat and high in fibre and sprinke them with blueberries.

Typical about eggs I was told not to eat too many after we had just got some chickens which we keep free range (so now friends and family get lots)

 

[Alan S]

Alan..... I'm not sure I could manage some left over stew for breakfast.... but I remember my teenagers living at home eating left over curry😱

Try it, you may be surprised. I'll post a recipe after this.

maybe I just have to get over the idea of so called 'traditional' breakfasts and think outside the box!!!

Very wise words. Actually, for new diabetics, vital words.

Breakfast Stew

I make this up every month or two and use the results for breakfast once or twice a week. All measurements are approximate; it is one of those "make it up as you go along" type of dishes. The main thing is to not add too many high-carbohydrate vegetables to it; no spuds for example. Carrots are OK for me but they do spike some people, so adjust to suit yourself. Replace them with something like cabbage or capsicum or any non-starchy vegetable you like in season.

Ingredients

1.5-2kg (3.5-4lbs) approx of stewing beef or lamb
2 cups celery, chopped
2 large carrots, sliced
1 medium/large onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
1 rasher or 4 strips of bacon, chopped
Chopped herbs to your taste; I use basil, mint and thyme.

Method

In a large frying pan or wok fry the onions, garlic and chopped bacon in a little olive oil until the onion is starting to lightly brown. Add the celery, carrots and herbs and cook until the vegetables have started to "sweat" but are not fully cooked. Transfer to a bowl temporarily.

Trim the beef of fat and gristle and cut it into cubes of 1-2cm, or 1/2"-3/4". Fry the meat on high heat in a little olive oil in the same pan, in small batches, until they are sealed and brown but not cooked. Transfer to an appropriate sized casserole container for your oven. Do not fry too much at once or the meat will release too much liquid and not brown correctly.
When all the meat has been fried and is in the casserole container, return the reserved vegetables to the pan and sprinkle a teaspoon of guar gum over them. Mix that well and add a cup or two of dry red wine to de-glaze the pan. Bring the mixture to the boil, simmer for a couple of minutes, then pour the vegetable mix over the meat.

Mix and then add sufficient stock (or water and stock cubes) so that the result will be just enough to cover the mixture of meat and vegetables. Press down the mixture with a large spoon so that the liquid just covers the meats.

Cook in a 140-160C (285-320F) oven for about 90 minutes (longer if it is a cheap cut of meat) and leave it in the oven another 30 minutes after you turn off the heat. About half-way through, season with salt and pepper to your taste. I also add a few sliced mushrooms to the mix sometimes.

Let it cool in the fridge overnight. Put 7-10 small individual serves in plastic containers in the freezer. When you want a quick no-fuss breakfast decant it into a bowl, zap it in the microwave while making your coffee or having your shower - and presto - breakfast.

Nutrition Table

Based on those ingredients and 8 serves, this is an approximate nutrition breakdown:

Calories 400
Kilojoules 1675
Protein 38 gm
Total Fat 20 gm
Carbohydrate 6 gm
Fibre 2 gm

 

[donnarob]

Hi Guys,

In Norway, they eat brown cheese called Brunost, selected cold hams, gherkins roll mop herring for breakfast. Basically, anything goes. (Brunost is made by boiling a mixture of milk, cream and whey carefully for several hours so that the water evaporates. The heat turns the milk sugar into caramel which gives the cheese its characteristic taste. It is ready for consumption as soon as it is packed in suitable sized blocks. A low-fat variant is made by increasing the proportion of whey to milk and cream).

I think we're so pre-conditioned into eating traditional breakfast foods maybe we should adopt the continental way.

Alan, will definitely give your stew a try!

By the way, I keep my bread and potatoes in the fridge. Bread keeps so much longer that way.

Donna 🙂

 

[MargB]

Hi

The Burgen is Soya and Linseed. The slices are a bit smaller and the whole loaf seems a bit smaller.

Why don't you keep it in the freezer. My mum never has bread out, she takes out a couple of slices as and when she wants them, it seems to work.

I don't have a freezer!! When I did have a freezer it was filled with pizzas, oven chips, ready meals, some frozen veg. The idea was to cook up a storm at weekends and fill it with good, nutritous food. Rarely happened and I was eating all the wrong stuff. So, got rid of the freezer, improved my diet, and now there is no room for a freezer in my kitchen!!!!

I could do with a small fridge/freezer that goes under the countertop and only takes the space of a normal fridge! I probably would use it now and not be so naughty.

 

[Zuckerkranke]

Scrambled, poached or boiled eggs with toast is a good alternative to cereal, as you can't eat eggs every day you could alternate with your choosen cereal, alternatively as a occasional treat you could look for some low-fat sausage and bacon which will be kinder to your high cholesterol.

Not long after I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2, I used to eat a boiled egg for breakfast. My dietitian told me to eat less eggs for breakfast - maybe one per week.

I've now got into a routine of eating two weetabix, a glass of fruit juice and two slice of toasted wholemeal bread. I don't find it boring. It's food and that's all that matters.

 

[Alan S]

Not long after I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2, I used to eat a boiled egg for breakfast. My dietitian told me to eat less eggs for breakfast - maybe one per week.

I've now got into a routine of eating two weetabix, a glass of fruit juice and two slice of toasted wholemeal bread. I don't find it boring. It's food and that's all that matters.

You might like to join the experiment over here: Breakfast Cereal test ?

You may get a surprise if you test one hour after you finish breakfast. It may all be food, but that is not all that matters. The consequent blood glucose levels also matter.

 

[macast]

Alan.... I'm going to give your stew a go!!! not sure how I will feel about eating it at breakfast time 🙄..... but ..... I might as well dive in 😎

 

[Steff]

Alan.... I'm going to give your stew a go!!! not sure how I will feel about eating it at breakfast time 🙄..... but ..... I might as well dive in 😎

oooh you devil marcie 😛

 

[macast]

oooh you devil mandy 😛

Mandy???? here you go again with the Mandy!!! 🙄

LOL😛

 

[Steff]

Mandy???? here you go again with the Mandy!!! 🙄

LOL😛

ahum i changed it

 

[Andy HB]

ahum i changed it

Next time, PM a mod, we can change it quietly and make Mandy look silly.

Doh! 😡

Andy 🙂

 

[macast]

Next time, PM a mod, we can change it quietly and make Mandy look silly.

Doh! 😡

Andy 🙂

Hey!!!

lol.... that already happened on another thread 😱

 

[Alan S]

Alan.... I'm going to give your stew a go!!! not sure how I will feel about eating it at breakfast time 🙄..... but ..... I might as well dive in 😎

So, what is the review for the gourmands? 🙂

 

[macast]

oooh the stew was gorgeous Alan .......... for dinner 🙂

it is on the menu for breakfast tomorrow 🙄 I'll let you know what I think and my BG levels

 

[Alan S]

oooh the stew was gorgeous Alan .......... for dinner 🙂

it is on the menu for breakfast tomorrow 🙄 I'll let you know what I think and my BG levels

My own breakfast serve size is a little less than one cup.