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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / August 2006Low-Spike Breakfasts
Hi All Re-posting, mainly for the newbies who have appeared since April. Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs. Ideas to play around with. 1. Egg. The humble egg can be cooked in so many ways: poached, fried (minimal oil in a non-stick pan), normal omelette (beat it lightly while cooking), fluffy omelette (seperate, whip the white with a spoonful of water, fold back with filling and yolk), scrambled with a little milk, frittata (sort of a heavier omelette with filling), and baked. Use fillings like peppers, onions, mushrooms, ham, cheese, fresh herbs if you can, dried if you can't. 2. Meat. Bacon, Ham, small steak, hamburger patty (watch the fat), chicken, prosciutto, hot dogs and so on. Can be fried, grilled/broiled, chopped after cooking and added to omelettes, frittata or scrambled eggs. For bacon or other fatty meats, drain on absorbent paper before serving. 3. Fish. Smoked, canned or fresh. Can be poached, fried, as a mornay (easy on the thickener), mixed in a stir-fry etc. Same for seafood. 4. Mushrooms. Small ones can be sliced and cooked with onions, herbs , garlic etc and a little oil and a smidgin of flour for a gravy. Large ones can be filled with bolognaise or napoli sauce (or whatever you like), topped with grated cheese and baked in the oven. Also another good omelette filling. 5. Casseroles and stews - beef, lamb, chicken, mince (ground beef) etc can be pre-prepared and divided into individual breakfast sized serves. Put them in small plastic containers in the freezer and zap one in the microwave for breakfast. Check the carbs in the recipe to check suitability. Beef bourgignon, Irish Stew (watch the spuds), chicken fricassee, whatever your favourite is. Always test at 1 hr the first time with casseroles - thickeners are usually the carb culprits for high BGs. 6. Leftovers - slices of roast meat, re-heated or cold, re-heated chops etc Cheers Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 500mg I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. Alan, it seems to me low spike is an oxymoron. Tell me if I am correct, Doesnt the word spike mean a rise in numbers as opposed to just being normal. It seems funny to me to use that phrase. anothe piece of nonsense to think about Loretta :-) -- In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. You left out one of my favorites, and it happens to have some nice Omega 3s to boot. Smoked Salmon... on your choice of: Cucumber rounds... Wasa Crackers... or even a low carb bagel if you can find it. With a little of whatever level fat cream cheese you choose. This time of year I add some thin sliced red onion, tomato and capers... Jennifer > Hi All > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. > You left out one of my favorites, and it happens to have some nice Omega > 3s to boot. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > With a little of whatever level fat cream cheese you choose. Don't forget the ever-satisfying protein powder pancake. I make them with a scoop of vanilla protein powder, some water, 3/4 tsp baking powder (non-aluminum kind), and 1 egg. This time of year I'm dumping in a half cup of fresh blueberries and topping them with some Maple Grove sugar free syrup. You have to fiddle around with the amount of water to get a texture that cooks up properly, but they are probably my most frequent low carb breakfast as I don't like eggs and can't face meat first thing in the morning. --Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control > Don't forget the ever-satisfying protein powder pancake. I make them > with a scoop of vanilla protein powder, some water, 3/4 tsp baking [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > --Jenny I've never been a protein powder person... can't erase the soy flavor enough for me ; ) But I've made this recipe a couple of times and it's pretty good. And you get the almond benefits as well. 5 T. almond flour 1 T. sour cream 1 T. water 1 eggs 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 pkg. Splenda dash of salt 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Mix together. Cook like pancakes. Jennifer > I've never been a protein powder person... can't erase the soy flavor > enough for me ; ) You can if you buy whey peptide protein powder. It still tastes like protein powder, but at least not soy. ;-) > But I've made this recipe a couple of times and it's pretty good. And > you get the almond benefits as well. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Mix together. Cook like pancakes. Sounds good! My mom made something that works with cottage cheese, ricotta cheese and egg, flavor as you like. Susan > I've never been a protein powder person... can't erase the soy flavor > enough for me ; ) I use WHEY protein! I never touch the soy stuff, it's disgusting and soy does nasty things to my hormone balance. The Whey protein is made from milk. Precision Engineered is the least expensive but there are many other brands. It cooks up very nicely into all kinds of things. > But I've made this recipe a couple of times and it's pretty good. And > you get the almond benefits as well. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Mix together. Cook like pancakes. Looks good! I'm a bit wary of almond flour, though, as everything I ever made with it, though delicious was very high calorie and so good I ate too much of it. Since I've upped my carb intake, I've had to correspondingly lower my fats, since I learned long ago that the higher the carb intake the lower the fat intake should to avoid very high triglycerides and weight gain. So when I'm eating around 100 grams of carbs a day, I don't eat the blue cheese dressing, sour cream, whipped cream, cream cheese, and other things that made a 50 gram a day diet tolerable.  Signature--Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control >You left out one of my favorites, and it happens to have some nice Omega >3s to boot. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Jennifer The smoked salmon on the low carb bagel with cream cheese (or sprouted whole grain toast), with a little dill and capers is a really great way to start the day :-) Blueberries on the side go well, too. Dull and boring fare need not be our kismet... Indeed, the diagnosis of diabetes has resulted in a much more enjoyable diet for me. It just takes a different way of thinking and going about how one lives life. Will, T2 : You left out one of my favorites, and it happens to have some nice Omega : 3s to boot. : Smoked Salmon... on your choice of: Cucumber rounds... Wasa Crackers... : or even a low carb bagel if you can find it. : With a little of whatever level fat cream cheese you choose. : This time of year I add some thin sliced red onion, tomato and capers... : Jennifer Yum, Jennifer and one of my favorites too. I can eat up to 3 Wasas and 2 oz of smoked salmon with not problem In addition to my fruit, cottage cheese, and yogurt breakfast (Mke sure to use very small amount of the 3 or fruite, like 3 starawberries, 1/5-1/6 of a mango, 1/4 medium apple or less of a lage one, 1/2 clementine, orange,, handful of blueberries, etc., I also have egg substitute omelettes with vegetables and some cheese and a few Wasa crackers, I also have the low carb bread French toast eaten wit the no sugar fake maple syrup. These four breakfasts giv eme good variety andnot spikes. Wendy >Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs. Ideas to play around with. Avacado. Top with salsa, Rotel, or hot sauce. Pink grapefruit, with Splenda. Surprisingly low in carbs, and the 'pink' is lycopene. Onions fried in olive oil. Mmmm. DRT >>Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs. Ideas to play around with. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >DRT Hi All I'll try to add all of the good ideas from all of you next time 'round. I have my avocado later in the day as a dip - but no reason you couldn't have it for breakfast. Unfortunately I've never eaten Wasa crackers, or Rotel or some of the other uniquely North American foods. PS Loretta is right - if it's low it's not a spike - but I like the term anyway:-) Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 500mg SignatureEverything in Moderation - Except Laughter. > Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs. Ideas to play around with. > > 3. Fish. > a mornay (easy on the thickener), mixed in a stir-fry etc. > Same for seafood. What is your recipe for the mornay? When I buy a fish mornay at the shopping food court it spikes my test results unless I break it up into very small portions. Is the thickener likely to be the ingredient causese the spike? Nev. (Welcome back to ordinary world once again. You beat all the travel hold ups nicely.) >> Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs. Ideas to play around with. >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >(Welcome back to ordinary world once again. >You beat all the travel hold ups nicely.) Thanks for the welcome back Nev:-) Yes, it's the thickener. usually flour or cornflour(cornstarch) or something chemically 'orrible. I don't have a specific recipe. I do those things by feel and practice. Usually the "bechamel" part is much the same - a roue of a little flour and a little butter. However, these days I substitute guar gum for most of the flour. The trick with guar gum is to mix it in water separately until you have the consistency you want (a little goes a very long way - too much and you have glue and too little is watery) then add some of the resulting goop as necessary to the roue. Experiment a little. So, a mornay would be that base plus a little thai fish sauce (smells foul, tastes wonderful), herbs and spices to taste (I add a touch of hot English Mustard), added to sauteed onions and garlic and maybe a touch of ginger, add the pre-cooked fish or seafood and add a little real cream at very low heat. The result should be a thick rich creamy sauce filled with succulent fish or seafood. It can be made in advance, refrigerated or even frozen, and zapped in the microwave for breakfast. Sometimes I put it in a ramekin, cover it with grated parmesan and cheddar, and put it under the grill/broiler until the cheese is melted and brown. Sounds hard - takes about 10-15 minutes from scratch once you're used to it. How is life in the north? :-)) Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 500mg SignatureEverything in Moderation - Except Laughter. |
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