Protein Bars for breakfast??

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  • ThatLadyFromMN
    ThatLadyFromMN Posts: 301 Member
    I have the same problem, I eat 4 tbsp.'s of peanut butter for breakfast
  • CynthiasChoice
    CynthiasChoice Posts: 1,047 Member
    I think a protein bar is fine on the days you need to go to school. The protein bar is probably a better choice than the cereal bar. Maybe you could change it up on the weekends. (Try my favorite: Plain Greek yogurt topped with frozen blueberries and chopped walnuts. Yummm!)

    I'm not expert enough to explain intermittent fasting to you or give advice about it. All I know is how my nutritionist did it: Nothing to eat between 6 PM and 10 AM. It can have some positive effects on regulating blood sugar, controlling cholesterol, maintaining lean mass, reducing cancer, etc. BUT, I also know it can have negative effects for some females, so please be careful and study up on it before deciding to try it.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,889 Member
    edited October 2017
    CynthiasChoice wrote: »
    I'm not expert enough to explain intermittent fasting to you or give advice about it. All I know is how my nutritionist did it: Nothing to eat between 6 PM and 10 AM. It can have some positive effects on regulating blood sugar, controlling cholesterol, maintaining lean mass, reducing cancer, etc. BUT, I also know it can have negative effects for some females, so please be careful and study up on it before deciding to try it.
    This is woo. Not eating between 6 PM and 10 AM is perfectly normal and healthy, but it's not a magic health trick. People who need to eat more often, must do so. Like diabetics, athletes and underweight. Not "some females". Things like that make people afraid for no reason.
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 833 Spam Moderator
    Protein bar(s) for breakfast works for me - I'm starving when I get up in the morning, so I need something, but I don't want a heavy breakfast before my 10 mile cycle commute, so I eat one as soon as I get up, and another one once I arrive at work.

    Brands I've found to work well, and which come with a decent protein to calorie mix are listed on this thread.
  • CynthiasChoice
    CynthiasChoice Posts: 1,047 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    CynthiasChoice wrote: »
    I'm not expert enough to explain intermittent fasting to you or give advice about it. All I know is how my nutritionist did it: Nothing to eat between 6 PM and 10 AM. It can have some positive effects on regulating blood sugar, controlling cholesterol, maintaining lean mass, reducing cancer, etc. BUT, I also know it can have negative effects for some females, so please be careful and study up on it before deciding to try it.
    This is woo. Not eating between 6 PM and 10 AM is perfectly normal and healthy, but it's not a magic health trick. People who need to eat more often, must do so. Like diabetics, athletes and underweight. Not "some females". Things like that make people afraid for no reason.

    I think I was unclear, and that lead to the woo conclusion. My nutritionist (only person I know who does IF) fasted from 6 PM to 10 AM. I would assume that's safe for everyone except diabetics, athletes and underweight, as you said. It becomes unsafe for some females if they choose to regularly fast for a longer period of time, like a full day. That can sometimes disrupt a woman's menstrual cycle.
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