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Shedded wheat and stores own brand

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just wondered if peeps had this for breakfast and how they found them for their BG levels am thinking of giving them a go
cheers
gail
 
gail2 said:
just wondered if peeps had this for breakfast and how they found them for their BG levels am thinking of giving them a go
cheers
gail
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If you compare weight for weight with bread then the Shredded Wheat is rather more, Carbs and Cals say 16g carb per 22g Wheat pillow as they call them, whereas on average a slice of bread 22g would be 10g carbs.
 
If you do try them stick with Nestlé shredded wheat @gail2 , supermarket brands much like wheetabix cornflakes just don't taste same.
 
nonethewiser said:
If you do try them stick with Nestlé shredded wheat @gail2 , supermarket brands much like wheetabix cornflakes just don't taste same.
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thank you but i have to be onnest like my marmite on wm toast
 
gail2 said:
thank you but i have to be onnest like my marmite on wm toast
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I wouldn't swap marmite on wholemeal toast for Shredded Wheat either and definitely not if I wasn't also having berries and probably a dusting of sugar on the Shredded Wheat, so Marmite on toast seems a much more enjoyable option to me and probably slightly lower carb. That said, 2 slices of Marmite on toast would most likely make me feel hungry a couple of hours later and I would want another 2 slices of it, whereas my creamy yoghurt, berries and seeds keeps me pretty satisfied until lunchtime or beyond.
 
nonethewiser said:
If you do try them stick with Nestlé shredded wheat @gail2 , supermarket brands much like wheetabix cornflakes just don't taste same.
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Can't comment on Shreddies but I find some supermarket own brand cereal nicer than the original. Yes, they are different but not always inferior
Maybe it's because I grew up on own brand - it was necessary to save money
Whatever the reason, I would not discount own brand for the sake of it until trying.
 
helli said:
Can't comment on Shreddies but I find some supermarket own brand cereal nicer than the original. Yes, they are different but not always inferior
Maybe it's because I grew up on own brand - it was necessary to save money
Whatever the reason, I would not discount own brand for the sake of it until trying.
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Quite agree, it's maybe due to eating own brand cereals as a child that I appreciate well known brands all the more now.
 
I tend to avoid cereals in general, no matter how healthy they pretend to be, they are highly processed with a lot of additives. My fav breakfast would be a smoothie with cashews, peanut butter and some fruit, but for some reason it doesn't work for me, after half an hour I'm hungrier than before eating... So I have greek yogurt (high protein one, some don't have much protein), with nuts, seeds, and fruit (1 tangerine, 1/2 apple, some blueberries etc). Occasionally I have an almost-full English: 2 eggs on 1/2 piece of toast with bacon or sausage, and mushrooms.
 
medidia said:
I tend to avoid cereals in general, no matter how healthy they pretend to be, they are highly processed with a lot of additives. My fav breakfast would be a smoothie with cashews, peanut butter and some fruit, but for some reason it doesn't work for me, after half an hour I'm hungrier than before eating... So I have greek yogurt (high protein one, some don't have much protein), with nuts, seeds, and fruit (1 tangerine, 1/2 apple, some blueberries etc). Occasionally I have an almost-full English: 2 eggs on 1/2 piece of toast with bacon or sausage, and mushrooms.
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You might try making your own muesli. I do that quite often and it works well. See attached screenshots if recipe and nutritional information for a single portion.
 

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medidia said:
I tend to avoid cereals in general, no matter how healthy they pretend to be, they are highly processed with a lot of additives. My fav breakfast would be a smoothie with cashews, peanut butter and some fruit, but for some reason it doesn't work for me, after half an hour I'm hungrier than before eating... So I have greek yogurt (high protein one, some don't have much protein), with nuts, seeds, and fruit (1 tangerine, 1/2 apple, some blueberries etc). Occasionally I have an almost-full English: 2 eggs on 1/2 piece of toast with bacon or sausage, and mushrooms.
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I don't have cereals, either but can eat low carb Surreal cereals from Holland and Barrett or Waitrose - expensive but nice for a change. They have 6-8g net carbs per 35g serving, depending on the variety, and 12-14g protein. My toast option is seeded bread from Heylo, available online. Ordinary wholemeal has exactly the same effect on my BG levels as any 'normal' bread.
 
Sheepish1947 said:
I don't have cereals, either but can eat low carb Surreal cereals from Holland and Barrett or Waitrose - expensive but nice for a change. They have 6-8g net carbs per 35g serving, depending on the variety, and 12-14g protein. My toast option is seeded bread from Heylo, available online. Ordinary wholemeal has exactly the same effect on my BG levels as any 'normal' bread.
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Have you tried the M&S grain free fruit and nut granola as it has only 8.2g carbs per 100g and NO artificial sweeteners as compared to the Surreal which are 31g carbs per 100g and so have artificial sweeteners.
 
gail2 said:
just wondered if peeps had this for breakfast and how they found them for their BG levels am thinking of giving them a go
cheers
gail
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I used to have shredded wheat with hot milk in the winter, topped with a spoon of malt extract. Mum always made sure we had a hot breakfast, quite often porridge oats instead, but this was long before diabetes. Never added sugar as I don't like sugary cereals. Milk is sweet enough especially full fat.
Small portion of porridge these days but I do love marmite and cheese on toast or a crumpet, popped under the grill until it's nice and bubbling.
 
silver minion said:
I used to have shredded wheat with hot milk in the winter, topped with a spoon of malt extract. Mum always made sure we had a hot breakfast, quite often porridge oats instead, but this was long before diabetes. Never added sugar as I don't like sugary cereals. Milk is sweet enough especially full fat.
Small portion of porridge these days but I do love marmite and cheese on toast or a crumpet, popped under the grill until it's nice and bubbling.
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As a kid I liked Shredded wheat with butter and marmite, seems odd now. But I was a marmite addict.
 
Sheepish1947 said:
I don't have cereals, either but can eat low carb Surreal cereals from Holland and Barrett or Waitrose - expensive but nice for a change. They have 6-8g net carbs per 35g serving, depending on the variety, and 12-14g protein. My toast option is seeded bread from Heylo, available online. Ordinary wholemeal has exactly the same effect on my BG levels as any 'normal' bread.
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Heylo bread doesn't look too bad, compared to other low carb products, might give it a try. Surreal looks highly processed though, looking at the list of ingredients, like proteins, starches, flavouring. Eating low carb, mainly unprocessed, has made a huge difference to my health in general, not just diabetes
 
littlevoice359 said:
You might try making your own muesli. I do that quite often and it works well. See attached screenshots if recipe and nutritional information for a single portion.
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What do you use for the nutritional information? I use cronometer for work, but not so much for personal use.
 
silver minion said:
I used to have shredded wheat with hot milk in the winter, topped with a spoon of malt extract. Mum always made sure we had a hot breakfast, quite often porridge oats instead, but this was long before diabetes. Never added sugar as I don't like sugary cereals. Milk is sweet enough especially full fat.
Small portion of porridge these days but I do love marmite and cheese on toast or a crumpet, popped under the grill until it's nice and bubbling.
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oh I love porridge, another food that doesn't fill me no matter how much I have, hungry again after 30m.
 
Best breakfast for me to keep feeling full is eggs. Sometimes two eggs scrambled with some grated cheese in but no bread or two fried eggs with tomato and mushrooms. Both of these breakfasts keep me full for 5-6 hours.
 
medidia said:
What do you use for the nutritional information? I use cronometer for work, but not so much for personal use.
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I maintain my own database. Whenever I buy something new I update the nutritional information in the database using the data on the container, if available. Otherwise I do a Google search and update my database using the information I find.
 
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