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Don and Rachel Matesz <[log in to unmask]>


Valerie Goldstein asked:
>Could anyone suggest quick low acid breakfasts?  I'm concerned to make sure
>I'm getting enough vitamin C without eating tomatoes or fruit.  I will
>allow one very small amount of blueberries and one very small pear or fuji
>apple per week.  No other fruit.
>
Leafy green and bright orange/yellow vegetables are rich in vitamin C as
well as minerals, antioxidants and fiber.  You don't have to eat fruit to
get enough vitamin C.

I eat a heaping cup or cup and a half of sauteed leafy greens (kale,
collards, or mustard greens, usually with onions, sometimes mushrooms or sun
dried tomatoes too) at breakfast every morning.  Alternatively, I eat a
large green salad or a couple of cups of steamed or parboiled leafy green or
mixed veggies (broccoli with mushrooms, daikon radish or bell peppers;
cauliflower with broccoli or asparagus; or some other colorful combination
of 2, 3, or 4 vegetables).  I've done this for more than 10 years.  It may
sound strange to the uninitiated but you can get used to eating veggies for
breakfast---(hamburgers too, without the bun of course!! :-))!

With the veggies I eat a hamburger, ostrich burger, or leftover cooked
chicken or turkey breast, salmon, Ceviche (marinated raw fish), or fried or
poached eggs with homemade jerky, steak tartare, or egg salad with leftover
fish.... I use herbs or spices and a little finely groud sea salt to season
things.

Sometimes I have homemade barbecue sauce, salad dressing, lemon cod liver
oil, guacamole, or a sprinkle of seeds or nuts (on the veggies) with lemon
or lime juice.  Some mornings I also include a modest serving of fresh fruit
(grapes, apple, etc.) or thawed (unsweetened) frozen fruit--blueberries,
peaches, cherries, or strawberries.  The fruit isn't essential, though the
meat and veggies are to me!

Bon apetite!

Rachel