Coronary Health Improvement Project.
We've been feeling a low on energy and well fat. So we decided to pull out our CHIP books and revamp our eating. We're starting with the first week which is a cleansing eating program. I remember when we went through the program and how good we felt within 2 days.
Our bad eating days are so much better than our good days used to be but I know we'll still feel an lift from this.
Day one and 2 are oat meal or other whole grain cereal and fruit. You can use a small amount of water or soy/nut milk to moisten. I'm trying it this time with unsweetened fruit juice. It doesn't sound like much but it will fill you up.
The great thing about this is that after the first week with no salt, no fat, no sugar, no caffeine, you don't want those things.
Still breakfast will be grains and fruits for most of the time so here are some variations.
oatmeal, raisins, cinnamon
brown rice, cinnamon,
cornmeal mush with fruit on the side
7 grain cereal with cinnamon and fruit on the side
oatmeal with frozen mixed berries you can even add cinnamon to this.
quinoa either alone for mixed with other grains
barley makes a good breakfast cereal.
It doesn't have to always be oatmeal and the cinnamon gives a hint of sweetness without sugar. If you usually like butter on your oatmeal you can add a sprinkle of Molly Mc Butter.
We started out this morning with oatmeal. Mine was cold with fresh strawberries. Tom had his cooked with raisins, cinnamon. We each had an orange so we're off to a good start.
Now what shall I make for lunch........
