Forums: April 2011 Kickstart Forum: Greetings!
Created on: 03/31/11 03:05 PM Views: 1088 Replies: 3
jahra Joined: 03/31/11 Posts: 20	Greetings! Posted Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 3:05 PM Hi Everyone! New to the forum and new to the vegan concept. Currently doing well on the Eat Clean diet, but really want to add more vegan selections... My question is: what selections do vegans have for breakfast? I tried soy chorizo a few days ago, and it was great! Considering I usually use the real deal,it was amazing how healthy I felt after the soy version. I can see the difference in just one dish, how a small change can give large benefits. Looking forward to your breakfast recipes and learning more through the kickstart!
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dollgirl Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 131	RE: Greetings! Posted Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 3:58 PM I really like whole grains for breakfast, such as Quinoa, Amaranth, millet, Oats. There are some really good recipes here (on this site) and on the net on changing them up to make them creamy & delicious. I have also begun eating greens & miso soups for breakfast aswell. Tofu Scrambles are great and cereals like GoLean are great. Mochi Waffles are Yum. Buckwheat pancakes. Basically anything can be made in a vegan manner. When they post the 21 day kickstart look at the breakfasts for the week, they usually have some really good & easy to make choices. Here is the PCRM info for breakfast: http://www.nutritionmd.org/nutrition_tips/nutrition_tips_go_vegetarian/breakfast_ideas.html and here is where recipes are: http://www.nutritionmd.org/recipes/index.html www
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068	RE: Greetings! Posted Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 4:19 PM Glad you found something you like for breakfast but be wary of sodium laden analogs - often the vegan alternative of processed foods like sausage (or chorizo) are full of salt, preservatives, and other chemicals to make them look and taste "right". They're great as transition foods (learning to move from omnivore to vegan) but the sooner you can make a transition to less salt-full, lower fat, options, the better it'll get. I agree that whole grain breakfast options are a good choice - when looking for boxed cereals, look for 5 or more grams of fiber per serving (and be sure to check the serving size as well) and little to no added sugar, salt, or long chemical names. We have a joke at our house - if I can read the ingredient list without my glasses, it's probably a good choice (the fewer the ingredients, the bigger than can be printed :lol My 12 yr old actually likes having cold leftover brown rice with raisins on it for breakfast. Sometimes, he'll toss that in a saucepan with some plant milk and raisins and a sprinkle of cinnamon to make a breakfast rice pudding like meal (I think that's on the kickstart breakfast menu as well). Fresh fruits or small quantities of dried fruits are good as well and make a nice addition to the grains. --Deb R
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soon2BVeg Joined: 08/24/10 Posts: 225	RE: Greetings! Posted Friday, April 1, 2011 at 9:51 AM This morning I had "fried" O'Brien potatoes (Ore-Ida sells them) and two vegan breakfast sausages. That having been said, I want to get away from the sausages as much as possible. There are some very nice vegan pancake recipes out there, my favorite being the one from The Happy Herbivore cookbook (although I leave out the cinnamon b/c my hubby does not like it in his pancakes). Oatmeal is a go-to breakfast for me; quick cooking on weekdays and steel cut on weekends. I do like carby things for breakfast, and it has to be whole grain. My Dad talks about how when he was a child, he ate cornmeal mush for breakfast, and I believe this is the same thing as polenta ... I am going to try it. I found an agave nectar that is flavored with maple, raspberry or blueberry and it is quite good. I've been using this on my oatmeal or pancakes. Don't make a New Year's Resolution...make a Decision!
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