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Re: Breakfast tips please
From: Isabella (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 06:17:00 -0600 (CST)
Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. Sadly, coming from the UK
I've no idea where I can get hold of Graham's crackers or breakfast
bars! I guess hard boiled eggs it is then!!
At Thu, 18 Jan 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>If you are in a rush for time and just need something quick, have you
>tried some of the low carb breakfast bars or protein shakes? There are
>several available out there. I'm not much into breakfast foods so this
>was a quick alternative since I needed something with meds & vitamins I
>take in the morning or prepare at the office. Boiled eggs are great
>too--lots of protein! If you do have PCOS and are taking Spiro or some
>type of insulin sensitizer, be careful about grapefruit--there is a very
>detailed warning on most Med-Checkers about a reaction with grapefruit.
>It will also list foods to be aware of with certain meds. Hope some of
>this helps. :-)
>
>At Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Justine wrote:
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>>I enjoy hard boiled egg whites also, I am not on a low carb diet but I
>>did used to do a few things that helped a little, I have a hard time
>>finding time to eat breakfast, I would eat two graham crackers and a
>>banana, or half a large red or pink grapefruit with the hard boiled egg
>>whites or the grapefruit with oatmeal. Sorry I can't be of greater
>>help.
>>
>>At Wed, 17 Jan 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>>>How about hard boiled eggs? You could cook a bunch of them over the
>>>weekend and then take 1 or 2 (or just the whites depending on other
>>>health concerns). Eating that with a piece of fruit might give you a
>>>bit more energy. Just a thought. GOOD LUCK!!
>>>
>>>At Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Isabella wrote:
>>>>
>>>>This is my biggest hurdle of the day - I generally get myself something
>>>>on the way in to the office as I can't face food first thing after
>>>>getting up in the morning, but I need to line my stomach so that I can
>>>>take my thyroxin and vitamin tablets. Up until I started this lo-carb
>>>>diet, I would have porridge most days, but now I find I'm totally stuck
>>>>for ideas and I'm still having it about 3 times a week, which is very
>>>>bad in terms of the carb count, but good for staving off hunger and
>>>>cravings. Otherwise I tend to have yogurt and maybe an apple, but I
>>>>really can't think of anything else that's allowed. Weekends are not so
>>>>much of a problem as I usually have a cooked brunch with no carbs, but
>>>>this option is not available to me during the working week. Any
>>>>suggestions for convenient alternatives would be very much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Isabella.
>>>>
>>--
>>Justine
>>
--
Isabella.
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