Do I have to have veggies w/Breakfast?
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Do I have to have veggies w/Breakfast?
| Wed, 11-03-2004 - 7:58am |
As long as I get my 4.5 cups of veggies daily does it really matter if I skip them at breakfast? It is hard for me to get 1/2 cup in at breakfast. I have to be at work so early that it is a lot easier for me to grab a yogurt or some mini quiches (which don't have 1/2 cup of veggies-some but not 1/2 cup.) And I hate V8- I love tomato soup and tomatoes so I thought V8 wouldn't be bad but I can't stomach it.
Edited 11/3/2004 9:01 am ET ET by blueeyedtxcutie
Edited 11/3/2004 9:01 am ET ET by blueeyedtxcutie


So now I do the shopping all the time. It's Campbell's tomato juice and Louis Rich bacon for us!
I've found that when in a rush to get to work, I can just pour my tomato juice into a commuter coffee cup (you know, the themal kind you can get at places like Starbucks) and drink it as my morning snack. I also find spinach omelette really delicious for breakfast. You can do all your prep the night before (slice onions, set out your pan, mix the eggs, parmesan and half & half) and cook it up quickly in the morning. Buying bags of fresh baby spinach speeds up the process too.
Hope that helps!
Rebecca
I hate V8- I love tomato soup and tomatoes so I thought V8 wouldn't be bad but I can't stomach it.
Do you like tomato juice?
You're right that you should never limit your vegetables.
I have found that various brands of vegetable juices taste different. Try Sacramento brand or your local store's brand (BTW, both of which are cheaper than V-8). Also, as was mentioned previously, plain tomato juice can substitute for V-8. I like to add flavoring to vegetable juice such as fresh squeezed lemon or lime, tabasco sauce, celery salt is good with regular tomato juice. You can even make a virgin bloody mary - great flavor, but maybe a bit spicy for some in the am!
Karen :)
This would be an example of plenty of veggies:
B: eggs w/ 1/2 cup diced zuchinni (1 serving)
S: 1/2 cucumber sliced (1 serving)
L: large salad w/grilled chicken and ranch dressing (2 cups lettuce, plus 1/2 cup other veggies = 3 servings)
S: cheese stick
D: steak w/ marinated mushrooms and onions, cooked carrots, side salad (1/2 c each of carrots and mushroom mixture, 1 c greens = 3 more servings)
S: SF fugsicle
Just an idea.
Michelle