Re: Thank you, and snack & breakfast ideas

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I make steel-cut oatmeal in a crock pot on the weekends, put it into individual

pyrex containers and into the fridge. on weekday mornings, I just pop an

individual glass container in the microwave for 1 - 2 minutes and I add ground

flax seed & some fresh fruit (or frozen berries are good too). I find it has

sticking power for me and can be adapted with many other things (like yogurt or

fruit) to keep variety going.

I'm not as much of a breakfast food kind of person - so I love a thin smear of

nut butter (almond is my favorite) on a piece of toasted high fiber bread, using

vanilla yogurt as a dip for apple & pear slices (things I can eat at my desk at

work or keep in the fridge at work), thin sliced turkey with thin slices of

tomato & cucumber on 1/2 of a high fiber english muffin, a small handful of raw

almonds and string cheese,

there are also a ton of egg-mug recipes on the Hungry Girl site

http://www.hungry-girl.com/thursdaypreview.php?newsletterid=2063 -- just when I

thought I was tired of eggs -- this gave them some new appeal -- and they all

take just a few minutes from start to eat and generally just have one mug to

wash afterwords! I think her site it good for a lot of ideas on quick food that

can be good for you.

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From: mittyume <mittyume@...>

weightloss

Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 4:11:33 PM

Subject: Thank you, and snack & breakfast ideas

Hi everyone, I'm the one who posted the Frustrated titled message. I would like

to thank you all for helping me out, it totally lifted my spirits. I have been

eating well for the past couple of days, and even went to the gym and ran today.

I feel great. I have a couple questions though from people who have been doing

this for a while.

What ideas do people have for breakfast that is rich in protein and not too

heavy? I am a student and I also work, so I have little time for food

preparation. I also am sick of eggs. I come from an Iranian and Turkish

background, so breakfast for me is by default cheese and bread. I do realize

though bread is not that good of an idea. I need something that is quick, tasty,

nutritious and takes almost no time preparing (that's why I don't want shakes

because i need to have a blender out then wash it and stuff.. no time) So, I

have been making myself coffee lately with skim milk instead of water. So that's

filling but then I get hungry after two hours, and I know I am supposed have

protein rich snacks. Problem is I am outside allll day. In class, in the lab or

working with a client and stuff so I really need quick and easy snacks that is

not a 99c muffin from walgreens down the block. I am learning to be relaxed when

i'm hungry, but I rather not starve

because it's distracting from my work. I can't go out and eat for 30 mins

everytime i get hungry. So I need quick, easily available and nutritious foods.

Any ideas?

Thanks!