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Re: low carb breaky (a bit long winded)
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 15:09:44 -0500 (CDT)
Just in case (re the last post) there's a question, my hubby and I have
found that Weetabix in the US are the same as Weetbix in Australia.
Except more oval shaped :) I'll have to lok at my box but if they're low
in carb, that is a great brekky!
I usually eat cottage cheese and tea, myself....
Good Luck!
At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>Hi Tash
>
>I had this same problem initially. I just love breakfast cereals, and
>the thought of bacon and eggs more than about once a month just makes me
>sick.
>
>After 1 week of eating no carbs, I felt sick and hated eating breakfast,
>and figured that's not a healthy way to approach a lifetime change in
>eating patterns.
>
>Instead, I found 2 kinds of cereal that have less than 20g of
>carbohydrate in them per serve. Granted, they're small serves, but at
>least I get breakfast. In the US, that's Quaker Crunchy corn bran and
>Weetabix.
>
>In Australia, I think Vita Brits, All-Bran, and maybe NutriGrain - can't
>think of many more. What you're looking for is a minimally-processed,
>whole grain cereal where the nutritional label must have very low sugars
>and there should be a high fibre content. (so - not cornflakes, rice
>bubbles etc) Apparently, you can deduct the fibre from your carbohydrate
>count as they don't get absorbed. So for example, the corn bran has 23g
>of carbohydrates, including 5g of insoluble fiber and 6g sugars. So
>that's 18g of carbohydrate towards your daily count, and that's about as
>low as it gets without eating all-bran.
>
>I was worried that introducing the cereal would make me stop losing
>weight, but I am very careful to limit all other carbohydrates to apples
>and vegetables, and by adding 45 mins a day of exercise, just lost 5lbs
>this week.
>
>I think you could have toast occasionaly - just check the glycemic index
>on a web site. Yesterday I sww that Burgen Soy-Linseed bread has a very
>low glycemic index, because it's whole grains and all that. I don't
>think we have it in the US, but you do in Australia. Have a slice with
>some vegemite for me.....yummmm!!!
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