Breakfast: Is It What’s For Breakfast Anymore?
Breakfast is my most problematic meal in term of healthy eating. The cereals I've tried (such as shredded wheat, for heaven's sake!) make my BGs whacko. I breakfasted on yogurt mixed with fruit and nuts for more than six months, and I just can't get excited about doing that any more. I won't make time in the morning to make a good oatmeal.
And then there are the traditional favorites. Bacon. Eggs. Sausage. Biscuits. Gravy. Pancakes. All of these are (or can be) delicious, and all of them are for me somewhere on the spectrum from suboptimal to disastrous as dietary choces. Yet, these are the foods that have been most of my weekday breakfasts for sometime. When I don't know what to do, I tend to opt for easy and tasty.
Recently, though, I'm wondering: does breakfast have to be breakfast?
In order to work for me, weekday breakfasts need to be fast, they need to be reasonably tasty, and they need to get me to lunch without an uncomfortable level of hunger. In the cold weather months, I'm happier when they're hot.
But, just maybe, they DON'T have to be breakfast foods.
I'm still thinking about options, but I am prepared to say that my breakfast this morning was a salami sandwich.
And it was yummy.
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September 25th, 2012 - 09:51
Bob, this is a big problem for so many of us with diabetes. About a 18 months ago I started the four hour body diet. It has made a huge difference for me and has allowed me to stop insulin injections.
For my breakfast I make an egg dish – usually one egg and equivalent of two more from egg whites. This gives me the flavor I want and the protein I need. For my carbs I opt for a slow carb dish, usually based on lentils or dal. I make a big batch – add some sausage into it sometimes, tomato sauce, etc. I eat about a cup of this. Sometimes I will add a veggie like spinach, or something else I like.
What this does for me is fill my gut until lunch time, give me the carbs that I need but in a low GL form so my BG doesn’t spike. In fact, my post meal BG is always lower than pre-meal with this breakfast.
I wrote a blog post a long time ago about it. I’ve evolved my recipe for the lentils dish over time, and often I just fry my eggs in grapeseed oil and eat the lentils on the side. Still, this post this will give you an idea:
http://beatt2diabetes.com/2011/06/26/start-your-day-with-a-fat-burning-breakfast/
Good luck with it.
September 25th, 2012 - 10:05
Great idea Bob!
September 25th, 2012 - 20:28
My issues are a bit different. Due to other health problems I need a fair amount of protein in the morning. The problem is that I cannot stand the smell of anything cooking that early. I will be sick all day long. So I often end up in a drive thru for breakfast. But I have been known to eat a peanut butter sandwich & be quite happy with it for breakfast.
I say blaze your own trail, my friend.
September 29th, 2012 - 15:07
I don’t manage it every week, but I try to make the egg muffins that Kim posted about a while back. I can make a batch on the weekend and then just heat up a few each day. I am always in a rush in the morning and usually quick food = unhealthy food so this helps me do better.
November 9th, 2012 - 15:06
Does anyone have a link to the recipe for egg muffins that Sara referenced? I’d love to try them. Thanks!