In article >, (Al Dykes)
wrote:

> I'm new to this stuff. I think I'm eating the right stuff and portion
> control is the key for me now.
>
> Breakfast has been plain oatmeal with some raisins for years. I've
> started to buy the 1.5oz individual packs for portion control and am
> trying to figure out how much damage that does to an otherwise proper
> diet.
>
> One package is 129 cal and 25g sugar.
>
> According to this website 1.5oz of raisins is 20% of my target
> "Estimated Glycimic Load". (I haven't really figured out egl yet but
> most of what I eat has really low numbers.)
>
> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...-juices/2050/2
>
> Comments?

People who don't measure their blood sugar think that's a healthy
breakfast. Those of us who measure know for sure. In my case, oatmeal,
at least in a quantity that's reasonable to eat, raises my blood sugar
to levels that I find unacceptable. Aside from that, it puts me to sleep
and makes my hands tingle; those are probably short-term effects of the
blood sugar spike.

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