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ClarissaCLD
ClarissaCLD Posts: 212 Member
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Hi, does anyone know what the best low carb cereals are? I really need to eat lower carbs and take less insulin, but I'm not sure which cereal is the best.
Thanks
Claire

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  • Lizzym911
    Lizzym911 Posts: 301 Member
    I like Special K protein cereal
  • DrawnToScale
    DrawnToScale Posts: 126 Member
    I made this a few weeks ago, and came out pretty good. Just need to roll the dough thin.
    http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/07/cinnamon-faux-st-crunch-cereal-3.html
  • KeithF6250
    KeithF6250 Posts: 321 Member
    DrawnToScale wrote: »
    I made this a few weeks ago, and came out pretty good. Just need to roll the dough thin.
    http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/07/cinnamon-faux-st-crunch-cereal-3.html

    The recipe looks good. Does it have to be cereal or are you just looking for a quick and tasty low carb breakfast?

  • robert65ferguson
    robert65ferguson Posts: 390 Member
    That's a very hard one to answer because cereal and low carb are practically mutually exclusive. The best approach would be to read the label and choose a product with the lowest carb value. As a breakfast food you could possibly choose something like bacon and eggs. Yogurt with something like flaxseed would be another option. If you test your blood glucose regularly you can identify and then eliminate those cereals causing you to spike. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
  • ihatetodietalways
    ihatetodietalways Posts: 180 Member
    robert65ferguson wrote: »
    That's a very hard one to answer because cereal and low carb are practically mutually exclusive. The best approach would be to read the label and choose a product with the lowest carb value. As a breakfast food you could possibly choose something like bacon and eggs. Yogurt with something like flaxseed would be another option. If you test your blood glucose regularly you can identify and then eliminate those cereals causing you to spike. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

  • ihatetodietalways
    ihatetodietalways Posts: 180 Member
    oops, sorry about that, I wanted to write that this was a great answer and to add that the OP should always strive to find food options that are very low carbohydrate, instead of trying to find ones that are normally high in carbohydrates to be made into some lower-carb version.
  • CrisEBTrue
    CrisEBTrue Posts: 456 Member
    "Low carb" and "low fat" and "sugarless" do not necessarily mean "better", no matter what food you're looking at.

    When something is "taken out" and replaced with something else, the replacement is usually worse than the thing it was replacing. For example, extra sugar and chemicals to replace fat, chemical sweetners to replace sugar..

    You don't have to eat cereal for breakfast; who made that rule?
    Whole wheat toast with leftover chicken breast
    Bacon and eggs (already suggested)
    Egg on whole wheat toast


    Here's a recipe for brown rice breakfast porridge.

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/brown-rice-breakfast-porridge/
  • DrawnToScale
    DrawnToScale Posts: 126 Member
    I also made a grain-free granola which was terrific. Mine was sugar-free, I added erythritol to the heated coconut oil - based on this recipe:

    https://minimalistbaker.com/simple-grain-free-granola/
  • myfitnesspale3
    myfitnesspale3 Posts: 276 Member
    Cereal is a great thing to just cut out completely. It's not doing you any favors. If you are T2 then significant carbs make BG control at least twice as difficult.

    That grain-free granola looks pretty good to me - kinda spendy. Hard to beat eggs and sausage for cheap breakfast.
  • cathylopez1975
    cathylopez1975 Posts: 191 Member
    I'm don't do cereal for breakfast, but my hubby does. He likes Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Toasted Oat Cereal because it's crunchy and doesn't get soggy. For a 3/4 c. serving: 120 calories, 1.5g fat, 26g carb, 4g fiber, 5g sugar, 4g protein.

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