I’m looking for protein. As a person with diabetes, protein is extremely important to me. I look for protein in the foods that I eat. What a lot of people who have diabetes do when having a “blood sugar crash,” is to seek out something with quick sugar. Something like orange juice.
If you’ve ever experienced the feelings associated with crashing blood sugar crash, you’ll know that being shaky is part of the game. With different people, of course, different things indicate a blood sugar crash. Some folks get dizzy. They may be confused or feel shaky. Some people may become combative. Not getting enough brain-powering product to the brain visits many different effects on the body. For me, I feel as though I have a huge, ten-inch hole from the front of my body to the back.
But, this is not an article about what happens when the blood crashes; rather, it is about trying to find a cereal with a high level of protein. I gave up eating oatmeal, the “stalwart” of all breakfast cereals, long ago. Now, I’m looking for an off the shelf, ready-to-eat, dry cereal that has significant protein in it. I’ve been looking for such a cereal for months and months. Currently, to no avail.
Actually, I found one – Grape-Nuts original. You know, the small, hard pellets that don’t get soggy in milk. It had enough protein, and with a little milk, it was great. Then, it broke a tooth. That was the end of Grape-Nuts original for me.
I thought, if Grape-Nuts original was good, maybe, Grape-Nuts flakes would be okay. And, although it didn’t have the same protein content, I tried it. I don’t, however, like the taste of cardboard – which is what the flakes tasted like to me.
Most “flakes” cereal become so soggy in milk! That’s not good because I really don’t like soggy cereal. So, I’m continuing to look for a non-soggy, perhaps flaky, cereal with a very high protein content – 6 grams or so per serving.
Any ideas? I’ll appreciate them.
Be Safe and Be Well
The Cranky Crone
Thoughtful comments are always appreciated. And, this time – ideas about a high-protein cereal!