Breakfast+-+Toast+or+Pancakes

Ok, Toast for breakfast.

How many slices? White, Wheat, Rye, Multi Grain, etc? Now find out how much Phe & Protein there is in 1 slice of bread. Now think about what you are going to put on your toast. Jelly? Peanut Butter? Butter? Honey?

Ok, Pancakes for breakfast. What brand? Homemade or frozen? How many? What will you put on your pancakes?

Toast is a better option than pancakes, as it is hard to determine the Phe in pancakes without measuring all of the ingredients very closely. Realistically, however you probably don't want to start out with a high Phe breakfast, because this will lower your daily allowance throughout the rest of the day. What does this mean?

If you start with 2 slices of toast with butter, you will most likely be eating approximately 250 mg Phe. This is way too much for this meal. You want to make sure you have enough room throughout the rest of the day to eat more.

Instead of having toast or pancakes, go back to the breakfast choices and pick something else that fits within the PKU dietary guidelines a little better.

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