Low carb breakfast? Is it possible?

MegJo

I love carbs, I go over on my (already high) goal often. For breakfast I LOVE cereal, or pancakes.

Seeing that I throw away quite a bit of carbs on breakfast (when they could be spent on potatoes or bread at dinner), I was hoping to get some alternatives!

I'm open to breakfast ideas with some carbs, maybe just on the lower end.

Thanks in advance!

Shadowcasting

Eggbeater omeletes come to mind.

soon2bmrsc

OHHH Me too!! I have the same problem as you! I LOVE carbs

Lately, I've been trying oatmeal and a bananna or a bagel thin and yogurt and they keep me satisfied.

chuckanderson

http://www.amazon.com/Clif-Bar-Builders-Chocolate-2-4-Ounce/dp/B000668QYU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302833280&sr=8-1

They taste so good you feel like you're cheating. The protein keeps you full a LONG time.

jennro7781

I have two servings of fruit and a protien bar for breakfast. Yes they are carbs but fruit carbs are better for you than simple carbs (white bread, sugary cereal, etc). Good luck!

ChocoMary

Cottage cheese with fruits !

dmanakho

scrambled eggs with turkey breakfast sausages.

aflane

Try a egg white omelet or frittata. I make mine with Bob Evans turkey sausage, 1/3 oz cheese and spinach. Very tasty, good protein, and low carb.

curliegirl

I eat scrambled eggs a bunch with a muffin. There is protein in the egg & muffin. It makes it pretty balanced. I like to eat yogurt, fruit & granola too. You could also try the Special K protein cereal if you NEED to do cereal.

Hope this helps!

Kim

lnosgood

I've been doing the low carb yogurt and a banana for breakfast. The low carb yogurt has 3-5g carbs and the banana has about 25-30 depending on the size of the banana.

peachyxoxoxo

Google South Beach Diet phase 1 breakfast recipes! There's a website called 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet (I think??) and there have been TONNNS of recipes posted on their forums

shimila1101

I love my carbs too!!! I usually have a whole wheat bagel thin with either peanut butter on it, or plain with fat free cottage cheese. It seems to work for me.

april_kelley

I love the Special K cereals also and a bowl of oatmeal and a banana go a long way also!!

emmyvera

I like a tablespoon of peanut butter on a multigrain waffle. And fruit of some sort. The fiber and protein keeps me full.

WWE_chick

What do you consider low carbs? My breakfast is about 16 carbs which is fine for me but might be considered high to some. It's 1/2 cup of plain eggbeaters, a piece of white american cheese (when this pack runs out I am getting low fat cheese) and a tablespoon of salsa. 1 piece of whole wheat toast and that's it.

Ge0rgiana

Almost every morning I have 2 extra large eggs poached with an egg poacher, 1/4 cup reduced sodium mozzarella, a little pico de gallo, and 8oz of low sodium V8. Another favorite is scrambling the eggs and adding spinach instead of having the V8. I rarely eat bread or fruit for breakfast. I find that protein, fat, and veggies set me up for a day of good blood sugar. Look up Phase 1 South Beach breakfasts. You'll get some great ideas.

dmanakho

I love the Special K cereals also and a bowl of oatmeal and a banana go a long way also!!

wait... what is a low carb part of it?

Soupskin

Fresh - Banana - Raw Medium
Quaker - Natural Granola Oats & Honey Cereal (1/4 cup)
Chobani Greek Yogurt - Blueberry Non Fat 0%

I mix it all together in a bowl.

340 calories and 44 carbs

skitchlu

You can get really good low carb, high protein pancake mix - you may want to try that. Also, I have bought Carbquick, low carb flour, which makes great biscuits, bread and pancakes too. Give it a try - you get less carb, good protein, and the "feeling" of having a high carb breakfast!

monkeybuttsmommy

Egg beaters omelettes with spinich low fat cheese and tomato. And low sodium turkey bacon or sausage. Its all protien accept a few in the tomatos and spinich and its YUMMY!

stevemcknight

I love the Special K cereals also and a bowl of oatmeal and a banana go a long way also!!

wait... what is a low carb part of it?

The coffee.

Eat real eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, etc.. Skip all the junk in boxes and eat real food.

3kidsin3years

2 hard boiled eggs and a glass of OJ. I eat before 8 and I'm good to go till noon. Good luck!

AquaAura

Smoothie with greek yogurt banana and protien powder (or any combination of fruit you want) a banana has carbs but not as some of those yummy breakfast treats you love... I recently watched a doco on weight los and interestingly it suggested that pureed foods ..soups smoothies etc fill you up for longer because they take longer for your food to digest your stomach stays fuller longer and the hunger pangs stay away longer ...

I love brakfast too !!

MegJo

Great, great, great!!!

I love eggs... I guess I only make plain jane scrambled eggs so I never think to make them because they're nothing special... so I'm going to look up some recipes. The south beach suggestions were great too, I'd forgotten all about that. I LOVE spinach so I think eggs mixed with cheese and spinach is a fantastic idea.

And I had NO idea they made such a thing as carbquick!!! I will be looking that up for sure!!!

jamie1888

How low we talking here?

make a scramble with lean protein and veggies and a little cheese


stir together.... Cals Carbs Fat Protein Fiber
8oz non fat Fage Greek yogurt 107 9 0 16 0
strawberries 62.5g 20 5 0 1 1
raspberries 50g 26 6 0 1 3
Scivation choc whey protein .5 scoop 52 1 1 11 1

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205 21 1 29 5

Breakfast Wrap
Light Flat Out Wrap multi grain 100 17 3 9 8
egg whites (3) 48 1 0 11 0
virginia ham, 1oz 30 1 1 5 0
Sargento reduced fat cheddar 1 slice 60 0 1 6 0

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238 19 5 31 8


Sorry! It wont hold the format for you to see the cals carbs fat protein & fiber breakdown

jamie1888

Smoothie with greek yogurt banana and protien powder (or any combination of fruit you want) a banana has carbs but not as some of those yummy breakfast treats you love... I recently watched a doco on weight los and interestingly it suggested that pureed foods ..soups smoothies etc fill you up for longer because they take longer for your food to digest your stomach stays fuller longer and the hunger pangs stay away longer ...

I love brakfast too !!

I find this odd since you would think pureed foods would be faster digesting because they are already broken down; your system doesn't have to do as much work.

FemininGuns

I have 2 Omega-3 eggs with 2 egg whites and 2 slices of Turkey Bacon (Lillydale brand as it's not processed), fried in coconut oil and organic sea salts... I never get hungry with this breakfast and very low carb (almost 0)!

AnnieeR

Eat real eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, etc.. Skip all the junk in boxes and eat real food.

This!!

Eggs, smoked salmon, etc. I do have a single slice of toast with my eggs but I buy bread with as few ingredients as possible from a proper bakery and made with less wheat (with rye, spelt, quinoa, etc).