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A couple of friends of mine have advised me that they are now eating what they call the Breakfast of Warriors. This is a small piece of kangaroo steak and a tomato juice. For lunch, a salad, and for dinner, a small snack. No bread, no pasta. Since they have been following this diet, they claim to be more alert, more energetic, and more positive about life; and they are rocking much harder, to boot (for they are in a rocking band). Should we all take up the Breakfast of Warriors? What do you think?

― moley, Sunday, 25 February 2007 09:31 (eighteen years ago)

If I had to live without sandwiches I'd certainly be aggressive like warrior.

― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 25 February 2007 09:54 (eighteen years ago)

It doesn't sound like they are eating that much...Are they eating less? That could explain the feeling more energetic and whatnot, more energy balance going on. Do they exercise a lot?

I had cornflakes for breakfast, with sugar.

― jel --, Sunday, 25 February 2007 11:40 (eighteen years ago)

the real human diet is a totally carnivorous one

― Bob Six, Sunday, 25 February 2007 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

If you can't trust dietary advice from a former Grateful Dead roadie, then who can you trust?

― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 25 February 2007 12:03 (eighteen years ago)

I'm quite impressed with his persisistence - keeping it up all these years.

Here's a brief account of when the Grateful Dead were staying with him in 1966:

One day a week we are allowed a rest from red meat. On Friday nights we go to Kanter's delicattesen on Fairfax where we can order anything we want. The vegetable-of-the-week club. Asparagus! Cauliflowers! Peas! But as far as Owsley is concerned, meat is still the food of record. He glowers at us if we order vegetables. A salad he takes as a personal affront.

― Bob Six, Sunday, 25 February 2007 12:15 (eighteen years ago)

i like steak and eggs for breakfast every once in a while. sometimes i crave it. but too much meat ain't good for you in the long run. you need greens and veggies and fruit. well, you do if you want to be healthy. as far as your friends' diet goes, i imagine they will get sick of it eventually. eating less food can give you more energy. sometimes.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 12:55 (eighteen years ago)

YUMMY!

[img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kangaroo_meat_supermarket.JPG/800px-Kangaroo_meat_supermarket.JPG"]

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 February 2007 13:36 (eighteen years ago)

let's try this again ;__;

YUMMY!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kangaroo_meat_supermarket.JPG/800px-Kangaroo_meat_supermarket.JPG

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 February 2007 13:36 (eighteen years ago)

so, do they have kangaroo farms? they must, right? they aren't just shooting them on the side of the road.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 13:44 (eighteen years ago)

ate a ton of venison the other nite. the difference between wild stuff and processed hormone-ized meat is sooooo profound. the wild stuff is so bloody and metallic and deep. dunno about kangaroo though. i'd give it a go. not too many places have it in the states except those novelty game restaurants.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 13:47 (eighteen years ago)

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― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Sunday, 25 February 2007 16:36 (eighteen years ago)

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― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Sunday, 25 February 2007 16:36 (eighteen years ago)

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(this new setup fills me with woe)

― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Sunday, 25 February 2007 16:37 (eighteen years ago)

you'll get the hang of it.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:01 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, just takes practice.

Anyway, about these innocent kangaroos (when koalas are so plentiful instead).

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:07 (eighteen years ago)

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants.

― Jenny, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:08 (eighteen years ago)

i loved the eat food not to much mostly plants piece. didn't really tell me anything i didn't already know - in fact it just reinforced everything i already knew to be true - but i'm glad it got out there. very important.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

I just try to do a lot of home cooking now, and keep the oil amount low (thank you canola and olive oil). But I also try and avoid meat at home as stated elsewhere, it's less expensive but also forces you to really appreciate how to cook and prepare vegetables and fruits.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

plus, it's just a good reminder. i need those. i get lazy just like everyone else. i really wanted to go cook up some kale after reading that.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

Hehe, the other night I cooked up my bulgur wheat/mozzarella/greens mix for a friend, had along with a fresh fruit salad and my rosemary bread. A great meal, the more so because it was shared.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 25 February 2007 17:19 (eighteen years ago)

Has anyone ever tried to eat the advertised "Balanced Breakfast" that sugar cereals are a part of? I did one day and my stomach just ached from Louis XIV stuffedness until about 4 p.m.

― Abbott, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:14 (eighteen years ago)

haha ned, the wikipedia entry on kangaroo meat says that kangaroos are the aussie animal that are plentiful (kinda like deer over here). i don't know if koalas are plentiful or (relatively) endangered (tasty taco-meat though they may be) ;-)

i've only had venison once in my life, in a venison stew -- it tasted kinda like roast beef.

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:16 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.villageinnrestaurants.com/images/index/feature_food.jpg

― iiiijjjj, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:38 (eighteen years ago)

miniature beef tacos on a potato skillet. like people in big cities eat. san diego, for instance. only for a limited time. only at your neighborhood VILLAGE INN.

― iiiijjjj, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:39 (eighteen years ago)

Has anyone ever tried to eat the advertised "Balanced Breakfast" that sugar cereals are a part of? I did one day and my stomach just ached from Louis XIV stuffedness until about 4 p.m.

yeah, for real -- just eating a bowl or 2 of cereal is more than enough.

anyway, i reckon that the cereal companies added that part to their ads to cover their asses, in case anyone ever took them to task for the kiddies eating so much sugar & other not-so-healthy things.

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:42 (eighteen years ago)

Is there a lot of EMU meat in your wonderful continent?

― Abbott, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

i was only eating venison cuz a while back i took rufus too a little girl's birthday party and he wouldn't let me leave (all the other parents had split), and the little girl's dad, who is a commercial fisherman, immediately started cooking me up some venison that he had marinated. that's all he gave me, a huge plate of deer! very filling. so, on the way out, he loaded me up with fresh tuna and tons of marinated venison. and it's been in the freezer since then until maria decided to cook it up the other nite. most probably, i will go a long way before having any more. but you never know around here...

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:54 (eighteen years ago)

For those who asked: no, I dont think there are kangaroo farms, but they don't just shoot them off the side of the road either.

They cull them. There's too many 'roos! Srsly. So we're doing the earthamajig a favour.

I had some roo the other day, well I ate a bit of Nick's, marinated roo steak at this really lovely pub (Freddie Negro* works behind the bar, moley!) and the steak was DELISH.

*not a nickname, he's a cartoonist/musician.

― Trayce, Sunday, 25 February 2007 21:20 (eighteen years ago)

so why don't they serve roo-steak at outback's over here? COULD IT BE THAT THAT JOINT DOESN'T SERVE REAL AUSTRALIAN FOOD OMGWTF I AM SHOCKED.

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 February 2007 21:32 (eighteen years ago)

One of my great regrets while in LA was not checking out some of your LA Aussie theme restaurants, just to see what they had. Roo steak is plentiful, available at the supermarket, and not dissimilar to venison. As Steward said, it has a slightly metallic taste when raw. A little goes a long way: you wouldn't want a huge amount.

Is there a lot of EMU meat in your wonderful continent?
Abbott

Yes, there is, but it's more a specialist item. The local thai restaurant has it, along with roo and crocodile.

Red meat, preferably game, for breakfast, is the key to the Breakfast of Warriors though. The roo factor just gives it a comedy Australian touch. I asked about the tomato juice on the side and they felt that was important too, for acidity. They're no nutritionists though - they're rockers. A bit like that wonderful Grateful Dead fella in the link up above - a fascinating read.

― moley, Sunday, 25 February 2007 21:47 (eighteen years ago)

The only Aussie thing they sell at Steakback Outhouse is Foster's. They do have a hilarious alcomixer called WALLABY DARN, which I believe is like an Icee with peach schnapps in it. My little sister worked there and came home giggly and silly on wallaby darn every night, until she got an underaged DUI.

― Abbott, Sunday, 25 February 2007 22:51 (eighteen years ago)

I'd think warriors would eat a bit more than stated in the original post, on account of their "active lifestyle" and all.

― Hurting 2, Monday, 26 February 2007 04:41 (eighteen years ago)

Well, sure. Anyhow, my girlfriend and I are going to try this Breakfast of Warriors lark - we shall report back with our findings.

― moley, Monday, 26 February 2007 05:21 (eighteen years ago)

― Trayce, Monday, 26 February 2007 05:24 (eighteen years ago)

The only Aussie thing they sell at Steakback Outhouse is Foster's.

Foster's is only Aussie from the outside.

― energy flash gordon, Monday, 26 February 2007 09:42 (eighteen years ago)

Tuesday: Began Breakfast of Warriors program with two small pieces of steak and organge juice. Woooargh!!

― moley, Monday, 26 February 2007 21:50 (eighteen years ago)

"Foster's is only Aussie from the outside."

not even. i think even the cans are made in the u.s. or canada. and the beer is definitely brewed here.

― scott seward, Monday, 26 February 2007 21:54 (eighteen years ago)

My friend has been in the U.S. for a few months now, and I very much look forward to his emails detailing the food.

Anyway, behold the "Bloomin' Onion", described in the menu as An Outback Ab-original from Russell’s Marina Bay

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/403953242_e2031466a4_o.jpg

and then there's this (his Foster's was actually brewed in Canada, luckily there's a proper Aussie alternative):

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/403953235_120b13b0da_o.jpg

The menu for your perusal

― S-, Monday, 26 February 2007 23:37 (eighteen years ago)

What in christs name is that onion thing?

― Trayce, Monday, 26 February 2007 23:59 (eighteen years ago)

Aussie Cheese Fries
Aussie chips made fresh daily with Idaho potatoes topped with Monterey Jack, Cheddar, bits of bacon and served with a spicy ranch dressing

There are so many things wrong with this sentence I do not know where to begin.

― Trayce, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 00:03 (eighteen years ago)

Mid Morning Tues: Eat one Banana of Vengeance.

― moley, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 00:11 (eighteen years ago)

See now, you're having essential snacks, which you didn't mention in yr original diet-recipe! But this is a good thing, one should not mess with one's metabolism by only eating 3 piddly things a day.

― Trayce, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 00:14 (eighteen years ago)

I think if I ate that little an amt of food my blood sugar levels would go thru the floor. What sustains the energy? Protein's all well and good but you do need a little complex carb - some wholegrains or something

Trayce, I've gone without grains, excepting oatmeal at breakfast, for a year now, as part of an anti-inflammatory diet. I had horrendous joint pain. I eat chicken and fish, hummus and yogurt, LARGE volumes of fruit&veggies. Also not counter-indicated are wine, lots of fatty delicious cheese and coffee with milk and/or half-and half. I've lost 25 pounds—a fringe-benefit, because it's really about the PAIN. My baseline of achiness is much better. And I'm not ironclad about it. When I go to somebody's birthday party and there's a homemade chocolate cake, I HAVE SOME!!!!!
Likewise the delicious whole wheat soda bread a friend of mine baked when we went to her house the other night. To adhere to a restrictive diet when you're at someone else's house for dinner is the worst kind of attention-whore behavior.
Plus, the cake.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 02:14 (eighteen years ago)

Oh sure if you're eating lots of veg andsuch that would be fine :) I'd die if I coudlnt have lentils though - would they count?

Also this thread made me go out and buy a tomato juice for lunch dammit.

― Trayce, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 02:25 (eighteen years ago)

Beth, I think you are right about the wine. I have been drinking copious amounts since November and have lost 11 kg.

― Hard like armour, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 02:43 (eighteen years ago)

Lentils are fine—the wine and lentil diet!

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 02:48 (eighteen years ago)

Though on reflection perhaps post-breakup stress may have been a contributing factor.

― Hard like armour, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 02:53 (eighteen years ago)

Damn, if eating no grain really is such a weightlosser maybe I should consider. I mean I dont eat much anyway but I do like my rice :/

― Trayce, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 03:04 (eighteen years ago)

i eat rootloads of grain! i should probably cut down

― electricsound, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 03:12 (eighteen years ago)

Lunch Tues:

Ate one Salad of Power and one Chicken and Lettuce Sandwich of Betrayal

― moley, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 06:02 (eighteen years ago)

5pm Tues: ate two Mini Mars Bars of Cowardice

― moley, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 06:03 (eighteen years ago)

Appriasal of day so far:

In spite of falling off the bandwagon towards the end of the day (understandable for a rookie, surely), the Breakfast of Warriors appears to have helped me stay awake and alert at work - and this in spite of having slept only 5 hours last night due to a combination of rocking hard and worrying about the crazy machinations of my bipolar ex-wife.

So, a tentative 'thumbs up' to day one of the Breakfast of Warriors diet. Roaaargh!!! Of course, one can't discount the placebo effect (this being bias in the results caused by hatred of Brian Molko's vegetarianism).

― moley, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 06:08 (eighteen years ago)

So is roo meat closer to chicken or beef in the cholesterol spectrum? A white or red meat?
I was told that farmed catfish is no better for you than beef, because they feed them corn. Too bad, because the wild-caught catfish has that muddy taste sometimes.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 06:14 (eighteen years ago)

Closer to beef, Beth - or even deer.

― moley, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 06:15 (eighteen years ago)

But surely an extremely lean red meat?

― Trayce, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 06:39 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, supermarket beef is worlds apart from lean venison. I would think any game animal would have pretty heart-healthy meat. We weren't made to eat this meat that grew up in a pen, all fatty and such.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 07:10 (eighteen years ago)

OMG LENTILS AND WINE, it's like my perfect world. As long as I can season the lentils with BACON.

― Laurel, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 07:14 (eighteen years ago)

I was looking in the Joy of Cooking for tips on how to cook the venison. In a paragraph about big game, she says that the last moments of an animal's life make a big difference for taste - they should be caught by surprise, not run all over. There was one sentence to the effect of "Never eat animals raised in a pen"

― Maria :D, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 07:19 (eighteen years ago)

Dammit Laurel now I want to make some kind of smoky red-wine green lentil casserole!

Wait - maybe I will! Ha HAH! Fie on you, grains.

― Trayce, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 07:35 (eighteen years ago)

I know it should be roo, but we just haven't been to the supermarket yet. So lean beef it is. Just be patient.

― moley, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 23:20 (eighteen years ago)

Thursday: There is no lean red meat, kangaroo or otherwise, in the fridge, and I am preoccupied with problems caused by crazy ex-wife. Had Breakfast of Whores: one cigarette, one strong coffee. Packed one peanut butter and one vegemite sandwich for lunch (Lunch of 1970's Australian Kid). Back on the diet tomorrow, I promise.

― moley, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 22:05 (eighteen years ago)

Greetings All!!
I am the creator of The Breakfast Of Warriors!!
I had no idea that such a simple routine change could cause such a debate... or a such a complete life transformation

I am no dietitian. But my new diet makes complete sense to me. The results are transforming.
Before embarking on the Breakfast of Warriors I was suffering from Mood Swings, Depression, Suicidal and Homicidal thoughts, anxiety, fluctauating energy levels, poor memory, fatigue, a heaviness of the mind and spirit.

Having made a simple diet change, my life transformed on the very first day.
I am now strong, confident, full of energy, have a zest for life, motivated, my moods have stabilized, I am no longer depressed or anxious, my mind is sharp, focussed and fast, increased memory and concerntration, I require less sleep, reduced PMS, I have a clarity that I have never experienced before. I wake up as a warrior going into battle... and I luv it!!!

I have also put my fellow band member on this diet as we are currently in training for a rather extensive world tour!! We are rock n roll athletes! He has also noticed a transformation!! We are transforming from mere mortals into rock n roll beasts of prey, ready to conquer and transcend the shackles of banality!! Aargh!!

This diet was inspired by a hypoglycaemic work colleague of mine. We discussed blood sugar levels, fluctuating energy levels, mood swings and depression.

My average day of eating;
Breakfast: 100g of fresh Kangaroo Meat + Bloody Mary (you can substitute w/ Tomato juice, or orange or grapefruit... whatever)
Morning Tea: Fruit or Nuts
Lunch: Large Salad
Arvo tea: Fruit or Nuts
Dinner: Whatver... as long as it's light, unprocessed and fresh. Avoid carbs, potatoes, breads and pastas.

Benefits of Kangaroo:
98% fat free
organic
No antibiotics
Low cholesterol
High Protein and Iron content

Plah... I'm sick of trying to justify it!!! Just get amongst it and be like warrior! Urgh!

BugWarrior!!

― BugWarrior, Thursday, 1 March 2007 01:54 (eighteen years ago)

"Wow, this warrior diet is really increasing my energy"
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― Hurting 2, Thursday, 1 March 2007 03:19 (eighteen years ago)

"Wow, this warrior diet is really increasing my energy"
http://www.studentemployment.appstate.edu/images/pagemaster/office_dude.jpg

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 1 March 2007 03:20 (eighteen years ago)

Looking at his trousers, I have every reason to believe this man is telling the truth.

― moley, Thursday, 1 March 2007 03:29 (eighteen years ago)

3pm: my first day lapsing from the diet, and lo, here it is - the 3pm slump of yore. There was no 3pm slump while I was following the Breakfast of Warriors plan.

― moley, Thursday, 1 March 2007 04:02 (eighteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

It's been about 2 weeks now, with occasional lapses, I have to give this diet the thumbs up. I have been eating much more healthy foods throughout the day, and less in general, after dining on roo for breakfast. When I lapse though, it's straight back to my old ways, and that dreaded 3pm slump, combatted usually by lollies. It's a slippery slope.

― moley, Saturday, 17 March 2007 00:32 (eighteen years ago)

BTW, the above post by BugWarrior is not a joke - she really is like that! I like the bit where she says she's having 'fewer homicidal thoughts'. She's the one who advised us to try this diet.

― moley, Saturday, 17 March 2007 00:35 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/groups/gshimizu/images/ultimate-warrior.jpg

― rogermexico., Sunday, 18 March 2007 17:54 (eighteen years ago)

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