Colette, I didn't even notice that I wasn't getting any browns in my afternoon snacks! Thanks for pointing that out (and asking me to share my meals/snacks). I'm going to try adding that in and see if it helps. I'm also thinking about making yam cakes. I tried peanut butter with a sweet potato yesterday and it tasted much better than I imagined it would.

Thanks!
Ida

: Hi Ingrid,

: Well, here are a few things I have
: learned over the years that I try
: to do. I can have shake every now
: and again, but not when life is
: stressful. Have you ever tried
: something a bit more dense for
: breakfast? And the same for brown
: rice bread...it just doesn't have
: the holding power that other
: browns have for me. My current
: favorite is cream of buckwheat
: with chicken and ginger...and some
: cultured beets on the side. And
: your idea of a second breakfast
: might be really helpful too. More
: food at the beginning of the day
: seems to help with evening
: collapse.

: Rice cakes also don't have much
: holding power for me, so for
: snacks, I would try to make extra
: browns. An example would be turkey
: sticks and leftover rice. I
: noticed for your other snacks you
: don't have browns, and you are
: using nuts. For a light snack,
: those would be ok for me. If I
: find they are not holding, I'll go
: for something more dense...yam
: cakes and chicken are a great one
: for me.

: Those are a few suggestions. You can
: play around a bit, and see what
: works for you.

: Colette