How this Fast Diet Lifestyle works: Eat these meals tomorrow, for a calorie total of less than 600. On another day this week, eat the meals from a different post, another day of eating 600 calories or less. Eat sensibly the other days of the week. That’s it: a simple way to lose weight and be healthier. Join me in the Fasting Lifestyle.

Here in the US, Avian Flu is tearing through bird popula-tions, wild and domestic. When the disease is detected in a flock of commercial laying hens, all must be destroyed. This has caused the price of eggs to soar into the stratosphere — if you could get them at all! Eggs are a super-food for FASTers, being a low-calorie, low-fat, low-carb source of protein. And they used to be inexpensive. So what to eat for breakfast? There are many eggless breakfasts in the Archive, and here I present three very different ideas from different countries: Switzerland, Mexico, and the UK. People lucky enough to have a back-yard flock might also need some alternatives to eggs at breakfast, since during the winter, the hens lay less frequently. Then, too, it is Lent, a time when traditionally eggs were not supposed to be eaten, as one forgoes luxuries — could that have been made easier by not having eggs being laid in winter months? No matter why you have fewer eggs in the ‘fridge, you can still follow the Fasting Lifestyle at breakfast.

Our Muesli was developed at the famous health spa of Dr. Bircher. The Tostada is a classic. The Bacon Butty is a common food in the UK, at breakfast and as a snack.

Muesli: 268 calories… 9 g fat… 7 g fiber… 7.4 g protein… 43.5 g carbs… 111 mg Calcium… PB GF – if oats are truly GF  This is a smaller portion of the original recipe of the Bircher-Benner muesli.

1 serving
2 Tbsp rolled oats ++++ 5 Tbsp whole milk	In a cereal bowl, mix oats and milk, cover, and refrigerate overnight to soften the oats.
5 oz apple, with skin on ++++ 2 tsp lemon juice	Grate the apple and mix with lemon juice, then add to the oat mixture. Stir to combine.
5 raw hazelnuts, or almonds, chopped	Sprinkle with raw chopped nuts and serve.
Herbal tea, no sweetener, no milk	Serve with herbal tea of your choice.

Tostada w/ Avocado: 175 calories… 8.5 g fat… 4 g fiber… 8.5 g protein… 18 g carbs… 100.4 mg Calcium…  NB: Food values given are for the plated foods only, and do not include the optional beverage. PB GF For a quick, easy breakfast, this one can’t be beat. Be sure to pair it with a protein-rich dinner.

++ One 65-70 calorie yellow cornmeal tortilla ++++ 1.5 Tbsp guacamole +++ 4 Tbsp chili non carne ++++  ¼ oz Cheddar cheese, grated ++++ Optional: 1 oz pear or apple* ++++ Optional: 5 oz fruit smoothie or  berry-yogurt smoothie [88 calories] ++++  Optional: blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or  mocha cafe au lait [65 calories] ++++

Briefly warm the tortilla in a heavy skillet without any fat or oil. Warm the chili. Spread the tortilla with guacamole, then top with chili. Add cheese and heat briefly to melt it. Plate with fruit if using. *To serve with the fruit: 16 g calories… 0 g fat… 1 g fiber… 0 g protein… 4.4 g carbs… 2.6 mg Calcium..

Bacon Butty: 193 calories… 4 g fat… 6 g fiber… 5 g protein… 30 g carbs… 62.4 mg Calcium… This is such a widely popular sandwich in England and the Republic of Ireland that there are some 700 varieties. Some call it a ‘sarnie.’ If you add an egg, it becomes a ‘breggy.’ It seems to have originated in Ireland.

++ 1 Arnold whole-wheat Sandwich Thin, top and bottom ++++ 2 slices uncured American bacon, cut in half ++++ 2 oz applesauce ++++ 1 packet ketchup, for authenticity ++++  Optional: blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or mocha cafe au lait [65 calories] ++

Lightly toast the bun while the bacon cooks until crispy. Portion the applesauce, construct the sandwich, and serve with ketchup. ‘Fast Food’ for a Fast Day.

Ingredients for next week: Breakfast, single portion for Monday …………………………… single portion for Thursday:

1 Pan Muffin OR whole-grain bread	1.5 two-oz eggs
cucumber + pear	salt cod
cooked chicken + radish	garlic ++ lavender
deglet noor date	tomato
optional smoothie	optional smoothie
optional hot beverage	optional hot beverage

Dinner, single portion for Monday:………………………….. single portion for Thursday:

quick barley ++ brown rice OR spelt flakes	3-oz breaded pork cutlet @ 62 calories/oz
whole wheat orzo OR farro	beets
1 link of 150-calorie sausage  ++ puttanesca sauce	small red potatoes
broccoli OR canned fava or broadbeans	mushrooms
Sparkling water	Sparkling water