Im hoping you can help. Ok so i normally have homade waffles for breakfast but have since found out that my IC has been flaring up due to me consuming a lot of cacao\chocolate. I normally put my own healthy nutella and bananas on my waffles. But i cant put chocolate on it now and i dont like waffles or pancakes without chocolate.
So im trying to find another breakfast i can have mon-sat. But im struggling and for 3 days now ive skipped breakfast and ended up eating rubbish later in the day due to hunger.
I can have eggs as i already have a chicken omelette for lunch everyday and have fish or meat for dinner most days.
I have tried all dairy free yogurts including oatly but dont like them. ( im lactose intolerant so avoid dairy)
I am allergic to nearly all nuts , i can only eat chestnuts. And dont like granola.
I dont really like cereal and i have tried chia seed pudding but again did not like it
Real porridge (not the instant stuff)? You can make it with water or non-dairy alternative and add berries or bananas when cooked. How about the overnight version? You could use non-dairy yoghurt (you won’t taste it really if that’s the problem) or water and mix with the oats then add any fruit you wish like grated apples, seeds or berries and any nuts you do eat. You could add some cinnamon or any other spice you like. (I know you said you can’t eat chocolate now but what about proper cocoa? I add that to all the above.
How about bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled or fried eggs or beans. Soup, try thinking out of the box - in the past I’ve been known to have soup, salad and even curry (not takeaway left overs) for breakfast. Although these days I only tend to eat breakfast if we are away.
If you miss breakfast can you bring your lunch forward slightly to reduce the risk of eating rubbish or just have healthy things on hand for when the urge to eat rubbish bites?
Good omelette with mushrooms and kale is lovely! Or try home made oat muffins? You mix half a cup with one egg, 1/4 cup of maple syrup and add 1/2 of almond milk, teaspoon of cinnamon, vanilla, I also added coconut flakes - tasty!
Could you have your chicken for lunch with salad or veg instead of the omelette so you can have eggs for breakfast? Cook extra veg when you do dinners to put in your omelette?
As the above person said what about hot porridge, completely different taste and texture to cold cereals.
Doesn’t have to be “breakfast” food , could you make a little extra dinner the night before and have left overs?
Not sure if you eat bread, what about a small slice of high fibre seeded toast with avocado?
Are you OK with coconut? I have a couple of recipes that use bananas and coconut flour: 1 is sweet potato scones, another is a banana pancake.
Breakfast bakes in general are quite good - I often make something on a Sunday while I'm cooking dinner and reheat throughout the week (double the recipe and freeze some of it for weeks you don't have time).
You can reduce the coconut aspect of it doesn't work for you. It's not an overwhelming flavour in the dish.
Another favourite of mine is to dice up sweet potato and fry it with things like bacon, mushrooms, apple, peppers, kale or other veg, to make a breakfast hash. I buy frozen sweet potato for ease (it's already diced).
I tend to put some whole sweet potatoes in the oven while I'm cooking something else - when they're cooked, the skin peels off really easily (sometimes I pop the skins back in the oven to get a crispy snack) and you have a soft and fluffy inside to mash up with the banana
I will definitely give the whole thing (scones, potatoes etc) a go when I get my new oven (hopefully quite soon)
Thanks all i dont stomach oats very well. If i had my omelette for breakfast I'd then be stuck for lunch as im trying to loose a little weight so need to watch my calories. And when ive calculated jacket potatoes it comes to high in calories. I only like tuna or chicken mayo jackets. And wraps dont seem to fill me up and the ones that do seem to be high calorie.
Maybe look up some receipts or books for acid reflux? I used the ultimate gastritis guide & cookbook by Paul Higgins. Some fantastic information plus details about course of acid reflux and supplement suggestions- also includes snack and breakfast ideas for you to try out.
Just to update everyone , i went out to my local health food shop and found quinoa flakes , they look like oats but are not. Im going to try overnight oats but using quinoa instead and add fruit and dairy free yogurt on top. Yogurt ( dairy free) with just fruit and seeds doesnt fill me up. So finger crossed i like this.
Just seen your post, and glad you've found something you're trying out. Hope you like it. Let us know how you get on. I love all the suggestions you've had from everyone.
I have an obscenely large plate of melon, pineapple and other fruits chopped up. Sees me easily through until lunchtime. I’m at target and have been for a while now so it’s not seemingly affecting my weight. I understand about food intolerances- it’s awful.
How about buckwheat and banana pancakes? Mash a banana, add one egg ( or glax/chia egg) add a pinch of cinnamon, a splash of milk or non dairy milk, and buckwheat flour until you get a batter consistency. I use a wide pasta bowl and mash then mix with a fork, I don't measure milk or flour x
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Avoid caffeine in all products chocolate has caffeine it so has tea and coffe cola, cocoa.
Nutella is one example has chocolate nuts in it.
Want spreads think about Honey organic ones lots of them on Super market websites or buy on line AMAZON.
In bulk of course if you can afford this.
If you lactose intolerence advises a few friends of those conditions and IBS.
Use Soup morning make a base of the following .
Passata carton or jar, Onions prepared cut diced fresh or frozen. Tomato Puree, Tomato ketchup or sugar atouch stock cube or granules.
Or water.
Add herbs fresh or frozen easy to do.
Use blenders food processors make a batch keep in the freezer. Store tubs zip bags add to this the following.
Simple as most supermarket sell Soup packs already diced up veggies add those.
Or frozen ones.
Have use beans Cannellini, Haricot or use Chickpeas.
Add microwave Rice a vary selection of packs already to use.
Mentioned need to full up.
This is a problem if you need to eat continue eating each course with out stopping.
You have to recognise the metabolic rate of your body's systems processing food.
Average 20 to 30 minutes, so continue to eat and eat then feel not full but will evetually.
If you are continuing to do this weight gain happens.
Also one thing there are conditions the body has the messages transmitters to say stop eating register.
Are known.
Take your time eating but also space it out, evening meal and lunches have and need those.
I can offer some suggestions.
Whole meal bread with Salmon fish any tinned Mayo smidgen.
Use other things like Noodle Rice Pasta with meals make it interesting.
Sit down look on shopping websites and make some searches what is available.
I like Italian spend a few times each week planning looking finding new products.
Evening best, make a list of things you can eat and make a menu around that.
Eat more veggies fine to have meat or fish but make your meals count.
If your hungry then eating the wrong ways and need to change.
Need to use bowls not plates more carbs and rice, pasta buy whole grains .
Also serve with any meals bread after wards eat fruit or bread.
I am not a Doctor have nutritional diet food science qualifications.
Advise those with diet nutritional problems.
Other things you may might like to try is Gnocci pasta made from Potato can freeze some of these in to bags portion.
Living with food intolerances is becoming easier but you need to be seeking help.
Either from Fodmap website or seeking help from your Doctor nutritionist or dietician wellbeing service local council if living UK.
Mentioned Eggs why not Egg curry use Coconut milk which is not dairy mild spices use a jar.
Tortillas, Frittatas have a recipe on here other day adapt that.
Use your freezer fill it up with meals can eat and things mentioned.
Make anything you want not sure ask me happy to help.
I forget drink lots of water with meals helps fill you up.
Please any questions happy to help.
Please take care.
To update everyone. So i tried the quinoa flakes but i had an allergic reaction and then threw it back up 1hr later. I never had tried quinoa before. However after
reading further replys i have found a breakfast idea i like a bowl of fruit and ill have the yogurt on its own. The idea of more fruit was give by
Back luck with the quinoa, it doesn’t agree with me either. If you are ok with buckwheat you could try buckwheat flakes or buckwheat groats. Groats are used as a traditional porridge in parts of Europe.
I eat lactose-free yoghurt as I’ve found I can tolerate that, non dairy yoghurts don’t agree with me.
Variety is very important to a balanced diet. Mix it up each day by having fruit, non diary additives to your cereal (sugar free), eggs different ways each day, wholegrains and pulses. Soups of all kinds. Enjoy cooking rather it being a chore. Please never skip breakfast, it provides the energy for your day for both body and brain. There are some fabulous website about food. The world has become chefs since the pandemic struck. Join the crowd and have fun. I'm in lockdown in Melbourne with another month to go. Food is a wonderful outlet for us all here.
Enjoy your life.
Cheers Dee
Update , I've found my breakfast that i enjoy and have done for the past 2 days and i could definitely see myself eating this 6 days a week.
Its coconut flour porridge and i find it delicious. Heres the recipe if anyone wants to try it. I use oatly Batista milk as it makes it really creamy. I can drink oat milk fine but cant digest actual whole oats.
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