Biscuits etc.

[Annette&Bert]

I would like occasionally to have a biscuit with my coffee that doesn’t break the diabetic no no list.

Any suggestions ?

 

[Lyn68]

When I went to the dietician I told them I ate the odd digestive they suggested I switch to rich tea or gingernut.

 

[Annette&Bert]

I was doing my online grocery shop and opted for milk biscuits because they were lower in carb than tea biscuits, but didn’t look at ginger nut, must look.

 

[Sharron1]

I would like occasionally to have a biscuit with my coffee that doesn’t break the diabetic no no list.

Any suggestions ?

I have opted for thin dark chocolate digestive (4 carbs). I was also told that Rich Tea was ok. 😉

 

[zuludog]

Biscuits are my weakness too
I stopped buying any kind of sweet biscuits ages ago, now I only get digestives. I tried sugar free digestives and they didn't taste very nice at all, so I get ordinary ones and ration myself

It's not only the biscuit that I like, it's the nibbling itself! So recently I've started nibbling plain dry oatmeal biscuits. They slow me down, and are actually more pleasant than the sugar free digestives

I've just checked - Nairns fine milled oatcakes - 55% carbohydrates of which sugars are 0,9%
LIDL Digestives 65,2% carbohydrates of which sugars are 17,8 %

 

[cakespirit]

Make your own biscuits. That is the best way then you can put a low/zero sugar natural sweetener in them. Although there are diabetic biscuits that are available, I've never found any that are suitable. They are usually sweetened with a sugar alcohol called Maltitol, which has a high glycemic index. Which makes it an odd choice for a products promoted for diabetics. Especially because there are other sugar alcohols freely available like xylitol and erythritol that are diabetic friendly.

 

[Lyn68]

Make your own biscuits. That is the best way then you can put a low/zero sugar natural sweetener in them. Although there are diabetic biscuits that are available, I've never found any that are suitable. They are usually sweetened with a sugar alcohol called Maltitol, which has a high glycemic index. Which makes it an odd choice for a products promoted for diabetics. Especially because there are other sugar alcohols freely available like xylitol and erythritol that are diabetic friendly.[/QUOTE
I’ve always been told to avoid any food labelled as diabetic.

 

[Sharron1]

Biscuits are my weakness too
I stopped buying any kind of sweet biscuits ages ago, now I only get digestives. I tried sugar free digestives and they didn't taste very nice at all, so I get ordinary ones and ration myself

It's not only the biscuit that I like, it's the nibbling itself! So recently I've started nibbling plain dry oatmeal biscuits. They slow me down, and are actually more pleasant than the sugar free digestives

I've just checked - Nairns fine milled oatcakes - 55% carbohydrates of which sugars are 0,9%
LIDL Digestives 65,2% carbohydrates of which sugars are 17,8 %

I also eat Nairns fine milled oatcakes.I find they are ok with or without anything.Lovely with peanut butter 🙂​

 

[SB2015]

I only manage to stay sensible if we stick to garibaldis, rich tea and ginger nuts.

Chocolate digestives are disastrous, as I find it impossible to limit my consumption!!

 

[CathyB]

I’m quite happy with the sugar free ones, I often take 3 or 4 max with me in a little pot so at meetings or with friends, I don’t feel left out 😛

 

[Poppie]

I really enjoy Nairns Chocolate Chip Oat biscuits - they are 6.4 carbs per biscuit and taste really nice. Lovely with a coffee. They do other flavours as well - ginger being one other.

 

[Annette&Bert]

I too have tried sugar free and don’t like them. I am one of those rare people who actually hate chocolate, have done since I was very little. I have four boxes of oatcakes in my cupboard at any given time, usually because that’s often what I have for breakfast, but I wanted something tastier so I think I will include rich tea, thanks for all your suggestions. I’ve never had a sweet tooth, and the only drinks I’ve ever taken even before my diabetes are sparkling water and always unsweetened black coffee going back years. My biggest weakness has always been fruit and savouries.

 

[SkinnyLiz]

Plain digestives, great with full fat cottage cheese. Have found Sainsbury's is the best, nice creamy taste. Some of the others are more acidic, or lacking in flavour, esp the low fat versions. Chocolate digestives, love them, but am a "sometimes" person - sometimes have control, other times none at all. so dont buy those very often.

 

[Robin]

I eat Lotus biscuits, those slightly burnt caramel tasting ones, 5.7 carbs each ( if you can stop at one).

 

[Annette&Bert]

I’ll be honest, I am never sure what is a good carb intake daily is. I read somewhere that it can be up to but no more than 90 gms, but anywhere between 20 and 90, but I guess we are all different

 

[Bronco Billy]

An occasional biscuit is fine, don’t feel guilty.

 

[Rachel64]

I have rich tea fingers 3.6g of carbs each - usually find that 2 is enough . I try not to have more than 100g carbs per day - sometimes it goes just over and sometimes it’s under but usually evens itself out 🙂

 

[SkinnyLiz]

I eat Lotus biscuits, those slightly burnt caramel tasting ones, 5.7 carbs each ( if you can stop at one).

seems a bit high, for such a small biscuit, and very hard to stop at one.

 

[Ljc]

My favourites are gingernuts, I only have two occasionally

 

[SB2015]

I eat Lotus biscuits, those slightly burnt caramel tasting ones, 5.7 carbs each ( if you can stop at one).

I had forgotten about those. Mmmmm