Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Darrell, What do you mean by 'enjoy without worry'? Mike > > I have heard that oatmeal is the one food that all diabetics can enjoy > without worry. Is this true? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Not me, by the time the two hours to test have gone by, I'm tanking to a real low. Shakey city....It just doesn't last with me. Even the steel ground. Elise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 > > I have heard that oatmeal is the one food that all diabetics can enjoy > without worry. Is this true? > Darrell, I eat Oatmeal with cinnamon and walnuts in it about 4 to 5 mornings a week and BG's remain great. I do use the kind you cook and not the Instant. However I have heard of others that can't eat it at all... so best toeat it and wait 2 hours and test, Hugs, Tres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Have you tried adding some fat to it??? I eat oatmeal almost every morning. When I dont add a teaspoon of butter (yes real butter) to it, it dosnt stick well with me. When I do, I can go till lunch time... Angelia in OR who isnt on meds... Re: OATMEAL > Not me, by the time the two hours to test have gone by, I'm tanking to a > real low. Shakey city....It just doesn't last with me. Even the steel > ground. Elise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Oh, I'll have to try that. I really love cereal and it breaks me up not to be able to eat it. Thanks, Elise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 My diabetes is controlled through diet and exercise also. Oatmeal raises my levels quiet a bit, but I still eat it...not much of it. I cook it with water only, then add cinnamon and a few walnuts. It stays with me for a long time! onelvlady wrote: Oatmeal - don't dare it eat. It really spikes me but then I am diet and exercised controlled. --------------------------------- Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 How big a pressure cooker? My PC is 7 1/2 quarts, which is awefully big for just a cup of oatmeal. RE: OATMEAL hello... i eat the steel cut oatmeal in the morning everyday...i believe the steel cut has a lower glycemic index than instant oats... here's my method of cooking... 1 cup oats + cinnamon 3 1/2 cups of water added to pressure cooker cook on high till valve wobbles...then turn off and let sit for 10 or 15 min... oats are cooked...yet still have structure... bon appetit Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 How big a pressure cooker? My PC is 7 1/2 quarts, which is awefully big for just a cup of oatmeal. RE: OATMEAL hello... i eat the steel cut oatmeal in the morning everyday...i believe the steel cut has a lower glycemic index than instant oats... here's my method of cooking... 1 cup oats + cinnamon 3 1/2 cups of water added to pressure cooker cook on high till valve wobbles...then turn off and let sit for 10 or 15 min... oats are cooked...yet still have structure... bon appetit Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 How big a pressure cooker? My PC is 7 1/2 quarts, which is awefully big for just a cup of oatmeal. RE: OATMEAL hello... i eat the steel cut oatmeal in the morning everyday...i believe the steel cut has a lower glycemic index than instant oats... here's my method of cooking... 1 cup oats + cinnamon 3 1/2 cups of water added to pressure cooker cook on high till valve wobbles...then turn off and let sit for 10 or 15 min... oats are cooked...yet still have structure... bon appetit Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi: Plain oatmeal without anything added, is by far my favorite breakfast. A few months ago before I was diagnosed Type II I tried to lose weight and kept track of everything I ate in a calorie counting program. I found it discouraging that my oatmeal (steel cut are by far the best) contained 550 calories per cup raw, (a web site selling it says 600) and didn't stick with me until lunch time. (The idea that Angelia posted of adding butter to it is great, and I'll give it a try when I eat oatmeal again.) Yet as I entered my ingestion of eggs, I found that three large eggs (I either boil them or use a spray, no oil) contain a total of only 225 calories! That means that you could, if you chose, eat six eggs for breakfast and have the same caloric value as a cup of oatmeal. Three eggs stick with me much better than a cup of oatmeal and they are in the Bernstein/Atkins mode, though I dearly miss the oats. Again, when I get down to a more comfortable weight I'll try the oatmeal again. This is such an informative list. I've learned an awful lot about diabetes and each individual's different reaction to it and have come to recognize that I need to discover what works for me and what doesn't. Thanks to everyone who posts. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi: Plain oatmeal without anything added, is by far my favorite breakfast. A few months ago before I was diagnosed Type II I tried to lose weight and kept track of everything I ate in a calorie counting program. I found it discouraging that my oatmeal (steel cut are by far the best) contained 550 calories per cup raw, (a web site selling it says 600) and didn't stick with me until lunch time. (The idea that Angelia posted of adding butter to it is great, and I'll give it a try when I eat oatmeal again.) Yet as I entered my ingestion of eggs, I found that three large eggs (I either boil them or use a spray, no oil) contain a total of only 225 calories! That means that you could, if you chose, eat six eggs for breakfast and have the same caloric value as a cup of oatmeal. Three eggs stick with me much better than a cup of oatmeal and they are in the Bernstein/Atkins mode, though I dearly miss the oats. Again, when I get down to a more comfortable weight I'll try the oatmeal again. This is such an informative list. I've learned an awful lot about diabetes and each individual's different reaction to it and have come to recognize that I need to discover what works for me and what doesn't. Thanks to everyone who posts. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi: Plain oatmeal without anything added, is by far my favorite breakfast. A few months ago before I was diagnosed Type II I tried to lose weight and kept track of everything I ate in a calorie counting program. I found it discouraging that my oatmeal (steel cut are by far the best) contained 550 calories per cup raw, (a web site selling it says 600) and didn't stick with me until lunch time. (The idea that Angelia posted of adding butter to it is great, and I'll give it a try when I eat oatmeal again.) Yet as I entered my ingestion of eggs, I found that three large eggs (I either boil them or use a spray, no oil) contain a total of only 225 calories! That means that you could, if you chose, eat six eggs for breakfast and have the same caloric value as a cup of oatmeal. Three eggs stick with me much better than a cup of oatmeal and they are in the Bernstein/Atkins mode, though I dearly miss the oats. Again, when I get down to a more comfortable weight I'll try the oatmeal again. This is such an informative list. I've learned an awful lot about diabetes and each individual's different reaction to it and have come to recognize that I need to discover what works for me and what doesn't. Thanks to everyone who posts. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 i have the 4 qt...8 qt will work, but they're heavy and cumbersome to wash... --- " , Bruce " wrote: > How big a pressure cooker? My PC is 7 1/2 quarts, > which is awefully big for just a cup of oatmeal. > > RE: OATMEAL > > > hello... > > i eat the steel cut oatmeal in the morning > everyday...i believe the steel cut has a lower > glycemic index than instant oats... > > here's my method of cooking... > > 1 cup oats + cinnamon > > 3 1/2 cups of water > > added to pressure cooker > > cook on high till valve wobbles...then turn off and > let sit for 10 or 15 min... > > oats are cooked...yet still have structure... > > bon appetit > > > > > > > > Diabetes homepage: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ > > To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: > diabetes-unsubscribe > Hope you come back soon! > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 i have the 4 qt...8 qt will work, but they're heavy and cumbersome to wash... --- " , Bruce " wrote: > How big a pressure cooker? My PC is 7 1/2 quarts, > which is awefully big for just a cup of oatmeal. > > RE: OATMEAL > > > hello... > > i eat the steel cut oatmeal in the morning > everyday...i believe the steel cut has a lower > glycemic index than instant oats... > > here's my method of cooking... > > 1 cup oats + cinnamon > > 3 1/2 cups of water > > added to pressure cooker > > cook on high till valve wobbles...then turn off and > let sit for 10 or 15 min... > > oats are cooked...yet still have structure... > > bon appetit > > > > > > > > Diabetes homepage: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ > > To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: > diabetes-unsubscribe > Hope you come back soon! > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 i have the 4 qt...8 qt will work, but they're heavy and cumbersome to wash... --- " , Bruce " wrote: > How big a pressure cooker? My PC is 7 1/2 quarts, > which is awefully big for just a cup of oatmeal. > > RE: OATMEAL > > > hello... > > i eat the steel cut oatmeal in the morning > everyday...i believe the steel cut has a lower > glycemic index than instant oats... > > here's my method of cooking... > > 1 cup oats + cinnamon > > 3 1/2 cups of water > > added to pressure cooker > > cook on high till valve wobbles...then turn off and > let sit for 10 or 15 min... > > oats are cooked...yet still have structure... > > bon appetit > > > > > > > > Diabetes homepage: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ > > To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: > diabetes-unsubscribe > Hope you come back soon! > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Until/unless I get a small PC, I don't think I'll try your method. I don't like oatmeal that much. RE: OATMEAL i have the 4 qt...8 qt will work, but they're heavy and cumbersome to wash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Until/unless I get a small PC, I don't think I'll try your method. I don't like oatmeal that much. RE: OATMEAL i have the 4 qt...8 qt will work, but they're heavy and cumbersome to wash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 The other thing you can do with the steel cut oats is soak them overnight - then you don't have to cook them for so long the next morning. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 The other thing you can do with the steel cut oats is soak them overnight - then you don't have to cook them for so long the next morning. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 The other thing you can do with the steel cut oats is soak them overnight - then you don't have to cook them for so long the next morning. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Oatmeal is good for you, and it does not spike me. A lot of it, would depend on what you put on it. ~~TINA~~ -- OATMEAL I have heard that oatmeal is the one food that all diabetics can enjoy without worry. Is this true? Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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