What to have for Breakfast when you are not eating wheat or sugar...

No wheat or sugar for breakfast?  I find this rather challenging at the best of times.  Somehow sugary carbs are the easiest option to shovel down your gob when you've had a rubbish night sleep due to the nocturnal activities of your family.

So on Day 2 of my new regime(Day 1 started just before lunch), I find myself scratching my head wondering when I last didn't have sugary carbs for breakfast.  So this is going to be a challenge.  Although I'll probably get into a breakfast food groove for the week and stick with it.

So after a scratch through my store cupboard and fridge I assembled a bowl of fruit salad (half a can of fruit salad in fruit juice) along with some fresh mandarins a dollop of lite greek yoghurt a drizzle of honey, and some toasted sesame seeds.  Not bad... actually pretty good.  I think I will stick with this, varying the fruit according to what is in my fruit bowl.  On the weekend I might take a walk on the wild side and have some weight watchers chicken bacon with scrambled eggs or a nice omelette just to add some variety into the equation.

Snack Attack

Snacking.  Always a challenge.  Especially when you have been at home in quarantine for a whole week looking after a chicken pox infested pre schooler.  And no wheat based carbs or sugary snacks allowed.  That seems most unfair, but the following snacks have helped me get through the week without feeling as though I'm suffering too much.

Fruit
My favourite fruit of the week is definately the mandarin.  I imagine each sweet segment as being a jelly bean.  They are so delicious this season.  Three cheers for whoever grew such mandarins.  I am currently eating 3-4 of these a day, randomly, in emergency situations when sugar cravings set in.  My other favourite is dried apple rings.  In moderation to the mandarins due to the natural sugar content.

Dried Apple Rings

Miso Soup
Bought in sachets from the asian section in our local supermarket, add the paste to a cup of hot water, and voila you have a steaming cup of miso, very good at dealing with hunger pains and three thirtyitis.

Instant Japanese Miso Soup

 
Hummus
Home made hummus on brown rice crackers, or a blob on a slice of cucumber is very appetising.  I will be posting a separate item on home-made hummus, as it's so good, 'much better than the supermarket' says my hummus-loving 7 year old


Toasted Seeds
Dry fried pumpkin and sunflower seeds are a good alternative to nuts as they taste good, one tends to eat less of them, so less fat consumed.

Sunflower and Pumpkin Seeds