Oops, I'm seeing the allergist again in a few weeks, not months. That's another thing I like about him, he wants to follow me long-term to get everything under control.
Not sure if amarant has been mentioned yet, over here you can buy breakfast cereals made out of amarant. amarant is gluten free, has a lot of protein, but i could not find out a lot about how many carbs are in thereā¦
good luck, seems like you got some great inputs already!
Yum! That looks good super simple to make!
I have not read through all of the replies here so I'm sorry if this has already been suggested...
Tofu can be scrambled with some spices to make it sort of like eggs!
and avocados make a great low carb breakfast!
Jen, I feel your pain! I am allergic to eggs, tree nuts, berries, and rice, among other things. So all the fancy new gluten-free foods are my enemy, because a majority of them are made by subbing nuts or rice for the wheat ingredient! Protein is hard for me, too, for breakfast. Iāve just started having a Greek yogurt every morning, because I canāt do eggs, I HATE avocados, and I donāt like meat for breakfast, either. I know that doesnāt help you, because you are avoiding milk 
I have to check the ingredients on EVERYTHING! Itās amazing where things like rice are hidden.
I do like quinoa a lot as a substitute for rice/other grains, although I didnāt love it as a breakfast cereal. I have a friend whose daughter happens to be Type 1 and she, along with a couple of her siblings, have dairy, egg, and peanut allergies. If youād like, Iād be happy to ask her for suggestions for you. Let me know!
geez, jen...hope you can get your allergies and BG's down. :) I'm not allergic to any foods but I find I'm only able to eat eggs in the morning, I've tried low carb yogurts (they spike the heck out of me) low carb other stuff too, I end up just eating 1 hard boiled egg and coffee every morning. The rest of the day I can eat fruits, breads and carbs but mornings are the worst, it seems, for many (most) of us. I'm going to try that chia pudding, that looks good. How about cranking up that basal on the pump,Jen...would that work?
@shelby76 - what do you eat for the other meals? Iām sturggling a bit trying to eat lower or moderate carb. I dont care for cauliflower. A lot of people apparently use cauliflower to make fake mash potato and other dishes.
Strangely mashed cauliflower does not taste like, well, cauliflower. I add a spoonful of sour cream while I am Blending it and serve it with a dab of butter on top and a sprinkle of parsley is good. To further disguise the taste you could add onion, cooked diced bacon or anything else your heart desires. I just eat meat or fish and increase the vegetable content of my meal and donāt feel hungry. If you hunt around you can find low carb bread or make your own, many recipes for this on the net. There are also many low carb recipes on TuD in the recipe or food sections.
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Catlover - how do you do the apple that sounds yummy.
Hi Rood girl,
I really like your breakfast idea - scrambled tofu adding sautƩed veggies and seasoning for flavor is yummy idea. The person who has allergic to dairy products will surely try such kind of breakfast.
Yeah it is easy to cook. But I really want to know the fat and protein from the sun butter actually slows down the spike?
Turkey roll-ups with spinach dip
At my local Whole Foods Market I get packages of course rye bread, which has a very low GI rating, and smoked wild salmon which is an excellent source of protein and fat. I also use free range eggs but if someone has an egg allergy then increasing the amount of salmon to cover two slices instead of having one slice of rye bread with sliced boiled egg and one with salmon, should work. Then I go for a stroll after breakfast and when I get home blood sugar levels are usually good.
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Yes, the stroll is definitely the key, Vancouversailer. Iām a Perthparkwalkergal!
Pastelpainter, one of the things I discovered early on is that diet alone or exercise alone canāt beat the diabetes dragon. Both are required if you to want avoid taking medications and injecting insulin. And as for exercise, I have not found anything ,more effective than brisk walking, preferably right after each meal. After all that is what our feet were made for and that is what carbs are for - to be burned as a source of energy during activity.
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Doing the Big Blue Test a few years ago taught me how good walking is for lowering bg. Our grandparents and parents burned a lot of energy just going about their daily lives, they then filled up on bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. We are still eating the carbs but doing nowhere near the level of physical work they did (ok, this is a generalisation).
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Iām always amazed at how well walking drops my BGs. When I first thought about walking versus bicycling, I thought that walking would be 25% as effective as the more strenuous cycling. Turns out for me that walking is more like 80% as effective at reducing BGs as cycling. Iām not speed walking either, about 3-4 miles per hour.
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Terry
Choosing walking over biking was also an issue of safety as far as I am concerned. Iām in my early 60s and definitely not as steady on my feet as when I was young and the last thing I need is a spill with an accompanying sprained ankle, broken leg or cracked skull. And Iāve seen enough victims of biking accidents to know how easily that happens. Using my bg meter I can see how easily numbers decline just during a walk around the block, or two, so thatās what I am sticking to.
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