Hi Kiki! It sounds like you are doing good work figuring out what proteins and browns will work for you at breakfast. These are all really good questions...

What I've been told here is it's better to have beans be either a brown or a protein at any given meal, but not to count them as both at the same time - don't "double dip" is what they tell me. So, if I have beans and rice, I usually choose to count the beans as my protein and the rice as my brown. But if I have chicken and also beans and rice, I might choose to count the beans as my brown along with the rice. Does that make sense?

I love having potatoes with skins or sweet potatoes as my breakfast brown. A lot of people do that - if you like it, it's just fine to have as your breakfast brown.

I also like coconut. It's really nutritious, but unfortunately it is not a great (dense) protein source. An ounce (28g) of most nuts has about 6 or 7 grams of protein. But an ounce of coconut meat has only 1 gram of protein.

What kinds of proteins do you like to eat at breakfast? I can't remember if you said you are vegetarian - do you eat eggs or cheese? Meats? Tofu? We can help you come up with some yummy breakfast ideas.

Thanks for posting and asking questions - and hang in there with breakfast, it gets easier and soon it won't feel bla-y at all. :)

Bevy

: Hi guys, still trying to make Step 1
: a regular part of my life, and
: feel more natural too...although
: not sure how long it will take.
: It's still kind of bla-feeling to
: eat first thing upon rising, so
: weird...like, kids do it all the
: time so why is this so hard for
: me? I mean I'm not ancient lol, 27
: yrs...but in comparison i feel
: like I ought to know better.
: *sigh*

: Anyway, a few things I was hoping to
: clear up, that I read:

: 1. It says that nuts are a good
: source for the protein component.
: Does this include coconut? It's
: hard knowing all the different
: 'categories' of nuts. I ask
: because I'm allergic to most all
: tree nuts. I do fine with coconut
: though, and chestnuts although
: these seem to be less protein and
: more carb.
: SO I was thinking perhaps coconut
: yogort, or even the actual coconut
: meat, a few pieces cut up?

: 2. I see that beans are listed both
: for the protein and complex carb -
: so just having say, a serving of
: any bean would meet both of these
: parts for b-fast?

: 3. I realize that the night potato is
: a step I'm not yet ready for...but
: on here, it does mention potatoes
: with skin as a complex carb. so I
: could have say, a serving of
: potato or yam, or sweet potato
: with skin for breakfast?