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Old 18-01-2011, 15:22
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Hello all!

On my New Year health kick and enjoying my new routine of healthy eating and gymming. I realised I was consuming too many carbs throughout the day.

Has anyone got any good suggestions for low carb and low calorie breakfasts?

At the moment, i'm alternating between:

1 weetabix and milk
2 eggs scrambled with a handful of cherry tomatos
1 egg boiled with a ryvita soldier.

Anyone got any other ideas? Thanks x
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Old 18-01-2011, 15:32
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Hello all!

On my New Year health kick and enjoying my new routine of healthy eating and gymming. I realised I was consuming too many carbs throughout the day.

Has anyone got any good suggestions for low carb and low calorie breakfasts?

At the moment, i'm alternating between:

1 weetabix and milk
2 eggs scrambled with a handful of cherry tomatos
1 egg boiled with a ryvita soldier.

Anyone got any other ideas? Thanks x
-Bowl of unsweetend porridge would be the same carbs
roughly as weetabix.
-Could try some lean back bacon or turkey bacon with the tomatoes
-Large field mushroom topped with a bit of cheese, some sping onions and a drizzle of olive oil under the grill
-Kippers
-Poached egg atop slice of ham & spinach
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Old 18-01-2011, 15:57
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Hello all!

On my New Year health kick and enjoying my new routine of healthy eating and gymming. I realised I was consuming too many carbs throughout the day.

Has anyone got any good suggestions for low carb and low calorie breakfasts?

At the moment, i'm alternating between:

1 weetabix and milk
2 eggs scrambled with a handful of cherry tomatos
1 egg boiled with a ryvita soldier.

Anyone got any other ideas? Thanks x
Hi, I have a boiled egg followed by two Petit Filous with a cup of milky tea most mornings. Now, the Petit FIlous has some carbs because of the added sugar, as would the milk but it is still a very low carb breakfast and is unbelievably satisfying and filling.
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Old 18-01-2011, 16:37
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I don't think I would classify weetabix as low carb-- just the opposite, actually.

OP, I like cottage cheese with a little bit of melon, or some greek yogurt with a small handful of raspberries or blackberries. If I have time, a frittata is my favourite low carb breakfast.
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Old 18-01-2011, 16:44
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It's only 1 weetabix biscuit which equates to 60 calories - and I watch my carb count for the rest of the day.

Love yoghurt and fruit so will have that too I think!

Gonna start making my own fruit juice drinks too!
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Old 18-01-2011, 16:49
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Scramble eggs & smoked salmon. Grilled mackerel fillets or buy the ready cooked ones with some grilled tomatoes.
Lean bacon with poached eggs, tomatoes & mushrooms.

I had a problem with carbs a few years ago & had to stay off them for around 12 months, couldn't eat any at all. Its hard & its not good for you, you should eat a small amount of carbs with each meal as you do protein but look for low GI carbs.
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Old 18-01-2011, 17:00
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I do not know if there is any fact behind this but I have noticed that lots of people who are watching their carb intake are buying those 'Gluten Free' products from the supermarkets.
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Old 18-01-2011, 17:21
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If anything, I think you should be having a carb heavy breakfast, though the complex kind,such as porridge, or scrambled eggs and granary toast so you have a slow release of energy, meaning you are less likely to feel famished before lunch. Then have less for the rest of the day. I think carbs are often wrongly chastised, the right type eaten in the right quantity, are actually very beneficial to your health.
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Old 18-01-2011, 17:33
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This is what I made for breakfast this morning...lovely!

Baby Spinach and Ham Omelet

3 eggs
1 cup torn baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup cooked ham, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste

1. In a bowl, beat the eggs, and stir in the baby spinach, ham and Parmesan cheese. Season with onion powder, salt, and pepper.

2. In a small skillet coated with cooking spray or a bit of butter over medium heat, cook the egg mixture about 3 minutes, until partially set. Flip and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes, or to desired doneness.
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Old 18-01-2011, 17:41
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If anything, I think you should be having a carb heavy breakfast, though the complex kind,such as porridge, or scrambled eggs and granary toast so you have a slow release of energy, meaning you are less likely to feel famished before lunch. Then have less for the rest of the day. I think carbs are often wrongly chastised, the right type eaten in the right quantity, are actually very beneficial to your health.
Agreed.
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Old 18-01-2011, 18:29
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If anything, I think you should be having a carb heavy breakfast, though the complex kind,such as porridge, or scrambled eggs and granary toast so you have a slow release of energy, meaning you are less likely to feel famished before lunch. .

I hate carbs being vilified too but I really don't find this to be the case. I always find the more carby my breakfast, whether low GI or high, the quicker I get hungry. Sure, I could add protein OR I could just do what I'm doing and have a protein-rich, low-carb brekkie which works a treat! I swear by eggs for breakfast.
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Old 18-01-2011, 19:14
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I hate carbs being vilified too but I really don't find this to be the case. I always find the more carby my breakfast, whether low GI or high, the quicker I get hungry. Sure, I could add protein OR I could just do what I'm doing and have a protein-rich, low-carb brekkie which works a treat! I swear by eggs for breakfast.
Yep, that's the way I am as well.
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Old 18-01-2011, 19:36
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The perfect low carb breakfast is 4 rashers of bacon fried, 3 eggs scrambled with butter and cream, mushrooms followed by a cup of coffee with double cream.
You'll get a ton of nutrients and won't need to eat again until mid afternoon - guaranteed.

It is true the carbier the breakfast the faster you get hungry again. There are two reasons for this. Your blood sugar spikes followed by an insulin spike which drives blood sugar down and makes you crave more food. Secondly, carbs are very nutrient poor. When they have been digested and stored as fat, because you won't use them all, the body craves more nutrient, and it demands protein and fat. Give it more carb and it objects again and the cycle starts again.

Low carb is dead simple to follow, healthy and nutritious. Forget the myths about saturated fat, cholesterol and your kidneys will explode, they are all myths and ignorance touted by people who just don't understand either nutrition or physiology.
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Old 18-01-2011, 19:39
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It's only 1 weetabix biscuit which equates to 60 calories - and I watch my carb count for the rest of the day.

Love yoghurt and fruit so will have that too I think!

Gonna start making my own fruit juice drinks too!
Calorie and carbs aren't the same thing.
Yoghurt and fruit are packed with sugar, so you can't have them either.
Fruit juice drinks - forget it, liquid sugar.
You need to do more research into what low carb actually means - you don't seem to have the first idea yet.
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Old 18-01-2011, 20:03
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Calorie and carbs aren't the same thing.
Yoghurt and fruit are packed with sugar, so you can't have them either.
Fruit juice drinks - forget it, liquid sugar.
You need to do more research into what low carb actually means - you don't seem to have the first idea yet.
Let me guess, you've followed the Atkins diet?
Your point about carbs is only valid for carbs that are not complex, like White bread, White pasta etc.
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Old 18-01-2011, 20:42
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Calorie and carbs aren't the same thing.
Yoghurt and fruit are packed with sugar, so you can't have them either.
Fruit juice drinks - forget it, liquid sugar.
You need to do more research into what low carb actually means - you don't seem to have the first idea yet.

Plain Greek yogurt is not packed with sugar.
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Old 19-01-2011, 08:47
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Let me guess, you've followed the Atkins diet?
Your point about carbs is only valid for carbs that are not complex, like White bread, White pasta etc.
For over 12 years.

A carb is a carb is a carb, there is no such thing as a 'complex' carb, it is just a longer chain of glucose molecules. All it means is that the sugar spike goes on for longer. Death by a blunt knife rather than a sharp one, the result is the same.

Fructose also is a very damaging sugar and should be avoided where at all possible. Just because it doesn't spike insulin release doesn't mean it's any healthier, it it converted directly into triglycerides (a form of fat) directly by the liver.
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Old 19-01-2011, 08:48
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Plain Greek yogurt is not packed with sugar.
Not packed, but it still has plenty.
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Old 19-01-2011, 09:31
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A Petit filous has 12.4g of carbohydrate (all of which sugars) per 100g

Standard greek yoghurt has 3.3g of carb per hundred grams on average.

I think greek yoghurt has a place on a low carb diet, but not a BIG place.

I used to do atkins to lose my weight, and most of it has stayed off although I've been eating fairly high carb recently- which has to stop because the weight is coming back.
You don't have to do anything as extreme as atkins to lose weight, bt cutting back on carbs is usually quite helpful in my experience. I don't believe there is such a thing as an 'essential' carb, I don't think a low-fat diet is healthier way to diet than a low-carb one. I don't think that people who choose to cut out sugars are damaging their health. I think people should do what they want. Nothing bad is going to happen if you stick to the carbs you find in vegetables and unsweetened dairy. Some societies have far less fruit or cereals in their diet and are far healthier than the UK and the US.

If you're reducing rather than going for a very low carb way of eating, I genuinely think a bowl of weetabix (or similar unsweetened cereal) in the AM will do no harm, but as Libertarian points out, a fruit drink would be a complete no-no. For the OP and anyone else interested, there is a great book on the subject by a chap called Gary Taubes who explains why:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Calorie...5429384&sr=8-1
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Old 19-01-2011, 11:40
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Oh me! I feel slightly ignorant about it all now!!! I'm away to do some research!!!
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Old 19-01-2011, 12:15
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For over 12 years.

A carb is a carb is a carb, there is no such thing as a 'complex' carb, it is just a longer chain of glucose molecules. All it means is that the sugar spike goes on for longer. Death by a blunt knife rather than a sharp one, the result is the same.

Fructose also is a very damaging sugar and should be avoided where at all possible. Just because it doesn't spike insulin release doesn't mean it's any healthier, it it converted directly into triglycerides (a form of fat) directly by the liver.
I don't think anyone with medical experience in this field would recommend what you are saying. But each to their own
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Old 19-01-2011, 12:23
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Not packed, but it still has plenty.

I guess we have different idea of what constitutes plenty of sugar. One pot of my natural greek yogurt has 3.8 g of sugar, totaling 3.8 g of carbs, which works out really well for me... I agree with what you say about "complex carbs" though.
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Old 19-01-2011, 12:29
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I don't think anyone with medical experience in this field would recommend what you are saying. But each to their own

I'm not a doctor by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a type one diabetic, and I can see the the effects of complex carbs vs refined carbs on my glucose meter, and for me anyway, they ALL spike my blood sugar. It may not be this way for everyone since everyone is different, but low-carb (not no carb) is what works best for me health-wise-- as you say, to each their own.
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Old 19-01-2011, 12:34
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I'm not a doctor by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a type one diabetic, and I can see the the effects of complex carbs vs refined carbs on my glucose meter, and for me anyway, they ALL spike my blood sugar. It may not be this way for everyone since everyone is different, but low-carb (not no carb) is what works best for me health-wise-- as you say, to each their own.
I am basing this on my brother who is a doctor and has specialised in nutrition. He would never recommend something like atkins for the averager person as a long term diet.
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Old 19-01-2011, 12:36
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I am basing this on my brother who is a doctor and has specialised in nutrition. He would never recommend something like atkins for the averager person as a long term diet.

I'm sure he wouldn't, but the medical profession is not monolithic and people, including doctors, will always disagree.
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