Weight losers, that is.
Wanted to share examples of our typical breakfast. We've been eating this sort of menu for a couple of months now. I started making them after watching this Tim Ferris video. I adapted the idea there (balancing carbs with protein, and including vegetables) to include more whole foods. The biggest change for us is we're eating vegetables at breakfast, but you know what?
We love it!
Check out these colors...
What it is:
egg - 1 whole
tomato - 1 c
black beans - 1/3 c
peas - 1/4 c
Greek yogurt - 1/3 c
blueberries - 1/3 c
sliced almonds
sugar-free maple syrup
orange juice - 1/2 c + water to fill glass
What it is:
egg - 1 whole
tomato - 1 c
edamame - 1/3 c
corn - 1/2 c
Greek yogurt - 1/3 c
mango - 1/2 c
sliced almonds
sugar-free maple syrup
milk - 1 c +
So far, we're losing weight steadily, and feel like this is a breakfast we can sustain. It'll change a bit when the summer growing season is over -- more store-bought cherry tomatoes and no vine-ripened slicing tomatoes. We'll see how it evolves to reflect winter.
Before I started making these, I was a die-hard cereal-eater during warm months, replacing it with oatmeal during cold months. I'll probably still eat oatmeal this coming winter, but as a mid-morning snack and half the quantity I used to eat.
[Note: we use salad plates, about 8" in diameter. You can get them here, if you want. Using something smaller than a traditional American dinner plate helps us control portions.]
What about you? How do you start your day? Does it sustain you? Have you recently changed your meal makeup? Any good results?
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Breakfast of Losers
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8 ate pie:
I could do that except for the yogurt and peas for breakfast.
In fact, the peas remind me of a children's book, "No Biting," about manners. It's a lift the flap book. There's a page that says:
Mommy says, "Do you want peas for breakfast?" What do you say?
"No thank you."
I now see that it's unfortunate that the book teaches kids to not like peas for breakfast.... but at least they can be polite about it! ha ha.
Interesting! The visuals really bring it home. It makes sense, too, since I've been doing the South Beach Diet for a month or so (which I thought was a stupid trend diet until I read the book, and found out it's just rather sensible eating)--anyway, the requirement there is half a cup of veggies at breakfast (with your protein and a little fat), usually folded into an omelet. But you know? I'm going to try your method instead! I can't stand most breakfast foods, and I figured that out in high school, when I started eating soup all the time. I don't know why I haven't retranslated that as an adult and on this diet!
Nathan - it does keep kids from just saying, "NO!" :D
Merrie - I need to remember the omelet possibility -- I tend to get into a groove and just eat the same thing every day. I do like having the veg separate, though, for maximum flavor.
Also (I should have said in the post) we're eating an egg every morning for protein because Dave's mom delivers fresh eggs to us -- delish! Our fridge often has 3+ dozen eggs in it :)
Can't beat fresh eggs! We are hooked up with an Amish farm near my mom, and she transports about 3 dozen every couple weeks. So, not superfresh, but probably fresher than a supermarket.
Wow. I just don't know if I could give up my beloved Kix :D
They are Kix!
I recently got food poisoning (YUK) and had to eat soup and liquids for a week. After awhile, that got expensive, so I started making my soup. Now I actually like it--it's so easy. Veg + chicken or veg stock + a little cheese in the blender, until it has baby food consistency... I'm thinking of making a lot of it and drinking it as I drive to work.
Beth - Good idea!
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