Breakfast Cereal

[Ditto]

In 1974 when I first went to Weight Watchers, we were allowed 3/4 of an ounce of cereal. I did lose half a stone in a week but really I wanted to eat 6 Weetabix. 😳 Eggs is best. You don't have to measure them for a start. 🙂

 

[ChrissieMM]

Why are you limiting things unlikely to be a problem? Butter and marmite, peanut butter, being low carb, don't really need to be limited, but although you love toast - I suspect it isn't mutual.

I limit them because I prefer a scraping to slavering them on (admittedly, probably after years of trying to have a low fat diet, I’m now used to it). Probably shouldn’t have bothered describing them like that, just saying butter and peanut butter.
However as far as the toast is concerned, the bread described puts my blood sugar up to anywhere between 6.2 and 6.9. I slice it on a bread slicer and it’s about 0.5 centimetres wide!

 

[Drummer]

I limit them because I prefer a scraping to slavering them on (admittedly, probably after years of trying to have a low fat diet, I’m now used to it). Probably shouldn’t have bothered describing them like that, just saying butter and peanut butter.
However as far as the toast is concerned, the bread described puts my blood sugar up to anywhere between 6.2 and 6.9. I slice it on a bread slicer and it’s about 0.5 centimetres wide!

It would do the same to me - I am making linseed bread at the moment. I still need to tweak the recipe a bit, but it is looking more like normal bread each time I try a different setting on the breadmaker or alter the recipe just a little.

 

[Tonynewitt]

How about bran flakes, I love a bowl in the morning with a spoonful of Greek yogart and a handful of blueberries, I use to add a banana and a squeeze of honey but I leave them out. So are bran flakes ok

 

[rebrascora]

Bran flakes are high in carbs (64g/100g) of which sugar is 14g/100g so probably not a great choice if you are cutting down on carbs to manage your BG. A portion size appears to be 30g, so you might want to weigh out 30g and see how it compares to the amount you would normally eat. You may be shocked at how small it is.

The only thing which will tell you if they are OK for you is a BG test meter though by testing before and 2 hours after eating. If it raises your BG too high then you need to either reduce the portion size or try something else for breakfast.

 

[Leadinglights]

Breakfast cereals do weigh heavy so a portion size looks very small. Why not have more of the yoghurt with the blue berries or strawberries are lower and then just a scattering of the cereal. All Bran is slightly lower carb and there are some low sugar granolas which are lower at 45g per 100g cereal so might be better. Full fat Greek yoghurt is quite filling so should fill you up.

 

[mark king]

.... but really the only bread that suits bacon is bog standard white that's been toasted golden brown.
All together now Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. 😛
I enjoy my Burgen loaf with most things but.....???

 

[Deleted member 21371]

.... but really the only bread that suits bacon is bog standard white that's been toasted golden brown.
All together now Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. 😛
I enjoy my Burgen loaf with most things but.....???

So true.