breakfast ideas and avoiding carbs

I'm on porridge I think this morning, cold, dark, wet, windy. A perfect breakfast for today I think. And the end of the honey needs using up as well. Yes, it's carbs, but never mind.

Do you have a recipe for low GI nut and seed bars? I'd like to make some for DD to take to school.

THis looks good. SO many of the recipes I have seen seem to have a lot of oil or butter in them.

Do you make the low GI choc brownies too? Pretty please?

What are you like PI? lol

Ok here goes:-

Pecan Brownies (with cocoa - yum yum) makes 16

1 can (410g white or red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
120ml skimmed milk
2 eggs
50g soft non-hydrogenated margarine - melted
1tbsp vanilla essence
sweetener equivalent to 180g sugar
60g wholemeal flour
60g unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
75g chopped toasted pecans

puree beans till coarse.
Add milk, eggs,marg,and vanilla and puree till completely smooth - set aside

In big bowl mix sweetener, four cocoa baking powder, salt.

Put bean mixture in flour mixture and stir.

Put mixture in to 20cm square baking tin lined with greaseproof paper. Smooth top and sprinkle nuts.

180oC for approx 19 mins or skewer is clean when inserted. cool on rack.

Can be frozen for up to 2 weeks if necessary else eat within 4 days.

They are delicious, you wouldnt need much as they are so filling. Only problem could be 'wind'! - Worth it though.

Thought you might like this:-

Lemon blueberry muffins (I suppose you could adapt it to banana instead)

180g wholemeal flour
30g wheat bran
sweetner same as 120g sugar
1tbsp baking powder
0.5 tsp salt
240ml skimmed milk
1 egg
50g non-hydrogenated soft margarine melted or rapeseed oil
1tbsp grated lemon rind
140g fresh or frozen blueberries (DO NOT THAW)

Mix flour, bran, sweetener, baking powder,salt.

separately, mix milk, egg, marg, lemon.

Mix both mixtures together, stir in blueberries.

Makes mixure for 9 muffin cups.

Bake 190oC for 20 mins or firm and golden.

Freeze for 3 weeks else eat in 2 days.

Was on the phone with the dietician last night and I forgot to ask her.

The question here is, if carbs cause our bodies to have more short-term energy boosts and then get sleepy again... Wouldn't we be better off having protein for breakfast?

I was looking for lean protein ideas (not bacon, sausage). Lately, I've had a breakfast I love... very tasty, but I don't know if it's really giving me a good balance of protein/carbs. I eat whole wheat waffles and I put yogurt on them (6g protein).

I'm considering protein shakes, if I can find anything tasty enough that isn't loaded with calories or fat.