I tested egg substitute yesterday and didn't gain anything! I'll test the whole egg another day but for now it's nice to be able to add scrambled eggs and omelets to my breakfast menu.

I restarted from day 6 a few days ago. The next breakfast day test I'm going to have a lovely over-easy egg instead of the egg substitute that I know I can use. I wish I could add some fried potatoes and a sausage patty for a "old" breakfast but haven't re-tested the pork & potatoes yet. I gained 2 pounds when I tested each one.

I tried a KIND fruit and nut bar, because that's been my go-to breakfast for ages. I recognize that it's a complex breakfast, since it has a ton of components that could possibly be reactive. Didn't gain, didn't lose. I don't want to spend the time figuring out which of its many components I might be reactive to (there are many other things I want to test first that are more compelling), so I'll just stick them in the back of the cabinet and try again later.

I have a smoothie for breakfast almost every day. Either So Delicious coconut milk or Rice Dream original rice milk, one pear and 1/2 cup of blueberries, both frozen, and 1-2 tbsp Navitas Naturals chia seeds. The chia and the frozen fruit give it a good texture, and it's tasty. I worked in a smoothie bar during college, so I think I've just developed a love of smoothies in general. I can also sub in peaches with no ill effects. If I get bored with smoothies, I have a slice of white bread with raw almond butter, half an apple, and a sprinkling of sunflower seeds.

I gotta say, my vitamix blender has been the best investment. I use it practically every day for the smoothies, plus I can grind my own raw almonds. Love it.

Sodium could have easily been the problem with the cinnamon roll and the kind bar. I find when I don't gain or lose on a test, that's the problem! Now that I'm looking for it, I find the sodium content of even the most simple prepared foods is shocking. Maybe if you try a homemade version of these foods you'd lose. It's certainly hard to have so few prepared foods available to us. I spent a half an hour in the frozen food section last week trying to find a frozen meal that contained only my safe foods. Even for the one I found, Amy's Mac & Cheese, the sodium content was atrocious! I am reactive to xanthan gum, so am assuming guar gum is probably out too. Try to find a prepared meal that doesn't have those--or soy protein, which I haven't tested but since I reacted to white beans I'm saving the soy test for much later. I gave up and went and bought more freezer containers! When feeling energetic I make 2 or three big meals on a weekend and freeze portions. It helps that I am an empty nester so no family to cook for. I'm cooking alot more than I was but that full freezer of easy choices is a huge help on weekdays.

Looking back at my weight gains and loss the sodium has paid a part. I had a loss with some of the non-reactive prepared foods but it was only .2 pounds compared to the home prepared. I'll have to pay more attention the to the sodium.