What Do You Eat For Breakfast?!

[LittleZoe]

I think this is going to be the hardest meal of the day for me as I can't possibly eat eggs every day and I can't eat dairy (except butter)

My requirements for breakfast:

-gluten and casein/lactose free

-must contain protein to keep my blood sugar balanced (hypoglycemia)

The combination of these 2 things makes it hard for me to figure out what to eat! Rice milk with a gluten-free corn flake cereal with fruit won't cut it because I need protein and/or fat in each of my meals!

Any suggestions? What do you eat?

[Lisa]

I think this is going to be the hardest meal of the day for me as I can't possibly eat eggs every day and I can't eat dairy (except butter)

My requirements for breakfast:

-gluten and casein/lactose free

-must contain protein to keep my blood sugar balanced (hypoglycemia)

The combination of these 2 things makes it hard for me to figure out what to eat! Rice milk with a gluten-free corn flake cereal with fruit won't cut it because I need protein and/or fat in each of my meals!

Any suggestions? What do you eat?

I love left overs for breakfast. This morning was a sweet potato.

[StrongerToday]

I have toast with peanut butter or cashew butter almost every day. Yum!

[CarlaB]

I eat a Van's frozen waffle with a fried egg on top instead of syrup. I use coconut oil on the waffle.

[Lauren M]

It's kind of expensive, but especially on these cold days I really like a nice warm cereal to get me going in the morning. I miss my oatmeal (though I have tried the gluten-free kind!), but if you're not willing to take that risk, check out: Open Original Shared Link

Again, it's on the expensive side, but I really like the apple raisin kind. It has a decent protein, fiber content (not as much protein as eggs though). If you haven't tried it yet, you might want to give it a try.

Another light breakfast that works well on the go and helps me with my blood sugar are cottage cheese doubles.

- Lauren

EDIT: oops, sorry I forgot you can't have dairy, so scratch the cottage cheese idea - sorry!

[jerseyangel]

Usually a bowl of fruit with sliced almonds, cinnamon and maple syrup.

Today, it was toast (Gluten Free Pantry French Bread) with blackberry fruit spread and Oscar Mayer bacon.

[Guhlia]

I generally have eggs and bacon or eggs and hash browns. Sometimes I eat gluten free pancakes or waffles with no syrup. You can make pancakes with pumpkin puree to increase nutritional content. Very delicious. Waffles are good topped with fresh fruit. Ham steak with fried potatoes would be good too. Meat and potato don't take long at all to cook and you can get dressed while you're cooking them to save time. Try making breakfast the night before and then reheating it in the morning. I make eggs/diced potato/green pepper/onion and fry up a HUGE lot of it and then eat that for breakfast for a few days. It's very good with ketchup.

[missy'smom]

I'm not familiar with casien free but my breakfasts are mostly lactose free. Here's what I usually eat. Hope it gives you some ideas.

Bob's Red Mill Mighty Tasty Hot cereal with raisins and cinnamon. Add brown sugar and milk(or substitute) after cooking.

Gillian's raisin rolls(are dairy free) with Earthbalance Spread and slices of Hormel Naturals Ham

Pamela's pancakes(they have buttermilk powder so would not be casien-free I guess) with homemade pork sausage patties from lean ground pork(I got the recipie from recipie Zaar)

lowfat plain or vanilla yogurt( sorry, not casien-free I guess)with (I forgot the name!)Perky flax crunchy beebee things cereal(sombody help!) and fresh berries or other juicy fruit

carrot raisin salad(I posted the recipie on another thread)

Lorka's Flax bread with jam

diced hashbrowns(either ore-ida or fresh potatoes) with gr. pepper, red bell pepper, onion and ham, pre-boil the fresh cubed potatoes a little before sauteeing, tastes fine warmed up the next day too.

I have a sweet potato, apple sausage casserole recipie that is good with brown rice and can be frozen in portions and nuked for breakfast. If that sounds good I can post it. It is dairy free.

My husband's family often has a small portion of meat, rice, soup and salad for breakfast. It is hard to get used to different foods in the AM but if they are mild in flavor, simple, and mostly warm I find them easier to get used to. We sometimes have the Pacific Naturals corn or other flavor soups with our breakfast on the weekends.

[Mango04]

My favorite breakfast right now is scrambled eggs with spinach and tomatoes in sprouted corn tortillas.

You can always do any type of meat with veggies for breakfast or fruit with nut butter. Hot gluten-free cereal with almonds, walnuts and fruit is good too.

I also like fritattas. Chop up tomato, green onion, canadian bacon and mix it with about 8 eggs. Add salt and pepper. Pour into muffin tins and bake until the "muffins" pop up. You can freeze them and eat them all week.

Or...you can make high protein flax meal/apple/carrot/walnut muffins.

[The One]

Most mornings I wonder the same, and I understand your concern as I am diabetic with lots of hypoglycemia and need plenty of protein and balanced meals through the day.

I have seen flour mixes at the store (and I have one at home) to make gluten-free pancakes, I am not sure these are lactose/caseine free but you can always look at ingredients and substitute needed ingredients such as milk for soy milk, etc. or you can look up recipes and make your own to make sure it fits your needs. There

[Guest cassidy]

Not being able to have dairy rules out many of my suggestions. Is Boost casein free? I know it is gluten-free (all the liquid ones except chocolate malt). If you ate something that didn't have enough protein maybe you could also have a Boost/Ensure to get enough protein.

Everyday I make an omlette. I take eggs, hash browns (by Simply Potatoes in a green bag near the eggs. The plain hash browns are gluten-free). I mix in spinach and cheese. I don't know if that is gross or not but it has plenty of protein, fat and even a green vegetable. I do eat the same thing everyday. If you like spicy you can add salsa or if you eat meat you could add turkey or ham.

[bluejeangirl]

I think this is going to be the hardest meal of the day for me as I can't possibly eat eggs every day and I can't eat dairy (except butter)

My requirements for breakfast:

-gluten and casein/lactose free

-must contain protein to keep my blood sugar balanced (hypoglycemia)

The combination of these 2 things makes it hard for me to figure out what to eat! Rice milk with a gluten-free corn flake cereal with fruit won't cut it because I need protein and/or fat in each of my meals!

Any suggestions? What do you eat?

I am the same way...I can't just eat carbs for breakfast although I would like nothing better then to pour a bowl of cereal douse it with milk and watch the news in front of t.v.

I usually chop leftover meat from dinner like 1 or 2 oz. of chicken breast for example and scramble up an egg and make an omlette.

Or I always have a pkg. of applegate farm brand bacon in the fridge (made without nitrates) and snip it with a scissors into a small frying pan, cook for a few min. and pour a scrambled egg into it. I never get to sick of eating eggs because I vary it so often.

So that's my protein. I'll either have gluten free toast, or 1/2 c. of gluten free cereal with 1/2 c. soy milk (also good in portein) for my carb. If I feel I need another carb I'll ate fruit. Lately I haven't because I do better without the added carb.

This is pretty much what I do every morning because it seems to be the perfect balance.

Gail

[luvs2eat]

A handful of whole almonds and fruit... there's your protein and fat... and fruit!

[momandgirls]

Whole Soy and Company yogurt or yogurt smoothie - that's what my daughter has every single morning.

[Jestgar]

Salmon cakes.

Small can of salmon

1 egg

mix well.

Add potato flakes until you can form these into patties.

put on piece of aluminum foil on baking sheet. Put the patties close together and turn up the edges of the foil.

Drizzle with olive oil and maybe sprinkle with salt if your salmon has none.

Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes. I like to turn mine over partway through so both sides get a little bit brown.

Also make good leftovers.

[Jo.R]

I like to mix my fried eggs with grits and butter.

[Reader]

I like a piece of gluten free toast spread with hummus and then topped with roasted red pepper.

I also like baked potatoes or sweet potatoes for breakfast.

If you prepare it the day before, low sugar fruit pie or pumpkin pie (yes, it can be made gluten-free/CF) makes a GREAT breakfast!

I also like to make french toast. (I tear or cut the bread into smaller pieces so the egg coats it better...then plop the pieces into the pan altogether)

Rice Pudding with raisins and made with soy milk.

Rats! Now I am hungry!

[shai76]

With all my allergies my diet is even more limited (as if gluten wasn't enough!)

I need meat for breakfast or I feel hungry all day. I normally eat bacon and a fruit smoothie. I thought eating bacon every day would make my cholesterol high, but I was checked last week and it was only 120 (total cholesterol). When I was a vegetarian it was 225. I guess being "unhealthy" works for me. lol

[emcmaster]

I eat leftovers. I make a bunch of entrees (usually 4) on Sunday and put them in individual containers. I take 4 with me to work each day and eat one every 2-2.5 hours.

This morning I had a rice, red, green & yellow pepper, onion, tomato, and turkey sausage casserole. Yum!

[Anonymousgurl]

With all my allergies my diet is even more limited (as if gluten wasn't enough!)

I need meat for breakfast or I feel hungry all day. I normally eat bacon and a fruit smoothie. I thought eating bacon every day would make my cholesterol high, but I was checked last week and it was only 120 (total cholesterol). When I was a vegetarian it was 225. I guess being "unhealthy" works for me. lol

I'm horribly limited with all my allergies too, I feel your pain

I understand the whole protein thing, but unfortunately the only meat source of protein that my body can tolerate is chicken, and to me that sounds icky in the morning. LoL. My body can't handle eggs either.

So every morning I have 2 bowls of rice crunch ems and an orange. I eat a ton of fruit for the fiber. Have you ever tried filling up on fiber?

[Cruiser Bob]

Breakfast is a pain. At least you can eat eggs.

Lydias grainless granola, rice crispies, corn flakes, dried blueberries and almond milk. Eat again in 2.5 hours. Rice CRunchems, sometime Gorilla Crunch w/banana. Apple pie w/cool whip - found that at Whole Foods a few weeks ago - no clue what I paid for it, but it was good.

This week I tried: Coconut rice (can of coconut milk, 1 cup rice, pineapple juice, water), pineapple and a sausage patty - it's actually pretty good.

My folks eat full on "dinner" type meals for breakfast

Some of the gluten-free breakfast bars have some reasonable flavor and holding power.

Two years ago I had to eat every 3 hours or would get dizzy, fuzzy and all sort of uncomfortable feelings. I started drinking 6 oz. of Aloe Juice first thing in the morning. Now, if I'm busy, I can stretch my eating to 5+ hours, but I rarely do. Not real sure what the aloe has done, other than it coats - like pepto - and has incredible healing characterisitics - and won't do any harm.

Bob

gluten-free 1999

[Phyllis28]

Most of time I eat gluten free cereal with milk (not casien free) and juice. If we are out of either the cereal or the milk I simply see what is available that is quick and easy regardless of whether or not it is a traditional breakfast meal.

[dlp252]

I have to admit, I have a healthy appetite in the morning, so I'll eat whatever sounds good to me, which can include just about any type of food. But, I am severely limited right now in what I can eat.

But, I usually eat some form of turkey, lol. Whole Foods has a turkey sausage that has very few other ingredients, and is gluten-free...that is my usual breakfast--two turkey sausages.

I will also sometimes have sliced turkey (again Whole Foods, with few ingredients other than turkey, and also gluten free), with a tiny amount of mayo with some broccoli sprouts and sometimes I add bacon (when I don't have to be strict).

I also sometimes make egg salad, and I've been known to have a steak for breakfast as well.

Sometimes I'll also have a sort of smoothie...I used powered egg whites, a little pectasol (citrus pectin, for fiber and because it binds to mercury, which I need right now), a little stevia and a dash of vanilla whirled up with some ice cubes. Once my diet is not so limited (cuz of candida and mercury), I will add back in a little frozen fruit to the smoothies.

[gfpaperdoll]

Quick, is fruit with nuts, almonds, pecans, or walnuts

Mission Brand White Corn Tortillas heated up in a skillet wrapped around almost anything. I like:

PB & Jelly with bacon

bacon with bean dip & Cilantro & minced onions

Ham & salad greens

chopped chicken with onions and cilantro

Any of the above on a Lundberg Rice Chip

I also will eat any leftovers from dinner or make a salad if I am at home.

My favorite salad these days:

kale - take out the tough center spine, tear into bite size pieces, broccolli, grape tomatoes, chopped meat (any kind) or tuna, grated carrot, cilantro, red onion - minced, any other chopped veggie that is in the refrig, sprinkle on anything you have, I like dried cranberries, walnuts, fresh dill (or bottled), minced fresh oregano, homemade oil & vinegar dressing

I do not have diabetes, but I used to have hypoglocemia but it went away now that I am gluten-free 3 years.

(&do not eat many replacement gluten-free breads, pastas etc.)

[gabby]

Breakfast soups/stew. It might sound wierd, but wholesome, well balanced, made-from-scratch soups and stews are great for breakfast. I make up a big batch and then freeze them into single portion sizes in ziploc freezer bags.

The big thing about breakfast soups/stews, DO NOT add garlic. It is hard to take in the morning. Also, I don't add ANY spices except salt so that they are easy to eat in the morning. the key is to have something that's got protein/carbs/fat in the right proportion. You can just heat them up and you've got a meal in a bowl.

I usually add ground brown rice flakes or ground quinoa to thicken these babies (or just plain old rice if you can eat it). Split pea, navy bean with hambone, or lentil soup is also awesome.

You can also bring these to work and heat them up in the microwave and eat them out of a big coffee mug for breakfast. They'll smell really good and usually people will come from all over the place to track down the yummy smell.

Something else that is fast and cheap is to cook those really small pork cutlets in the morning. they take about 3 minutes on each side to cook in a pan, and a package of 4 (which feeds me for 2 days) costs about $3.65 and that's in Canadian dollars! Eat with a side of leftover veggies from the night before and you've got a great meal that'll carry you right through to lunch.

Hope this helps!