Eggs with veggies and a little bacon. Sounds yummy.

The long-term health effects of a high-protein/low-carbohydrate diets are unknown. But getting most of your daily calories from high-protein foods like meat, eggs, and cheese is not a balanced eating plan. You may be eating too much fat and cholesterol, which may raise heart disease risk. You may be eating too few fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, which may lead to constipation due to lack of dietary fiber. Following a high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet may also make you feel nauseous, tired, and weak. Eating fewer than 130 grams of carbohydrate a day can lead to the buildup of ketones (partially broken-down fats) in your blood. A buildup of ketones in your blood (called ketosis) can cause your body to produce high levels of uric acid, which is a risk factor for gout (a painful swelling of the joints) and kidney stones. Ketosis may be especially risky for pregnant women and people with diabetes or kidney disease.

Many people complain about the south beach diet because they usually do not eat breakfast and that is difficult for them to change, but you'll soon see that making a quick omelet or plate of scrambled eggs with veggies to be as quick as making toast. Here is what the breakfast stats should look like ideally bat the first stage of the South Beach Diet: Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup. See choices Fruit: None Starch: None Milk: None Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise or oil (optional) See choices Now realistically, here are some great ideas for South Beach Diet breakfasts: 1. Veggie Quiche filled with cheese, spinach, and fresh vegetables. Add hot sauce for a spicier version. Coffee Tea Glass of tomato juice. 2. 2 eggs scrambled with fresh herbs and mushrooms and 2 rashers grilled lean bacon. Plus a small glass of tomato juice A decaf coffee or tea. 3. Omelet with prepared egg mix (no yolks) and red bell pepper and Canadian bacon. 4. Scrambled eggs 1/2 cup sliced tomato Coffee (Artificial sweetener and skimmed milk to taste) 5. Turkey slices with 1/2 cup red and green pepper slices Coffee (artificial sweetener and skimmed milk to taste) 6. Hard boiled egg with 1/2 cup fresh vegetable sticks (suggest celery, broccoli and/or cauliflower) 7. Low fat cheese slices on 1/2 cup chopped spinach, cooked in microwave with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray Coffee (artificial sweetener and skimmed milk to taste) 8. Mushroom, bell pepper and low fat cheese omelet Coffee (artificial sweetener and skimmed milk to taste 9. Lite cheese spread on 1/2 cup celery sticks Coffee (Artificial sweetener and skimmed milk to taste) Generally Speaking try these foods (Feel Free to Mix n' Match them): Scrambled Eggs, Canadian bacon, Spinach Frittata, Western Omelet, Hardboiled eggs, Lite cheese, Yogurt, Coffee, and Tea. Hope these Help, Tiff

having lost 43 pounds on the south beach diet I can tell you every morning i have 12 oz of v8 1/2 cup of hot cereal (oatmeal or a multigrain) an egg a banana. yum!