Hi Everyone,

What did you eat for breakfast today? My husband and I had Zone Original Granola topped with a big handful of fresh blueberries and WestSoy Unsweetened Chocolate Soy Milk.

If we can keep this thread going for a little while we'll have lots of new breakfast ideas. No need to post formal recipes. Any breakfasts will do. And please, no critiques here, to each his own. Thanks! :)

I just read an interesting recipe, quick:
2 Tbl milk (I used Almond milk) C&F
2 eggs P.
Salt / Pepper to taste.
A little diced veggies of choice, if desired.
I also added a little shredded cheese (P&F).
Scramble in large mug.
Microwave 45 seconds.
Stir thoroughly.
Microwave 30 seconds.
Enjoy quick hot, no mess P&F portion of breakfast.
Then for C, I had bowl of both wild defrosted blueberries and mixed berries (blackberries, rasberries, etc.).
A quick, simple 2 block breakfast.
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Notes: Eggs - pastured whole, we only eat & do not shy away from egg yolks,
but only when from pastured, local, hormone free, etc.

Strawberry Smoothie!

I have my recipe in the Classic Zone Recipes thread, if anyone is interested.

I also saw a neat idea for quick breakfast on the go...

Dice up veggies of choice, protein of choice (cooked), and distribute into a lightly greased muffin pan. Mix up a number of egg whites and olive oil and pour egg mixture into muffin tins. Bake in oven until cooked through. Pop out of muffin tins, and voila! An easy protein for your breakfast! Just add enough carbs to cover the carb portion of the meal, such as a bowl of oatmeal or strawberries.

I don't have an exact recipe, but you can easily work this out so that each muffin comes out to 1 block of protein, using the diced protein and depending on the number of egg whites you use.

Takes a little prep ahead of time, but then when it is time for breakfast, just grab and go.

Had an omelet this morning. Egg, cheese, spinach, mushrooms and black olives. Topped with salsa. Tends to be my macaw's favorite meal as well.

I also need quick ideas for the morning that I can prepare a head of time and grab and go for during the work week without need for heating up at the time of eating. My husband and I drive to work together because our jobs are so far from home. I don't have much time here at the house in the morning but I do have a good 45 minutes after dropping him off before I need to be at my work. I have in the past grabbed fast food - and still sometimes cheat with a breakfast burrito or adding protein powder to the McD fruit & oatmeal. I started making baked oatmeal bars (zone recipe) to grab and take - but I'm just sick of them now and find myself swinging past McD's again.

This morning I had a toasted Zone cinnamon bun spread with some almond butter, the whites of 2 eggs, and a handful of fresh red raspberries. and about 16 oz of water. The eggs were previously hard cooked and peeled (Trader Joe's), so I could just grab them quick. We had to be out of the house early this morning and ended up in a big hurry.

A week ago, I made some cottage cheese pancakes, and I made enough to freeze a few extra portions. When it came time to eat, I only had to zap the pancakes in the microwave for 1:30 and they were fabulous. One could probably spread a small amount of jam in between and make pancake sandwiches.

I have a few different recipe variations, but basically I just grind up oats into a flour, and blend the flour in with some cottage cheese, eggs, and milk (depending on the recipe, sometimes I also use protein powder). I also added some olive oil to the batter.

I do a flourless, grainless pancake as well.
A sweet potato, microwaved until just beyond firm.
Some Protein powder, some eggs or egg whites,
a little milk, and a little ground flax meal.
I've got the mix written down and balanced somewhere.
Griddled on a low heat, though.

Hi,
I finally found out what Granola is; it has been made also here in Italy. I purchased it yesterday, real Granola for Zone Diet. Three tbls =1blk. I can use it for breakfast, too.
Happy to have new possibilities.

Today I had a toasted Zone multigrain bagel topped with light cream cheese and nova wild salmon, plus a bowl of fresh raspberries.

I made what I call my microwave fritatta. I had 1/2 cup of egg substitute with a sprinkling of frozen spinach, S&P, garlic powder and a teeny, tiny pinch of parm cheese. I put it together the night before in a microwaveable container that I spray with nonstick spray first and then I pop it in the microwave at work in the morning (a couple minutes at 50% power, stirring every minute or so). I had a half a grape fruit and 3 dried apricots for carb and then 12 almonds for fat (since no fat in the eggs). I *think* that should have been a 2 block breakfast. Hope so anyway because it is one of my favorites!

Sounds delicious! And, yes, that's a 2 block meal. Your fat calculation is correct. :)

Hi Monia,

I'm also living in Italy- do you have any advice on where to find zone friendly items? For example, granola, fish oil, zone products? Thanks!

In Italy, we have a Dr. Sears approved product called Enerzona. Their website is www.enerzona.it .

You can also call our Internationial Sales Agent. Her name is Patty... Just call 800-404-8171 and ask for her, she may be able to help you.

Plain yogurt topped with raspberries and almond slices.

Egg white omelet with sauteed peppers, onion, mushroom and tomato. Topped witth an italian cheese blend

Great to be back to real food! Although I did eat lots of apples to make up for the lack of fiber available in the Zone foods.
And I did manage to eat out and (carefully) enjoy some local foods a couple of times.
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So, had lo-fat Cabot cottage cheese, 1 block Protein, 6 almonds, 1 block fat, and 3/4 cup mixed berries, 1 block Carbohydrates.
To start the day, before enjoying a full meal, later.
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Smoothie made of 1 cup of frozen and fresh blueberries, 1/3 of banana, 1/2 T peanut butter, cocoa/turmetic/cinnamon, 1/2 cup of lowfat cottage cheese, 1 cup of yagurt - all blended. My favourite breakfast, keeps me full for well over 5 hrs

1/2 cup ZONE Cereal, 1/4 cup 2% milk.
A few mixed berries.

Strawberry smoothie: frozen strawberries, cottage cheese, yogurt, olive oil, protein powder

Toasted multigrain bagel topped with light cream cheese and smoked wild caught salmon; blackberries on the side

Wow, that's what I had this morning too. I had some left over portebellos that I wanted to finish but the salsa just kicks it up a few
notches. You must be from california too, we love our salsa here. :)

I love salsa, too! But, I am not from California. I DO love southwestern cooking, though!

Steel cut oats, cooked with pears, and turkey bacon, sliced almonds. I make the oatmeal and divide it into bowls for the week, quick reheat. Can also add protien powder if you don't want the turkey bacon