tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post8463059420803878998..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: The Breakfast of Champions!EcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-72872192139230959322014-04-09T21:12:57.049-06:002014-04-09T21:12:57.049-06:00Holy Moly! I've got the shakes just contemplat...Holy Moly! I've got the shakes just contemplating a breakfast like that. If you like coffee you'd LOVE Norway! They make it so dark that our coffee tastes like water by comparison.<br /><br />Anyhow, I don't think I've actually written any posts specifically about my experiences in Norway, maybe I should. I was an exchange student in Trondheim back in the 1980's. At the time there were virtually no fast food restaurants there and there was a general sense that they didn't want to become "Americanized." I'd be very curious to know how it's changed over the past 30 years.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-82338697813787498572014-04-09T20:15:27.213-06:002014-04-09T20:15:27.213-06:00Coffee, coffee, more coffee, and either toast, oat...Coffee, coffee, more coffee, and either toast, oatmeal, or Cheerios. I'm morning carb person myself, I suppose. <br /><br />You lived in Norway? Do tell! I've always wanted to do that!Staceyhttp://alittleyellowranch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-76536637968487082252014-04-08T12:09:22.570-06:002014-04-08T12:09:22.570-06:00Oooo... adding Tapatio would be yummy, but alas, t...Oooo... adding Tapatio would be yummy, but alas, the key to minimizing allergic reactions is minimizing ingredients, so no sauces or spices allowed. Sigh.<br /><br />And your breakfast doesn't sound too unhealthy to me - there are at least some veggies in there! My general tactic has been to just slowly replace the carbs and fatty stuff with more veggies. Of course, to make it easy I use packaged frozen veggies, which are probably not the most environmental choice, but if I had to wash and chop first thing in the morning, it just wouldn't happen!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-29549533149795597332014-04-07T23:38:06.932-06:002014-04-07T23:38:06.932-06:00Your riding breakfast actually seems pretty good, ...Your riding breakfast actually seems pretty good, especially if you can throw some Tapatio in there. And, man, that veggie and egg dish for your non-riding days looks just delicious. I want.<br /><br />These days I make a pretty simple breakfast of hashbrowns, bacon, and eggs, with some sauteed veggies in the potatoes and the eggs. But it's mostly just protein and carbs, which isn't great for me, I guess. But it's yummy so, you know, I eat it. :)<br /><br />Sorry to hear your allergies can be so severe, but I'm glad you have a handle on it!Done By Fortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246597867355460723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-11801131265197835262014-04-07T16:48:10.686-06:002014-04-07T16:48:10.686-06:00I totally agree about the sour taste - I thought t...I totally agree about the sour taste - I thought that was just me though because things that I'm allergic to often tend to taste "off" to me. Anyhow, I'll have to go see if I can find it in my plant allergen list, sounds like it might be safe though!<br /><br />And that's a very interesting thought about the internal body clock thing. Because in truth, by the time I get up and am awake enough to eat "breakfast" it's just about the time that most people are eating lunch. Hmmm....EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-82337054012650297662014-04-07T14:26:14.300-06:002014-04-07T14:26:14.300-06:00I don't like the sour taste of most herbal tea...I don't like the sour taste of most herbal teas. Rooibos is a plant from the legume family that grows in South Africa. It is in with the herbal teas in my grocery store--I just Googled it and Tazo tea has at least one rooibos option, but I'm cheap and just buy the house brand. I find it tastes most like traditional black tea of any of the herbals I've ever tried. I think the Tazo version has other things added to it but what I buy is just the rooibos leaves. Hope I have been helpful!<br /><br />I can identify with what you said about allergies. I have reflux and find I have to limit acidic foods, caffeine, and ... overeating. Well, if feeling like crap isn't motivation enough to avoid overeating, what is?? <br /><br />I do need higher protein meals later in the day--the cereal/oatmeal option just seems to work best for me first thing in the morning. I am a get-up-fairly-early kind of person so maybe some of it has to do with our internal body clocks. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-46155224380282052702014-04-07T13:26:23.981-06:002014-04-07T13:26:23.981-06:00Well... I'm glad there are some people who lik...Well... I'm glad there are some people who like the taste of skim milk, and I have to agree that it's vastly preferable to powdered milk. But even though I enjoy whole milk, I could never just drink a glass of it... I only like it in coffee or with things like chocolate cake. EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-81109133416329552332014-04-07T11:25:38.682-06:002014-04-07T11:25:38.682-06:00Allergies are indeed frustrating, but there is a s...Allergies are indeed frustrating, but there is a silver lining. If I hadn't been forced to thoroughly examine my diet, there's a good chance I'd still be eating a lot of junk. You know... when the penalty for eating the wrong thing is being rushed to the ER wondering if you're gonna live or not, as opposed to, you might get fat or suffer some vague health issue someday, you suddenly realize that changing your diet is actually very easy!<br /><br />I find it interesting that oatmeal or bran flakes stay with you longer than eggs. Guess that's further proof that we're all different because my experience is just the opposite. I suppose there could be an element of psychology at work for me too. If I just eat a bowl of cereal, I feel like I haven't really had a "real meal". Well, who knows.<br /><br />I've never heard of rooibos tea - do you like the flavor? I have limited options in the herbal tea department because most of them contain chamomile, which I am (you guessed it) allergic to! I'll have to go do some research to see what plant family it belongs to so I'll know if it's safe for me to try or not.<br />EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-16231834363743408692014-04-06T19:58:15.978-06:002014-04-06T19:58:15.978-06:00Your stepmother is a lifesaver! Literally! That&...Your stepmother is a lifesaver! Literally! That's amazing that she has been able to help you so much. How frustrating your allergic reactions must have been to you.<br /><br />I'm like Live & Learn--I'm hypoglycemic so I tend to eat breakfast gradually over the course of the morning. Otherwise, I would eat a huge breakfast and be hungry an hour later and then snack. Weekdays, I eat either a bowl of wheat cereal with skim milk (I actually don't like whole milk) or oatmeal with skim milk. And tea. Lately I've been trying to have more rooibos tea because it's caffeine free and caffeine/tea/coffee can all irritate reflux. Don't know if I'll ever be caffeine free, but limiting it seems to help. Mid-morning I have a snack--if I'm at home, usually either toast or yogurt or a banana (or a combination of these). At work it's more of a challenge because I'm working on the hospital floor so whatever I bring has to fit into my clipboard storage binder, so I usually bring a high protein meal bar. Saturdays are the only days I really deviate from this--pancakes or waffles or French toast (always made with whole grains--refined ones leave me hungry). I love eggs but I find that oatmeal or bran flakes and milk stay with me longer (I'm also a fan of the protein in milk). Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-83775765776005483742014-04-06T19:12:03.869-06:002014-04-06T19:12:03.869-06:00I also didn't like milk much until the first s...I also didn't like milk much until the first summer I worked at summer camp at a place with low temperatures in the mid 70s and highs in the mid 90s or worse with high humidity. For drinks we would have the option of room-temperature water, room-temperature fruit drink, or ice cold milk.<br /><br />I've always liked it with thinks like cake or cookies though.<br /><br />I actually prefer skim milk. We grew up drinking powdered skim milk (not Carnation, which is yuck-o, but Sanalac, which isn't as bad). So un-reconstituted skim milk tastes good to me now. Whole milk tastes like someone mixed in too much milk powder.<br /><br />I agree, warm milk is the worst. I don't know how people can say that this helps for some things (like falling asleep). "No! I'm sleepy! I swear! I don't need any warm milk!" (Now warm milk with sugar and cocoa in it--that's a different story.)Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-33161503191109579902014-04-06T18:55:12.961-06:002014-04-06T18:55:12.961-06:00Well... I'm certainly not a roll out of bed an...Well... I'm certainly not a roll out of bed and go straight to the kitchen kind of person. It takes me a good hour or so to come to full consciousness! So my "breakfast" generally happens around 2 hours after I drag my body out of bed in the "morning" (which, of course, is a relative term!)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-91381121957025246342014-04-06T18:53:35.041-06:002014-04-06T18:53:35.041-06:00There actually are people who have just plain exer...There actually are people who have just plain exercise induced anaphylaxis - without the food dependent part. That's what they thought I had at first... but it didn't make any sense because my reactions were so inconsistent. Then finally the wonderful doctor (whose name I have forgotten) put all the pieces together. <br /><br />Allergic reactions are very strange things... and the more I learn about them the more I'm convinced that we don't really understand them at all. A few years ago I was suffering from hives - every day for months on end. Turned out it was my shampoo, but one of the things they thought it might be was pressure from my clothing! Seriously, there are people who get hives if their clothes are too tight! There are also people who react to cold temperatures and who knows what else! Sorta makes you wonder...<br /><br />EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-92031142890741851882014-04-06T18:47:21.974-06:002014-04-06T18:47:21.974-06:00I'm gonna have to do some research on chia see...I'm gonna have to do some research on chia seeds. You're actually the first person I've ever heard mention them, but then I accidentally caught a few minutes of the Dr. Oz show (which comes on before the local news) and l and behold, the topic of the day was chia seeds! People seem to think they're some sort of miracle food! Anyhow, I'll have to see what plant family they're in so I'll know if it's safe to try them or not.<br /><br />And cycling certainly does create some dietary challenges - it's really amazing to me how much I need to eat when I'm in riding mode. If our rides get any longer I'm gonna have to find a way to bring a snack along. I suppose a hard boiled egg would be easy... maybe I could stick a baked potato in my pocket? Oh my... trying to imagine the looks I'd get at the cycling rest stops for that one - everybody else would be munching on their high tech energy bars and there I'd be with my egg and potato! Well... at least I'd give people something to talk about! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-12371030936982661242014-04-06T17:15:54.779-06:002014-04-06T17:15:54.779-06:00I've never been a breakfast person. I have no ...I've never been a breakfast person. I have no desire to eat in the morning. On the rare occasions I do grab some thing to eat it's usually because I won't be home for a while and I tend to grab a piece or two of fruit. In the winter months I will often have oatmeal with fruit more as a brunch though as it's too heavy for first thing in the am.Loishttp://living-simply-free.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-91724243659036857412014-04-06T17:00:36.025-06:002014-04-06T17:00:36.025-06:00Oh - now that explains things! I have one student ...Oh - now that explains things! I have one student at my school who has "exercise related anaphylaxis"...I must admit I looked at the documentation (which just lists the condition, doesn't explain it) and wondered how on earth an anaphylactic reaction can occur from exercise. Makes sense now!<br /><br />I am a "must have breakfast" person. Eggs sound terrific and I should make the effort to cook them more often. We usually just resort to some of the "less bad" cereals like Weetbix (not sure what they are called over there, but low-fat & high protein.) And coffee, of course!Fionahttp://www.declutterer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-12909367382209839022014-04-06T13:40:50.841-06:002014-04-06T13:40:50.841-06:00I *MUST* eat breakfast or I can't think. I fi...I *MUST* eat breakfast or I can't think. I find that if you need to do any sort of problem solving or analytical work, an empty tummy is not your friend. I start each morning with a pb/ab-j-c on w/h. That means a mixture of peanut and almond butter with no sugar added jam sprinkled with chia seeds on high fiber wheat bread. I also drink green tea. Alas, I am a pancake lover but always make whole wheat/high fiber and fruit varieties.<br /><br />For TBG, who has different dietary needs, it is often oatmeal/fruit and yogurt but he must have a hard-boiled egg mid morning. When hes' in heavy cycling mode, we work really hard to balance complex carbs and protein. His dietary needs are waaay more complex than mine. But yours makes his look super simple!<br /><br />Breakfast is a must!Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-2392033790547100272014-04-06T12:26:29.494-06:002014-04-06T12:26:29.494-06:00Ha! OK... that is just fabulous about the skim mil...Ha! OK... that is just fabulous about the skim milk! My personal opinion is that pouring it down a mine shaft would be just about the best use I can think of for that horrible stuff! I think I heard that soy flour has a similar history. It was what was leftover after making some other soy product, and they found a way to convince people (and processed food companies) to start putting it in other things. So, it's not just the farm animals that get fed "waste products"!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-68204646759877694572014-04-06T12:22:52.863-06:002014-04-06T12:22:52.863-06:00Good Lord! How did you and I manage to collect all...Good Lord! How did you and I manage to collect all of the allergic weird between the two of us and our loved ones? Most of my really serious reactions have happened after eating celery - though in at least one case it had to have been something else. Anyhow, my allergic list is just soooooo long, that it could have been anything.<br /><br />Oddly enough, your salad for breakfast thing makes total sense to me. For some reason veggies really help to make me feel full. I think that's part of why I've taken to eating my veggie & egg creations.<br /><br />BTW - my stepmom wants me to be tested for gluten allergies too. I've sorta been avoiding it because I really, REALLY don't want anything else to land on the prohibited list!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-87189561173440580402014-04-06T12:17:14.688-06:002014-04-06T12:17:14.688-06:00Ha! I knew it! Why is it always the skinny-minnies...Ha! I knew it! Why is it always the skinny-minnies who can get away with this sort of thing? You know we're all jealous. But that's wild about the eggs giving you heartburn and gallbladder pain. I guess I should count myself lucky that eggs don't bother me - if I started having problems with eggs too, I'd be in a world of hurt!<br /><br />Speaking of vegetarian protein options - back when I was still being vegetarian I used to rely greatly on those protein powders. I gave them up because I pretty much gave up soy, but they do make them from whey too, which is supposed to be better for you (of course, not so much if you're lactose intolerant). Anyhow, I'd sometimes put it in oatmeal or a smoothie - which helped my blood sugar issues. I thought about trying to find some replacement - rice protein powder maybe? But finally I concluded it would be better to just stick with non-scientific foods!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-61213569354976205032014-04-06T12:11:55.204-06:002014-04-06T12:11:55.204-06:00Interesting that you find oats give you more energ...Interesting that you find oats give you more energy than eggs. I guess that makes sense since the carbs are supposed to provide energy. Anyhow, sounds like you've found what works for you!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-70646981529417909032014-04-06T12:09:44.602-06:002014-04-06T12:09:44.602-06:00OK... so you must be one of those people who can f...OK... so you must be one of those people who can follow the dieting strategy of eating small meals throughout the day. That always backfires for me because if I don't eat a "real" meal, I get REALLY hungry again in an hour or two and then I eat like a pig!<br /><br />Anyhow, having other foods in one's stomach before eating sweets seems like a good plan - perhaps this is why the tradition of eating them for dessert began?EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-14634031859532536062014-04-06T09:16:38.518-06:002014-04-06T09:16:38.518-06:00Cereal with milk for me, ever since I was a child....Cereal with milk for me, ever since I was a child. That's whole milk, always. I can't stand skim milk. Did you know that dairies used to pay to dispose of it - they poured it down disused mines - until some marketing whizkid came up with the brilliant idea of telling people it's healthy?<br /><br />When I was a child I had cornflakes or something similar, with sugar. These days I have oats with chopped fruit and nuts. I used to have sugar with it until I offered some to a friend one day and she said, "No thanks, there's enough sugar in the fruit." It suddenly struck me that I didn't really need the extra sugar, so I stopped having it.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619866897155085499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-10559978646906439632014-04-06T08:32:06.992-06:002014-04-06T08:32:06.992-06:00Now I really think we were somehow sisters in a pa...Now I really think we were somehow sisters in a past life, because the Chief Engineer also has food-dependent anaphylaxis! Turns out that he's mildly allergic to eggs, unless he eats eggs and then does exercise, in which case we're off to the hospital right quick.<br /><br />It's been a challenge for me to find things to eat for breakfast that keep me full for very long. Oddly enough, if I start breakfast with a salad I don't get hungry till lunchtime. But salads at breakfast seem weird to me. I've settled on two eggs and a gluten-free muffin, since wheat gluten seems to encourage mania in bipolar folks like me. <br /><br />I might try your sweet potato and egg bfast sometime! It sounds very tasty. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828440573673170480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-69533160360353777192014-04-06T08:15:49.900-06:002014-04-06T08:15:49.900-06:00Ummmm...soo...
I'm that group you don't u...Ummmm...soo...<br /><br />I'm that group you don't understand. I can eat a half dozen donuts for breakfast. Easily. We are BIG on sweets for breakfast. Eggs give me heartburn and gallbladder pain, so I avoid those. I'm really bad about protein for breakfast. If I have anything, it's PB on a carb. As a vegetarian, there really aren't many breakfast protein options (totally not a scrambled tofu fan). I definitely get in carb comas, but they are just soooo good that I can't imagine NOT having something sweet when I want breakfast. Megynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237520120571515528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-32532112260114641262014-04-06T05:34:28.530-06:002014-04-06T05:34:28.530-06:00I definitely eat a good breakfast as I have a phys...I definitely eat a good breakfast as I have a physical job. Typically it will be steel cut oats, greek yogurt and fruit with a coffee. Sometimes I will have a hard boiled egg too. In the summer, I swap out the steel cut oats for homemade granola. <br />My family breakfasts would be fried eggs, meat, potatoes and toast or sometimes cereal. My habits now are developed by learning what foods give me energy and make my body feel good. Jodinoreply@blogger.com