Muesli

[SusieGriff]

I'd love to make my own sugar free muesli, does anyone know how to make it, do you have to cook it first? I've seen a recipe where you have to bake it.

 

[cherrypie]

I use jumbo oats, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and chopped nuts, (no cooking required) and then add some fresh fruit when I serve it depending what is in season and what my tolerance is.

 

[SusieGriff]

Oh That sounds ideal, simple and quick. thanks cherrypie!!!

 

[veganlass]

I use about a tblsp of oats, a couple of chopped dates, apricots and some nuts. Just add soya milk.

 

[SusieGriff]

I use about a tblsp of oats, a couple of chopped dates, apricots and some nuts. Just add soya milk.

Aren't dates and dried apricots relatively high in sugar?

 

[cherrypie]

If I ate dates and apricots then my blood sugars would rise dramatically. Shame because I love the taste of both. We all have different responses to food. Testing is the only way to tell what you can eat successfully if you are a Type 2 on diet/exercise only.

 

[veganlass]

Yes there are, but for me occasionally ok to boast my iron levels.

 

[KateXXXXXX]

I mix equal quantities of toasted jumbo oats, barley flakes, and rye flakes, and add toasted flaked almonds and pumkin and sunflower seeds. Toasting them gives the flakes a really nutty flavour.

On the dried fruit front, chopped apricots and cranberries are good, but look out for the sorts of dried cranberries that are not sweetened, and the dark apricots rather than the squishy bright orange sort. Dried apple is good. Fresh fruit is excellent, especially blueberries, but any fruit you can eat freely, like strawberies, raspberries, black currants...

I was looking for a wheat free (rather than gluten free) meusli, and all the commercial gluten free ones were nasty and way too high in WW points!

 

[veganlass]

I made one yesterday of: one fresh apricot, 1 tablespoon oats, one banana, few almonds, pumpkin seeds, 2 fresh strawberries and soya milk.

 

[SusieGriff]

I made up a batch of muesli today, scots oats, some sunflower seeds, mixed dried fruit, cranberries (dried) walnuts, almonds. It looks good enough to eat!!!! lol
But I am going to try some tomorrow morning with a blob of greek yogurt. I am wondering how many carbs are in that lot so's I know how much to bolus.... any guesses? I'll have about 50g I expect.