I can’t say enough about my morning breakfast. Back in the days when I was going through 10-20 bathroom breaks per day, I was always wondering what to have for breakfast to start the day. Well, let me tell you about what I do every morning. It is really really simple.
One banana, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, some peanut butter, and some natural OJ(not from concentrate OJ). If you are feeling pretty good with your colitis and not experiencing any symptoms, feel free to add some honey to your smoothie. Honey is said to be a bit of a more advanced food for people who are following the SCD diet for treating the UC.
Then, put all of that right into the blender, and about one minute later you are all set. It is that simple. I have been having one each morning about 5 times per week since August 2009. It is really great.
On a side note a great colitis breakfast will get you through the morning is making a SCD diet smoothie with pineapple juice instead of orange juice. It tastes great and it might have a little bit less acid which for some people can help the ulcerative colitis.
One thing to make sure of is to buy and read the SCD diet book Breaking the Vicious Cycle. There are some rules of the road for people who are interested in changing your colitis diet, and you want to be sure to follow the intro diet before moving on to more advanced foods like peanut butter.
January 11, 2010 at 8:48 pm
I love it, except for the peanut butter part. Also, sometimes I replace the oj with soymilk, though not sure if that fits your diet.
April 25, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Hey, Adam, I became what you would call a jamba juice addict over the past 3 years of remission, however in my current flare they really seem to be increasing my symptoms and bleeding. I made one of your smoothies tonight and it was a perfect substitute for my usual jamba juice. Cheaper too!
Thanks! -Garrett
April 25, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Yo Garrett!
What up man, hey, that’s great, super happy you enjoyed it, and yeah, I hear you on being a jamba addict, I was that way with a place called “Blenders in the Grass” down in SoCal when I was living down that way a few years back.
Hey, quick word to the wise… many people can’t tolerate the peanut butter(not just my wife) so if you don’t like that in the smoothie that’s quite alright, and you may want to just try without the peanut butter for a while to see how you do, and if you want to add it in, at a later date add the peanut butter to see how things react…. either way up to you, but just a suggestion. I seem to do alright with it, but I know many do not(as I’ve found out over the years).
All the best to you, and good luck on getting back to normal soon,
Adam