"Old fashioned cooking" is great for obesity. I grew up in The South. I still live there (although one is hard-pressed to consider West Nashville as being "The South"). Hell, I was born in the city where Cracker Barrel (big comfort-food chain) began! Believe me, sucking down massive amounts of hydrogenated fats, high-GI carbohydrates, and completely disproportionate amounts of sodium is only great for gaining fat and diabetes.
~Terumo
Pfff, don't be such a party pooper. And I might be out in Nevada, but I'm also from "The Sath," you can't help but adore the glorious lack of sophistication. The place where you can ask a question to a man:
"So how'd you like that movie?"
And get the reply:
".......Weyell.......if that's tha sorta thang yuh'd lack then I giss you'da lacked it."
Anyhow, to the thread-starter.
Breakfast has to be one of my all-time greatest weaknesses. Everything from sugary cereals that are the work of the Devil, to pancakes, waffles, etc. Needless to say I made it my business for a while to find out what foods can be viable for big breakfasts even for those of us health-driven folk or them there atha-letes.
Breakfast Bagel:
1 Whole Wheat bagel (it should say it's made of WHOLE wheat flour, not wheat flour).
2-4 Egg whites versus one egg yolk (unless you have the free-range/grass fed eggs, then use the yolks, they're full of omega 3's)
4 strips of 99% lean Turkey Bacon
Handfull of raw spinach leaves
Scramble up the eggs, fry the Turkey Bacon in canola oil, toast the bagel, put it all together in a sammich, chow-down.
Muscle flapjacks:
12 egg-whites and two whole eggs.
1 cup of oatmeal.
Couple drips of vanilla extract.
Couple dashes of cinnamon (you can use a good amount, cinnamon is actually pretty healthy)
Throw it all in a bowl, whip into batter.
Pour into skillet (use PAM)
Makes two 7-inch pancakes.
Top with Splenda.
Steak and eggs:
Grass-fed eye-round cut steak.
Grass-fed eggs if possible, if not 4 egg whites and one or two whole eggs.
1 cup of steamed or boiled broccoli.
You can also make an omelette for this meal. Scramble up the eggs and add some peppers, cauli, chop up the broccoli small, onions, etc.
Serve with whole wheat toast or a bran muffin.
