Throw some breakfast ideas at me =)

mehaugen

Sweet potato hash (around 100g of sw potato and onion), spices(paprika, thyme, cumin, nutmeg), maple syrup (1/2 Tbsp), topped with an egg over easy.

Cook the hash in a non stick skillet with no oil and it comes out to about 200 cals. I usually add bacon to make it 300.

SCOUSERWENCH

porridge

PZlady

Sometime if you want a quickie breakfast go to Dunkin Donuts. From their website: Egg & Cheese Wake-Up Wrap (180 cal), Egg White Turkey Sausage Wake-Up Wrap (150 cal), Egg white Veggie Wake-Up Wrap (150 cal), Ham, Egg, & Cheese Wake-Up Wrap (200 cal).

PZlady

Sweet potato hash (around 100g of sw potato and onion), spices(paprika, thyme, cumin, nutmeg), maple syrup (1/2 Tbsp), topped with an egg over easy.

Cook the hash in a non stick skillet with no oil and it comes out to about 200 cals. I usually add bacon to make it 300.

This sounds awesome! How do you prepare the sw & how long does it take?? Oh yum.

_SusieQ_

I got this recipe from Sparkpeople; made a couple changes to adapt to my taste.

1/2 medium onion, diced (about 1/2 cup chopped is what I ended up with)
6-oz fresh baby spinach
2 large eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
pinch cayenne pepper
1 1/3 cups non fat milk
1/2 cup reduced fat feta cheese

Preheat oven to 400F.
Lightly grease a 10-inch quiche/tart pan (or a pie plate) *(I actually used a glass brownie sized baking dish)
In a medium frying pan, cook diced onion with a bit of vegetable oil (or cooking spray) over medium-high heat until translucent and tender. Add in fresh spinach and cook until just wilted. Set aside to cool for a few minutes
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in milk, then stir in spinach-onion mixture.
Pour quiche base into prepared pan. Top with feta cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until center is set and the outside edge is golden brown.
Let set for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.

*I have frozen portions of it and it freezes and reheats very well*

Original recipe said this made 6 servings. I actually put the ingredients into my Recipes and made it 4 servings and got these nutritional values:

Per Serving: 168 calories, 19 carbs, 5 gm Fat

coyoteo

I love breakfast tacos.
1 Egg
1 High Fibre Wheat Torrilla (La Torrilla Factory) 50 cals
1 oz low sodium ham
1 tablespoon Pace Mild Picante Sauce.
Around 160 cals for one breakfast taco and keeps me full until lunch.

This sounds amazing. I must now go find those tortillas.

I do a variety of things for breakfast. Sometimes homemade protein bars, sometimes omlets, yogurt, oatmeal, english muffin toast with a couple slices of tomato and some pepper jack cheese toasted....mmmm.....

Iceskatefanrn

I make these Breakfast Muffins nearly every Sunday evening, for an "on the go" breakfast during the week - I warm up one or two and eat 'em on the drive to work! You could also warm up a whole wheat tortilla with some cheese and one of these muffins for an egg burrito.

You can pretty much make the "filling" however you want - this is how I do it....

To make 12 "muffins", this is what I saute' together in a large frying pan sprayed with no-stick spray:

1 medium Chopped onion - I use purple onion
1 large Red Bell Pepper
1/4 - 1/2 cup cooked broccoli
1/4 - 1/2 cup cooked spinach
Morningstar Farms Original Sausage Patties - 4 patties (can use Turkey Sausage or other meat of your choice)

I make sure everything is chopped up before I throw it in the pan.

As that's all cooking together I beat together the following:

4 whole eggs
1 1/2 cups "All Whites" - carton egg whites, this is equivelant to 8 whole eggs
10-12 tablespoons (approximated) skim milk.
(I'm watching my egg yolk consumption, but if it's not an issue for you then you could certainly just use 12 whole eggs instead).

Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Put equal spoonfulls of the "filling" mixture from the frying pan into each section of the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle with a very small amount of shredded cheese - I prefer Parmesan. Using a ladle, pour egg mixture over the filling/cheese.

I bake at 375 degrees for 12-18 minutes until eggs are cooked through & tops a bit brown, they rise a little like mini souffle's but fall a bit after they come out of the oven. If needed I put the broiler on for the last 1-2 minutes to give 'em a nice browned top.

Once cooled these lift out easily with a small spatula. Because I only used 4 whole eggs for 12 "muffins", there's only 1/3 of an egg yolk in each one, but plenty of egg whites for the protein. This is a great alternative if you are keeping your egg yolk consumption down or watching cholesterol.

You can change the "filling" to suit your tastes - I use whatever leftover cooked veggies I have on hand... I've used green beans, bok choy, whatever's in my fridge that needs to be used!

I put the above recipe into my MFP database - they came out to 98 calories per muffin!

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Ice

kmcgrath1

I love egg beaters (southwestern) style and cook them up with a whole wheat bagel thin or fiber one english muffin.

Eggbeaters - 1/2 c 60 cal
bagel thin - 110 cal
SF jam - 10 cal

Total...180 calories

JenGranzow

I like oatmeal with a scoop of pumpkin puree and spices, maybe a Splenda to sweeten it a bit. Yum.

kmcgrath1

Bump (BTW we don't get those sort of waffles in England! They are bloody lovely though!!)

thats why ive never seeen or heard of them LOL! Thanks for letting me know! Or else ill be walking around the supermarkets hours on end looking for them!

That's a shame...they are really good. You can always try to make your own lowfat whole wheat waffles from a mix and just freeze them.

jilliew

I make a shake with .5 cup of (real) orange juice, fruit (usually a banana) and tofu. Tofu adds protein and texture but doesn't actually taste like anything. My recipe is about 300 cal, but I drink it all morning and don't usually need a mid-morning snack. You can also adjust the amounts to suit your calorie needs.

achojnacki

baked eggs
-grease ramekin or muffin tin
-put spinach, tomato in bottom of ramekin
-crack egg into ramekin or muffin tin
-top with cheese

bake at 350 for like ten mins

mini whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and tomato, a small apple.
mini whole wheat bagel with a table spoon of almond butter or pb with apple slices. cup of milk on the side.
mini whole wheat bagel with veggie sausage, cheese, and tomato

greek yogurt topped with kashi granola, fruit or some carrots