Filling Breakfasts

I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions of nice filling breakfasts I can give to my kids in the morning to stop them getting grumpy through the morning.
I usually give them porridge with fruit and sometimes toast as well, but this doesn't always seem to give them all the energy they need. Any suggestions?

GI Index

I wondered if anyone else has used the GI index of foods to work out if they are good for blood sugar? Most things are obvious to me but it does surprise me that white spagetti has low GI when wholemeal spagetti fills me up so much. Also parsnips are worse GI than mashed potato, that was also a surprise. I wonder if it has been a good guide for anyone else with low blood sugar?

Benign Goitre

I had an appointment yesterday and found out that my enlarged thyroid is benign, which I worked out basically means they don't know why. All my other tests were fine so it looks like none of they symptoms I'm experiencing are due to that. So it must be low blood sugar. I guess not surprising since I've had it since I was a child.

Snacks really help

I really notice the difference in my kids if they have a snack in between meals. Even if it is only fruit it keeps their blood sugar much higher and they don't get moody when the next meal is due.
I find they like seeds, nuts, a couple of crackers, oakcakes or ricecakes. I sometimes give them crisps but they don't seem to work as well.

Thyroid

I'm going for another appointment about my thyroid on Monday. It might be that the symptoms that I have previously attributed to low blood sugar might be due to this. Although the blood tests didn't bring up anything I do have an enlarged thyroid so it will be interesting to see what they say.

When your Blood Sugar falls too far

I was wondering if anyone else ever gets to the point with their blood sugar that they know they need something to eat but only the thing they really fancy will do. If they can't get it they won't get an alternative but will rather their blood sugar gets really low than put up with an alternative.

I get like this sometimes and it makes no sense as I should just eat to get myself feeling better, but my mind seems to not let me, I just can't understand it.

Chocolate

I never used to have anything sweet, but lately have been eating chocolate again. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of something that is as tasty as chocolate but without the sugar.

Shaking

On Friday my youngest daughter had the shakes for the very first time. After an active afternoon at nursery and then a half an hour ballet lesson she was very shaky. She was fine after a snack, but it is difficult to give her much to eat before she does exercise. I will try to feed her up earlier in the day this week and see how she goes.

Snack Foods

I was really hungry tonight, it was past my normal dinner time and I was still in town. I picked up a chilli flavoured nut and seed selection from Asda. I'm not sure exactly what was in there but it had almonds, pine nuts, sunflower seeds and some other seeds too. I only had a few handfuls and it really worked at boosting my blood sugar. I'm not sure whether it was the seeds or the nuts that worked, but it certainly worked.

School Lunch

By giving my daughter a triple decker sandwich today I improved her mood coming out of school amazingly. It is amazing how such a small amount of extra food makes such a big difference.

Eating a Good Breakfast

This morning I got up a bit later than usual and rushed the kids through breakfast. My daughter said she was still hungry but we were running out of time so I didn't get her anything extra. As a result she came home in a terrible bad mood, and even a snack when she got in didn't help. Fortunately she is ok now she has had dinner, but it certainly taught me a lesson - make sure they have a good breakfast even if it means being a few minutes late leaving the house.

Warmer and Still not fancying chocolate

It seems that my chocolate cravings are completely based on my hormones as I haven't fancied it at all for the last week. I also ate better today and feel much warmer so my blood sugar is higher as a result. I bought a lot of soups and snack foods today so that when I'm snuggled up in bed in the evenings trying to stay warm I can munch on something to stop me getting too low. Any ideas of low fat filling snacks that don't need much preparation (if any!) would be appreciated.

Feeling Fuller

I must say that eating more wholemeal products not only balances my blood sugar better but also makes me feel more full which stops me wanting to snack on things which are bad for me. I also find that eating lots of beans, nuts and seeds also fills me up and helps my blood sugar more than eating fruit and veg do.

Cravings

I am craving chocolate right now which is a sure sign that my blood sugar is starting to drop. I know that I should have soemthing to eat, but I also don't want to put on lots of weight (especially after loosing a lot lately). I find endulging my craving allows me to stop wanting to things, but because I only have a small amount I don't put on weight like I would if I tried to eat enough to get my blood sugar back up. Maybe not the right way to deal with things, but it seems to be working.

More food when its colder

I have noticed that as the winter weather comes I feel more hungry. I assume my body needs the extra food to help me stay warm. However I suffer more with my blood sugar levels in the summer when it is very hot, but I don't feel hungry. Maybe I drink more amd feel full up so my body isn't telling me to eat often enough. Do others get like this I wonder?

Boiler Problems

I had a problem with my boiler on Sunday and the engineer says it has been blowing out fumes. I wonder if that is the reason for why I am feeling tired with no energy. I am hoping to find out soon!!