What's for breakfast?

Smallville127
Smallville127 Posts: 51 Member
Really need some ideas to start my day off and have energy that will last.

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  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    I eat a roasted vegetable (broccoli, cauliflower, yellow squash, zucchini, spinach, leeks, red pepper and asparagus) casserole with shredded chicken topped with kimchi and salsa.
  • samanthaholze
    samanthaholze Posts: 4 Member
    Today I had two scrambled eggs, 4 slices low sodium turkey breast, and 1/3 avocado....and coffee. It's my fave breakfast and gets me through the entire morning without wanting a snack, about 4-41/2 hours. 318 cals.
  • jflongo
    jflongo Posts: 289 Member
    1/2 banana, 59g strawberries, 1 cup almond milk, 1 1/2 scoops vanilla protein powder smoothie
  • rainingribbons
    rainingribbons Posts: 1,051 Member
    My breakfast is usually coffee with creamer right when I wake up, then greek yogurt with berries two, two and a half hours later.
  • Lizakabibbis
    Lizakabibbis Posts: 370 Member
    coffee w/heavy whipping cream. I'm pretty boring. Around 11 I'll have eggs w/cheese.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Protein enriched cereal for me
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    My favorite right now is 2 pancakes made with coconut flour, eggs, and banana (I freeze a big batch) topped with raspberries and warmed up in the microwave. I also have earl grey tea w lemon.
  • kstar0327
    kstar0327 Posts: 54 Member
    edited February 2018
    egg whites, either turkey sausage or chicken bacon and either 1/2 cup of potatoes or slice of wheat/brown bread coming in around 250-300 calories and fills me up until lunch
  • 1/4 steel cut oatmeal w water/milk to cook. Top w 1/4c frozen blueberries. Canadian bacon, boiled egg. Herbal tea.
  • valescrollsaw
    valescrollsaw Posts: 1 Member
    Coffee with creamer,
    plain greek yogurt 0% with two teaspoons of honey,
    one fruit.
    280/300 kcal
  • Fit_Happens_2021
    Fit_Happens_2021 Posts: 303 Member
    Omelette with 1 egg, 2 whites, turkey sausage crumbles, cheese and a little hot sauce. Sometimes add onions and red bell pepper if I have time.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Today I had homemade greekish yogurt flavored with granola, blueberries, raisins, and peanut powder. Tomorrow I'll have a smoothie made of kefir, spinach, peanut powder, blackberries, hemp, and a banana. Saturday I'll have an overnight oats made with kefir, oats, and protein powder with blueberries. Sunday I'll likely have bacon and eggs.
  • mic1018
    mic1018 Posts: 70 Member
    I saute one bag of frozen California blend veggies in butter with whatever seasoning I like...garlic powder, Cajun, Italian, etc. Then, I add a handful of fresh spinach or kale and saute another minute. Then, add 10 beaten eggs and scramble all together until the eggs are nearly set. Divide into 5 containers and put in fridge. Each morning, microwave one container for 1-2 minutes. Add a bit of cheese on top before microwaving if you like. I also like mine with Sriracha and lots of black pepper. Of course, you can change the veggies to broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, whatever you like. Makes 5 days worth of breakfast in about 10 minutes.
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  • vtemp2013
    vtemp2013 Posts: 33 Member
    I like to make a "knock off" egg mcmuffin. Get a whole wheat English muffin (~100 cals) and toast it. Cook one egg any way you like it in some no cal butter spray (can't tell a difference in that and actual butter taste-wise). Add a sprinkle of cheese and sliced tomatoes- and you're all set! Under 350 cals and fills me up completely until lunch, if not longer. Tastes better than the fake thing too!
  • berky06
    berky06 Posts: 210 Member
    I switch back and forth with low calorie wheat toast or light English muffin with pb and sugar free jam/jelly. Always have a banana. Around 10-11 I have a Light and Fit Greek Yogurt.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I have scallion pancakes planned for tomorrow. Love them!
  • XxQueenMxX
    XxQueenMxX Posts: 683 Member
    THis week I had... Old fashion oats with coconut & almond milk, topped with organic pure maple syrup, ground cinamon and strawberries. Scrambled eggs with bell peppers, Whole grains toast with Natural peanut butter topped with strawberries, and a Shake of coconut & almond milk with bananas, strawberries and a scoop of chocolate whey protein powder because I was in a rush! Very simple and yummy!!
  • krissmb
    krissmb Posts: 7 Member
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    Savoury steel cut oats! If you have the time they will fill you for hourrssss. I use:
    - 1/4 c PC Blue Menu 100% WG Steel Cut Oats
    - 30-50g Roasted sweet potato or butternut squash (small cubes)
    - 15-20g Baby spinach (chopped rough)
    - Splash of Soy milk or cream
    - 1 tsp Vegan margarine or butter
    - 1 soft poached egg
    - Salt/ground pep to taste

    Slow cook the oats on the stove (to your thickness which is about 20-25mins for me), add in the roasted veg and spinach about 5 minutes before them being done. Add a splash of soy milk or cream (watch the fats) and margarine/butter. When almost done, poach a soft egg, plate the oats, add the egg on top and salt/pep. Deeeeeelicous!!
  • sandy_taylor13
    sandy_taylor13 Posts: 194 Member
    I start off every day with 1 Thomas English Whole Wheat Muffin (100cals) then 2 slices of low sodium turkey bacon, two eggs (from my own chickens) 1 tbs simply all fruit spread and then coffee with splenda. I'm at 330 cals and it always makes me feel ready to go for the day. Really fills me up.
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    Tuna and avacado on a piece of toast
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    1/4 steel cut oatmeal w water/milk to cook. Top w 1/4c frozen blueberries. Canadian bacon, boiled egg. Herbal tea.

    Funny in Canada we call that Peameal bacon! It's soooo yummy!!
  • Phaewryn
    Phaewryn Posts: 142 Member
    I make these early in the week for grab-and-go breakfast:

    Quinoa Veggie Protein Egg Bites, makes 9 (in a regular muffin tin)

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    Ingredients:
    4 Large Eggs
    0.25 cup (46g) Quinoa (prepared in water and cooled)
    85 grams Carrots, diced
    5 ounces of Rainbow Bell Peppers, chopped
    1/4 cup Whey Protein Concentrate
    4 tbsp Mild Southwestern Salsa (the kind with black beans and corn in it)
    1 tsp Minced Garlic
    1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
    1/4 tsp Cajun Seasoning
    1 tsp Mrs Dash type seasoning
    1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
    1 tsp Saffron Rice Seasoning (yellow rice seasoning)
    1 tbsp, Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    Prepare quinoa in advance and allow to cool. Dice carrots and saute in the tablespoon of olive oil, covering to allow to steam til just no longer crunchy. Transfer to bowl and put in freezer to cool. Crack 2 eggs into a bullet blender and add the whey protein powder, blend til smooth and blended. Transfer to mixing bowl, scraping sides of bullet cup clean. (if you don't have a bullet blender just whisk it in as best you can) Add the 2 other eggs, and all the other ingredients and stir til mixed. Spray nonstick muffin tins with some nonstick spray. In regular-sized muffin tins this make 9 muffins and each muffin is almost exactly 90 calories. Fill the muffin cups til almost full using a big spoon and being sure stir the mixture so you get an even egg to solids ratio in each cup, and bake at 325 until the centers are no longer liquid (it's egg, so it's pretty easy to eyeball or just poke it with a toothpick and if it comes out mostly dry they are done). I never time anything, sorry, I think it maybe takes like 15 minutes? Just hover in the kitchen - I swear it's not too long! Remove from oven and transfer to a plate to cool, then store in a zip-lock baggie in the fridge. They keep a long time in the fridge (all week) or you can freeze them too.

    These are quite mild, if you wanted you could use a hot salsa or add more spices. It's also easy to scale the recipe up to make more.

    Total Fat 4 g
    Saturated Fat 1 g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
    Trans Fat 0 g
    Cholesterol 87 mg
    Sodium 107 mg (you can get this lower by leaving out the saffron rice seasoning which is high in salt)
    Potassium 68 mg
    Total Carbohydrate 6 g
    Dietary Fiber 1 g
    Sugars 2 g
    Protein 6 g

    They are fine cold, good at room temperature, but better if you have the time to warm them up (it only takes like 5-10 minutes in the oven just on the rack at 350, or seconds in the microwave). I've also made them with a crust on the bottom which would give you some more calories/carbs, and you can add cheese too. You could probably double the whey protein powder as well as you can't taste it at all in these. If you add a crust they are more or less tiny little quiches. They are totally finger food. At 90 calories, you can choose how many to allow yourself for breakfast. I usually eat two plus a big coffee with half & half in it. If you needed a bit more ooophf, these could be eaten with a bowl of oat bran (or oatmeal, I just prefer the easy chugging no-chewing nature of oat bran) and get you all the way to lunch no problem. You can carry these around in a baggie and eat them anywhere.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Really need some ideas to start my day off and have energy that will last.

    Cereal, boiled egg, toast, tea.

    That's what I have almost every day.
  • bezlooney
    bezlooney Posts: 81 Member
    Eggs for me works! This is make ahead friendly
    http://www.looneyforfood.com/crustless-spinach-quiche/