Quick and easy breakfast ideas?

emily2mcmillan

Hey ya'll I was hoping you'd be able to help me out. I've never been a breakfast eater, but I'm really trying to get in the habit of becoming one. I work at a camp M-F from 8am-4pm chasing 2-7 year olds around all day, I need to eat a nice big breakfast so I'll have the needed energy until lunch. If you guys have any easy, healthy, quick breakfast ideas/recipes it would be greatly appreciated! I'm going back to college at the end of August and I'm hoping i'll bring the new habit back with me. Thanks!

Bethany28

Oatmeal and an apple!

scarletlake

I agree to oats and fruits!!

JennLifts

high cal/car/protein one I eat way too often and is easy:

1c Kashi go lean
1tbs walnut pieces
1tbs dried cranberries
1tbs flax meal
3/4c plain greek yogurt

and to flavor the yogurt- either .5c raspberries, 1 scoop protein, .5tbs agave and 1tbs slivered almonds, or .5tbs honey and 1/2c pumpkin puree!

bjohs

My breakfast takes about 5 minutes to prepare.

2 scrambled eggs
1 banana (or 1 orange sliced)
1 slice of 12-grain toast
1 tbsp of creamy peanut butter (or 1 slice of cheese)
1 cup of coffee
1 bottle of water

I try to get in 1/3 of my 1,200 calories at breakfast even when I know I won't be exercising. It's my favorite meal of the day and it keeps me energized the rest of the day. Not only does it fill me up, but it keeps me full so I can make smart choices on a sensible lunch. Glad to hear you're wanting to get in a good breakfast! Click on the link below my ticker called My Journey. It explains how I started losing a lot of weight just by adding a big breakfast to my day, even when I didn't have much left to lose.

maemiller

Oatmeal with a scoop of protein and a banana

Tereztaylor07

My favorite is a toasted whole wheat muffin with almond butter and a few slices of strawberries on the side.

ranewell

oatmeal with half tsp of cinnamon sugar and half tsp of pb, or fresh blueberries!

fosser

I have been drinking a shake every morning.
1 Cup 1%milk
6 Ice cubes
1 Bananna
1 serving Chocolate protine supplement
1 serving Udo's oil - which is a supplement for your fatty acids intake
1 serving Satisfiber - a suppliment for your daily fiber intake.

I throw that in a blender and take it with me on the fly if need be!
Enjoy

chris6515

I was not much of a breakfast eater before MFP either, and I have to say that I have felt much better since making myself take the time for breakfast. I like to mix it up, eggs one day, cereal the next, always a good citrus juice or vegetable juice. To get your veggies in, throw last night's leftover veggies into your breakfast omelette with a little cheese. You can eat your omelette in a pita or a wrap on the way to work in a hurry. As many readers have mentioned, oatmeal is very filling, especially with added nuts and fruit.

emily2mcmillan

Thank you guys sooo much! I'll definitely be trying some of your suggestions!

fudgebudget

Ditto on the pumpkin puree, jennw10 - add that to anything (like oatmeal with some pumpkin pie spice mix) and it's so much fiber that it will keep you full a much longer time. I'm a huge fan of steel cut oats and oftentimes cook them in the evening and portion them out into 3-4 days of breakfast for the week. Then you just reheat with some lowfat milk. Super, super tasty, and very filling.

innerexp

Take Me On Vacation Oatmeal- the recipe is 2 servings, so you can make it every other day and just re-heat the second portion.
OATS
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup oat bran
1/4 tsp sea salt

MILK
1/4 cup protein powder (I prefer vanilla)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk

TOPPINGS
1 ripe mango peeled and diced
1 tsp roasted golden flaxseed
2 tbsp chopped cashews
1 tbsp unsweetened flaked coconut

Combine oats, oat bran and sea salt in 2 1/4 c of water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Heat until simmering. Reduce to low and cook until water is absorbed- about 3 minutes.

Whisk protein powder into milk. If saving 1/2 for the next day, put 1/2 of the oatmeal mixture into tupperware and top with 1/2 of the milk mixture.

Use 1/2 toppings for each serving.

Calories- 317
Protein- 10.5 grams
Carbs- 53 grams
Total Fat- 13 grams*
Saturated Fat- 3 grams
Sodium- 193 mg
Cholesterol- 0 mg
Sugar- 17 g

*The fat content is primarily in the cashews- I often make this without if I'm watching my fat count and instead add 1/2 c of strawberries into the mix!

Enjoy!

~Jenn

dmest

A high fiber, low sugar granola bar and a banana with peanut butter would be good. Also, you could make up a bunch of scrambled eggs over the weekend and then stuff half of a whole wheat pita with some of the eggs. Both are super quick.

Kanzaki3

I like having egg whites and toast for breakfast. Quick, easy, and tastes good! I sometimes follow that up with a protein shake.