grapefruit for breakfast?

Katiehound

clive0510 said:

Pollycat said:

I love grapefruit - without sugar.
But then again, I cook rhubarb without any sugar and have it with Greek yoghurt or stirred into porridge.
And I have the drained juice with gin instead of tonic.

OP
why are you thinking about grapefruit as opposed to other fruit?

We would have one grapefruit between us for breakfast so one half left over should be OK for a couple of days.

hi im thinking of grapefriut because I quite like it. with in reason. I only really like the sweeter ones like the little ruby ones you can get. I like all fruit really. grapes are nice and so many different variaties available now. but gapes are not good for diabetics as they are high in natural sugar.

better fruit , rather than grapes are all the berries- strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, blueberries. You can buy these as a frozen mix if you don't want a whole punnet of fresh ones, then you just thaw a portion.

clive0510

I'm getting some good ideas here about changing my food intake. I'm not looking to do anything drastic and suddenly stop eating anything with any sugar or an ounce of fat. because apparently thats the worst thing you can do. 
so yeh just little changes here n there. thanks for the tips. 

wondercollie

I peel grapefruit and then cut them up or segment them and put them in tupperware containers.  Often mix them with other oranges depending on what's in season.  Keeps in the fridge for several days.   I bulk prep for work and because I know that my usband is too lazy to peel fruit and unless I do it he would get scurvy

Murphybear

baser999 said:

superstylin said:

Be aware grapefruit can have effects on some medications

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/medicines/does-grapefruit-affect-my-medicine/

I take Atorvastatin which comes with a warning not to take any Grapefruit products at the same time. Fortunately never been a real fan, so hasn’t bothered me. 

May be worth checking out superstylins link 

My diabetes nurse said it was ok to have a small amount of grapefruit occasionally, better than having just the juice.  Fortunately I’m not the worlds biggest grapefruit fan.  I have blueberries instead.  

teddysmum

The advice on Atorvastatin was altered quite some time ago. Grapefruit is now fine within reason. My current pack advises no more than one or two small glasses of grapefruit juice per day, but does not define small.

Longwalker

Not pre diabetic, just way too much belly fat so I too have had to alter my eating habits, was being asked to go onto statins

Do the natural easy swaps, wholemeal bread and pasta. It needs to be wholemeal not the seeded or granary types of bread apparently.

Breakfast for me now is overnight oats. Portion of plain oats ( I use 50gr ) then top with plain fat free yoghurt, I make a greek style one , really thick and creamy, and then I put on a layer of frozen berries and leave in the fridge overnight. Really really filling. Or I have a air fryer fry - bacon ( no fat) mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans and a poached egg. That spread out over two slices of wholemeal - stuffed till lunch ( no butter, need the beans and a runny yolk )

Murphybear

clive0510 said:

Pollycat said:

I love grapefruit - without sugar.
But then again, I cook rhubarb without any sugar and have it with Greek yoghurt or stirred into porridge.
And I have the drained juice with gin instead of tonic.

OP
why are you thinking about grapefruit as opposed to other fruit?

We would have one grapefruit between us for breakfast so one half left over should be OK for a couple of days.

hi im thinking of grapefriut because I quite like it. with in reason. I only really like the sweeter ones like the little ruby ones you can get. I like all fruit really. grapes are nice and so many different variaties available now. but gapes are not good for diabetics as they are high in natural sugar.

I am diabetic.  I was very overweight and started a low carb diet with the approval of my GP and diabetes nurse.  I ate a lot of fruit including grapes.  I went from a size 22 to a size 14.  My latest blood test results were perfect, even with the grapes  . My diabetes is now officially in remission.  In spite of the grapes.  

Murphybear

teddysmum said:

The advice on Atorvastatin was altered quite some time ago. Grapefruit is now fine within reason. My current pack advises no more than one or two small glasses of grapefruit juice per day, but does not define small.

My diabetes nurse says I don’t have to abstain from grapefruit completely, just have a small amount.  Fresh grapefruit rather than juice.  The ruby grapefruit are nicer as they don’t need added sugar.  

jackieblack

Murphybear said:

clive0510 said:

Pollycat said:

I love grapefruit - without sugar.
But then again, I cook rhubarb without any sugar and have it with Greek yoghurt or stirred into porridge.
And I have the drained juice with gin instead of tonic.

OP
why are you thinking about grapefruit as opposed to other fruit?

We would have one grapefruit between us for breakfast so one half left over should be OK for a couple of days.

hi im thinking of grapefriut because I quite like it. with in reason. I only really like the sweeter ones like the little ruby ones you can get. I like all fruit really. grapes are nice and so many different variaties available now. but gapes are not good for diabetics as they are high in natural sugar.

I am diabetic.  I was very overweight and started a low carb diet with the approval of my GP and diabetes nurse.  I ate a lot of fruit including grapes.  I went from a size 22 to a size 14.  My latest blood test results were perfect, even with the grapes  . My diabetes is now officially in remission.  In spite of the grapes.  

Very similar here 👋🏻

I was diagnosed T2 diabetic with a HbA1c of 94 in Oct 21. I immediately went low carb, and 3 months later my HbA1c was 34. I lost almost 5 stone and went from a size 20 to a size 10. My blood pressure and cholesterol are also back in the ‘normal’ range and am officially in remission 🙂
Regarding fruit, I agree that berries are ‘best’ but I was told by the diabetes nurse “no grapes or bananas under any circumstances”.

The visual guides here are very useful for comparing options  https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fruits 🙂

teddysmum

The diabetes nurse who used to be at our GP practice said that every fruit was ok, within reason, but avoid too many grapes and bananas which were over ripe. I took a diabetic friend some fresh bananas, when he was in hospital, and he refused them saying they were bad for you. The other day, a newspaper item said that sweet melons and mango are to be avoided along with another fruit which I don't like so can't remember.
Specialists don't seem to agree, so I go for the within reason approach, but prefer fruit to veg, especially frozen veg (of which I only like crucifers).