Breakfast shake-up

[Cooper27]

I am wondering if anyone here has any suggestions for lower carb, egg-free/dairy free breakfasts?

I'm trying to get rid of my after-lunch energy crash, but can't do eggs, dairy or gluten, which makes breakfast pretty hard.

My current breakfast is porridge with a whole-food protein blend, Chia seeds and peanut butter, it comes in around 400 calories with 25g of carbs and 20g of protein. I'd like to keep the calories and protein the same kinda level.

[Greengal314]

Peanut butter on rice cakes or apples.

[Hidden]

smoothie with milk alternative like almond milk or oats milk

[lizanne11]

Kippers

[Eryl]

Idealy you shouldn't be eating breakfast. I suspect that the reason that you are experiencing an after lunch crash is because the carbs in the porrige are causing an insulin spike to deal with the resulting rise in blood sugar and has a rebound effect that after the blood sugar has been dealt with the surplus insulin ia causing a blood sugar dip.

To break the habit of feeling the need for breakfast try avocado, bacon, sausages or some other fatty meat, smoked salmon, kippers or some other fish.

[DocEmmett]

‘Huel’ with oat milk? I’m not sponsored!😆

[Cooper27 Administrator in reply to DocEmmett]

I do have to confess to drinking huel for breakfast last week thanks to toothache, but I think it's a bit more processed than I'd like for a day to day meal 🙂 handy on the odd occasion though!

[DocEmmett in reply to Cooper27]

Hi Cooper27,

Through the winter I typically have porridge with oat milk and for reasons of nutrition and variety opt to add either cocoa or cinnamon or ground almonds/cashews or a combination of these. I mix in banana for more fibre, potassium, sweetness. Alternatively I add chopped raisins or chopped cranberries or honey or maple syrup, in as small a quantity as I can, for some sweetness.

For spring, summer and autumn I typically have a handful or more of mixed seeds, half a handful of brazil nuts or walnuts, half a handful of cashews, half a handful of almonds, a handful of raisins, a handful or two of bran flakes and a handful of low sugar granola, all topped off with chilled oat milk.

I have no idea what the calorie count is or what the protein or carb figures are but these seem to work well for me.

Good luck!

[LynnHarrison]

Last year I switched up my breakfast (or rather, first meal, as I eat between 11am until 7pm) to: green beans, a few ounces of sliced turkey (or chicken if that's all I have), and pinto beans. Eaten in that order. It has made all the difference in the world. Cutting out dairy or food that is mainly carbs (pinto beans obviously have carbs, but they're not bread or cereal) has really changed my daily energy and my hunger and appetite for food. My sugar cravings have all but disappeared. I have a friend that eats a chicken breast and some tomatoes and a spoonful or two of steel cut oats. I hope you find something that works for you... my big takeaway is change things up! Shock your tastebuds first thing! Hah!