I Need Breakfast Ideas!

[IngaAnne]

A few months ago, we found out my infant son was very allergic to wheat, dairy, nuts, eggs, and soy. He's 10.5 months old now. I am breastfeeding so I can't eat his allergy foods without him breaking out in a horribly itchy rash. I've doing fairly well adjusting to the new restrictive diet, but I'm still really struggling with breakfast. Nothing seems to fill me up. My son has a huge nursing session first thing in the morning, which must be adding to a major calorie need for me in the am. I'll eat a large portion of oats with rice milk plus a banana and blueberries which will physically fill up my stomach, but it doesn't seem to stay with me for very long. Often times, I'll end up inhaling something like potato chips to put my hunger off. I think more protein would help, but I'm already eat way more meat than I'd like. There don't seem to be a lot of protein heavy foods beyond meat that I can eat with the allergy restrictions. What else can I have for breakfast that will keep me satisfied?

[DevaMajka]

I think these waffles fit your criteria
http://christensenka.squarespace.com...ndida-fri.html

I like them with chocolate chips

[sbgrace]

Fat will help satiate you. I bake oats or Birkett Mills (nut trace safe) buckwheat grouts with ghee or coconut oil (tropical traditions is the only nut safe coconut oil/coconut source). You can, of course, add fat to the hot cereal too. What are you using for nut and wheat trace free oats?

I'd really try to do protein the morning, even if I shifted it out from another part of the day. Quinoa and beans (lentils for example) are non meat protein sources you could use say for lunch or dinner.

[dulce_mami]

After reading a lot on MDC and the books Nourishing Traditions and Eat Fat, Lose Fat, I think that what we all need more is fat, not necessarily protein. We struggle with breakfast too, but we have a far more restrictive diet, so this are some suggestions that may work for you
-- quinoa (or any flour that you like/have) crepes or pancakes. I make a batter from flour, some oat or hemp milk, and I fry it in pork lard (I just made my first batch of lard from fat two weeks ago - yummy!) You could use ghee instead of lard, I don't know if your baby tolerates. My DH puts xantham gum, but I actually prefer them without it, or maybe with some baking soda. Lately, I have been experimenting with different combinations, some flours make them too soft, others a little crunchy.
-- avocadoes - any way you want them (I wish we could have them!)
-- coconut yoghurt (buy it or make it, it is very easy; we can't have coconut either : ( )
-- crackers or bread with sun nut butter or ghee and jelly
-- cornbread, muffins etc (there are a lot of recipes out there that you can use with the restrictions that you have).

Sorry my suggestions are more grain centered than I would like, especially since I believe that grains are not that great for us (plus, they make us hungry shortly after eating). You probably already have deli meats, bacon etc. Also, these are for my kids especially, as I have no problem eating a bowl of beans or lentils for breakfast

[dulce_mami]

of course, fish is another great idea. They have this dried prepackaged fish that we buy for snacks for the kids, it makes for a great on the go breakfast, too.

[BirthKathy]

Originally Posted by dulce_mami

of course, fish is another great idea. They have this dried prepackaged fish that we buy for snacks for the kids, it makes for a great on the go breakfast, too.

Please tell me about this - I need protein snacks, too. brand name?

[Casha'sMommy]

I tend to eat rice farina in the morning and have been pulling out my trusty nut chopper and adding chopped nuts to my farina along with fruit and raw honey. I also throw shelled hemp seeds in my cereal and on top of salads.

Regarding fat: I have, for the past several weeks, been eating one avocado per day. I didn't start out with that goal in mind, it just happened. I add it to my salads or top a lettuce wrap burger with a few slices. Before you know it, I've eaten the entire avocado.
Since the avocado obsession began I've been feeling pretty good. I don't crave any of the foods I used to crave. (chips, cheese, cookies, etc)

[rhesp1212]

When I was on the elimination diet with my DS, I used to eat a hash made up from hashbrowned potatoes (fried in olive oil for extra fat), ground turkey meat and zucchini chunks. It really filled me up and tasted great!

For snacks, hummus is a great protein rich snack- eat on veggies or crackers. Meat jerkies are great for on the go protein as well. If you can do nuts, I would pack little bags of mixed nuts for snacks, nut butters on breads for breakfast for extra protein. Look at other high protein grains in place of your oats on occasion....quinoa, amaranth, teff and buckwheat are all high in protein.

I've made lots of pancakes and muffins from the protein rich grains without the use of eggs. Use pureed veggies and fruit for the binders along with extra levening. Great way to sneak in extra veggies too!

[IngaAnne]

We can't do nuts of any kind. My son has reacted to me eating coconut, and we also can't do sesame seeds without a reaction. I think ghee is typically made from dairy, so we can't do that one either.

Right after I posted this, I did think that fat could be a missing part of the satiety factor. I'll happily eat vegetables oils, avocados, plus high protein stuff later in the day. There's just something about breakfast that makes those things seem much less appetizing. The potatos, zucchini, and turkey sounds like a great lunch/dinner. It reminds me of some fabulous turkey burgers I like to make with carrots and zucc mixed in.

The oats I use aren't necessarily trace safe. My son's allergist said I could eat foods that are manufactured on the same equipment as his allergens, he just can't eat them. Maybe, I shouldn't be eating oats? I made cornbread last week, which was awesome. However, I have the problem that I can't give it to my son due to potential trace contamination of the flour. Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond.

[kjbrown92]

There are gluten free oats that should be free of wheat contamination. We also eat cream of rice cereal, hot buckwheat cereal (Bob's Red Mill), and Millet Porridge. Qunioa is also a protein (we can't have it though, so I don't have recipes).

My kids like curried chickpeas for breakfast. We do bacon-sweet potato hash, buckwheat waffles/pancakes with sausage.