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tarper67 Posts: 2 Joined: 2003/02/23	2003/03/16, 09:55 PM I've been trying to cut the fat out of my diet and figured I should stop eating cereal every morning. I always eat something sugary with 2% milk. I've been thinking about switching to some sort of fruit shake or something. What does everyone else eat? Can you recomend anything?
ageis Posts: 198 Joined: 2002/10/25	2003/03/16, 11:24 PM I wouldn't completely throw cereal in the morning out the window. Try and be selective on the type of cereal. If your looking to eat smart, always make sure to look at the Nutritional Facts. My morning food is 4 pancakes, 6 egg whites, 1 grapefruit, and 2 cups of milk. Of course, my diet is completely different than yours because of my goal.
gwindalyn Posts: 434 Joined: 2003/01/15	2003/03/17, 01:57 PM Since I started 1 week ago, mine has been 1/2 cup multi grain hot cereal, a piece of multi grain toast, a few nuts, and either strawberries, an apple, a pear, or a grapefruit. Sometimes I substitute the nuts with 3 egg whites. -------------- ~Jennifer http://www.gwindalyn.com
sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2003/03/17, 01:59 PM 1/3 cup oatmeal, 4 egg whites and 3 oz. of turkey. Good luck!!!!!!! -------------- I will lift my own weight someday!!!!!
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/03/17, 02:15 PM Raisin Bran with a half of bagel with peanut butter. That's my breakfast. Cereal is great for refueling the furnace and it's low fat and low sugar. Raisin Bran's got that fiber thing going too.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/03/17, 02:20 PM 4-6 eggs/whites, 8oz skimm milk, then after about 2 hours oatmeal about 1-2 cups (depending if I am lifting) someitmes I eat one or the other not often both. But if I am lifting I usually have that. -------------- IF YOU CAN STILL ITCH YOUR NOSE AFTER ARM DAY, GO DO ANOTHER SET!!!
kkor Posts: 71 Joined: 2003/01/09	2003/03/17, 04:33 PM I always have one cup of Fiber One with one cup of low-fat milk. That totals approx. 220 calories, plus you get basically your day's worth of fiber right there at one meal. Sometimes I'll add a can of low-fat yogurt for something kind of sweet. I could kick myself for all those years I lived on Pop Tarts!!
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2003/03/17, 04:48 PM Egg whites and oatmeal with a half bagel/cream cheese is my favorite breakfast when I have time to make it. -------------- Lisa Just laugh about it....
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/03/17, 10:23 PM cup of lowfat cottage cheese, grain bread toasted, and melon. Sometimes cup of oatmeal with scoop of chocolate protien powder in it. -------------- Peace on earth Ivan Montreal Canada
mtlong33 Posts: 114 Joined: 2003/01/28	2003/03/17, 10:33 PM where is a good place that i can get egg whites?? is there a certain place to get them, or just seperate the eggs yourself?? -------------- Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/03/18, 01:30 AM Those typical cereals just make me even more hungry........ For breakfast I need my protein shake, apple and good old fashioned oats!!! About the egg whites..... I think you can get them all by themself but it'll get more cheap to seperate the eggs yourself. -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
kirby00 Posts: 238 Joined: 2002/11/05	2003/03/18, 11:59 AM oats are the way to go for me too! basically, it's only thing that keeps me from eating *everything* in the morning. plus you can mix in other foods. i really enjoy mixing in fruits, nuts, honey, peanut butter or even protein powder. just don't get the pre-packaged ones - too much sugar! i just bring the instant ones to work in a little bowl, add hot water and wait a minute - then they're all ready to go :)
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/03/18, 12:49 PM I agree, choosing the wrong kind of breakfast food can leave you feeling hungry too soon. That's why I like the fiberous cereals. I feel satisfied for a good 3 hours. Just in time to wolf down a mid-morning snack.
gbaser Posts: 52 Joined: 2003/02/18	2003/03/18, 05:06 PM I just started so I am not an expert in body building. but I know food so I thought you might want to hear what I eat. some type of fruit or natural fruit juice. if I want to get more fiber I eat mango or melon or apricot... toasted multigrain bread, some lowfat cheese... or if I don't have time raisin bran, or oatmeal (the ones that are sold in supermarkets that specialize are healthier and most have no added sugar) with dried fruits and nuts. you can also find eggwhites in this specialized natural food stores. they also have a WIDE selection of healthy oatmeal and cereal section. I also sometimes add soy milk instead of regular milk. it gives cereal a much different taste if you get bored of eating the same thing. after you start reading the labels you will be amazed what some companies put into your food. so these natural food supermarkets are much better to find healthy food and natural fruits and vegetables. (you will pay more but they taste better :) good luck... gokce
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/19, 11:10 AM Personally, I'm thinking about taking a container of cottage cheese, mixing it with a container of natty PB and storing it in something to eat as a side with my oatmeal or whatever in the morning. Anyone tried this? How does well does natty PB mix? -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
kirby00 Posts: 238 Joined: 2002/11/05	2003/03/19, 11:43 AM i haven't done natty PB and cottage cheese mixed together...but the PB mixes in well with oats. -Krb
gwindalyn Posts: 434 Joined: 2003/01/15	2003/03/19, 02:45 PM I thought the PB mixed with oats was nasty! LOL! Not too sure what the PB and CC would be like. I'm thinking sort of like putrid milk. LOL! -------------- ~Jennifer http://www.gwindalyn.com
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/19, 04:30 PM I've also been thinking about adding tuna to that PB cottage cheese mix, but I'm thinking that could be disastrous. Somehow it seems like it might work, though . . . -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/03/19, 04:43 PM Now you are just being silly! yuck!! -------------- IF YOU CAN STILL ITCH YOUR NOSE AFTER ARM DAY, GO DO ANOTHER SET!!!
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/26, 11:14 AM I have no idea what compelled me to come up with that, mutt. It probably would have been a bad idea, and it's probably better that I didn't try it. For some reason it sounded appetizing at the time. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/03/26, 11:16 AM Actually, I found a website a few weeks ago that listed about a dozen shakes (yes, shakes) to make using tuna! I make some weird concoctions, but I think I may draw the line at this!!! -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/27, 05:27 PM Hmmmm . . . tuna shake. Darn it rev, now you've got the gears in my head turning. No good can come from this. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/03/27, 06:40 PM What is natty PB? I'm lost! -------------- Peace on earth Ivan Montreal Canada
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/28, 05:14 PM Carivan, Natural peanut butter. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2003/03/29, 04:42 AM Tuna shake? Okay boys, you are starting to make me sick and run back to my old eating habits. A little too much for me Rev......lol -------------- Lisa Just laugh about it....
AzNsTaR101 Posts: 16 Joined: 2003/09/29	2004/02/29, 11:06 AM Actually, there's a good way to mix a little tuna with Cottage Cheese. What I do is add some tuna to the Cottage cheese, add a little bit of black pepper, and then dice small chunks of tomatoes and add it in. it's actually not bad at all. A friend told me a trick. Add a little bit of rosemary to some olive oil, and it turns out to be a good dip for some bread.
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/03/02, 12:52 PM If you eat a good breakfast you see an almost automatic gain. i have 1cup of oat meal, 2 apples, a pint of milk(semi) and a vitamin tablet. thers also lots of variations of prridge and fruits so......have fun.....
jrocyou23 Posts: 49 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/03/02, 04:20 PM Don't be too hard on yourself about the cereal. Truth of the matter is eat what you want for breakfast. Im not suggesting jelly doughnuts but your body absorbs the first meal of the day differently then the rest. Maybe some hard boiled eggs, whites and yokes, or a good protein shake, and some pancakes, need carbs to keep you going through the day. -------------- Jay
mi_pod Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/03/24	2006/03/24, 03:12 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
mi_pod Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/03/24	2006/03/24, 03:14 PM i eat 12 raw eggs for breakfast to get me started than i have raisin bran and 3 cups of protein powder. i also have 5-6 bagels followed by a full helping of pancakes
Mojo_67 Posts: 1,299 Joined: 2003/09/23	2006/03/24, 06:29 PM Nice first 2 posts dude. -------------- Hungry and mean!
adalos Posts: 174 Joined: 2006/02/04	2006/03/24, 07:37 PM i eat waffles, 4 boiled eggwhites, orange juice, and a low-fat yogurt for breakfast. the only bad part of that is the syrup i have to use for the waffles (can't eat em without it!). are there any syrup alternatives that are better for you than the standard run of the mill mrs. butterworth kind? im' trying to bulk up, but without eating crap/junk, which seems really hard. i feel like i'm stuffing myself all day, but then i break it down and it's only like 2000 calories, if that. i need some higher calorie foods that are still good for you.
evanescence4800 Posts: 1 Joined: 2007/01/21	2007/01/21, 07:39 PM 4 egg whites a cup of mixed veges apple,and 1 slice of raw tofu
conan_0822 Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/11/23	2007/01/21, 08:36 PM I like to eat cereal in the AM, but I always go for the LOW sugar ones. From my understanding, an excess of sugar raises your blood sugar causing your body to release insulin which blocks the fat burning.