GD Diet Question

carrie52280

Can any of you ladies with GD give me some breakfast ideas, I usually don't eat until I get to work, (don't know if that will change after I meet with the endo)  But I have no idea what I can or can't eat.  for a morning snack this am after breakfast (about 2 hrs) I had a banana....is that bad?  I have no idea, and I have been stressing about this week for almost 2 weeks...the appt is 2morrow but I know I am going to forget some questions to ask

 Anyone have any ideas on what questions I should be asking at my endo appt. 

Thanks

4510heather

I was told no fruit for breakfast at all, so a banana probably isn't the best idea (although other GD patients are not fruit restricted at breakfast).  My breakfast goals are 45 grams of carbs and 21 grams of protein.  If I am eating on the run, I do balance bars, breakfast tacos, toast with peanut butter, low sugar oatmeal and a handful of nuts, peanut butter sandwiches, cottage cheese cups and toast, etc.  I've also done plain yogurt with kashi cereals and that has worked out well for me.

You could take low sugar oatmeal packets and a big things of nuts to your office, have breakfast bars in your desk drawer, and easily do peanut putter sandwiches at your desk.

Good luck! 

 

mrs_shep

My breakfast is usually 1/2 of a whole wheat english muffin, 1-2 scrambled eggs, and a cheese stick.  Or I mix it up with 1 whole wheat waffle w/ sugar free syrup, 1 egg, and a cheese stick.  Not totally exciting...but it keeps my numbers where they should be.  And for my morning snack, I have a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese w/ grape tomatoes.  I've also included the Morning Star sausage patties, which are super yummy!

https://www.morningstarfarms.com/product_detail.aspx?id=355

I eat my breakfast at work too.  So I cook the eggs at home and just heat them up in the microwave.

misthang_1

Since I have been on the GD diet, my breakfast is the same almost every morning.  I microwave an egg for 1 minute, put it on a multi grain sandwich thin with a piece of cheese and 2 pieces of Canadian bacon.  I wrap it all up in a piece of aluminum foil and bring it with me to work and eat it with an 8 oz glass of milk.  Still hasn't gotten old after 8 weeks!

peonie222

Breakfast can be tough when eating on the run. I luckily get to eat at home but here are some things you may try:

Hard-boiled eggs or cheese (or both!) with yogurt

Egg Sandwiches made at home - sandwich thins, eggs, cheese

South Beach Bars - high in protein, between 1 and 2 carb servings each

The key is to blanace your carbs with a protein. I was told no fruit before noon as well. In general, it will be good to learn/understand serving sizes and food exchanges. I was told 2 fruit exchanges a day -  and1 banana is TWO fruit servings/exchanges! Most diets will say 30g carbs for breakfast, but if I go up to that limit my number is usually high. I try to stick to between 15-20.

 Good luck!

mommyme

yes, a banana is bad.  they're usually huge and one of the most sugar packed fruits.

for breakfast i usually do a breakfast sammie, whole wheat english muffin/toast w/ pb, oatmeal, some kind of egg and toast (weekends)

morning snacks tend to be a protein and a fruit.  cheese and grapes, cottage cheese and peaches, etc.

belizeitornot

Everyone is allotted something different it seems, so it's hard for us to say for sure, but....

I was told no fruit or milk in the am, and I'm only allowed 15g carbs and some protein. That has made breakfast incredibly difficult, so I've stuck to basically an egg or two, some shredded cheese on top, and then either 1/2 a bagel thin with 1 T. cream cheese or 1/2 english muffin with some butter.

My morning snack (15g carbs again, and protein)  is usually fruit (apple/pb) or a granola bar and string cheese.

kiley&matt

I'm not allowed to have fruit with breakfast - or anything sweet at all, and if you are going to have something with carbs for breakfast, I would recommend eating some protein with it, too to even it out.  I've been eating a lot of eggs.  Every day.  In fact, I will probably never eat another egg once the baby is born.  But it works for me.  You could try to make up some hard boiled eggs ahead of time and take some to work with you, or I make mini quiches in a muffin pan with eggs, cheese, ham and mushrooms and those take about 30 seconds to heat up on the microwave.  I usually eat these on toast or a whole wheat English muffin.  Another quick thing is peanut butter on low carb toast with a glass of milk.  Good luck!

MaryYVR

I'm allowed 60g of carbs for breakfast and was never given any restrictions on fruit.  For snacks I'm only allowed 15g of carbs, so 1 banana would equal two servings and be too much for me.

mcolburn

I have to restrict my breakfast to less than 15g of carbs...I've found whole grain or multigrain waffles--- JUST ONE! Toasted with a little bit of peanut butter is delicious!! For protein, I usually have a low carb slim fast shake with it, or an egg.  I know it's hard to be creative, but just find something you like and stick with it!!

GrayGhost13

It's interesting to see how everyone reacts to different types of carbs. I see a lot of ladies can't eat a lot of fruits, but fruit and starchy vegetables actually seem to be the best carbs for me. I probably eat three or four pieces of fruit a day (at different times, of course), whereas I can barely eat dairy or grain products.

That said a banana isn't your best choice due to their sugar content and size. As pp mentioned, a banana is two "servings" of carb on the exchange system. Something with more fiber and less sugar like an apple or a plum might work better for you.

On my meal plan, I pretty much have to balance all my carbs with proteins, so for breakfast, if I have toast I have peanut butter and cheese on it or I have eggs and cheese on it. If you're on the go and can't make toast, maybe you could pair a cheese stick and/or some nuts with a piece of fruit?

 

Heather&Shaun

Quaker makes low calorie, chewey granola bars.  They have 19g of carbs each.  I usually eat one of these in the car on the way to work.  On the weekends I got the carb control tortillas and make breakfast burritos with eggs, cheese, tomato and bacon. 

GL!