I would love to see this forum get more active. Seems like there's not too many folks following Schwarbein anymore.

About smoothies. Honestly sometimes its hard to make a whole breakfast. I think once in a while a smoothie is acceptable. The hard part I'm having is that I've pretty much eliminated artificial sweeteners and a non-sweet smoothie just sound yuck.

That being said, I used to make a good one using Designer Whey and Carb Countdown chocoate milk. If you wanted to use less processed foods, you could make one using raw egg as the protein (salmonella risk really is quite low - honest! Like 1 in a million). Or use raw Eggbeaters which are pastuerized and safe to eat raw (if you're squeamish about real eggs). Eggbeaters won't have all the nice fat and nutrients of a real egg, but heck, its just one meal, right?

Another suggestion: Kathleen Desmaisons (Potatoes Not Prozac, Your Last Diet) sells a very good shake mix. I don't know if I can post the link here..... I just joined this site and am still figuring stuff out.

I hope some of this helps!