Too low calorie breakfast?

I don't usually do low carb, but my new doctor just suggested I try it for a while & stressed that I increase my sodium intake while I was in ketosis. Unless you have a medical reason for going low sodium, you may want to research that decision. You lose more salt as you lose fluids & if you don't replace them you will get dizzy, headaches, tired, foggy.

As far as the calories you eat for breakfast, I try to spread my protein out through the day to control hunger so I try to fit 20-30 grams of protein in each meal. I usually eat 3 & have a protein snack at some point. I let hunger determine when I need to allocate my calories rather than try to use any kind of meal timing.

The calorie content of a specific meal is almost irrelevant as long as your daily intake is measured and appropriate for your goals. The same goes for meal timing. What matters is how the timing and meal size helps you to stay consistent.

Personally, I prefer to skip breakfast entirely and enjoy having a larger lunch and dinner while staying within my daily allowance and macros. It all depends on how your hunger moves through the day, how you like to eat.

I'm no expert; I haven't been at this for very long. But I am on a low-sodium diet due to circulation issues and lymph-edema. I also eat pretty low carb in general and I try to eat at least a little protein at every meal to stave off hunger and increase mental clarity.

For this combination of reasons, I like to use peanut butter powder in smoothies. The brand I use is "Just Great Stuff"; each serving has 45 calories, 1.5g of fat, 4g of protein and 90mg of sodium. (I consider anything over 100mg to be too much sodium, so this is pushing it.) Don't know how good it would taste with celery and pineapple - probably not very good! I mix it with either almond milk, or lite silken tofu and cocoa plus stevia.

Everybody's different in this regard, but I have troubles later in the day if I don't include a decent bit of protein in my breakfast. (Troubles = more likely to run out of energy mid-day, more likely to have general hunger or food cravings later.)

As an ovo-lacto veg, I'm not that oriented to low-carb options, but nut butter (or something like PB2, I guess, if you want some protein with less fat/calories.

If you do go with a bread, there are some options with at least a few grams of protein. I like Food for Life - Ezekiel 4:9 English Muffins; half of one is 80 calories, 15g carbs (may be too much for you?), 4g protein. It nicely accommodates a couple tablespoons of peanut butter.

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