Everyday Systems

So I decided I was in desperate need of help and I hired myself an online personal trainer for a month. She sent me the meal plan for the week. For breakfast I would be eating 1 cup of spinach and 1 egg. Sounds Yummy? I don't think so.

It made me think of the NO S Diet and how you can eat anything that is not full of sugar. ANYTHING. There is freedom. All I need to do is have moderation. I can do that.

I think I finally have gotten past my fear of the NO S Diet and I can really get started and stick with it for the rest of my life.

Good for you, April.

I could see an egg with spinach being a not half bad breakfast, as long as you could wilt the spinach in olive oil first and then beat in the egg and give it a wee sprinkle of salt and pepper. A piece of toast, perhaps a piece of sourdough, with a smear of butter would finish it nicely if I were hungry.

But somehow, I don't think that's what your trainer had in mind.

Mmmmmm....I think I would cook that spinach in butter and then crumble a hard-boiled egg over the top. And that buttered sourdough toast would be perfect, Blithe Morning.

Two eggs at least, please. And more veggies.

You have to love the meals that these people devise. I agree with Blithe Morning.

I love everyone's ideas to make that 1 egg and spinach a real breakfast. Hmmm, I'd fry the egg in a smidge of butter, wilt the spinach, and put both on a piece of toast thinly spread with pesto. Sprinkle a little salt, pepper, and freshly-grated Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese on top.

I think your trainer was trying to get you to leave out the toast or bread.

I wonder if French athletes skip bread?

Ugh. Meals without starch and fat are gross, which is why no one can stick to a low-carb or low-fat diet. I agree with everyone that toast and butter are the way to fix this crappy breakfast.

Or maybe a spinach omelet with some fresh tomato? And feta cheese?

How about 2 eggs cooked in the butter/oil of your choice, with spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, no salt seasoning, and topped with some melted cheese? Add some fruit and/or toast on the side.

clarinetgal wrote:How about 2 eggs cooked in the butter/oil of your choice, with spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, no salt seasoning, and topped with some melted cheese? Add some fruit and/or toast on the side.

That sounds good, but I'd definitely add some salt!

April, I believe we've just tripled the calorie content of your trainer's breakfast, but the good news?... It will hold you 'til lunch!

noni wrote:April, I believe we've just tripled the calorie content of your trainer's breakfast, but the good news?... It will hold you 'til lunch!

Without a snack!!

Egg and spinach huh....

I think eggs Florentine sounds more appetizing. Would your trainer allow for a mod?

Just want to say that in year three I've had a few breakfasts of similar small size as one egg and spinach be enough. But I wouldn't have forced that on myself in the beginning.