My Situation

November 15, 2005

Thanks Jack

I generally buy my cerials in a health food store for just that reason.

Alyssia

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" Jack Allen " <tippy1

Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:47 PM

Re: Re: My Situation

> The problem with Cheerios again is it's a grain and not good for

> diabetics.

November 15, 2005

Thanks

I never thought of using black pepper

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" Guru K " <greatyoga

Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:09 PM

Re: My Situation

> Alyssia

>

> This is definitely good suggestion. A way to make it better is to

> have watermelon with black pepper so it will not cause gas. I know

> it may sound weird to some people.

>

> GB

>

> , " Alyssia "

> <deechun_sa_ngop wrote:

>>

>> I do not know how this goes with your situation, but the first

> vegitarian

>> breakfast I was introduced to (Regency health Spa. Hollendale FL)

> was " all

>> the melons you can eat " ..... " But only melon " You can mix or

> match mellon

>> types, but you do not mix other fruit, or other foods with melons.

>>

>> It is still one of my favorite breakfasts.

>

January 14, 2007

Can you have oatmeal?

I mix mine with almonds, and some dried fruit, also some ground flax seeds.

I add all of these after it is cooked.

You can make it with milk or water.

You can also use fresh fruit.

Whole wheat bread with some peanut butter and banana or apple.

Gayle

January 14, 2007

Heart healthy cereals like cherrios.

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Jack Allen

1/14/2007 10:41:35 AM

My Situation

Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am a guy who

is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on my

second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

cardio-version last week.

Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind that I'm a

long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat, carbs, and

the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure could use

some ideas.

January 14, 2007

how abot oatmeal?

Jack Allen <tippy1 wrote: Now I've got a request and it's

not going to be easy to do. I am a guy who

is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on my

second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

cardio-version last week.

Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind that I'm a

long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat, carbs, and

the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure could use

some ideas.

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January 14, 2007

Some of our favorite breakfast meals are:

7 grain cooked cereal, oat meal or Cream of wheat, all with either some

healthy Trail Mix, chopped up dried fruit or nuts,, or sliced fresh fruit added

in your bowl.

Another is Bran Muffins. You can make them with Bran Flakes or Raisin Bran,

found with breakfast cereals at the grocery store.

Also we love the Bare Naked Granola Cereals http://store.bearnaked.com/ with

some Breyers Fruit on the Bottom lowfat Yogurts stirred into it. We don't add

milk to it, but you can if you choose of course. It is great with a fresh

banana sliced up in it, if you add milk. You can order the Bare Naked on-line

or find it in bags in the most large grocery stores.

Try making pancakes, but instead of using syrup, spread it with thin layer of

crunchy peanut butter and then spread unsweetened applesauce over that.

Yummmmmmmm

Grits with steam fried potatoes. I slice up the potatoes into French fry shape

with my V-slicer mandoline, rinse them(to remove excess starch) and then put

them in a bowl. I mix in a little bit of salt and just a little cooking oil(I

like using Smart Balance cooking oil that has no trans-fat). I then cover the

bowl with a plate and cook in the microwave for about 8-10 minutes, depending on

how many potatoes you have. Check at 5 minutes for tenderness. When they are

tender, we enjoy cooked grits with some low-fat shredded cheese, these potatoes,

and a few Baco-Bits . I like to stir them all together on my plate. Have some

fresh fruit on the side with this or Whole grain toast.

Cook some Couscous and stir in some veggies that you sauted until tender crisp

in a little Vegetable broth.

Here is a fruit salad that we really enjoy. The lime gives it

a unique and very refreshing flavor Adjust the fruits as you choose.

1 Cantaloupe, peeled cut into bite size chunks

1 Honeydew Mellon, peeled and cut into chunks

15 oz. can of unsweetened Pineapple chunks, undrained

15 oz. can of unsweetened Mandarin Oranges, undrained

15 oz. can of unsweetened Grapefruit sections

zest of 1 Lime

Juice of 1 lime added to 1 T. honey. Stir this together and then stir into the

fruit.

Mix together well. The juice from the lime, honey, pineapple and oranges really

tastes wonderful.

I've never heard of soy interfering with coumadin. I've worked with many

doctors over the years and never them mention that. I checked

it out on the internet just now and they said that the amount of Vit. K in Soy

foods is so low that it should wouldn't cause any problems.

Eat some Whole Grain toast with a little Smart Balance Light(that contains the

Flax Seed Oil). It is great stuff.

If eating Eggs, I recommend the Egglands Best Eggs that are high in Vitamin E,

100 mg of Omega 3 and 25 % less saturated fat

than regular eggs. The hens are Vegetarian fed.

I also recommend any of the McDougal Cookbooks. They have great recipes in

them. If you do a search on Amazon, you'll find several. Lots of great

nutritional education in them as well.

Hope this helps. Thanks for sharing.

Judy

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Jack Allen

Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:15 AM

My Situation

Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am a guy who

is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on my

second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

cardio-version last week.

Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind that I'm a

long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat, carbs, and

the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure could use

some ideas.

January 14, 2007

I do not know how this goes with your situation, but the first vegitarian

breakfast I was introduced to (Regency health Spa. Hollendale FL) was " all

the melons you can eat " ..... " But only melon " You can mix or match mellon

types, but you do not mix other fruit, or other foods with melons.

It is still one of my favorite breakfasts.

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" Jack Allen " <tippy1

Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:15 AM

My Situation

> Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am a guy

> who

> is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on my

> second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

> cardio-version last week.

> Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind that I'm

> a

> long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat, carbs,

> and

> the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

> pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure could

> use

> some ideas.

>

January 14, 2007

my husband enjoys plain shredded wheat with coffee poured over it.

also yogurt with berries and some cereal on top

some whole wheat toast with almond butter

scrambled eggs or an omelet blended with cottage cheese and some bits

of veggies mixed in (zucchini, yellow squash, onion, broccoli, fakin

bacun) with a splash of braggs aminos

January 14, 2007

Steel cut oatmeal with nuts and a few fresh

blueberries on top.

Small bowl of cooked kasha with a few walnuts on top

(omega).

Can you get sprouts bread without flour? If you find

it get a few loaves and freeze.

Can you have egg whites scrambled?

Steamed corn tortilla with peanut butter and a drizzle

of honey, roll up and eat.

Puffed rice cereal with unsweetened rice milk or soy

milk.

Donna

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And I'll find the fatal error in what's otherwise all right.

But here you're trembling like a sparrow, I will try with all my might

To give you just a little sweetness...

Just a little sweetness...

Just a little light.

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January 14, 2007

What are the ingredients in Cherrios ? I'm curious as I alway avoid the

cerial isle in the supermarket as they all seem to have partially

hydrogenated oils and preservative in them .. and many with the high

fructose corn oil, etc.

The only ones I used to get was the wheat chex .... Kasha or what ever that

spelling is I do not believe has the PHOils.

Alyssia

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" becky " <pbecky1959

Sunday, January 14, 2007 12:19 PM

My Situation

>

> Heart healthy cereals like cherrios.

>

> ----

>

> Jack Allen

> 1/14/2007 10:41:35 AM

>

> My Situation

>

> Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am a guy who

> is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on my

> second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

> cardio-version last week.

> Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind that I'm

> a

> long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat, carbs,

> and

> the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

> pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure could use

> some ideas.

>

January 14, 2007

I find the following site to be indispensable

in tracking down low-sodium staples and favorites:

http://www.healthyheartmarket.com/

(Warning: Contents may be EXPENSIVE)

I know there have been others on the list who have

recently requested low-sodium food options, and I

meant to post this then. Sorry for the delay.

And Donna, get this: I often get to drooling

longingly when you speak of olives, knowing they

are too high in salt for my diet. Alas, there

is a product that fits the bill on this site.

And dill pickles too! I've ordered both.

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

January 14, 2007

On Sunday 14 January 2007 10:15 am, Jack Allen wrote:

> Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am a guy who

> is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on my

> second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

> cardio-version last week.

Sympathies on your condition, Jack.

> Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind that I'm

> a long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat, carbs,

> and the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

> pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure could use

> some ideas.

This has already been suggested by numerous correspondents, but I'll add

another suggestion for steel cute oatmeal. It's easy to prepare and quite

flexible - you can add honey or fruit or nuts to give it variety.

peace and blessings,

ben

January 14, 2007

If you are lacto-ovo vegetarian, these will work. Can sub scrambled tofu for

the egg beaters if you aren't. Find low carb flour tortillas. Sam's Club, Wal

Mart, etc has them.

Breakfast Burritos

Egg: Scramble egg beaters (your choice). Put on heated low carb tortilla. Top

with fat free American cheese and/or salsa.

Beans: Heat refried beans. Put on heated low carb tortilla. Top with salsa,

lettuce, etc.

1/2 small bagel (my husband's dietician allows him this and he is also diabetic)

Fat free or low fat cream cheese

2 Sliced strawberries

Have you looked into protein shakes made without sugar? Champion makes a decent

one with 130 calories, 3 grams carbs, 2.5 grams sodium,2.5 grams fat and 23

grams protein. (Whey, not soy) Mix with water and ice NOT milk. E-mail me

offlist if you want more info on protein shakes.

Breakfast doesn't have to be traditional breakfast food. Heat up leftovers from

night before. My husband particularly enjoys a tossed salad with strips of egg

beaters (cook like a thin pancake in non stick pan) and some black beans.

Hope this helps, Jeanne in GA

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January 14, 2007

In a message dated 1/14/07 10:10:33 PM, puterwitch writes:

> if the garlic is too much, try roasting the garlic first, that is yummy and

> not so strong.

>

I agree. Roasted garlic is yummy and very smooth. Please try it.

January 14, 2007

Alyssia

This is definitely good suggestion. A way to make it better is to

have watermelon with black pepper so it will not cause gas. I know

it may sound weird to some people.

GB

, " Alyssia "

<deechun_sa_ngop wrote:

>

> I do not know how this goes with your situation, but the first

vegitarian

> breakfast I was introduced to (Regency health Spa. Hollendale FL)

was " all

> the melons you can eat " ..... " But only melon " You can mix or

match mellon

> types, but you do not mix other fruit, or other foods with melons.

>

> It is still one of my favorite breakfasts.

>

January 14, 2007

Jack

Beth mentioned oatmeal. Oat bran is even better for the heart. Have

you thought of thinking outside the box. One good thing for the heart

would be garlic toast. Take ww bread and toast it. Put some ghee on

it.I know ghee has fat but the garlic will far outweigh the effects of

any fat on the heart. Mash up or dice 3-5 cloves of garlic and put on

toast. If you want more protein, eat scrambled tofu and use lots of

garlic. The best food for the heart is bitter melon. Every year we go

to New Mexico for a yoga festival/workshop at Solstice time. Every

morning for over 30 years they serve Potato Soup, bananas and oranges

for breakfast. It is very tasty but will not seem like a " breakfast "

to people conditioned to pancakes, waffles, omelets, cereals, etc.

Solstice Soup

This is made for a huge number of people so I am not smart enough to do

the math to break it down. I do not even know how much the big pots

hold in the first place.

1. Fill the pot 3/4 full of equal portions of onions, potatoes

andcelery.

2. Add water and carrot broth to 5/6 full.

3. Add 3/4 cup sea salt to taste.

4. Prepare spices.

1 qt. almond oil

1 1/2 cup chili powder blend

1 T. Ground chilis

1 T. cayenne

1 T. turmeric

1 T. ground coriander

Heat oil to point where 1 drop of the water will react but not until it

burns. Immediately add all spices stirring continuously until mixture

is homogenous andsizzling automatically. Quickly turn off the flame

and CAREFULLY add 1 cup water to cool down and continue stirring.

5. Add spices. Keep pot at rolling boil stirring every 15 minutes.

Cook until celery is soft. Keep lid on overnight.

6. Next morning bring back to boil and add:

2 c. almond oil

2 c. minced garlic

sea salt to taste

Very cleansing, healing and also tasting.

GB

, " Jack Allen " <tippy1

wrote:

>

> Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am a

guy who

> is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm on

my

> second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my second

> cardio-version last week.

> Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind

that I'm a

> long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat,

carbs, and

> the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't like

> pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure

could use

> some ideas.

>

January 14, 2007

Alyssia

The nztural food aisle has a cereal that looks like Cheerios that has

no junk. I think it is made by Barbaras.

GB

, " Alyssia "

<deechun_sa_ngop wrote:

>

> What are the ingredients in Cherrios ? I'm curious as I alway

avoid the

> cerial isle in the supermarket as they all seem to have partially

> hydrogenated oils and preservative in them .. and many with the

high

> fructose corn oil, etc.

>

> The only ones I used to get was the wheat chex .... Kasha or what

ever that

> spelling is I do not believe has the PHOils.

>

> Alyssia

>

> -

> " becky " <pbecky1959

>

> Sunday, January 14, 2007 12:19 PM

> My Situation

>

> >

> > Heart healthy cereals like cherrios.

> >

> > ----

> >

> > Jack Allen

> > 1/14/2007 10:41:35 AM

> >

> > My Situation

> >

> > Now I've got a request and it's not going to be easy to do. I am

a guy who

> > is about 120 pounds overweight. I've had 5 heart bypasses and I'm

on my

> > second pacemaker/defibrillator. I am diabetic. I just had my

second

> > cardio-version last week.

> > Now comes my question, what do I eat for breakfast? Keep in mind

that I'm

> > a

> > long way from any specialty store and restricted on sodium, fat,

carbs,

> > and

> > the biggy SOY. Soy interferes with my coumadin. I really don't

like

> > pancakes, waffles or French toast. What does that leave? I sure

could use

> > some ideas.

> >

January 14, 2007

if the garlic is too much, try roasting the garlic first, that is yummy and not

so strong.

hugs,

Chanda

January 14, 2007

Baked Garlic can be used as a toast spread in place of butter. I wrap it

with foil and bake in the oven on put it on the grill. Clay garlic baking

containers are also available. If I feel under the weather (which hasn't

happened in a very long time since I have improved my eating habits) I will

eat a couple cloves of baked garlic on toast.

Pat

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On Behalf Of Guru K

Sunday, January 14, 2007 8:26 PM