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7/31/09 1:27 P

If it wasn't for the calories, I would have creamed eggs on toast. Mostly I eat banana bread made with applesauce or toast with a piece of cheese or deli meat.

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7/19/09 10:42 P

I bought my organic sweet potatoes at Whole Foods. Now I just need to cook them so they are ready for the smoothie. (I think canned pumpkin would work also.)

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7/19/09 8:55 P

I'm terrible at skipping breakfast and all of these ideas are just what I needed. The sweet potato sounds great in a smoothie. Wonder if I could use canned pumpkin too.

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7/18/09 2:29 P

I like dannon natural vanilla yogart, berries, and 1/2 c nutty rice for crunch in the summer. I just dont like eating hot foods for breakfast when its hot outside. I like smoothies too and your reciepe for sweet potato in them sounds great. I will try that.

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7/16/09 8:02 P

It sounds like it would probably hold me until lunch time during a school day (breakfast between 7 - 7:20 and lunch around 11:45. I usually add brewers/nutritional yeast, flax meal and oil to my smoothie along with the protein powder. (no recipes here either)

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7/16/09 4:36 P

There is a tv show called 'The Sweet Truth' on the Veria station. She made a variation of this one day and I thought it sounded good. As always I have to make my own variation. I don't think I could follow a recipe if my life dependend upon it!! LOL

At the time I tried it a nutritionist had me on an elimination diet that included a couple of protein shakes a day. There was some kind of truly nasty tasting fiber supplement I had to add and was desperate to find something to mask the taste. I tried the sw potato rather than fruit and really spiced it up. Ahhh, relief!!! lol

It reallly has a pumpkin pie flavor. You should try it sometime. I just bake a large potato or two scoop out the inside and put in a container. I scoop out mashed sw potato as I need it and blend w/an immersion mixer. One of these days I will buy organic and will be able to use the peel as well. Just not right now. LOL In fact, I just had the left overs from this morning. Perfect snack!

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7/16/09 4:27 P

Your smoothie sounds good. I like sweet potato and pumpkin. I just never thought of adding them to my smoothie.

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7/16/09 1:41 P

Some days I even double the recipe and keep the extra in the frig for weak moments during the day when I go looking for something sweet or something to snack on. I helps keep me on track!

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7/16/09 1:37 P

I really like quinoa w/banana or peaches in the morning.

Unfortunately, I am hypoglycemic and have to have more protein first thing in the morning.

I usually have a egg over easy and I make myself a smoothie w/ Healthy & Fit 100% egg protein powder (recommended by a nutritionist), a mixture of water and hemp milk (adds omega's) 1/2 cup of baked sweet potato, a couple dashes of pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, stevia, and 1T agave nectar. I also add 1T ground flax seeds. It tastes like pumpkin pie in a glass. Dessert for breakfast that is high in protein and the sw potato is low glycemic. Perfect combo for me!!

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7/16/09 7:41 A

Another breakfast I make is cooked quinoa with chopped nuts and fruit on top.

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7/16/09 2:18 A

I'm a bit olde school. Like having my porridge for breakfast. So nothing exciting from my side... hehe

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7/15/09 7:56 P

I like the Van's Gluten free flax waffles with an egg on top, OR a smoothie with rice protein powder in it, or blueberry pancakes made with almond meal, or flax-almond meal muffins. (I also avoid dairy and corn so that limits me a bit more) but I really like my breakfasts. I also make plain almond meal pancakes to use as wraps for sandwich filling. They freeze well and reheat easily.

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7/15/09 7:29 P

I was wondering if anyone had favorite meal combos, so I'll start off by asking, what's your favorite breakfast?

Probably my favorite breakfast is to take 3 oz of Yoplait Light yogurt (any flavor) and stir in 1/2 cup of skim milk. Then I add whatever fruit's seasonal (blueberries and bananas right now) and a cup of rice chex. The yogurt sweetens without sugar and adds an extra bit of interest to the taste.

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