Breakfast question

darkangel_18

A lot of the time I'm very rushed in the morning when getting ready and I feel like i don't make the healthiest of choices when it comes to my breakfast.

Does anyone suggest a meal replacement drink that covers all the good nutrition I need?

thanks for any feedback

TeaBea

A lot of the time I'm very rushed in the morning when getting ready and I feel like i don't make the healthiest of choices when it comes to my breakfast.

Does anyone suggest a meal replacement drink that covers all the good nutrition I need?

thanks for any feedback

That works for some. For me though eating calories is more satisfying. Try it out & see how you feel. Look for protein, fat, & fiber counts.

I'm not a morning person, so breakfast is prepped the night before just as lunch is.

askeates

I'm not a morning person, so breakfast is prepped the night before just as lunch is.

^^This.

MinMin97

Breakfast can be any food. What sounds good to me lately is a chopped salad, cottage cheese and hot drink.
The salad is already made up in quantity in my fridge, and I use the salad in everything.
It's just made in a food processor with blade: cabbage, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and fresh lemon juice.

HardcoreP0rk

I would also try taking some healthy eats to keep at work. Just leave a little earlier and enjoy breakfast at your desk. Hearty hot cereal with nuts and fruit works well. Also recommend cottage cheese, fruit, eggs, etc.

trijoe

I don't do meal replacement. What's the point.

However, every so often, I mix up a big batch of eggbeaters with some veggies - spinach, peppers, those type things - and then I griddle up some nice veggie/egg discs, and freeze them. I keep track of everything that goes in, and the number of discs I make, so I know portions and stuff. They end up being about 90cals each.

Then in the morning, I pull one out, microwave it, and put it on a whole grain tortilla. Boom, instant breakfast burrito. Love this.

itodd4019

I chop up all the veggies and such to make smoothies on Sunday.

then each morning I put my 2 eggs in the microwave for 1 min 14 sec. While they cook, I blend the bag of veggies. Breakfast done in 2 minutes.

Lizzy622

I don't like the prepared drinks much and would rather throw a quick smoothie together and put it in a to go cup. I have frozen bananas in the freezer, skim milk, protein powder (unsweetened unflavored), a tablespoon or two of chia or hemp seeds. Sometimes I throw in unsweetened cocoa powder or frozen strawberries to change it up. I also have popped a sweet potato in the micro wave and top with cottage cheese or cheese and salsa or lack bean salad (basically whatever I have in the fridge). I put it in a to go container and eat at my desk or if I am not hungry for breakfast I have it as lunch.

tigersword

Why not just skip breakfast and eat a bigger lunch?

eganita

I bring my breakfast to work and eat at my desk. Typically I have a Luna bar (lemon is my favorite flavor!), some Greek yogurt, and some fruit (right now I have been eating about 1/2 a mango chopped and mixed into my Greek yogurt). I prep it in the AM and it only takes a few minutes. Some days I also get by with just a Luna bar (very easy grab-and-go), though that's only 180 calories.

mhoffman2007

I have a simple protein shake for breakfast almost every day on the way to work. 1 cup skim milk, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, and some ice in the blender. It has worked out really well for me and keeps my calories low so lunch and supper can be a bitter larger.

Sabine_Stroehm

We sometimes prep a week of breakfast burritos and freeze them.

Tiff050709

I like to eat oatmeal with fruit. I also like egg whites with a dash of garlic salt and dill. Peanut butter toast is quick and easy, yogurt. These are just ideas, I don't eat all this at once, lol.

katematt313

I like light muscle milk or atkins chocolate shakes for those days when I'm not feeling feeling very hungry.

One thing that I enjoy are the frozen kelloggs breakfast sandwiches. They have protein, carbs, some small amount of fat, and are all under 300 calories. I keep them in the work freezer, and microwave. Also, i have greek yogurt at work, and the aforementioned light muscle milk, plus skim milk which I add to coffee instead of creamer. You would be surprised at the protein in 1 cup of skim milk!

I feel better when I have breakfast. I have been seeing a dietician who suggests having a good breakfast in the a.m., especially if you tend to be an evening eater (like me). If you have more calories in the morning, you won't overeat in the evening.

HardcoreP0rk

We sometimes prep a week of breakfast burritos and freeze them.

thats good one...i hear breakfast burritos freeze pretty well

staciegruntman

Isagenix has some nice protein bars and also I love their chocolate shakes

Sabine_Stroehm

We sometimes prep a week of breakfast burritos and freeze them.

thats good one...i hear breakfast burritos freeze pretty well

they do. We usually do something like eggs, beans, cheese, or eggs, butternut squash, cheese (and green chile, of course).

amcook4

I'm also not a morning person, waking up early to eat didn't work for me, it made me late to work, so I was buying McDonald's breakfast or donuts for a few months. (bleh). Lately I've been making a shake in the morning, it isn't as tasty as a good cooked meal, but it is the best and easiest way for me to do it. Normally I will do 1 cup of skim milk (can sub almond milk for less calories), some protein powder, a frozen banana and a couple tablespoons of pb2 (peanut butter powder, you could sub normal peanut butter too, it just has more fat). Sometimes I switch it up a bit and do a pineapple/mango/yogurt shake.

And some will tell you not to drink your calories and that you should eat them all, but if you are like me, and covet your sleeping in to the last possible moment in the morning, it is a great way to stay on track, what works for you might not work for them! Good luck!

cloggsy71

What about good ol' Porridge?

40g of Oats
250ml Skimmed Milk
Circa 3 minutes in the Microwave (with a minute resting time afterwards) & hey presto!?

sstolii123

I go with the meal replacement drink in the AM, I feel it gets my body started with almost 20 grams of fiber, and 38 grams of protein. I take Ultra fiber DX mixed with Isopure protein. Both are chocolate and they taste great, High fiber helps keep blood sugar stable which aids in weight loss along with a bunch of other benefits. THe drink works well with my busy schedule. 9:00 am is my first snack usually celery or cucumbers. Feel free to look at my diary its open.

lemurcat12

When I'm feeling super rushed and don't want a full breakfast I mix a thinner yogurt (not Greek) with my whey protein powder and add some berries, and then grab some raw vegetables, like carrots, to eat on the side. If I wanted to drink it I'd probably do the same with milk/almond milk instead of the yogurt and maybe a banana and spinach instead of the carrots and berries to create my own meal replacement shake, but that my powder would mix with yogurt was a happy discovery, since I prefer to eat breakfast rather than drink it, even if it's essentially the same food.

JBfoodforlife

If I am going for a quick breakfast, I will bag up a cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch to go and drink a glass of almond milk before running out the door...

Confuzzled4ever

Get a nutribullet or ninja and make a shake and take it with you.. there's a ton of recipes you'll have to use trial and error to find one you like

last nights dinner is a good breakfast too

Fruit and yogurt
protein/granola bar
Cereal
Oats
Scarmbeled eggs take 5 minutes
or pre boil eggs and make toast to go with
Pre make egg muffins or wraps or pancakes/waffles

Francl27

I make quiches/frittata. Just have to cut a piece and microwave it in the morning. One lasts 4 days (unless hubby has some too, obviously).

Or you can make smoothies. Oatmeal takes 1.5 minute in the microwave too.

nmncare

Bump!

I am a morning person.. but not a morning eater. I am on meds that I have to take first thing in the morning and have to take with food.. so I just go for the ol' wheat toast. Dry, or with a tiny amount of cottage cheese on top, or sliced avocado, or with a tiny amount of butter. I'd be really interested to hear what everyone else has though!

eddiesmith1

i'm not a morning person but the breakfast i eat every day pretty much takes little time and could easily be prepped the night before
it's just fruit (weigh out into a container) Granola weigh and add to container in am, portioned already yogurt into container, mix and eat on the way if you don't have 5 minutes to eat at home.
If I skip I'm more likely to go get something that doens't meet my goals over the am

eddiesmith1

i'm not a morning person but the breakfast i eat every day pretty much takes little time and could easily be prepped the night before
it's just fruit (weigh out into a container) Granola weigh and add to container in am, portioned already yogurt into container, mix and eat on the way if you don't have 5 minutes to eat at home.
If I skip I'm more likely to go get something that doesn't meet my goals over the am

Chain_Ring

I like to grab a banana.

jar819

I microwave eggwhites for 1 minute, while I toast a multi grain english muffin, put a piece of cheese or laughing cow cheese wedge on and wrap it to eat in the car on my 30 minute commute...works out great and it satisfies me til lunch! i used to skip breakfast and my hunger was out of control and I would get big breakfast sandwiches at DD or convenience store that had 500+ calories..my healthy breakfast sandwich is half the calories and easy on the waist and wallet!! Good luck to you OP

worm5996

We sometimes prep a week of breakfast burritos and freeze them.

thats good one...i hear breakfast burritos freeze pretty well

they do. We usually do something like eggs, beans, cheese, or eggs, butternut squash, cheese (and green chile, of course).

How do you get your eggs to not turn grey? I have tried making my own and freezing them but the eggs always get a greyish tint and look unappetizing. My DH and DS won't eat them like that.

motivatedmartha

fridge porridge - prepare the night before and eat in the morning! Oats, yoghurt/milk and chopped fruit/berries (I add linseed too) - put in a screw top container - shake well and leave in fridge overnight. In the morning it comes out almost like a fruit mousse.