High Energy Non Wheat & Gluten Breakfasts for early morning (pre-gym)?

zacmorris

Finding it tough to find a good alternative to porridge before the gym. It's great for energy but gluten and wheat really just don't agree with me (I'm not a celiac) and I always fell bloated after eating it. It's the only real time I eat gluten / wheat (bar a few pints ) Hard to beat for energy though!

Was drinking berry smoothies for a while, but just found them too sugary, which cant be a great thing either.


I have a nice strong coffee, but need some other energy too.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Nice one in advance...

Hardonraging

zacmorris wrote: »

Finding it tough to find a good alternative to porridge before the gym. It's great for energy but gluten and wheat really just don't agree with me (I'm not a celiac) and I always fell bloated after eating it. It's the only real time I eat gluten / wheat (bar a few pints ) Hard to beat for energy though!

Was drinking berry smoothies for a while, but just found them too sugary, which cant be a great thing either.


I have a nice strong coffee, but need some other energy too.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Nice one in advance...

Porridge ( last i heard) was made from oats ... also, if there's gluten in your porridge then you're eating the wrong kid of porridge ..

Scrambled eggs, and veg is an alternate, coffee ( black ) if you need it ..

Zamboni

Steak, chicken, eggs, yams, bacon, rice, lamb, kangaroo, milk, coffee, gluten free sausages, mushrooms, yak, mackerel, salmon, duck eggs, bison, coconut.
Should get you started :pac:

Hanley

Hardonraging wrote: »

Porridge ( last i heard) was made from oats ... also, if there's gluten in your porridge then you're eating the wrong kid of porridge ..

Scrambled eggs, and veg is an alternate, coffee ( black ) if you need it ..

...or maybe it's processed in a factory that also processes gluten so cross contamination occurs. Which is most places.

You've no idea how gluten intolerant the poster is. So eh, chill out yah?

proteinpolice

zacmorris wrote: »

Finding it tough to find a good alternative to porridge before the gym. It's great for energy but gluten and wheat really just don't agree with me (I'm not a celiac) and I always fell bloated after eating it. It's the only real time I eat gluten / wheat (bar a few pints ) Hard to beat for energy though!

Was drinking berry smoothies for a while, but just found them too sugary, which cant be a great thing either.


I have a nice strong coffee, but need some other energy too.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Nice one in advance...

get some test prop dbol and a can of monster ripper into u

meijin

Zamboni wrote: »

Steak, chicken, eggs, yams, bacon, rice, lamb, kangaroo, milk, coffee, gluten free sausages, mushrooms, yak, mackerel, salmon, duck eggs, bison, coconut.
Should get you started :pac:

+1 for the bolded ones

GoldCobra

hah, kangaroo? wasn't aware that was easily available? also bison, yak?

proteinpolice

meijin wrote: »

+1 for the bolded ones

brb thinks bacon is good food source for getting aesthetic as ****

brb look like crap

brb no aesthetics

zacmorris

Hmmm, I genuinely thought there was gluten in porridge. I have seen gluten free porridge but it must be just guaranteed not to be in contact with gluten products.

I'm not ceilac, I HAVE had tests done. Just find it very hard to digest stodgy / gluten'y / starch'y foods. Porridge in particular! I usually buy the organic flahavans and have it with almond milk / water. For instance I don't eat potatoes at all for this reason.

I drink my coffee black, which is great for waking you up at 6am, I have a bowl of eggs with added whites and a banana straight after gym. But suppose I'm looking for a more carb based food than a protein based food first thing. Was considering rye-bread with poached eggs?

Just to clarify I'm training mainly to lose bodyfat and keep toned as opposed to get masssiiiive!
I do eat a lot of fish, eggs, chicken along with fancier stuff on the weekends

Thanks for the replies!!

proteinpolice

zacmorris wrote: »

Hmmm, I genuinely thought there was gluten in porridge. I have seen gluten free porridge but it must be just guaranteed not to be in contact with gluten products.

I'm not ceilac, I HAVE had tests done. Just find it very hard to digest stodgy / gluten'y foods. Porridge in particular! I usually buy the organic flahavans and have it with almond milk / water. For instance I don't eat potatoes at all for this reason.

I drink my coffee black, which is great for waking you up at 6am, I have a bowl of eggs with added whites and a banana straight after gym. But suppose I'm looking for a more carb based food than a protein based food first thing. Was considering rye-bread with poached eggs?

Just to clarify I'm training mainly to lose bodyfat and keep toned as opposed to get masssiiiive!

get massive first then get ripped

doesnt count if your ripped and have the frame of some average non training gimp

Hardonraging

Hanley wrote: »

...or maybe it's processed in a factory that also processes gluten so cross contamination occurs. Which is most places.

You've no idea how gluten intolerant the poster is. So eh, chill out yah?

I can appreciate that, hence my point about eating the wrong kind.. maybe i came across as a little harsh .. apologies to the OP if that's the case..

Mellor

GoldCobra wrote: »

hah, kangaroo? wasn't aware that was easily available? also bison, yak?

I've a kangaroo burger on the grill right now. Great protein source.

GoldCobra

Where sells these crazy meats in dublin? I assume they're expensive?

Rob32

proteinpolice wrote: »

brb thinks bacon is good food source for getting aesthetic as ****

brb look like crap

brb no aesthetics

Aware

Zamboni

GoldCobra wrote: »

Where sells these crazy meats in dublin? I assume they're expensive?

Lots of places.

I like these guys.

http://www.organicfoodsireland.com/gourmet_game.php

zacmorris

proteinpolice wrote: »

get massive first then get ripped

doesnt count if your ripped and have the frame of some average non training gimp

I've a fairly big frame anyway tbh, 5ft 11 I'm 95kgs with about 25-27% bf, want to get that down to about 18% at least this year. I've a fair bit of muscle- find it easier to put on muscle than I do lose BF tbh. I suppose that point kind of contradicts itself, but you know what I mean!

zacmorris

Hardonraging wrote: »

I can appreciate that, hence my point about eating the wrong kind.. maybe i came across as a little harsh .. apologies to the OP if that's the case..

haha, no hassle. I'm not THAT sensitive

GoldCobra

I see it says irish ostrich, does this mean there are irish kangaroo farms? or is it imported? or emus......I don't wanna end up working on your mothers emu farm.

Mellor

GoldCobra wrote: »

I see it says irish ostrich, does this mean there are irish kangaroo farms? or is it imported?

I imagine if the kangaroo was Irish it would say so. Like the way ostrich, bison etc say It.

GoldCobra

Mellor wrote: »

I imagine if the kangaroo was Irish it would say so. Like the way ostrich, bison etc say It.

Just making sure I'm not caught by surprise driving around ireland one day and start seeing kangaroos.

Dotcomdolly

I make an "egg loaf" with 500kg of pork mince fried up with spices, add in veg (my current batch has sweet potato, red peepr, mushroom & spinach) incl a starchy one like sweet potato or butternut squash (I grate them) and then 10-12 beaten eggs.
Bake in a lined roasting dishing for 30 mins or so at gas 6.

Cut in to portion and fridge/freeze to use during week.

I also tried a "bulletproof coffee" yesterday - add a tsp of ghee/clarified butter/kerrygold and one of coconut oil in to a mug of black coffee & whiz in your blender.

zacmorris

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

I make an "egg loaf" with 500kg of pork mince fried up with spices, add in veg (my current batch has sweet potato, red peepr, mushroom & spinach) incl a starchy one like sweet potato or butternut squash (I grate them) and then 10-12 beaten eggs.
Bake in a lined roasting dishing for 30 mins or so at gas 6.

Cut in to portion and fridge/freeze to use during week.

I also tried a "bulletproof coffee" yesterday - add a tsp of ghee/clarified butter/kerrygold and one of coconut oil in to a mug of black coffee & whiz in your blender.

Nice one, thats sounds great. Will give it a shot.

Dotcomdolly

zacmorris wrote: »

Nice one, thats sounds great. Will give it a shot.

Great. This is the spice mix I use in the pork, it is well worth making up jar of. It's also good for mixing into pork to make burgers.

Italian Sausage Seasoning

Ingredients

4 tsp dried parsley
1 Tbsp dried Italian herbs
2 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp salt
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp fennel seed

If you don't have a full spice rack Tesco is very good value.

zacmorris

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Great. This is the spice mix I use in the pork, it is well worth making up jar of. It's also good for mixing into pork to make burgers.

Italian Sausage Seasoning

Ingredients

4 tsp dried parsley
1 Tbsp dried Italian herbs
2 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp salt
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp fennel seed

If you don't have a full spice rack Tesco is very good value.

Nice one, sounds delish. Have all of the above so should be handy. Have a couple of other 'rubs' i use for chicken etc, so no harm having a nice pork one.
Look forward to trying it out.

curry_person

oats do contain gluten, oats are wheat free tho but are not suitable for the gluten intolerant.
i would recommend millet porridge is very rich in carbohydrates and fiber so very good for stable energy.
or quinoa flakes which are high protein. most of these are available from health food stores.
you can also get gluten free muesli. hope this helps i know how hard it can be to make a nice gluten free breakfast!

meijin

curry_person wrote: »

i know how hard it can be to make a nice gluten free breakfast!

It's actually very easy. Just eat natural unprocessed food - skip grains and you should be safe.

All veggies, eggs, meet, etc. are OK.

Hanley

curry_person wrote: »

i know how hard it can be to make a nice gluten free breakfast!

eggs and bacon
bacon and eggs
eggs
bacon
steakcon
steakcon with an egg on top

....and that's just the start

siblers

OP, you can get Gluten Free porridge at any of the major supermarkets or health stores, Tescos have their own brand for 3.75 and its really nice. Only problem with GF porridge is its quite expensive, you'll pay double the price for half the quantity.

tmc86

A few suggestions;

• omlettes/fritattas with spinach & chicken and other green veg
• banana and peanut butter sandwiches on gluten free bread
• Gluten free muesli with natural yoghurt and berries/fruit
• smoothie with peanut butter, veg, natural yoghurt, seeds, berries etc
• i make a hueveos rancheros kind of dish (tomatoes, eggs, onion and anything else you want to add!) but use green lentils and kidney beans too.

zacmorris

Thanks for all these! Much appreciated

xgtdec

proteinpolice wrote: »

get massive first then get ripped

doesnt count if your ripped and have the frame of some average non training gimp

best advice ive seen on boards...without a doubt!!

Doug Cartel

zacmorris wrote: »

I'm not ceilac, I HAVE had tests done. Just find it very hard to digest stodgy / gluten'y / starch'y foods. Porridge in particular!

I don't have any intolerances that I'm aware of. Still, even though I actually like porridge, there are some mornings where I just can't face it. Eating it seems a chore, and then it just doesn't sit well.

One thing that has never given me any trouble is un-cooked oats in water that have been blitzed well in a blender. It's not the most pleasant food I can think of, but it is easy to chug, and once it's down it stays down - even if I go training fairly soon after.

siochain

Just add coconut fat to your coffee and your good to go.