Breakfast help - non-dairy, non-egg, quick, healthy

[havoc]

OK, I've a feeling I may be turning lactose intolerant, so I want to try 2 weeks without milk/dairy in the mornings (cereal is my usual breakfast for speed - out of the house early Mon-Fri).

But I'd rather not just have toast every day...and I don't eat eggs. Which doesn't leave a fat lot without spending a load of time prepping it, either mornings (won't happen) or night before (rather not if I can avoid it - busy-enough life as is right now).

So what options do I have?

Thanks,

Martin.



PS - I've added "healthy" to the list, as otherwise someone was bound to suggest a bacon butty...

[boxst]

Smoothie? My daughters have orange juice with a variety of fruits liquidised ...

[Planet Claire]

Porridge, made with water?

[ReaderScars]

Porridge made with almond milk? Or some sort of heavy duty flap jack?

[butch_]

Our kid can't have milk nor eggs, so as suggested above porridge with almond or soy milk.
She also has spelt flakes with Alpro yoghurt alternative (soya beans with coconut, almond or some other kind of flavours).
Or hummus made from chickpeas or mung beans.

[battered]

If you were German there would be no question to ask. Bread and cheese, bread and cold meats. See also the French - coffee, bread, butter, meat, cheese, jam. Cocoa for children. See also the Spanish - tostadas. Bread, grilled one side, turn it over, rub it with garlic, rub it with tomatoes, grill again. Add oil, cheese, or sliced meats to taste, bloody lovely.

When I;m in hotels for work my breakfast is a bowl of fruit. You could alternatively try cooking some bacon the night before. In the morning, warm it up, chuck it in a roll. Bacon roll, job done. See also a kipper on a slice of bread and butter. Faced with these choices I don't care if I never see a bowl of cornies again.

[Gargamel]

Fruit. Banana, pineapple etc

Chewy Cereal bars ?

Belvita biscuits ?

[ZedLeg]

Gargamel said:

Fruit. Banana, pineapple etc

Chewy Cereal bars ?

Belvita biscuits ?

Or you could just eat a bowl full of sugar .

Porridge with soy milk and dried fruit is good.

Toast and peanut butter.

I quite like toast with hummus instead of butter but i'm a bit odd.

[toon10]

My partner is lactose intolerant. She uses the lacto free milk. It stays fresh a lot longer and tastes exactly the same (I use it too rather than having his and hers.) You would need to check what cereals contain milk/milk powder/whey protein, etc. which is a ball ache.

Oh and she often has toast with dairy free margarine. There's a few brands in the supermarkets and again, they taste the same. If you fancy something less healthy then check out the free from isles for stuff like diary free chocolate spread!

[Hugo a Gogo]

there are almond, soy, rice, coconut, oat and hazelnut milk substitutes, you could make porridge, or plain old cereal, with any of those

[mcflurry]

battered said:

If you were German there would be no question to ask. Bread and cheese, bread and cold meats. See also the French - coffee, bread, butter, meat, cheese, jam. Cocoa for children. See also the Spanish - tostadas. Bread, grilled one side, turn it over, rub it with garlic, rub it with tomatoes, grill again. Add oil, cheese, or sliced meats to taste, bloody lovely.

Whilst they are delicious, cheeses and croissants both contain lactose

[Hosenbugler]

Good old Beans on toast , beans in mike evening before, bread in toaster mike on before going in bathroom, all ready once out.

Other mornings, as related bowl of fruit. I buy the frozen stuff and pop it in the fridge overnight. Just add yogurt in the morning. Very tasty.

[havoc]

Some great ideas, thanks.

Trying to avoid always having bread in the mornings as my lunch usually involves bread. Cheese and 'spread', as they're usually in small amounts, don't seem to affect me noticeably, which is why I described it as an intolerance not an allergy, so that's one relief (at the moment).

I've been loath to try the soy / almond milks, but if they're similar that's one option...will grab some at the weekend and give it a go.

Banana's a good idea - if I'm in a rush I tend to grab one for the drive to work already.

Porridge is already in the cupboard, so i think I'll get inventive there.

Alpro - interesting, will search that out, thanks.

Kippers - might be anti-social for the rest of the family but would make a nice change!

[xjay1337]

I quite like the Alpro Soya Naturally sweet to be honest.

My Mrs works crap shifts, I came up with the idea of smoothie breakfest using a recipe a mate told me about but I added my own tweaks.

So it's half a cup of oats
water / milk / soy milk / whatever to your desired amount - in my case it's about 400Mls.
1 banana
some honey / sugar

then do what you want.

sometimes we do peanut butter, oreos, raspberry/blueberry etc.

Always goes down a treat, takes 5 minutes to make the night before and you can enjoy it on your way to work.

[Fore Left]

ReaderScars said:

Porridge made with almond milk? Or some sort of heavy duty flap jack?

Lactofree lactose free milk is far far better tasting than the Soya and Almond types imho.

Their other products are quite good if a little pricey.

http://www.arlafoods.co.uk/lactofree/

[toon10]

havoc said:

Some great ideas, thanks.

Trying to avoid always having bread in the mornings as my lunch usually involves bread. Cheese and 'spread', as they're usually in small amounts, don't seem to affect me noticeably, which is why I described it as an intolerance not an allergy, so that's one relief (at the moment).

I've been loath to try the soy / almond milks, but if they're similar that's one option...will grab some at the weekend and give it a go.

Banana's a good idea - if I'm in a rush I tend to grab one for the drive to work already.

Porridge is already in the cupboard, so i think I'll get inventive there.

Alpro - interesting, will search that out, thanks.

Kippers - might be anti-social for the rest of the family but would make a nice change!

I have no allergies or intolerance but as it's a pain to have two separate shops for me and the other half, I can honestly say there's no difference (taste or otherwise) between these and the normal stuff. Chocolate is a different matter, I still buy my stuff and the Moo free rubbish is all she gets

[Craikeybaby]

I actually prefer almond milk for my breakfast, either on Alpen (which tastes better with almond milk) or overnight oats.

[ReallyReallyGood]

Edit: That'll teach me to read the post fully

[matrignano]

Avocado and smoked salmon (with/without toast)

[ladderino]

Try switching to goats milk - I moved from cows to goats a few years back after also starting to notice issues whenever I had milk. Actually prefer it to cows in things like tea and on cereal, although don't really like it if just drinking it on it's own.

Switching to a more protein focussed breakfast would also keep you fuller for longer - so things like salmon, meat, nuts, etc. would keep you going longer than a carb heavy breakfast.