Breakfasts For Diabetics- Starting The Day With The Right Choices

Since this is the most important meal of the day, for many reasons, then it is important to have a list of breakfasts for diabetics for those who are living with this disease. Starting the day out right not only sets the tone for the rest of the day, but it puts a start to your metabolism.

Even in our fast paced lifestyles there are no excuses for not having a healthy breakfast. This is especially true for people living with this condition where much more emphasis is placed on meals than for someone who is not experiencing it. For others it is simply a time to refuel our bodies, but for them it is vital that the right combination of ingredients go into the thought process.

Even if you have a busy morning you can still have a simple, yet nutritious and tasty meal. Oatmeal is one option that can be prepared quickly and when combined with walnuts for protein and fresh fruit can stimulate your body without causing sugar issues later. Since sugar is an enemy here you have to moderate it, while also remembering that food can be enjoyable without being dangerous to our well being.

Since your main focus here is for protein you have many options that you can safely make. Eggs, cheese and milk all contain substantial amounts of protein. These items can even be combined with other safe ingredients to create dishes that you can either eat at the time of preparation or take for later.

Another option is the vast array of pre packaged food bars and snacks foods available. There are entire lines devoted strictly to people with diabetes: it is just a matter of doing a little research to see which ones to choose from and where they can be located. In fact, when you are planning breakfasts for diabetics you really have quite a variety of foods to choose from versus just a few short years ago.

Here is a list of ideas:

• Greek-style yogurt and sweeten it with a very small amount of honey or agave syrup. It’s really, really good and very low carb
• Rye toast w/ peanut butter. It is low carb, light, has protein and fills me up.
• Think Thin bar. They are diabetic friendly, have lots of protein, and actually taste really good! They don’t have that funny taste that alot of bars have. They have 20g of protein and 26g carbs
• FiberOne pancake mix with egg beaters and turkey bacon
• Brown rice, vegetables and curry powder -weird but it work! and keeps me full until lunch
• Kasha or oatmeal with fresh blueberries
• Poached egg on whole wheat toast with ham
• Big bowl of apple & cinnamon cheerios with berries and 1% milk
• Atkins Milk Chocolate Delight shake