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I'm 3 weeks from starting my 2 week liquid diet (5 weeks from surgery), and i have an important question. What do you eat for Breakfast once you get beyond the liquid stage - post op? Where i work, i can't always make it to Breakfast, so i'm looking for ideas (stuff that can be stored in a drawer, fridge if necessary, any ideas besides shakes).

Thanks

(cross posted in food and nutrition - to try and get more answers).

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I either have a scrambled egg, a Protein shake, or sometimes I have an Atkins AdvantEdge bar. I'm not really crazy about eating breakfast bars like that but I'm not a big breakfast eater so I'm trying to make a conscious decision to eat SOMETHING before around 10:00 am.

I found myself falling into my old routine of only drinking coffee in the morning and not having anything until 1-2 in the afternoon and I know that's not good for me. So I'm trying...

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Foods that are not breakfast foods work well I think. Over time, I find that even with a band, my tastes have changed and i've really gone off carby things like toast. I jut dont fancy it anymore. I've never been huge on bacon and eggs types of breakfasts either, so I do often eat things like Soup. I mean, why not? The one thing I'm pedantic about is eating enough vegies, so if you can get it in at breakfast time, then you should.

I like sardines and tomatoes on Ryvita crackers too! Vegies AND oily fish, and not a single calorie wasted on crappy Cereal or bread.< /p>

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My favorite breakfast foods so far are cottage cheese, greek yogurt, scrambled egg and cream of wheat. I try to get as much Protein in, as early as I can, to start my day off right!!

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I use a whole Atkins vanilla shake as cream in my coffee. I use one part coffee to one part Protein and I get to feel like I'm haveing a big fat mug of java when really its about 6oz.

I remember back when I did south beach there was a recepie for crustless quiche muffins. You could bake a bunch and freeze them. I've been looking for it but cant find it. While I was googling the recepie I came across people who where making quiche muffins by taking foil baking cups and spraying them with pam. I haven't tried it yet but I assume you could do this with any quiche recepie... you could even make veggie quiche and get some veggies in first thing.

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The Premeire Protein Bars from costco have 30 grams of Protein. I can only half of one. They are higher in carbs than other protein bars, but I will eat half before going to the gym because I think I need carbs when I am going to work out for a couple of hours.

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I would suggest the quiche idea. Freeze them, then thaw/microwave for breakfast. If you are doing Protein Shake, the EAS carb control ones have the consistency of Water with a chocolate or vanilla aftertaste. If you like vanilla coffee, you could add that into your coffee like a Creamer. Oatmeal/ Cream of Wheat/ Grits/ Malt o meal will also work later on (during your mushies stage) and that can be stored in a drawer along with Protein Powder (to flavor) or pudding with Protein. Best of luck! Let us know what you end up doing!

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I would take a small tupperware box and a fork to work with a knob of butter and 2 eggs in it. At work at about 8:30 I would crack the eggs, add milk from the coffee milk in the fridge and use the firms microwave to make myself scambled eggs. At your stage you will need only one egg!! Also the Protein Shakes with skimmed milk, you need a hand blender though I found.

Jane x

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