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<<<Leslie.  this is from your last post.  What do you eat for brfst and
lunch then?? Mary in MI>>>

Since a few of you have asked...
These days I am tring to go back to the basics. I also was finding that the
bigger the breakfast , the hungrier I was  by lunch and I was famished by
late afternoon. Since cutting my diet back to some of the options below- I
find I am able to eat a few small meals during the day and feel satisfied.
Also cutting out my evening snack has helped keeping sugar out of my system
before bedtime which should help which may have contributed to my sleeping
disturbance (as well as the extra pounds on my bottom :)

Breakfast ideas: I know fruits and veggies are still considered carbs but I
think of them as good carbs vs pastas and breads, rice, potatoes and the
other starchier items.
1. For the last week I have been drinking a large glass of calcium enriched
tropicana Oj before I leave for work. Around 10:30 or 11:00 I have a large
banana and a large cup of decaf tea which usually tides me over til lunch at
around 1:00

other breakfast choices: another type of fruit, a cup of yogurt, scrambled
eggs or an omelet with cut up veggies and a slice of lactose free/fat free
and said to be gf smart beat cheddar cheese.

When I feel like splurging and going for the carbs:
One of George's gf blueberry or corn muffins, George's english muffin with
the smart beat cheese, homemade french toast made with my gf bread, gf cereal
with lactaid milk and a banana or dried fruit in it, homemade fried rice
omelet (take leftover rice and cut up veggies and stir fry into beaten eggs
til well done

Lunch usually consists of one of the following:
1. Homemade squash soup with assorted fresh veggies in it (I make a huge
container for the week and keep at work. I use a plug in hot pot and cook a
little each day- healthy and doesn't take much of an effort or thought.
2. 1/2 can tuna made with Helmans mayo on top of lettuce and assorted veggies
with a few raisins or dried cranberries and chickpeas tossed on top. Usually
I skip the dressing and just eat a bite of tuna with each bite of the other
ingredients.
3. Grilled chicken salad made at home with chunks of pineapple and some kind
of vegetable tossed on top.
4. Grilled hamburger on a plate of lettuce and tomato
Carb choices:
Brown rice with steamed chicken and veggies
homemade gf bread with tuna or chicken salad (toast bread and wrap in foil
til lunch)
Baked Potato covered with veggies, grilled chicken and cheese

Then I have cut out my tortilla chips and large bag of popcorn (again the
carbs were adding up like crazy) for snack and replaced it with an orange,
apple or homemade dried fruit .
My favorite though is a great juicing place in the eateries where I work
where I get a "chiller" made from Pineapple juice, Bananas and fresh
strawberries. They blend it with ice cubes to make a shake like health drink.

Homemade dinner usually consists of stirfry chiken and veggies on brown rice,
or grilled tuna w/vegetables or piece of steak with a baked sweet potato .

When I decide to snack after dinner- I have changed my choices to:
air popped popcorn- but watch the amount as the carbs will add up quickly
sorbet- really satisfies the sweet tooth
Cup of applesauce
A Handful of gf Marshmellows
And for a very special treat or PMS time, I make rice cereal marshmellow
treats and make it into a cookie shape between a top and bottom cookie, add
in some sorbet (or if you can tolerate lactose, use one of the gf frozen
yogurts)
Hope this helps. Any ideas you would like to share are always welcomed. If
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