Everybody likes an all day breakfast.

And best of all, there’s one that is a brilliant choice for keeping your blood sugar low: porridge!

Why do some folk think it’s only for breakfast? It’s nice at any time of the day – and when you learn just how good it is for balancing out your blood sugar levels, it’s a really smart choice.

The rougher the oats, the better, because the soluble fibre is in the rough bits – the grain (don’t buy the fine stuff). It’s the soluble fibre that literally wraps up other foods in your digestive tract, with its sticky consistancy and slows down the release of sugars.

It all works very much in the same way as when you go to wash up the pan – the porridge is stuck every. It does the same in your belly.

What’s more, something else happens too – it latches on to the cholesterol in your gut and helps to get rid of it. But the good news doesn’t stop there…

Fancy sprinkling some Cinnamon over your porridge?

Cinnamon contains an ingredient (MCHP) which behaves just like insulin – it removes excess sugar from your blood. Not a bad thing at all.

In fact, a spoonful of cinnamon a day makes for a great habit to balance your blood sugar levels. Studies also suggest it reduces blood cholesterol and fat levels.

There’s something else you can add to make even more helpful to fighting your diabetes – chai seeds. They have double the soluble fibres of oats, are naturally high in antioxidants and they taste nice too.

So there you go, lovely filling porridge – with a sprinkling of cinnamon and chia seeds – at anytime of the day for a diabetes busting snack or meal.