Blueberries for Breakfast!

SarahJean23

For breakfast, I've been trying to eat 350 Cals and lots of Carbs.
1.) Because I've been running in the morning so I need the extra calories.
2.) In the morning, our bodies need "good" carbs to get energized.
3.) I'm trying not to eat a snack between breakfast and lunch, so again, I need the extra calories.

So here is what I did with blueberries this week I come up a few calories short on purpose to make room for my coffee.

Blueberry Almond Oatmeal

1/2 cup Quaker Oatmeal (plain)
2 Tbs Almond Slivers
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1 tsp ground cinnamon (to taste)
1 Tbs Honey or Agave Nectar
(For creamier texture, use almond milk instead of water +15 Cal)

341 Cal
10g Fat
1g Sat Fat
Sodium 2mg
59g Carbs
9g Fiber
25g Sugar
10g Protein


Waffles with Hot Blueberry "Syrup"

2 Whole Wheat Flax Waffles
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 Tbs Agave Nectar

323 Cal
7g Fat
0 Sat Fat
371mg Sodium
62 Carbs
7g Fiber
34g Sugar
5g Protein
23% Vit C


In a sauce pan, heat 1 cup fresh blueberries. Mash berries with a wooden spoon as they heat. Stir continuously so that the berries don't get scorched. Once the berries are hot, stir in 1 Tbsp Agave Nectar. Pour over toasted waffles and enjoy.

Happyoceangirl

Funny... I just had oatmeal with almond milk, honey and blueberries this morning. Pretty good actually!

KokomoJoe

I usually have blueberries in the morning, if not on my oatmeal, then with greek yogurt when I get to work.