The New Diabetes Breakfast
She wrote thather doctor sold her a vegan protein powder that he suggests she have for breakfast. "But it has 21 grams of carbs," she added with some concern, asking me if she should return it. "What protein shake do you have for breakfast?" she asked.
In reply I wrote that first, I have never heard of a doctor that didn't mark up the cost of whatever he or she sells far above what you can buy it locally and what is even much more expensive than what you would pay online.
Second, 21 grams of carbohydrate for breakfast -- to say nothing of the carbs in the milk or milk substitute you use with it -- will raise our blood sugar far too much.
I recommend Jay Robb Non-GMO Vanilla Whey Protein Isolate powder or Jay Robb Non-GMO Egg White Protein powder. I love the chocolate flavor. One serving of the first has only 1 gram of carbs and one serving of the second has only 4 grams of carbs.
I told her that she can probably buy it locally at Sprouts or Whole Foods. But Amazon.com has the best prices that I have found.
Hemp milk
What we mix the powder with also counts, I replied. For years I used unsweetened almond milk, which has 2 grams of carbs per 8 oz. serving. A friend I stayed with recently turned me on to hemp milk, which has only 1 gram. No THC, even where I live in Colorado! I prefer the Tempt brand rather than the other brand, which has carrageenan that is a suspected carcinogen.
I'm still undecided whether to use whey or egg white protein powder. Whey is cheaper, but egg white has more complete mix of the essential amino acids, making it a more complete protein, asNutrition Date.com shows. But both are healthy and delicious.
