Best breakfast to start your day?

glockster972

coffee is the best breakfast to start my day

With a shot of tequila

genxrider

Trader Joe's frozen steel cut oatmeal. Hands down.

RuthAne

Yogurt with fruit. I like to mix and match fresh or frozen:

blueberries
blackberries
raspberries
peaches
mango
banana
strawberries
cherries


If I use frozen fruit I measure it the night before and put it in the fridge to thaw. Also grapes on the side are so refreshing in the morning when I have them on hand.

VeganGal84

oatmeal made with almond milk with a tbs of peanut butter. YUM. Play around with the amounts of oats and milk until you find your perfect portion. Lately for me it's been 1/2 cup oats and 3/4 cup milk, nuked for 2.5 minutes. Plus as much fruit as I want on the side, or later as a morning snack.

This meal can be low or high cal, depending on how much oats/milk and how much fruit I have each day.

Iceskatefanrn

If you're going to eat eggs, eat WHOLE EGGS. Everything that makes an egg nutritious is basically in the yolk.

And yes, I eat 2 to 3 eggs for breakfast most mornings, other days I eat oatmeal, depends on the workout I'm gonna do that morning (oatmeal for cardio, eggs for strength training days.)

But seriously, egg whites are essentially nutrition-less, they don't even provide a complete protein.

Sorry, but I respectfully disagree with this statement. Egg whites are a terrific COMPLETE protein source for those watching their fat or cholesterol intake. Most recommendations say 1-2 whole eggs per day is fine for most people, but if you need to watch cholesterol then 4 whole eggs per week will do fine. While the egg yolk certainly does have terrific nutrition, SOME people DO need to watch fat/cholesterol intake as per the advice of their physician OR their own personal preference, and therefore look to egg WHITES for a great Protein source.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/403831-egg-white-protein-nutrition-information/

"Egg white protein is a complete protein with diverse benefits for your health. A complete protein includes all nine essential amino acids for adults. Anyone with nimble kitchen skills knows that egg white can easily be separated from the yellow egg yolk, making egg white a convenient and easy source of low-fat, low-calorie and complete protein.

Complete Protein
Egg white protein is considered a "perfect" or "complete" protein, because it contains all nine essential amino acids. These nine amino acids are essential because your body needs them but cannot synthesize them itself, so you must get them from the foods you eat. Egg white protein has enjoyed a long reputation as a complete protein."

I love whole eggs and will eat 1-2/day, but when I want a high-protein fix, I add more egg whites to my food - delicious, nutritious, low cal, and a great hunger-stopper!

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ChrisMcCaffrey

Oatmeal Banana Pancakes. Mix 1/2 cup steel cut oats (cook prior to mixing) with 1 egg 1 banana, add spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and you will get sugar from the banana but if you have a little sweet tooth you have the option to add some splenda. Mix all this together to create a mushy paste, similar to pancake mix texture. Pour onto pan that you oiled with virgin olive oil and cook just like a pancake. This size batch makes about 3 small pancakes. Enjoy!!!

Punkedpoetess

For cold cereal I like Kashi go-lean crunch with unsweetened almond milk. Had that this morning. Also great with greek yogurt.

For hot cereal, oatmeal or oat bran with milk of choice, fruit, and sometimes Peanut butter or ground flax seed mixed in along with sweetener (I use splenda usually).

Egg whites with veggies, LF cheese, and an english muffin or sandwich thin also works well for me.

If really pressed for time, I will eat an english muffin (I like the Thomas light multigrain ones the best) with 1 TBSP of peanut butter.

lpl919

i just have a turkey sandwich on wheat with low fat yogurt

NicCa90

First, I ALWAYS have coffee..
then i usually choose from the same options..

-oatmeal with some fruit
-yogurt and fruit mixed together
-fruit smoothie
-scrambled eggs with cooked bell peppers either eaten alone with cheese or in a tortilla
-english muffin or mini bagel with some lunch meat and cheese heated and a cooked russet potatoe


imm sure theres some more but typically i bounce between these options...

JEWEL776

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swisspea

I make a shake with 1/4 cup of oatmeal, 1/4 cup of frozen berries (whatever I've got at the moment), a cup of low-fat probiotic yogurt drink (or this great .5% fat buttermilk drink we have here in Switzerland), a banana, a scoop of soluble fibre and maybe some shredded apple when I feel like it. That keeps me really full on a normal day, but if I'm going for a hike or teaching for the entire day, I'd boost that with a poached egg on the side.

Erneliz

Yogurt with fruit. I like to mix and match fresh or frozen:

blueberries
blackberries
raspberries
peaches
mango
banana
strawberries
cherries


If I use frozen fruit I measure it the night before and put it in the fridge to thaw. Also grapes on the side are so refreshing in the morning when I have them on hand.

the frozen fruits don't have more sugars than the fresh ones?

Erneliz

After all the great ideas, I start my day with a dannon light and fit yogurt mixed with fresh fruits, a natural valley granola bar crushed, and 2 teaspons of whipped topping. a sandwich with sara lee wheat bread 45 cal per slice, with 2 slice of turkey breast, 1 teaspons of mustard, .25 roma tomato and .25 yellow onion...thanks for all the recomendatios it really help me to get the idea.

Enforcer25

Eggs, peppers, in a tortilla.

paper_doll_

These two smoothie/shake ideas from my PT's are great.. taste amazing too!

http://www.bodyoverhaul.com.au/2011/03/30/body-overhaul-breakfast-of-champions/

Erneliz

Eggs, peppers, in a tortilla.

what kind of tortilla, flour or corn?

sherrillg

veggie omelet all the way! TONS of veggies...so yummy! Loving the fresh local squash available right now. This past week, I chopped veggies ahead of time so that it was ready to go for the rest of the week (LOL - only lasted 3 days though before I was out!)

Sidesteal

<--- doesn't eat breakfast.

But if you like to eat breakfast, and you are on a calorie restriction, I would try and select a food choice that will give you the most satiety at reltaively low calorie density. My vote would be oatmeal, either quick-cut for conveinence or steel-cut if you don't mind the extra prep time. You can doctor up your oatmeal in so many different ways to satisfy your taste buds.

But, largley personal preference.

tonid76

Oatmeal! Try katheats.com - she has tons of great recipes. If you're not into the fancy concoctions, try oatmeal with a banana and spoon of peanut butter...keeps me full forever!

What kind of oatmeal to you use? I love anything with peanut butter! LOL and I like banana's too