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Breakfast

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MargB

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There is quite a debate on the general board about cereals and it has got me wondering what to eat if I stop eating cereals.

Basically, I only started eating breakfast at all after I was diagnosed with stomach ulcers and told to stop smoking and start eating breakfast, specifically cereals because I really needed the milk. Fine. Had semi-quit smoking anyway and I knew that my habit of a cigarette and coffee for breakfast and then not eating anything until around 5pm wasn't the brightest thing to do.

So now, 25-30 years later, cereals for breakfast is normal. I don't have fry ups, only own an omelette pan, not a frying pan so a fry up is out of the question. Cereal is quick and easy. I don't have to be fully awake to get out a bowl, pour in closest cereal to hand, add milk, eat, wake up. Take Metformin.

So, what do others eat for breakfast? Oh, I have high cholesterol so although I can now eat more eggs than I used to, still not recommended that I have an egg every day.

What is a filling breakfast that keeps you going until lunch?
 
Yoghurt and fruit will keep your blood sugars going fine until lunch time. Whether it will keep you filled up or not is a different matter.

Scrambled egg in the omelette pan or in the microwave. You can also microwave bacon and have one piece of seeded or nutty toast.

Boiled eggs and soldiers 🙂

I find breakfast hard as well
 
Scrambled, poached or boiled eggs with toast is a good alternative to cereal, as you can't eat eggs every day you could alternate with your choosen cereal, alternatively as a occasional treat you could look for some low-fat sausage and bacon which will be kinder to your high cholesterol.
 
Too queasy for breakfast these days, but when I did, I'd have either oatmeal, yoghurt and berries or a grill up at weekends. Occasionally I'd go mad and have a slice of wholegrain toast with the grill up.
 
I like yogurt and berries..... and maybe a small slice of muligrain toast. some days I have eggs (so many ways to do them) they are lovely with mushrooms or a rasher of very crisp bacon. other days I have a small portion of porridge with blueberries.

but I also get a bit stuck with breakfasts 😱
 
Purely down to routine I have cereal, for a while I was eating the mini variety packs as they are only 30g, splash of milk and thats me, at that time of the morning I dont have the time or energy to actually make a meusli/youghurty cocktail and enjoy it, but I think i wil be making the effort once (if) the dawn BGs come down.....🙂

I like porridge at the weekend, good for soaking up the booze.....🙂......under no cirumstances could it made sweeter with anything (a true scot)...yuch....
 
scrambled egg and bacon for me or poacked egg and bacon if im feeling risky 🙂
 
Northe got me onto Oatso simple porridge, I put a drizzle of honey on it, Its well nice and fills you up 🙂
 
I'm running out of ideas what to have with my toast for breakfast. I sometimes have a boiled egg, sometimes some cheese but would like some more ideas what to have with it, can you help?
 
Mushrooms, tomatoes, kidneys (yummy but not sure about breakfast), baked beans, spaghetti (hoop things)

Just off the top of my head 🙂
 
MargB said:
So, what do others eat for breakfast? Oh, I have high cholesterol so although I can now eat more eggs than I used to, still not recommended that I have an egg every day.

What is a filling breakfast that keeps you going until lunch?
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On eggs, please read this:

Eggs, Carbs and Cholesterol. I wrote to the authors to check that I had not misunderstood their intent and received this reply: ?feel free to quote those paragraphs. You got the idea correctly?.

On alternative breakfasts, this may help with some ideas you can add to yourself; this morning I had a pre-prepared sausage and veges stew which took about three minutes from freezer to bowl via the microwave.

Breakfasts

For various reasons, I'm one of the many type 2's for whom breakfast is the hardest meal of the day to get right. The traditional "heart-healthy" breakfast of cereal, milk, juice and toast is a disaster for my blood glucose levels. So, after much experimentation I came up with these ideas.

Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs

1. Egg. The humble egg can be cooked in so many ways: poached, fried (minimal oil in a non-stick pan), normal omelette (beat it lightly while cooking), fluffy omelette (separate, whip the white with a spoonful of water, fold back with filling and yolk), scrambled with a little milk, frittata (sort of a heavier omelette with filling), and baked. Use fillings, cheese, fresh herbs if you can, dried if you can't.

2. Meat. Bacon, Ham, small steak, hamburger patty (watch the fat), chicken, prosciutto, hot dogs and so on. Can be fried, grilled/broiled, chopped after cooking and added to omelettes, frittata or scrambled eggs. For bacon or other fatty meats, drain on absorbent paper before serving.

3. Fish. Smoked, canned or fresh. Can be poached, fried, as a mornay (easy on the thickener), mixed in a stir-fry etc. Same for seafood.

4. Mushrooms. Small ones can be sliced and cooked with onions, herbs , garlic etc and a little oil and a smidgin of flour for a gravy. Large ones can be filled with bolognaise or napoli sauce (or whatever you like), topped with grated cheese and baked in the oven. Also another good omelette filling.

5. Casseroles and stews - beef, lamb, chicken, mince (ground beef) etc can be pre-prepared and divided into individual breakfast sized serves. Put them in small plastic containers in the freezer and zap one in the microwave for breakfast. Check the carbs in the recipe to check suitability. Beef bourgignon, Irish Stew (watch the spuds), chicken fricassee, whatever your favourite is. Always test at 1 hr the first time with casseroles - thickeners are usually the carb culprits for high BGs.

6. Leftovers - slices of roast meat, re-heated or cold, re-heated chops etc

Also see Breakfast On The Run.
 
What about breakfast mushrooms(the large ones) and some grilled bacon placed on top.
 
Hi Marg,

I have either:

Cottage cheese pancakes - which are nice and light but strangely stop me feeling hungry
Portobello mushroom topped with poached egg, creme fraiche and bacon bits
Portobello mushroom topped with bit of cheddar and bacon bits, or
banana nutty shake - 1 banana, 1/2 pt soya milk, almond essence, vanilla essence, liquidised. This really does keep me going, i have a good klip beaker and take it to work!
 
I never knew breakfasts could be so traumatic 😱

Personally, I have a piece of (lightly) buttered toast or 2 weetabix with a bit of milk.

Alternatively, try gruel - plain and simple.
No carbs / takes forever to prepare / so disgustingyou don't want to eat it anyway! 😛
 
Chris! You made me laugh which is bad when I am at work.

You know, I have obviously been very unadventurous with my breakfasts up till now! I would never think of having leftover casserole for breakfast - but why not?

Am thinking of alternate days with cereal one day, eggs another to start off. Have got some All-Bran and intend to buy low fat yoghurt and see how that goes. Someone has given me a recipe to make up the night before of cereal, fruit, topped with the yoghurt and left overnight in the fridge for the flavours to blend. Will try that as it is the cooking first thing in the morning which is alien. Can eat a cooked breakfast, just can't cook it.

Some really good ideas coming in so if anyone has anything else to add, please do so!

Thanks everyone - a forum of stars.
 
Alan..... I'm not sure I could manage some left over stew for breakfast.... but I remember my teenagers living at home eating left over curry😱

maybe I just have to get over the idea of so called 'traditional' breakfasts and think outside the box!!!:D
 
macast said:
Alan..... I'm not sure I could manage some left over stew for breakfast.... but I remember my teenagers living at home eating left over curry😱

maybe I just have to get over the idea of so called 'traditional' breakfasts and think outside the box!!!:D
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Same here i looke over at my o/h and screwed up my face and went ewww warmed up stew for brekkie lol... im just to much of a traditionolist 🙂
 
Steffie said:
Same here i looke over at my o/h and screwed up my face and went ewww warmed up stew for brekkie lol... im just to much of a traditionolist 🙂
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maybe it is yummy. shall we try it together??? lol

perhaps I'll make a stew and try it............ and maybe I won't :D
 
macast said:
maybe it is yummy. shall we try it together??? lol

perhaps I'll make a stew and try it............ and maybe I won't :D
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I just could not do it lol...maybe if i was forced and it was all i had to eat in the world
 
I know what you mean but why do we think like that? When I was reading Alan's post I thought he had slipped into listing lunches too and had to scroll back and see if I had missed a heading.

It is food and perhaps we have been brainwashed into what makes breakfast.
 
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