Breakfast - The Most Important Meal of the Day!

Shelby2happy

Hey everyone! Like a lot of people, I don't have a lot of time in the morning to whip up a great breakfast every day... Normally I end up grabbing a Nutrigrain bar... which is quick and yummy, but not exactly filling or super nutritious.

Can any of you share your healthly and quick/easy breakfast ideas with me and others who might need some suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Luluetduet8

Yogurt, almonds, blueberries is a personal fav

goal06082021

I make a batch of breakfast burritos and freeze them, then eat one of those every morning. It goes really quickly if you cook the filling all together as one mixture instead of all the components separately. My go-to lately has been scrambled whole eggs, bacon, black beans, cheddar cheese, and Yukon gold potatoes. 6 eggs, half a pound of bacon, one can of beans, 4 oz of cheese and about 300g shredded potatoes yields enough filling for 11 burritos wrapped in soft-taco-sized tortillas. Or, rather, 10 burritos--because that's how many tortillas come in a pack--and one snack for the chef but that snack was the same amount as went into the burritos, more or less, about 85g. But that's two weeks of breakfast right there, about 300cal apiece (~30g carbs/~15g fat/~20g protein, decent macro split), for maybe an hour of work all told. They reheat in about a minute and a half in the microwave.

wunderkindking

Yogurt or cottage cheese with fruit.

Boiled eggs.

Toast with scrambled eggs and pre-cooked turkey sausage or bacon.

socajam

Quinoa with pear, berries, strawberries and banana

rosebarnalice

I gotta have me some protein or I'm hungry way before lunchtime.

Like @goal06082021, I batch cook breakfast burritos (mine are vegan: beans, spiced tofu, kale or spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, nutritional yeast).

I also make "eggless omelette pucks" or "oatmeal omelette pucks" to go and freeze them in a silicon muffin pan. I make a big batch of yummy fillings (mine is usually some riff on steamed peppers, onions, mushrooms, squash or eggplant, and spinach or kale. . but you could always add brekkie meat or potatoes) then mix in nutritional yeast and either an egg substitute or cooked oatmeal (you can use real eggs), and freeze portions in a silicon muffin pan. Next day, I can pop the "pucks" out of the muffin pan and bag them up in the freezer. When I'm in a morning rush, I pop a puck in the microwave for about 1.5 - 2 minutes, and I'm out the door!. They're also great zapped and smashed in two 1/2 pieces of toast for a filling and yummy breakfast sandwich.

ninerbuff

Actually all meals are the MOST IMPORTANT of the day. Lol, the company that made that motto happen to probably be the same cereal company that made the bars you eat.

Personally I don't eat traditional morning breakfast at all. My first meal is usually after 12pm or LUNCH time.

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goal06082021

ninerbuff wrote: »

Actually all meals are the MOST IMPORTANT of the day. Lol, the company that made that motto happen to probably be the same cereal company that made the bars you eat.

Personally I don't eat traditional morning breakfast at all. My first meal is usually after 12pm or LUNCH time.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

More like the pig farmers of America. Big Bacon's coming for us all.

But breakfast doesn't have to be bacon and eggs at 7 AM.

Shelby2happy

Wow thanks everyone! I really like the idea of the make ahead egg pucks... that sounds super easy.

And I was being a little sarcastic with my " most important meal of the day" lol

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AnnMeyers52

My go-to breakfast is: 1/2 cup regular (not quick-cooking) rolled oats; 2 tbsp. chopped toasted almonds; 2 tbsp. diced "plum amazins" (diced prunes) or dried apricots; 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon (I like Penzeys Vietnamese). I add cold water to submerge the oats, then nuke for 3 minutes, 10 seconds. Add 2/3 cup milk (lately it's unsweetened soy milk) and Splenda. I used a tbsp. of date syrup for a while until I started using MFP and realized how I could save some sugar and calories if I dropped that, so I did. It holds me at least four hours, sometimes five. I have a mug of coffee or strong tea with it as well.

Tito_Tim

If my wife wakes up before lunch, she makes me either 2 scrambled eggs, or a bowl of oatmeal. I prefer not to eat breakfast. Once I start eating for the day... I just keep eating. I'd rather start with lunch around 1 PM.

cryonic_273

Last time I seriously dieted I started every day with Skyr and porridge.

This time i dont eat before 1pm as im intermittent fasting 16:8

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westrich20940

If I eat anything in the morning it's gotta be grab/go and I will eat it in the car or when I get to my office and get my coffee. Also, I often will simply have a 'snack' for breakfast --- and not eat a full meal until lunch and dinner (those meals have a higher calorie content than someone who's eating 3 whole meals, obviously). Works for me...breakfast isn't any more important than any other meal and as long as you feel satiated, have the energy you need through your day, and can meet your calorie goals --- I don't know why you would particularly NEED to eat breakfast.

I keep on hand to eat in the morning:
Bananas
Cuties
Hard boiled eggs
Smoked meat or some sort of jerky
Spiced nuts (right now I'm super into chili roasted pistachios)
Other nut/dried fruit blends - like I love walnuts/dried cherries together. Sahale makes some good mixes too.
I keep various Kashi bars in my office
I keep various Larabars - but my fav are the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip ones


That's my typical weekday breakfast. On weekends I do actually cook/eat breakfast. A huge one. Often I eat only 2 meals per day - but like I said, they have more calories than a typical 3 square meal a day diet.

MikePfirrman

I haven't had breakfast in around six months. Just black coffee until around past 1 PM. I feel fantastic. Such an overrated meal.

CoffeeNstilettos

Overnight oats with almond milk and berries

cwolfman13

Green smoothie (few different recipes) and a couple of hard boiled eggs has been my breakfast most of this summer. 'bout 450-500 calories depending on the smoothie recipe I use.

dreamer182

I've been loving these for fall! Pumpkin pancake bars for 140 cal and 18 g of protein

1/2 cup (60g) paleo birch benders pancake mix
2 scoops (60g) pumpkin pie pescience protein powder (code SCRIPTS to save)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup (80g) liquid egg whites
2 tbsp (30g) plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup (120g) pumpkin purée
1/3 cup (80g) almond milk

-mix dry ingredients in small bowl
-mix wet ingredients in separate bowl
-combine dry with wet ingredients
-pour into 8x8 baking pan lined with parchment paper and sprayed with nonstick spray
-bake at 325 for 18-25 min or until toothpick comes out clean
-serve with pancake syrup or toppings of choice!

makes 4 large bars

https://instagram.com/p/CUU-3JQLGOU/embed/

georgieamber2

30g oats, 30g vegan (or normal) protein powder, 50ml oat milk, top up with water to the desired consistency, cinnamon and zero calorie sweetener (optional). Mix and put it in the fridge, then you can just microwave it in the morning for porridge or keep it cold. Add your favourite toppings I had dark chocolate, frozen raspberries and banana on mine this morning x

issymissydaemon

-Breakfast Power Muffins
-Apples and Yogurt
-Hard boiled eggs and fruit
-Steamed veggies and scrambled eggs
-pre made and frozen egg cups, breakfast Sammie or burrito
-overnight oats
-oatmeal...either crockpot or quick oats with raisins and almond milk. If I am feeling sassy I will add berries.

Savannahmiamaddie

I have two go-to breakfasts.

Breakfast #1. 2 boiled Eggland’s Best eggs with 1 slice of toasted sprouted grain & legume bread and 1 pat of butter. (236 calories)

Breakfast #2. 1 packet of Better Oats Cinnamon Roll instant oatmeal with 1 scoop collagen peptides and 1/4 cup Fairlife fat free milk and 1 slice toasted sprouted grain & legume bread and 1 pat of butter. (286 calories)

If you haven’t tried the Better Oats brand of oats, you should try it. I LOVE the Cinnamon Roll flavor. It also has some flax seed mixed in so you get some healthy fat with your oats. I also love all of the sprouted grain breads. If you like a good, hearty bread, you should try it. The brand at my grocery is the Simple Truth brand. My dog loves sprouted grain bread too…not that I consider my dog’s taste in food a reliable recommendation. He’s been known to eat some pretty gross stuff.

Katherinelittle24

Some easy breakfast ideas that I have come up with myself that I made in advance are breakfast sandwiches and breakfast burritos. I make them in one batch and I either put it in the refrigerator and, or freezer. In the morning, I just take one out and put it in the microwave or in my toaster oven and I got myself a nutritious breakfast. I eat it with some fruit, either strawberries or grapes. For my burrito, I usually measure out my egg, put in some grill onion and bell pepper with some turkey sausage, or ham and maybe some spinach. I use whole wheat plant based protein tortillas because of the protein content and for my breakfast sandwiches I use whole grain English muffins.

Another easy breakfast option is to make your breakfast in a ramekin, I sometimes put mushrooms on the bottom with some other mix vegetables with one egg and some cheese on top, cook it in the oven for like twenty minutes. So easy! It literally takes like five minutes to prep and than I usually make like three of them, I put the left overs in the refrigerator for the next day.

There are so many options! I hope these help!

markevansva

can you tell me where you purchased your whole wheat plant based protein tortillas?

perryc05

Here's my breakfast which I eat every day. I prefer buckwheat roasted so I do that in bulk and then I steam several portions in a rice cooker each week ready for brekkies:

jrowens3102

I was on an overnight oatmeal kick for, like...2 years, haha. Time to mix it up. This is a new recipe for me. I've tried other chia puddings in the past and didn't really like them but this one is good.

I'm eating these this week along with a whole pear. My puddings look like a crime scene with raspberry juice everywhere, lol, but they're tasty, go together in just a couple minutes and FILLING! I wound up not eating lunch until after 2pm yesterday.

https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/258637/cocoa-chia-pudding-with-raspberries/

nossmf

If I get to sleep in until 7 or later, I typically don't eat breakfast at all. For those days work has me waking at 4 or 5, I grab a Special K protein bar. Taste and consistency of a granola bar, but with 12g of protein and 5g of fiber they are decent at delaying hunger until lunch.

GinLee61

I prefer not to eat breakfast unless I am feeling very hungry. I find that when I eat breakfast I feel hungrier at lunch time than when I do not. My husband is diabetic and does need eat breakfast every day so I like to make him a quiche with lots of veggies and he eats it throughout the week with a slice of high fiber toast or fruit.

janicemlove

I used to never eat breakfast but I've been focusing on adding more protein so now I do 2 eggs in the morning. If I'm going to the gym (I usually go after work) I will add some toast + jam.

On mornings I don't eat breakfast I will sometimes have a bowl of grape nut flakes at work. I keep a box of the stuff in my office, and work provides milk in the breakroom fridge.

AZAlyssa

I make a weekly veggie crustless quiche that I put whatever veggies I have on hand in along with 2 eggs per serving. I either do 8 eggs in a 9x13 or 4 in a 9 in pie plate. I don't bother with cheese or meat. I can eat these as-is with a side of Ezekiel toast, rolled in a low carb tortilla with salsa, or on a whole grain English muffin.

I also do overnight chia/oats. Cottage cheese is also a reasonable amount of protein and can go either sweet or savory. Sweet potato hash and an egg is another option to keep things interesting.

My new favorite, though, is a toasted English muffin with ricotta, thawed frozen cherries (no sugar added), and cinnamon on top.

fattynatty5833

If you like marmite, cook some mushrooms, add a little marmite and a spoon of philidelphia to them then put them onto toast or into a wholemeal pitta for on the go.
The recipe is from pinch of nom....😋😋