Goody Bag For Diabetics!

Everybody is aware of the fact that amongst all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Early morning breakfast, is essential to increase our metabolism rate, which recharges you for the day. For a diabetic, breakfast is necessary for stabilizing the glucose level in the blood which will help them feel strengthened in the morning hours. Only eating cereals is not the option, there is variety of breakfasts for diabetics, that are super quick as far as cooking & preparation is concerned.

For lactose allergics!

For all those who are lactose intolerant, there are various breakfast choices available. Go for whole grain cereals & dairy products labeled with low fat & sugar. Cereals containing lower amount of sugar comes with 2 grams of sugar per 100 grams of cereals. Variety includes all-bran cereals having 6 grams of sugar, shredded wheat available with 4 grams of sugar, raisin brans (18 grams) & 4 grams sugar containing oatmeal. You can try combinations & variations by adding cinnamon, dried fruits & nuts as per your interest. For whole milk, non-fat & low-fat milk is the option. Try to avoid intake of calories from food that will help you to manage your sugar level.

The breakfast cereals containing glycemic index is very important. The glycemic index is important to raise the level of blood glucose. Oatmea containing GI=48, all-bran cereals (51) & puffed wheat cereals (67) is advisable.

Drop in the level of fats & cholesterol

The ability to resist diseases is less in a diabetic. That’s the reason, these patients are victim of various diseases more often. The metabolic X combinations include high levels of insulin, high blood pressure, obesity & high cholesterol. A diabetic should take in to consideration these conditions & accordingly, plan his breakfast.

Cut or reduce the use of saturated fats by using the substitute of polyunsaturated fats like olive oil & soft margarine. You can try for a change in your low cholesterol diet by occasionally eating eggs. Single large egg contains 213 mg of cholesterol. American Heart Assocaiation states, the recommended intake of cholesterol should be of 300 mg in a day. What is of more importance is leveling your cholesterol level to average. If you follow a perfect guideline or timetable of your meals as per recommendations, eating eggs once in a while is allowable.

Creative breakfasts!

If you hate cereals & milk, try out various innovative combinations of a healthy breakfast. Here’s the list of foods that can help you to make the breakfast of your requirement. Cottage cheese & fruits, egg white’s omlet (remove the yolk from the egg & use only the transparent white fluid for making it), chopped green peppers, peanut butter & banana sandwich, onions & tomatoes, burrito with eggs & homemade bran muffins.

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