Re: Breakfast Options

Hi Alan,
I mentioned my cholesterol hitting the roof because of having to eat cheese
evry morning. I already take Lipitor to help keep my cholesterol down. It
seems foods that won't harm my sugar have a negative impact on my cholestrol
and the reverse, Very frustrating (as I am sure you know). I do love your
recomendations using other foods that i would have never thought for
breakfast.

Thanks so much for your help!

Alan S wrote:
Hi All!
I need some ideas from you for breakfast. I have never been a big breakfast
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success but who wants a hunk of cheese every morning - and I think my
cholesterol will be the next thing to hit the roof if I do!

Hi

Why do you think your cholesterol will hit the roof?

Last week we had a nice Burgundy Beef Casserole. Recipe is
here:
http://tinyurl.com/gqbj3
I cooked more than we needed and froze the leftovers as
single serves. This morning I zapped one of those in the
microwave. Delicious with a minimal post-prandial BG rise.

Some ideas I post occasionally, based on what I do myself:

Breakfasts With Minimal Carbs

1. Egg. The humble egg can be cooked in so many ways:
poached, fried (minimal oil in a non-stick pan), normal
omelette (beat it lightly while cooking), fluffy omelette
(seperate, whip the white with a spoonful of water, fold
back with filling and yolk), scrambled with a little milk,
frittata (sort of a heavier omelette with filling), and
baked. Use fillings, cheese, fresh herbs if you can, dried
if you can't.

2. Meat. Bacon, Ham, small steak, hamburger patty (watch the
fat), chicken, prosciutto, hot dogs and so on. Can be fried,
grilled/broiled, chopped after cooking and added to
omelettes, frittata or scrambled eggs. For bacon or other
fatty meats, drain on absorbent paper before serving.

3. Fish. Smoked, canned or fresh. Can be poached, fried, as
a mornay (easy on the thickener), mixed in a stir-fry etc.
Same for seafood.

4. Mushrooms. Small ones can be sliced and cooked with
onions, herbs , garlic etc and a little oil and a smidgin of
flour for a gravy. Large ones can be filled with bolognaise
or napoli sauce (or whatever you like), topped with grated
cheese and baked in the oven. Also another good omelette
filling.

5. Casseroles and stews - beef, lamb, chicken, mince (ground
beef) etc can be pre-prepared and divided into individual
breakfast sized serves. Put them in small plastic containers
in the freezer and zap one in the microwave for breakfast.
Check the carbs in the recipe to check suitability. Beef
bourgignon, Irish Stew (watch the spuds), chicken fricassee,
whatever your favourite is. Always test at 1 hr the first
time with casseroles - thickeners are usually the carb
culprits for high BGs.

6. Leftovers - slices of roast meat, re-heated or cold,
re-heated chops etc

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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