Gf Breakfast

[Sheely]

I would just like to find out what you all eat for breakfast. I seriously need to start on my gluten-free diet, and what I'm going to do is pick a day to start, and I'm not going to look back. But, being the organized person that I am, I need to get some ideas on what to eat. I'm a picky eater, I've always driven my mother crazy because I'm so picky. I don't like eggs, and although I do like bacon, it's not a breakfast food to me, lol. I usually need to eat something sweet for breakfast, so I know this is going to be tough for me. I think I can handle a gluten-free lunch and dinner just fine, but breakfast is going to be a challenge!

Thanks,

Sheila

Maryland

Posiitive IGA

Not having biopsy, don't think I need it

[frenchiemama]

Fruit, yogurt and rice cakes for me.

[jmengert]

I, too, like something sweet in the morning, and if you don't mind ordering off the internet (or if you can find it in local stores--I personally haven't seen any stores near me carry Kinnikinnick) Kinnikinnick makes donuts that I really like--they are quite heavy--almost cakelike--but they are great and quick in the morning. They also make muffins, too, that are pretty good, but I love the donuts and order them every two weeks or so. Oh, and I love their cinnamon rolls, too--I add some Philly cream cheese (the cinnamon/brown sugar swirl) on top of them--yum!

[KaitiUSA]

-Yogurt(Yoplait)

-Cinnamon english muffin(Foods By George) with strawberry cream cheese(Kraft)

-Cereal(cocoa or fruity pebbles by Post)

-Scrambled eggs

[MySuicidalTurtle]

I eat fruit for breakfast. Sometimes I fo Kinnkinnick bagles.

[burdee]

I also like sweet breakfasts, but can't tolerate dairy or soy, so I prepare:

Peanut butter and jam on gluten-free English Muffins with fruit (most mornings);

Hot quinoa and rice bran cereals (mixed together) with chopped pear, almonds, spices and almond milk;

My homemade gluten-free date/nut/banana bread, a slice of Jenni-O turkey ham and fruit;

Apple salad with chicken, mayo, celery, chopped nuts and raisins plus a gluten-free cooky or apple pie Lara bar (I usually make the salad the previous day and eat leftover);

Apple, banana or blueberry pancakes from a gluten-free biscuit/pancake mix, gluten-free link sausages and maple syrup (only on weekends as brunch, because it's too time consuming for weekday breakfasts);

Peanut butter and banana sandwich (as a to go breakfast).

BURDEE

[Merika]

gluten-free waffles from whole foods

gluten-free pancake mix from Pamela's (at whole foods)

Rice puff (Make sure no barley, malt, non-gluten-free stuff) cereal

And what I eat everyday:

Rice n Shine (like corn grits but rice) with

blueberries (frozen)

walnuts

honey or syrup (optional)

Merika

[mytummyhurts]

I eat Envirokids Peanut Butter Panda Puffs cereal (because I'm too lazy in the morning to do much). And then I have a banana and orange juice.

[tarnalberry]

rice cakes with peanut butter

fruit smoothies

quinoa flakes or millet grits with soy milk, cinnamon, and honey

very occasionally cereal like Cranberry Sunrise or Rice Crunch 'Ems

(those are my main breakfasts, on the weekends sometimes I'll make other things)

[Susan123]

I like Trader Joe's gluten free waffles with aunt jamina syrup (original)

and then ore ida toaster hash browns with cheese melted on top. Giant carries another brand of gluten free waffles in the frozen health food aisle but I can't think of the name.

[angel-jd1]

Are the Ore-Ida toaster hash browns gluten free? They are not on the list sent out from ore-ida........you might want to check on those. The 9count golden patties are gluten-free, Southern Style Hashbrowns (32oz), Potatoes O'brien (28oz), Country Style Hash Browns (6lb)&(30oz), Hash Browns 5lb,

-Jessica

[Sheely]

I eat Envirokids Peanut Butter Panda Puffs cereal (because I'm too lazy in the morning to do much). And then I have a banana and orange juice.

I have Peanut Butter Panda Puffs! That's what I ate this morning with lactose free milk. They're good, but I'm not much of a cereal person in the morning. I guess I'll eat the Panda Puffs until I find something else.

Thanks!

Sheila

[Sheely]

I like Trader Joe's gluten free waffles with aunt jamina syrup (original)

and then ore ida toaster hash browns with cheese melted on top. Giant carries another brand of gluten free waffles in the frozen health food aisle but I can't think of the name.

Thanks, I'll have to stop by Giant and see what I can find.

Sheila

[cdford]

Breakfast has been my nemesis for a while now. My cholesterol is high, so they don't want me to have too many eggs. I love them, though. I lived off of them for breakfast for the first year. Now we keep a loaf of bread and have cheese toast or toast and jelly in the mornings. We also keep yogurt as a quick snack or breakfast. I make a mean gluten-free cinnamon roll, but they get nibbled on all day long and never last until the next morning. We keep some gluten-free cereals around, but they are out of our budget for the most part. We also like the Lifestream buckwheat toaster waffles we get at Kroger.

[Guest BellyTimber]

This is the whole point - what shall I eat, at a specific time?!

We can't pick up something in passing any more.

Live yoghurt has cultures that turn the lactose into something else so is reputedly tolerated by some lactose intolerant people. I use organic ones and find it has myriad interesting flavours by itself but my favourite recipes are to add a little ground ginger powder, sometimes with rice bran also, or to add finger millet powder with cinnamon. (I usually eat yoghurt later in the day but many are into yoghurt for breakfast.)

Here in the UK we like sausages that we cook just before eating, hence we seek out shops that do a gluten-free line in those and I combine them with eggs and bacon or more likely, on work days, just eggs or bacon or sausage (time element). Or I throw the sausages into a bag and nibble them as I go.

My top favourite is puffed millet - morning, noon or night. Several shops carry a rather expensive Australian version that is organic (lots of food miles!) but my favourite comes from another shop and is cheaper and is grown I don't know where. I like this because it is plain, simple and uncomplicated and I like subtle flavours. I put regular milk on it sometimes, and sometimes quinoa drink or rice drink - albeit they are expensive. A friend did tell me how to make my own hazelnut milk in a blender, but I haven't dared try doing that yet for fear of bending the blades.

[Guest Eloisa]

Egg white omelettes with lots of veggies and cheese.

gluten-free Waffles

Yoplait yogurts

Fresh fruit

Rice cake with peanut butter or with cream cheese

Nancy's pancakes - Make the whole pack and freeze in individual servings.

[luvs2eat]

soft boiled eggs, or scrambled eggs on rice cake, or fruit and yogurt. Yum

[Guest imsohungry]

This morning I ate fried bologna and gluten-free cheese toast.

Like Kaiti, I also eat Cocoa Pebbles, and I also enjoy gluten-free granola cereal.

Sometimes I have gluten-free frozen waffles...of course, there is the classic bacon and eggs. I usually vary my breakfast menu more on the weekends when I have a little time to cook.

Good luck to you! -Julie

[cdford]

Well, I am miffed at my eleven year old. It is his job to clean the kitchen and he got most of it done but left off my bread machine pan...so no cheese toast tomorrow morning. I think it was a conspiracy to get me to break down and fix pancakes or cinnamon rolls instead!

[connole1056]

My gluten-free daughter likes the following:

bacon,mayo,tomato on toast

grilled toast made w/ lots of butter

bagel w/ lots of butter or cream cheese

different cereals

sausage

premade muffins, donuts from health food store

toast, sometimes w/ pb

bacon, but you do not think it's a breakfast food-sorry!

frozen hash browns

waffles-the blueberry are sweeter than the plain

Basically, you can eat anything you ate b4 going gluten-free, just a different version. If you are new to the diet the food might not taste too great at first.That is understandable. The longer you eat it, the more used to it you get and the more willing you will be to try different gluten-free foods. Don't give up!!! Good luck.

[blueshift]

This morning I had one orange and a cantalope..I'll do stretching and a workout then I'll have boiled prunes and cherries with pineapple..

I eat fruit only two days in a row and then I try quinoa flakes with banana on the third day..There is a gluten-free granola from the health store that I get and it tastes chewier and better than the wheat-loaded granola everyone else eats.

The food, as mentioned by others here, responds to your gut differently than you are used to..My brain is still adjusting to what the word "full" means since it got the wrong message all of these years..

Now food feels as though it disappears after it leaves the throat upon swallowing. That is difficult to get used to..It feels so light that I can make the mistake of thinking that I am still hungry when I am not.

[skbird]

Because I'm hypoglycemic on top of things, I can only get away with some sweet if I balance with fat and fiber so I often go with yogurts lately. I take plain yogurt with live cultures and add maple syrup, flax oil, flax meal, sliced almonds, cinnamon, and this morning added additionally coconut and rice bran. It is delicious! On colder days I have quinoa flakes (hot cereal) with molassas sugar, cream and nuts. Oh, also stir in a scoop of rice protein powder with the quinoa and that makes it last me a couple of hours.

I have to say those Kinikinick donuts (I like the maple and also the cinnamon ones) are awesome but I can only eat about half of one and then must eat something else with protein in it or I get weird (too happy and then very cranky... blood sugar thing).

Stephanie

[princessfuzzball]

Two pages of posts and nobody has suggested doing a brekfast smoothie????

Allright already, I make a super awesome loaded smoothie like this just about every morning:

1/4 frozen banana (I gently mash it so it's easier on the blender)

1 cup juice (I use white grape juice, it's just so sweet)

about 3/4 cup frozen raspberries (you can use whatever you llike, but I love my raspberries)

Blend until smooth

Add

1/3 cup (one serving) of Veg protein powder

1/2 teaspoon live Acidophilous/Bifidus culture

1 teaspoon flax seed oil

Blend again until all that is mixed in

I also eat some of the other suggestions that were listed, but I have to say my favourite thing to do is take some granola and yogurt together while I drink my smoothie.

Enjoy!

[tarnalberry]

I put a smoothie in my suggestion post! I have them a few times a week, but I never use a set recipe, so didn't post one of those. Smoothies are great because they're convenient, filling, and very refreshing. I can take one to work with me and have it while I'm checking email, attending meetings, or gossiping about the latest reorg. :-) Good thing it's starting towards summer, so I won't freeze after having one in the morning.

I think the only important part of most smoothies is a banana - helps give it a bit of a thicker consistency. (Of course, smoothies without it are fine too, but most of the ones I prefer do have banana.)

[jenvan]

Old habits die hard... So, since I ate Rice Chex everyday for like 15 years before going gluten-free, I now eat Healthy Valley Rice Crunchems (Open Original Shared Link). And because I ate Cream of Wheat all the time too, I now eat Erehown Cream of Rice. Just like the old days... pretty much