I'm finding that with some additional olive oil to compensate for my almost no fat protein powder (22g protein) and a little additional olive oil to slow the carb absorption (see earlier in thread) I do really well in the mornings with a cup of blueberries, powder and olive oil with some water and ice. I do best after this meal.

Jennifer, no need to eliminate smoothies and shakes! If you are hungry after them try tweaking them to meet your needs. You might like to try my Brownie Batter Smoothie that John referred to. It's not the typical shake or smoothie. It's too thick to drink and needs to be eaten with a spoon; this is part of the reason it keeps me in the Zone when other smoothies don't. Here's the recipe, copied and pasted from my meal and recipe thread in the Cooking Tips forum here:


Here's a favorite breakfast smoothie at my house. When you make it you'll see why my family refers to it as brownie batter. It's based on a recipe in a Zone book.



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SUE'S BROWNIE BATTER SMOOTHIE

I'll add some specifics about the brands I like best in it for flavor and consistency, but no special brands are needed. It's a 3P, 2C, 5 F meal.

(tweaked to meet my needs of 3P, 2C, 5F, and to include inflammation lowering ingredients)

Ingredients:

1/5 frozen organic (OG) banana

1 generous block frozen OG dark cherries, about 1/3 cup or 12 big cherries (I use Cascadian Farms, Trader Joe's or Columbia River Organic's, because I can't stay in the Zone as well with other other brands of cherries.)

1 huge heaping T raw cacao (chocolate) powder, about 1/8 cup (not dutched, which means not treated with alkali)

3 blocks Zone Protein Powder (3 scoops)

1/2+ tsp. turmeric (refer to info in The Anti-Inflammation Zone)

a very generous amount of cinnamon (cinnamon stimulates the efficiency of insulin)

a scant 1 tsp. alcohol free glycerin based almond flavoring

1/8 to 1/4 cup of chocolate soy milk, just to help it blend better (I use "West Soy Unsweetened Chocolate Soy Milk" because it has barely has 1g insulin stimulating C to each P block)

1T Zone OG olive oil




Directions:


Blend with an immersion blender, or process is a small food processor. Makes one very thick and delicious chocolaty breakfast and keeps me in the Zone very well (I'm carb sensitive). Sometimes I'll also add a tablespoon or two of plain yogurt.

You can also divide it into thirds thirds and freeze to eat for quick snacks (that makes three 1 block snacks with the same drop a carb and add fat adjustment).


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Enjoy!

Excellent Brian. Good job!

Hope it is helping you like it is helping me, Cleo. Good luck and good eating!