Brealfast Ideas for Maggie

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:49 am

Mornin' Buddies!

Maggie has been requesting some "paleo" breakfast ideas minus meat/poultry, banana, and eggs. I'll start by suggesting:

Bowl of mixed fruit - with nuts, raisins and cut up dates added; some apple juice or cider can be used to moisten

A baked sweet potato - can be done quickly in microwave; and can be mashed with pure maple syrup, nuts, raisins, pumpkin pie spice, etc., and reheated in the microwave at work

Leftovers from dinner the night before

Salmon or tuna cakes sauteed in olive oil or baked in the oven

Quick and easy "stews" made by microwaving and cutting up a potato to add to any homemade soup (especially good with veggie soups like broccoli, carrot, asparagus etc.)

Celery or carrot sticks or cucumber slices dipped in nut butter (I love cashew or macadamia, since peanuts are not really paleo) or guacamole

A baked apple - core it and add a little maple syrup or brown sugar/cinnamon; place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap and nuke for about 2 minutes or until preferred doneness

Lara bars - these are one of the few totally paleo bars. They are a great addition to any breakfast (I especially love the apple pie or cashew ones along with coffee or tea); And they are wonderful to have in your car or purse for emergencies.

I'll stop for now and let others make some suggestions. Mags, oil and vinegar is OK on the paleo diet. I know that Dr. Fine considers apple cider vinegar to be especially healthful. I just like the taste of it!

Love,

Polly

P.S. Artichokes are paleo! YAY!

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:20 am

Morning Polly,

Thanks for all of the great ideas. You, like me, do not have to have just "breakfast" foods for breakfast. I am still avoiding, for the most part, uncooked fruits and veggies until I feel like I have more of a leg up on this. Since the beginning of CC they have been taboo since I just do not digest them and they trigger explosions of D. The little I have eaten raw this week has been good and I will try introducing raw a little at a time.

Love the leftovers, baked sweet potato ideas. I rely on Lara Bars now and will make sure they are always in my desk door. They definitely are filling. Love baked apples and do them now as you suggested. I love the idea of the raw veggies in the different butters.

Since I will be having all of my bottom teeth pulled on 2/28/07, I use my current bottom teeth ginerly. They are in really bad shape and when I get the full new smile hopefully, they will work fine and can enjoy those raw veggies.

I am definitely rambling on here.

Your suggestions are great and I guess I should have thought more outside of the box on this one.

Also love the apple cider vinegar and will use that in the future. Although, I do have a bottle of 10 year old and 15 year old balsamic that is fantastic and used very sparingly.

Thanks again Polly and Everyone for your support on this venture.

Love, Maggie

Post by **tex** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:13 am

I'm not much help with breakfast, since I usually eat eags and sausage, or just some kind of meat, followed by an apple or banana, or both. Here's a site with some menu suggestions for a week's worth of meals. The menus are way down, almost at the very bottom of the page:

http://www.consciouschoice.com/2001/cc1 ... t1403.html

Here is paleofood.com's recipe list, and there are some menus there, also:

http://www.paleofood.com/

You may have already seen this one before. It contains links to virtually zillions of paleo sites - probably much more than you ever wanted to know about the subject:

http://www.paleodiet.com/

Love,
Tex

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:27 am

Hi there!
Since we had salmon patties last night for dinner, I thought you might like my recipe. I sort of invented it, because most recipes call for bread crumbs.

Mix together:
one egg
one small baked potato, mashed smooth
one T fresh lemon juice
salt & pepper optional

Add one can of salmon, drained

Form into patties

Coat the patties lightly with finely ground blanched almonds mixed with salt, pepper, & paprika

Fry at 350, in olive oil, 4 minutes on the first side, 3-4 minutes on the other side.

Serve with lemon, or tarter sauce

*tarter sauce might not work for paleos, but:
3 T mayo
2 T catsup
squirt of Worchesterchire sauce
big squirt of fresh lemon juice
dash of salt
1 T sweet pickle relish if you have it

Love, Marsha

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:43 pm

Marsha,

Thanks for that recipe. Will you please copy and paste it in the Recipe Room? Thanks.

Love,

Polly

harvest_table · Post by **harvest_table** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:02 am

Being a breakfast leftover from the night before type gal I really don't have any morning suggestions, however, the links that Wayne provided could be helpful to bookmark and look around when you have time. Lot's of info Maggie, and since your already an experienced dieter it shouldn't be to mind boggling.

That first link Wayne posted shows 2 food pyramid comparisons that just boggle my mind....I shudder to think I used to eat like that................

Hang in there Maggie!

Love,
Joanna

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:37 am

Thanks everyone for such great ideas and thanks Marsha for a wonderful recipe. It is being used this upcoming weekend.

This a.m. I had sweet potatoes cut into chunks cooked with fresh cranberries, mandarin oranges and a little bit of maple syrup. Very, very good. Have brought nuts, fruits and tuna to keep in my desk for lunch along with a can of artichoke hearts. I am on the way.

Love, Maggie

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:33 am

Mags!

You have already changed the title of this thread to "Breakfast Ideas BY Maggie"!!! What a quick study you are! I am serious, though. I know what a creative cook you are, so I am delighted that you will now be here in the cave with us offering suggestions. Please keep your ideas coming - the cranberries and mandarin oranges are a unique addition.

Love,

Polly

P.S. BTW, I also still eat potatoes and do not think they cause me any problems at all (even though I have trouble with some of the other nightshades). I guess it's our Irish genes - what do you think? I still think it's interesting that Ireland, with the highest incidence of celiac disease in the world, has always had the potato as its mainstay staple. Whereas for most other countries it is a grain like wheat, rice, corn, etc.

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:41 pm

Hi Maggie,

That mix of ground almonds, salt, pepper, and paprika can be used to coat chicken, too. And I got that recipe from WeightWatchers, so it's good enough to be mainstream food. You pound a chicken breast, coat it with butter (or olive oil), and roll it in the crumbs. Fry on both sides about 4 minutes. Squeeze a lemon slice over it before eating. If you want the exact recipe, let me know.

Marsha

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:31 am

Morning Marsha,

I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers for the last 13 years and have maintained my goal weight though with this disease it has sunk way below goal at times. It is a way to relearn eating and not a diet as some would think.

Anxious to try the recipe.

Polly - I don't think white potatoes will ever leave my diet and it does mystify me why as a nightshade they still agree with me and the rest of the family does not.

Love, Maggie

Post by **tex** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:05 am

Maggie,

Here are the reasons why I believe that potatoes do not cause problems for most of us, and why I never worry about eating them:

Solanine and chaconine, (the two glycoalkaloids that are responsible for toxicity risks in potatoes), are found in all parts of the plant, but only in very small amounts in the tubers, normally. As we all know, exposure to the sun will cause the tubers to begin to turn green. The green pigment is an indication of chlorophyll production, which activates the production of the toxic glycoalkaloids. In general, the absence of green pigmentation is a reliable indicator of the safety of a potato, though not a 100% guarantee that the spud is totally free of those two natural pesticides.

Regarding the small amounts of solanine and/or chaconine that are present normally, (even in the absence of any indication of green pigmentation), those toxins are present in the skin, and immediately beneath the skin, and peeling the potato effectively removes virtually all traces of the solanine and chaconine. Many uninformed, (or misinformed), people prefer to leave the skin on potatoes, and they chide those of us who peel our spuds first, by claiming that we are throwing away all the vitamins and minerals. Maybe so, but we're also throwing away those toxic glycoalkaloids, and I will continue to do so, since I don't care to ingest pesticides, whether they're natural, or man-made.

Love,
Tex

Bev · Post by **Bev** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:56 pm

I just joined this support group and I don't know much. What's paleo??

Bev the Newbie

Post by **tex** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:57 pm

Bev,

See this thread for a definition of the paleo diet:

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... +neolithic

Tex

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