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    Need help with bagels..

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    • Posts: 175 Member
      Honey! Cheese! Bacon, lettuce and tomatoe with mayo.
      Good luck on your journey.
    • Posts: 4,123 Member
      congrats on moving past your ED! i applaud your efforts :)

      try avocado...or guacamole....just a little bit. it's a healthy fat and in moderation provides many benefits.
    • Posts: 733 Member
      Good luck on your recovery!!! I love just a little butter. Or pesto. If Jelly or Jam is too sugary for you, I like to put strawberries or blueberries in the blender and spread on bagels or toast.
    • Posts: 78 Member
      Everyone has already suggested everything I would have suggested (I usually eat them with either margarine, cream cheese, or peanut butter - sorry I'm no help there!) but I just want to echo everyone's sentiments that I am so happy for you that you are on the road to recovery, and I wish you good luck and good health! <3
    • Posts: 8,897 Member
      Congratulations to you for taking your life back from your ED! :flowerforyou:

      I put a lot of random food on bagels. I have made sandwiches with cream cheese, sliced hard boiled egg and spinach. You could probably substitute hummus or something else for the cream cheese. When you are ready for peanut butter...an everything bagel with peanut butter and sliced strawberries is heaven!
    • Posts: 1,548 Member
      Jelly is yummy :)
    • Posts: 64 Member
      already lots of great suggestions and I’m now craving a bagel! :)

      I would go with guacamole and turkey to make a little sandwich, Honey, and Goat cheese sounds amazing!

      they have whipped PB now and they are super yummy and not terrible for you!

      Good luck and congrats for stepping out of your comfort zone and getting healthy! You can do it :)
    • Posts: 8,138 Member
      If melted cheddar works with your dietary restrictions, I would go with that. You could also do bacon and tomato,

      Good for you, honey. Keep up the great work.
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
      Is the dietary restriction dairy, or just no cream cheese? Sometimes I put cottage cheese and some cinammon on a toasted bagel. I didn't see anyone mention that. Maybe I'm weird. :) Also, you could cut up a banana, put that on first, and then top with cottage cheese. Good luck, and congratulations!
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
      :flowerforyou:

      I second the comments about protein. I rarely eat bagels other than to use them for sandwiches so I'd suggest turkey or chicken with a little bit of the condiment of your choice for some flavor. Maybe make it a BLT. That would be yummy too.

      Hummus is for sure a good choice as is the avacado.

      Best of luck!
    • Posts: 4,584 Member
      Ooohooh... if you can't have real peanut butter yet, but like it...

      (and this is one of the few places that this stuff works)

      you could blend a banana with some PB2... or chocolate PB2 if you're so inclined.


      Then smear that happiness all over.
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
      Ooohooh... if you can't have real peanut butter yet, but like it...

      (and this is one of the few places that this stuff works)

      you could blend a banana with some PB2... or chocolate PB2 if you're so inclined.


      Then smear that happiness all over.

      I second this as an excellent idea!
    • Posts: 574 Member
      Lox, tomato, onions, capers...and cream cheese the very first day you can handle it.

      Congratulations for standing up for your life.
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
      Jelly! Yum!

      It's really good with both butter and jelly, but that might be too much fat? Maybe just a little butter?

      I'm Jewish, so cream cheese is always going to be my first choice, though. :-) A good one from a deli.
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
      Ooohooh... if you can't have real peanut butter yet, but like it...

      (and this is one of the few places that this stuff works)

      you could blend a banana with some PB2... or chocolate PB2 if you're so inclined.


      Then smear that happiness all over.
      Would PB2 be considered a diet food, though?
    • Posts: 289 Member
      Good luck with kicking those ideas out of your head! You got it this.

      Nothing else to add really since I pretty much stick to light strawberry cream cheese or natural PB.
    • Posts: 2,131 Member
      I won't be much help because I always go with regular cream cheese, or butter.

      I just wanted to wish you well. :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 2,091 Member
      I like to toast them and add a bit of butter (or spread), some thinly sliced cheese and a poached egg. It gets kinda runny and gooey which can be really off-putting for some people, but I really like the blend of flavors. Sometimes I'll have it with a thin ham slice too.

      Kudos for your continued recovery. We're rooting for you!
    • Posts: 4,584 Member
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      Would PB2 be considered a diet food, though?

      dunno... don't think it's marketed as such. She could always check with her food contract.
    • Posts: 967 Member
      toast them and add butter. Yum, yum, yum!
    • Posts: 5,304 Member
      High five to you OP!!! Proud of you for making the changes you are making!!!

      I don't think PB2 would be considered a diet product...it's just a different form of peanut butter that you mix yourself.
    • Posts: 2,712 Member
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      Would PB2 be considered a diet food, though?
      I think it's probably a move in the wrong direction. As would probably be the reduced-fat cream cheese.

      I wonder what about something like Greek yogurt mixed up with honey, fruit, or chopped nuts? If dairy isn't the issue, that is.
    • Posts: 288 Member
      If you have a Trader Joe's anywhere near you - They make this stuff called CookieButter... it's freakin awesome. I toast the bagel then put a little bit of 'I can't believe it's not butter', but I'm sure real butter is just fine... then lather it w/ cookie butter... It's similar to peanut butter, but I don't believe it's got peanuts in it. Good luck :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      pumpkinbutter.jpg

      Pumpkin Butter Nutrition Facts:

      Serving Size: 1 Tbs (19 gm): Calories 35, Total Fat 0 mg, Sodium 0 mg, Total Carbohydrate 9g, Sugars 9g, Protein 0g.
    • Posts: 387 Member
      avocado slices and cherry tomatoes
      hummus
      whipped peanut butter (you hardly have to use any at all!)
      roasted tomatoes
    • Posts: 2,712 Member
      High five to you OP!!! Proud of you for making the changes you are making!!!

      I don't think PB2 would be considered a diet product...it's just a different form of peanut butter that you mix yourself.
      I think that it's probably like navigating a minefield, or walking a slippery slope. Too easy to fall back into old patterns. But I think that's a matter for her therapist and her to decide.
    • Posts: 5,044 Member
      Just here to give you a high-five!

      Good luck!:flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 2,250 Member
      OP, your post if full of awesomeness! We're all here rooting for you! :flowerforyou:

      Toppings: I think we've covere all the usual suspects....butter, jam/jelly, honey I used to put a fried egg and slice of cheese on mine. Yum! Fruit or cheese of any kind. Even just make a sandwich out of it with some lunchmeat and cheese. Toast it and have with some soup.

      Big hugs to you, honey! I'm so glad to see you fighting this!
    • Posts: 599 Member
      Some honey with Strawberries, some homemade jam, are you allowed soy or almond butter?
    • Posts: 125 Member
      What about mashed avocado on a non-sweet bagel? I used to love that on sesame bagels.

      Good luck with your recovery, OP. :)
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