I need to give up bread and pasta...what do I have instead?

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Bread and pasta give me horrible stomach pain (I have Diverticulosis) and sometimes cause partial blockages. I'm not a coeliac but it definitely doesn't agree with me.
I need to stop eating both entirely.
But what the hell do I replace them with? I have eaten a boiled egg with a slice of toast every day for breakfast since I was a toddler (in my 50s now!) I'm very repetitive with my food intake (two of my children have autism and I suspect I'd have been diagnosed if I'd been assessed)
Can't face porridge, cannot eat fruit IN anything. Can't eat bananas (I gag) so no idea what to eat for breakfast.

I eat plenty of salad, roast veg, my meals are quite healthy but pasta is a staple in our house and I don't know what to eat on 'pasta day' or 'pizza night' I could try gluten free I guess but I'd rather to find meals that don't use that either.

Can anyone help me meal plan simple vegetarian meals that I can substitute?

I dip raw carrot and cucumber into dippy eggs.
quinoa or rice instead of pasta.
salad instead of sandwiches……
cauliflower rice…..
I find just doing without is fine if you have enough protein (100-150g per meal).

For breakfast I now have natural Greek yogurt with nuts and fresh fruit.

I have drastically reduced my bread and pasta.usually I'll substitute salad. Or make veggie meals with beans.

Stir fry and oriental meals with rice noodles might work. And lots you can do with potatoes if you're still eating them.

afaik, 'Progress Oatlets' is just the name for Flahavan's porridge oats in Ireland. I've made the bread successfully both with Lidl own brand and with some fancy-pantsy gluten-free porridge oats, no idea what brand.

We also like fondue but with veggies instead of bread. Lots of homemade soups. Chilli but without the wraps or tacos.

Im going to try this, cant wait. Really miss bread (and butter, BUTTER)!!!

@soupfiend progress oatlets are smaller & milled slightly differently I think. I find them much better for creamy porridge but when it comes to making oat bread using any oats is fine. If you want a vegan bread, a chia or flax egg can be used to bind.

I know what you mean - I decided to do a lowish carb week back in early September and it is somehow still ongoing, and although I am glad to be shrinking (slowly, because I still eat lots of food) I miss having bread and am amazed how much less butter I get through. I do have a spud or two on Sundays, and the imported new potatoes have just started, and they need butter, obviously, so that's all good.

I'm allergic to wheat so have to avoid regular bread and pasta even when I'm eating carbs. I am lucky enough to be able to eat spelt (even though it is a form of wheat) and am planning a hot cross bun or two on Friday.

Check put the low carb topic.

Loads of suggestions and support there

Im going to try with the normal oats I have and see how it comes out

I certainly dont want vegan bread, love the thought of the yoghurt in it, I would use greek yoghurt

I eat low carb so would only have a small amount and keep it frozen in slices as suggested.

For breakfast what about egg muffins?

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-egg-muffins

You can make a batch and just warm in the microwave each morning. You can also tailor what ingredients you add.

Super simple and much easier than an omelette in the morning. Have two - one to replace your boiled egg and the other your toast :-)

Well I gave up bread and pasta some years back (apart from the odd nibble now and then) as I noticed that I had joint pain when I had high amounts of them

Since then, Ive had WLS so cant even eat bread or pasta, very uncomfortable, but I can eat oats as porridge so Im assuming that I can eat porridge bread. I can only eat very small amounts so this could be great for me. I eat low carb and high protein anyway but build this in to the day would be doable.

Avoid the stuff that reminds you of having bread and pasta?

Although I like moussaka instead of lasagne.
But generally I don’t have a boiled egg but a fried egg with bacon. Stopped soup because it’s better with bread. I don’t have bolognese so much but have a bowl of chilli with beans.

Just remembered OP, the thing I can tolerate is ryvita, doesnt seem to have the same effect, have you tried rye bread/ryvita?

Alternative to lasagne:

cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1768-involtini#

I've made this and it's lovely - nigella recipe

What about Mexican? Corn tortillas, avocado, refried beans, yoghurt, salsa... that's what I put in but there's loads of variations obviously.

I made a really good curry using Jamie Oliver's curry sauce the other day. Really quick and I didn't need rice as I put potatoes in it.

For breakfast, how about bubble and squeak? You can prepare a couple of day's worth the night before. I know you don't like porridge but if you put some oats into the mix, it makes it go dryer and more like bread. Kind of.

Also, something leftfield, I love laverbread. It's seaweed. You can buy it online if it's not in the supermarket. Again, combine with oats, salt and pepper and fry it up. Delicious!

Ive been making aubergine parmagiana recently, doesnt have to include cheese actually

That dish looks fantastic, another thing to add to the list. Im obsessed with aubergines.

Do you like rice cakes? They work well with nut butters, I particularly like cashew nut butter on rice cakes for a super fast breakfast.

Google fathead pizza. With mozzarella and mascarpone as a basis.

I have greek yoghurt for breakfast. Have you tried frozen blueberries? On hot summer days they are lovely in the yoghurt . If you don’t like the texture, maybe put in the blender?

Pea or chickpea pasta? I've bought both in Aldi. Cooks much quicker though so it was trial and error with cooking.

Rice noodles work ok instead of pasta and also v quick and easy to cook.

I have full fat Greek yoghurt, blueberries and honey every day for breakfast.

For lunch I'll have a salad with goats cheese or a 3-egg cheese omelette.

For dinner I'll have a veg stir fry with cashew nuts and brown rice (I use microwave pouch rice) , or homemade burnt aubergine chilli with avocado and soured cream.

I really like buckwheat. EITHER whole grains - toasted then cooked with water; about 10-15 mins - then served like rice or re-heated with kale/spinach/mushrooms/onions/celery/chopped nuts/a little olive oil etc etc OR ELSE (as flour) made into pancakes. The mixture cooks just like ordinary pancakes and goes with so many other dishes, sweet as well as savoury. You can use oat /almond milk if avoiding dairy. If dairy is OK, you can add a couple of tablespoons of yoghurt when mixing the batter.
Just one example recipe here - there are many, many:
https://www.loveandlemons.com/buckwheat-pancakes/