Porridge made with half fat milk, with bottled cherries and sultanas, heated in the microwave. Slow release energy - lasts me through to lunch at noon.
I have about eight cups of tea during the day, with half fat milk and no sugar , and one cup of coffee.
Once you decide to give up sugar, it takes only a few days and now I can't drink anything with even a tiny amount of sugar in it. Giving it up in coffee took a little longer. I don't have sugar on grapefruit or pancakes - it just tastes like grit to me. I prefer to use my calories on something nutritional, like nuts or raisins, a banana or an orange.
I prefer to have the main meal of the day around 6 pm, so lunch is usually something - beans, cheese, egg or sardines - on one slice of wholemeal bread, followed by an Activia lemon yoghurt.
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I have had chocolate pudding for breakfast occasionally.
