"This Will Shock You" - Avoid These 'Healthy' Breakfast Foods To Live Longer! | Jessie Inchauspé

1. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:00

   I wanna make this so practical for people.

2. JIJessie Inchauspé0:02

   Yes

3. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:02

   I want people to get your books for sure to get all the science and all the tips, but I really want some kind of ... Maybe we could go through some common foods-

4. JIJessie Inchauspé0:10

   Mm

5. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:10

   ... for example, or common things that people do-

6. JIJessie Inchauspé0:12

   Mm

7. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:13

   ... just to explain blood sugar and maybe what people might be able to do, like, about it to limit the spike.

8. JIJessie Inchauspé0:20

   Yeah.

9. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:20

   Oats, right?

10. JIJessie Inchauspé0:21

    Ah, I was gonna say oats.

11. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:22

    Oats, right? A, a common breakfast food all over the world-

12. JIJessie Inchauspé0:26

    Yes

13. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:26

    ... which may not be the best thing in all situations. Talk to us about oats.

14. JIJessie Inchauspé0:32

    So oats are a grain, and grains are full of starch. And as I explained, there's two types of food that create glucose spikes in the body, starches and sugars. So oats are a starch. And actually if you look at starch, it's just one long chain of glucose molecules attached hand to hand.

15. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee0:50

    Mm-hmm.

16. JIJessie Inchauspé0:50

    And when you eat starch, those glucose molecules get freed, and then it creates a glucose spike. So oats in the morning, if you're just having oats, you're just having starch, which means glucose spike. So if you have oats and you feel hungry two hours after eating them, or if you feel tired at any moment during the day, or if you have other symptoms that you wanna take care of, you might wanna look at your oat situation. You have two options. One, you can learn to put some clothes on those oats. So maybe some nut butter. Maybe you can put some protein powder in there. Maybe you have a little egg, you know, a little soft-boiled egg in the oats, make it like savory oats. Uh, you can find lots of nice little combinations to put protein, fat, and fiber in the oats. Other option, you just change your breakfast completely, and [laughs] and you go for what I call the savory breakfast. And in the Glucose Goddess method, lots of recipe ideas, beautiful, but the principle is the following. A savory breakfast that keeps your glucose levels steady and helps you feel amazing is built around protein.

17. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee1:53

    Mm-hmm.

18. JIJessie Inchauspé1:53

    So eggs, fish, nuts, tofu, protein powder, leftover from dinner, leftovers from dinner, one of my favorite ways to get protein in.

19. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee2:02

    Me too.

20. JIJessie Inchauspé2:02

    I had leftover, um, butter chicken for breakfast this morning. I had Indian food last night, butter chicken for breakfast. Perfect. And then you can add some fiber or some fat to that, so, you know, olive oil, butter, avocados, maybe a bit of spinach if you want. And then the most important thing to remember is that in a savory breakfast you should not eat anything sweet, except if you want some whole fruit for taste. No fruit juices, no jam, no sweet cereal, no sweet yogurts, et cetera. You can still have sweet foods later in the day, but for breakfast, if you wanna set yourself up for success, it's very important to not have sweet food. And then starch you can as well before taste. So you can have some oats before taste, you know, if your body really feels like them.

21. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee2:45

    See, a lot of people will feel that they don't have time in the morning to make a breakfast, and they will get on the road to work-

22. JIJessie Inchauspé2:54

    Mm-hmm

23. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee2:55

    ... and they'll stop off at a coffee shop, and they'll pick up a coffee, and they may get tempted with pain au chocolats or croissants or pastries.

24. JIJessie Inchauspé3:05

    Get a ham croissant instead of a chocolate croissant, right? 'Cause at least it has some protein in it. Or maybe on Sundays you can make a big batch of soft-boiled eggs, and you can take a couple with you every day. Or in my book I have a, a recipe for egg cups, which are really delicious. But at the coffee shop, maybe they have nuts. Maybe they have a toast with something savory on it.

25. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee3:27

    Yeah.

26. JIJessie Inchauspé3:27

    But I agree, it's a difficult food landscape to navigate.

27. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee3:29

    It, it, it really is, and I think, you know, having a savory breakfast is game-changing-

28. JIJessie Inchauspé3:35

    Yeah

29. RCDr. Rangan Chatterjee3:35

    ... when you've never done it. Um, you know, for, for years, like you, I've been talking to patients about eat your dinner for breakfast.

30. JIJessie Inchauspé3:42

    Yes.

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