Overnight Oats Newbie

cnavarro002
cnavarro002 Posts: 235 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I tried overnight oats for the first time last night/this morning. They were yummy! I can totally see myself eating this, and experimenting with different flavor versions of this.

I used about a quarter of a banana, sugar free apple sauce and cinnamon for flavor. HOWEVER MFP shows about 23 grams of sugar, holy cow!!!! Any suggestions on how to lower that? I used 1% milk and nonfat greek yogurt. I really think this breakfast idea would work for me, but I need less sugar. Thanks!

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    Do you have a medical reason to avoid sugar?
  • cnavarro002
    cnavarro002 Posts: 235 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Do you have a medical reason to avoid sugar?

    Dr. said I'm close to prediabetic.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,151 Member
    Don't use the banana. That probably where most of the sugar came from.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    The dairy products have lactose, which counts as a sugar, so don't freak out. :) I had overnight oats this morning too. 1/2C oats, 1C milk, 1/4C almonds, and 1/4C blueberries. Totaled to 18g of sugar, and 13 of that was from the milk. I'd worry more about the total carbohydrates number. I have significant insulin resistance, so I need to watch my macros as well. I focus on getting no more than 150g of carbs and in the range of 25g of fiber, while hitting my calorie target. If I do that and exercise faithfully, I stay in a good blood-sugar zone.
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Chocolate protein powder, pb2, and 2% milk is a good combo (according to my husband...I don't eat them)
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