I've been on induction exactly 2 weeks today. I can't look at another egg! I can't even smell bacon anymore without wanting to be sick! I need more breakfast ideas. Does anyone have original ideas excluding eggs or bacon?

Your suggestions would be very much appreciated.

You know, nothing says you *must* consume bacon and eggs for breakfast.

What about having a burger with a slice of American cheese? Or some cold steak with a splash of Worcestershire and a little Parmesan? Or good ol' sausage patties with a dollop of sour cream?

yeah, you dont have to go for "standard" breakfast ideas. who says you cant have the same kinda things you have at lunch for breakfast? try eating some tuna w/ mayo, some salami and cheese, some sausage, different lunchmeats, etc. or even your leftovers from the night before. use your imagination hehe.

Hey, thank you for the ideas. You're right... I could even have some poached salmon with pesto butter.... hmmm... I can taste it now.

I know this may sound ridiculous, but what is American cheese? Being Canadian, I don't know what kind of cheese that is. Is it processed slices wrapped in plastic?

"American" cheese is a cheddarlike variety, but it's less "bity," more mild in flavor. It's sold in bricks or in slices. I buy mine in packaged slices, but *not* the ones that are individually wrapped. Overpackaging is one of my economic/ecological bugaboos. You could certainly substitute *any* cheese for it, as long as it's not *processed!*

Yes, you can *get* American processed cheese, but that's got more carbs in it than "natural" cheese. I don't claim to know what they do to it, but it adds carbs to a food that has practically none in its natural state. I never was fond of processed cheese (or even better, "processed cheese food"--what does cheese *eat* anyway???) to begin with. Now I have a perfect reason *not* to buy it!

So, the corrolary to my answer to your real question is: Use whatever kind of cheese you like to have on burgers; substitutions are allowed!

Ok! I hate processed cheese.. it's like melted plastic. Way too artificial for me. We have mild cheddar here, so I'll use that.

Has anyone tried that flax-o-meal stuff? I wonder if it's any good. I suppose I could try that for breakfast too, eh?

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!

Um... sure, I've tried it. It's ok.

Honest to Pete, I *love* it. I've tried every flavor they make and of course I got hooked on the chocolate, which is now discontinued. (I have a little hoard of it, though.... it's precious as gold.) I just finished my bowl of butter pecan with Splenda and heavy cream and a tablespoon of butter! YUM!!!!

Their pancake mix is tasty, too.

I've reviewed FlaxOMeal in the FlaxOMeal thread over in Product Reviews--I don't know how to link you, or I would. I've also raved about it in my journal. G'wan and have a read if you're so inclined.

FlaxOMeal is a *lifesaver*--once you're off induction, that is. It's a no-no while you're doing that part of the plan.

Good eatin' to ya!

Hey, thanks!

Now I just have to figure out where I can buy the stuff here in Canada. So much more is a vailable to you Americans than here!

Thanks for the info. It sounds delicious!

Jess

I *know* you Canucks can get the stuff somewhere; IslandGirl (Judy) runs a food co-op, IIRC, for that very reason. Go over to the Products Forum and poke around--I'm not sure where the threads are, but they're there. I know they are.

Best of luck to ya!

hi Jess,
Have you tried the Mock Danish? The recipe is somewhere around this forum. Doreen gave us a recipe for Muesli, and I found a recipe for Ricotta Pancakes in Fran McCullough's cookbook-The Low-Carb Cookbook. Both the Mock Danish and the Ricotta pancakes have eggs in them, but they give you a variety of types of food to eat. Now if any of that is allowed on Atkins, I don't know. But they are considered Low Carb. Check out the Low Carb Cookbooks in your public library. I found several. Victoria