ABCDEFood

This is floating around blog-land, I thought it was cute, so I'm stealing copying it from Bonnie at Fat Be Gone. I just can't think of much to blog about lately!

A: is for Apple, what's your favorite variety?
Yummy, Red Delicious!

B: is for Bread, regardless of nutrition, calories, or whole grains what is your favorite type to have a nice big piece of?
Sourdough! Can't find good sourdough where we live, though. California Sourdough is the best. Olive Garden bread sticks would come in a close second.

C: is for Cereal what is your favorite kind currently (just one!)
Kellogg's Complete. I have had them almost every day since I was a small child and they were called 40% Bran Flakes. Guess what? They're on my no-eat and/or limited list now. This is tough!


D: is for Doughnuts, you might not currently be eating them but what kind do you fancy?
Back in the day when I ate them, I liked glazed or chocolate covered glazed. My son had a doughnut about a year ago and I took a nibble and it was horrid! I have no desire nor craving for doughnuts now at all. See, miracles do happen!


E: is for Eggs, how would you like yours prepared?
I love eggs! Scrambled, over easy, hard boiled, poached--they're a happy, healthy food!


F: is for Fat Free, what is your favorite fat free product?
I used to enjoy fat-free sliced cheese. It's really not good, so I quit eating it. The only fat-free product in my house now is fat free half and half and when it's gone, it's not being replaced.



G: is for Groceries, where do you purchase yours at?
We have three grocery stores in our small town and I shop at all three. The bulk of our groceries come from Wal-mart because it's cheaper. Meat comes from a very small chain that recently opened. Produce we prefer to get at stores other than Wal-mart.


H: is for Hot Beverages, what is your favorite hot drink?
Hands-down, Starbucks decaf coffee! YUM Wish we had a Starbucks here!


I: is for Ice Cream, pick a favorite flavor and add a fun topping.
I am not a big ice cream eater. Never really was. I do really enjoy a chocolate/vanilla twist from McDonald's on occasion, though.



J: is for Jams or Jellies, do you eat them, and if so what kind and flavor?
Grape.


K: is for Kashi, name your favorite Kashi product?
I have never tried a single Kashi product--nor will I. They have too many ingredients I can't eat now. :(


L: is for Lunch, what was yours today?
A mixed lettuce salad, a little shredded cabbage, tons of shredded carrots, 2% cottage cheese and a cheese stick.


M: is for microwave, what is your favorite microwave meal/snack?
In our home, microwaves are for heating food. I very rarely make microwave popcorn only not the bagged stuff, I use a microwave popper.


N: is for nutrients, do you like carbs, fats, or proteins best?
All of 'em. Carbs--I'm addicted to carbs, but working on it.


O: is for oil, what kind do you like to use?
Extra virgin olive oil. We do have canola oil on hand, but it's all about the olive oil.


P: is for protein, how do you get yours?
Sparingly. I have to eat a low-protein diet. I enjoy tuna, all kinds of beef, chicken breasts and eggs. I can only have 3 ounces of any meat twice a day, though. Darned purine.


Q: is for Quaker, how do you like your oats?
Regular Quaker oatmeal, not the quick stuff.


R: is for roasting, what is your favorite thing to roast?
Beef!


S: is for sandwich, what’s your favorite kind?
Yum, Subway's roast beef! Have to plan it, though, due to high sodium.


T: is for travel, how do you handle eating while traveling?
Since the kidney stone business, I haven't traveled overnight. I will probably take a bunch of food with me in a cooler and hit a grocery store upon arrival. Plan eating out very carefully.


U: is for unique, what is one of your weirdest food combos?
I can't think of anything too weird. My mom used to like mashed potato and mustard sandwiches, though!


V: is for vitamins, what kind do you take?
I take a multi-vitamin and fish oil daily.


W: is for wasabi, yay or nay?
I don't know what it is! I think it's a hot Japanese sauce, in which case NO WAY! lol


X: is for X-RAY. If we x-rayed your belly right now, what food would we see?
Probably just water. It was egg night, but I'm sure it's digested by now--that was hours ago.


Y: is for youth, what food reminds you of your childhood?
Drawing a complete blank. I guess we used to eat Pringles out of the can a lot.


Z: is for zucchini, how do you prepare it?
I used to put it in spaghetti sauce, but I don't each much pasta now...will have to come up with some new recipes for it.

Hungry for Breakfast!

I desperately need help with breakfast ideas. This is the worst hurdle in this change of diet for me.

When I was a kid, I ate Kellogg's 40% Bran Flakes every morning. I loved them with all my heart. Yes, there were times as a kid that mom would buy Cap'n Crunch or Count Chocula, which were rare treats. She'd even buy Cheerios on occasion, but my day did not start well unless I had my Kellogg's 40% Bran Flakes.

As time went on, Kellogg's changed the name of the cereal to Kellogg's Complete. I still ate them every single morning for breakfast without fail.

Within recent years, the name changed yet again. They are now called Kellogg's All Bran Complete. This is one of my very favorite things. It's one thing I would request if I was going to be stranded on a desert island (along with the milk to go with them).

When I started this health journey, I changed things a bit. I had one serving of my bran flakes and one serving of Fiber One. Pure heaven. 20 grams of fiber to start the day. Very filling. Just over 250 calories that would fill me up until lunch. I'd usually have a banana or orange juice to go with them.

No more. My beloved bran flakes have 141 mg of oxalate in them. Fiber One has 142 mg of oxalate per serving.

I am so lost with breakfast now. Yes, I'm aware these cereals are a processed food. They are one of the few processed foods that I eat--ate.

This week, hubby brought home a box of Cheerios. Not bad, but man oh man, I was hungry an hour after eating them. Last night he brought home some Quaker oat square things that look like shredded wheat. I tried a bowl--GROSS.

I don't know what to eat for breakfast. I do NOT cook for breakfast. I cannot tolerate eggs first thing in the morning. I love them for lunch or dinner, but my tummy doesn't do well having them for breakfast. Oatmeal--I can take it or leave it. It's a breakfast food that I really enjoy for dinner. I just don't like hot food in the morning other than coffee.

What do I eat? I'm not a morning person at all, so I won't be making a smoothie. I just want something I can blindly pour and eat.

Help!

Any cereal I buy cannot have high fructose corn cereal. It cannot be wheat based or have whole wheat. Both of those are high oxalate. I cannot have toast with peanut butter. Peanut butter is a no-no.

Damn, I'm HUNGRY. My days are just off. More times than not, such as this morning at 11:45, I am just not eating anything. That is HORRIBLE. It is so bad for the metabolism. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

So no eggs, limited choices with cereal, nothing hot, nothing that requires brain cells to prepare because mine don't kick in until noon. Actually, whatever I eat needs to be low protein.

Any ideas?