Breakfast is a big issue for us with the diet. I seriously need toast or biscuits with jelly every morning. I just can’t let myself think about it. My typical breakfast for too many years has been toast or biscuits with jelly and an ice cold Dr. Pepper. Yum!
We’re actually not being 100% “paleo” but we’re probably being about 95% “paleo” so, make your own food choices and don’t do what we’re doing necessarily.
What we have been having is a lot of scrambled eggs with bacon or sausage. I put peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes . . in omelettes and we have those with ham, bacon or sausage.
This afternoon, I’m going to make several different types of paleo gluten free muffins and freeze them individually. I will take several of them out of the freezer each night and we can have those in the morning, with butter, fruit and nuts and bacon or sausage.
Saturday morning, I made Pumpkin Pancakes. They were interesting . . as in different from what we normally eat. I doubt you find them at iHop but we’ll eat them again.
Pumpkin Pancakes
We had them with a few banana slices, a splash of maple syrup (about 1/4 of my usual amount of maple syrup) and bacon. Vince said he would eat them again so that’s a good thing.
What I loved about them is that the recipe made just enough for the two of us. The recipe said to make them small because they don’t flip well . . they’re more egg than flour . . so I made them small and they were easy enough to flip. We ate them around 7 a.m. and didn’t get to eat lunch til after 2 p.m. and though we were starving by 2, the breakfast would have been good til noon.
Pumpkin
Since the pancakes only used 1/4 cup of pumpkin, one can is enough for 7 batches of pancakes. I just dumped 1/4 cup into zipper bags, put all of those into one large freezer bag and will pull out a small bag as needed.
Ranch Wife says
You are doing so good with your new eating habits! Let us know how the muffins turn out – cutting out grains is harder than it sounds for us. My biggest hurdle is tortillas, cheese, and potatoes, but like you, we’re not following it 100%. Still, it’s amazing how much better we feel!
Kate says
Who needs the Food Network? I’ve got Judy Laquidara! I’m off to buy a can of pumpkin for the first time EVER!
Julie in WA says
Wow! Thanks, Judy. I am heading into my own paleo lifestyle, but breakfast concerns me. It is hard to think of not eating cereal or muffins or toast in the morning. I think breakfast will be the biggest challenge for me.
Linda says
Old habits die hard, especially when it’s been something addictive like sugar. I eat so many eggs, it ridiculous. They are a great source of protein and, since I don’t have any sort of cholesterol problem, my doc said to feel free to eat them all the time if I want to. I am tentatively trying a few baked goods, made mostly with almond flour. Some have been good, some disasters, but it’s fun trying the recipes.
CJ says
And here I sit with a chocolate chip cookie and a cup of coffee for breakfast… can I have some of your willpower? 🙂
Tracy says
My go to! There is something about the chocolate/coffee combo.
Elaine says
Did you use all those special oils, milk and flour, do did you use what you had?
CindyM says
I’ve always liked protein or something quite non-traditional for breakfast, so I’m very fortunate in that way. My “treat” that isn’t 100% Paleo is Greek yogurt with fresh berries mixed in. Some non-purists will eat yogurt… I’m with them! I’ve made a pumpkin pancake — Scott really liked them. And he’s the one that wants pure starch for breakfast.