Best breakfast to fend off hunger?
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...and fasting is never a good idea for your health. It's just anorexia in disguise and will lower your metabolism and create a bad relationship with food.
Good luck
You clearly missed the Intermittent part.0 -
I use my NutriBullet and make a great shake. Using Spinach and Kale, Banana or apple some berries, Chai seeds and flax seeds. This will keep you energized and ready for the day. And you can use any combination of fruits, greens and veggies you want to keep it from getting boring.0
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I found a recipe on here for overnight oatmeal (refrigerated) and it is delicious and very filling.
1/4 c. rolled oats (not quick oats) or steel cut oats
1/4 c. plain greek yogurt
1/3 c. unsweetened almond milk
Mix together put in fridge overnight and add your fruit of choice etc... in the morning. I put in 1/2 banana and 1/2 tbsp. of PB so good :happy:
Do you just eat it cold in the morning or do you heat it up? I have all the ingredients and would like to try it out!
Thanks!
Cold right out of the fridge. Don't heat it...I think the yogurt would go a little funky
Thanks so much! I'm going to try it tomorrow for breakfast! :flowerforyou:0 -
Oatmeal!!0
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Greek yogurt (plain fat free) with fruit and a drizzle of honey0
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Winter time - I like oatmeal with a scoop of protein powder and fruit. Now that is is warmer I am eating 1/2 cup of All Bran cereal, 3/4 cup of almond milk mixed with a scoop of protein powder. Top with fresh strawberries or peaches!! This is so filling, even more so than oatmeal to me!!
Great macros too!
Just under 300 calories, 34 g of protein, 38 g of carbs, and 5 g of fat!0 -
I have to eat something high in protein to stay full- usually 2-3 eggs and some tpe of meat- bacon, sausage, pork chops, steak..etc0
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I've been having a protein shake with either 1 or 2 scoops of protein powder to equal 25 grams of protein, with fruit and almond milk for breakfast and it's carried me over til lunch. I have various combinations I love but my favorite is protein powder, a banana, almond milk and a few tablespoons of powdered peanut butter. YUM!
I am a huge snacker and since I've been doing this I haven't had the urge.
I'd also like to try to try the overnight oatmeal everyone has been talking about.0 -
I love some one minute oats...2 servings of half a cup...some splenda and bang!! 300 calories and I'm good till afternoon. I usually eat at 6:30am. Good fiber to start the day...these are good carbs and it sticks to your ribs.
Or, I've lately added a new protein recipe of pumpkin muffins made with protein powder...two muffins (191 cal.) and a glass of skim milk and I'm good til lunch again. Lots of vitamin A, protein, and I love me some yummy milk. The protein muffins aren't great but they aren't so bad either.0 -
1/2 wheat begal, 1 table spoon of whipped cream cheese, 2oz of shrimp, and tomatoes---with a half of grape fruit
and for mid morning snack I will have a vanilla peanut butter protein shake.....If you want the calories or even some more ideas inbox me... I love exchanging ideas0 -
toast some whole wheat bread
smear some peanut butter or nutella on toast
slice banana (1 banana usually does 2 slices of toast)
put slices on peanut butter
drizzle a tiny bit of honey over banana
Enjoy
I eat this a lot in the winter and it carries me thru and past lunch most of the time
this made me drool....0 -
I try one with different food groups.
Example:
-Orange or Banana
-Egg Whites w/ broccoli (or onion and peppers)
-Bacon (I use Morningstar)0 -
I stay pretty full after eating a cup (dry) of frosted mini wheats (or similar) cereal - that type of cereal has a lot of fiber. Hard boiled eggs are great because if you need to take breakfast on the go, you can have the eggs peeled and ready to take with you. Obviously at home, scrambled eggs are possible and you can add some veggies or meat. I also love frittatas, and will usualyl make them with potato, onion, black beans, bell pepper, etc. A banana sliced up with a tiny bit of peanut butter on the slices also holds me over fairly well. Whatever you eat, drink a glass of water with it. Green smoothies are great as well, and you can buy them pre-made (Odwalla or Naked Juice are my favorite) to save yourself the time of making them. They are flash pasteurized, so they would not work if you're trying for a raw diet. If you want to try for more raw foods, eat a piece of fruit and a 1/4 cup of raw almonds.0
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Alot of great ideas but this is one I had never heard of.. will definitely be doing this, alsoI've become a big fan of this "berrylicious microwave muffin" thing I read about here. Try searching the message boards for the recipe.
It's basically 1/4 cup rolled (NOT instant, NOT steelcut) oats and an egg, scrambled together in a mug with some fruit (blueberries) and stevia, and a splash of milk.
Nuke it for 60-75 seconds and it's very filling.0 -
toast some whole wheat bread
smear some peanut butter or nutella on toast
slice banana (1 banana usually does 2 slices of toast)
put slices on peanut butter
drizzle a tiny bit of honey over banana
Enjoy
I eat this a lot in the winter and it carries me thru and past lunch most of the time
this made me drool....
Me too! Must try this one also.0 -
my breakfast usually goes something like this.... (This is today's breakfast) --- keeps me full for hours, I usually have to make myself go ahead and eat lunch just because I know I 'need' to eat, not because I'm starving.
protein shake (3/4 scoop chocolate protein powder, almond milk *currently using so Almond + protein*, cocoa powder, canned pumpkin, black beans (1/8 cup), 2tbsp vanilla greek yogurt, ice)
veggie medley - 2 servings cauliflower. 1/4 cup cooked lentils, 1/8 cup black beans, 1/8 cup diced tomatoes, 2 mushrooms, 1 cup spinach
378 calories
4g fat
50g carbs
19g fiber
49g protein
346mg sodium0 -
Oats soaked in juice.. I like this idea. You're not cooking them at all then?i never eat breakfast just have my coffee, but lunch is oats soaked over night in fresh juice then add fat free yoghurt and fresh fruit, that takes me to dinner.0 -
this is my fave!0
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toast some whole wheat bread
smear some peanut butter or nutella on toast
slice banana (1 banana usually does 2 slices of toast)
put slices on peanut butter
drizzle a tiny bit of honey over banana
Enjoy
I eat this a lot in the winter and it carries me thru and past lunch most of the time
This is my fave!!! I also use honey wheat sandwich thins or honey wheat english muffins0 -
Tons of great ideas!
Thanks!
This morning I did an omelet
3 eggs white
sauteed veggies in coconut oil
Parmesan cheese.
strawberries on the side
That was 4 hours ago and I'm starting to get hungry
should have had toast too0 -
depends if iam working or not
on a work day: i have shredded wheat with milk and banana, a coffee and sometimes another peice of fruit or beans on toast (wholemeal or seeded)
on none work days: i have toast (wholemeal or seeded) scrammed egg bacon (fat removed) low fat susage mushrooms,onions,tinned tom and bean (yummmmmy) this normally fills me way past lunch time
sometime i dont have it at which is stupid
as for the fasting i cant comment as never done it and i am having to soon due to an op and not looking forward to it0 -
In my experience, eating both parts of the egg keeps me fuller than just the whites (and the yolks are particularly nutritious! See this USDA table http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html). Unless cholesterol is a serious concern for you, you may want to consider eating whole eggs instead of just using whites.0
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My "go-to" breakfasts that I recycle over and over:
English muffin + 2 slices bacon + 2 poached egg yolks (I HATE egg whites...)
English muffin + PB + banana
Steel cut oats with slivered almonds and Splenda brown sugar blend
Cheerios (1/2 PB Cheerios + 1/2 Chocolate Cheerios) + Almond milk
Breakfast pizza (egg + hash browns + cheese + onion + turkey sausage crumbles baked into a pie)
Strawberry banana cream baked oatmeal (oatmeal based bar that is very filling)
Any of these usually hold me over until after 11AM; I don't usually need a mid-morning snack. I drink a lot of water in the morning after getting to work so that probably helps too.0 -
Hello!
I have a few thoughts for you to consider.
It has been scientifically proven that fiber is what helps you feel full the longest. It takes the longest to digest. And fiber comes from more than just bread or grains so you don't have to eat lots of carbs to get fiber. Many fruits and veggies have high fiber in them as well. Fruits like mango, orange, grapefruit, whole grapes, and apples. You have to leave the skin on the apples to get the most fiber available from them. Veggies like celery, bell pepper, cucumber (again, leave the skins on) and squash have lots of fiber in them.
You do need some protein every day. My doctor recommends that I get half that protein at breakfast and half during the rest of the day. Just like fiber doesn't mean bread, protein doesn't mean extra fat automatically, either. But keep in mind that your body does need a little fat each day to process the protein.
Fasting means a period with no food. This can both help and hurt, depending on your current eating patterns and your health condition (are you diabetic, hypertensive, low blood sugar, for examples). If you are eating something at regular intervals, but one of those 'extra' intervals is getting up in the middle of the night to eat something, then try cutting out the midnight snack. Breakfast is called that because it is the meal that breaks your overnight fasting (the longest time in a 24-hour period that most folks don't eat anything).
Lastly, don't drop down to eating just once a day. There are several things that happen in the body when you eat. Endocrine system fluids are released to the body (insulin, bile, gall, stomach acid, pituitary hormones, etc). The body is a very adaptable thing, and when there are too many of these fluids produced and not enough food in your system to process them with, your body goes into starvation mode and stores EVERYTHING, even that good-for-you fiber, as FAT to make it readily available for the body to use. When you don't eat regularly, the rate that food is broken down and used slows down also (your metabolism) gets very slow and sluggish in an attempt to reserve what fat you do have to keep you from 'starving to death'.
I have been told by my doctor that back in biblical and middle ages times the typical meal plan for a day was Breakfast, which was a reasonable meal, not too heavy because you had to go about working right after, but you took a bit of bread and cheese or cheese and dried meat with you to the field if you were a farmer or to the shop if you were a tradesman. Then Dinner which was the largest meal of the day, often served at the height of the day. That way the cooking was done in the morning before it got too hot to stand over a fire, or plow in a field, or work in a craftshop. They would take their time eating this meal, since the heat of the day would not be passing for less than about three hours. So they would take about an hour to enjoy this meal. Then everyone took a nap or relaxed until the heat of the day was past, They took a bit of Dinner left over with them to tide them over until Supper at sundown. Supper was usually a light affair with some meat if it was available, and some sort of soup made with the veggies left over from Dinner. Then bedtime was a piece of bread (carb, yes, carb) or a bowl of oats or farina that would have lots of fiber in it so the body feels full all night long while you sleep. Ever notice that when you eat a high-carb meal you feel sleepy afterwards? Makes sense then to eat your carbs just before bed.
When done this way, you will lose some weight just because you are not leaving your heavy meal of the day until nighttime when you stop being active. I made the change to Dinner instead of Lunch at midday about a year ago and lost 25 lbs just from that simple change. See at night I ate Supper and then sat in front of the TV or computer. Now I eat Dinner and I still walk/work out/ clean house/ etc. during the afternoon so that larger meal's calories get put to good use instead of to my waist.
You will find also that if you do this, the need for the midnight snack will evaporate because your system will still have some of Dinner to work with and the carbs from Bedtime Snack and will become comfortable in about a week with the idea that it will get more food at breakfast and mid-morning snack and then Dinner again.
Good luck to you!0 -
Bran flakes keep me full for ages.0
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I can't speak to fasting, but I have two solid breakfasts that get me from 7AM till noon.
1. Overnight oatmeal: get Irish oats in the can, the ones with a really long cooking time. At night, bring your oats and water to a boil, then turn off the heat and cover it. They are cooked by the time you get up in the morning, and will heat up quickly. Add a couple prunes, pecans, wheat germ, whatever.
2. Get 1-2 corn tortillas, spread 1/4 cup refried beans on em, microwave for 20-30 seconds. Meanwhile make two eggs over easy in a tiny bit of butter (really, just a little makes a world of difference). Add some salsa, I use a ton of rooster sauce. 0 -
protein shake (3/4 scoop chocolate protein powder, almond milk *currently using so Almond + protein*, cocoa powder, canned pumpkin, black beans (1/8 cup), 2tbsp vanilla greek yogurt, ice)
Oh.... my gods.... this changes EVERYTHING.0 -
protein shake (3/4 scoop chocolate protein powder, almond milk *currently using so Almond + protein*, cocoa powder, canned pumpkin, black beans (1/8 cup), 2tbsp vanilla greek yogurt, ice)
Oh.... my gods.... this changes EVERYTHING.
It certainly does! I never considered canned pumpkin either0 -
Now, I'm hungry after reading all these fabulous ideas!0
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I love eating the entire eggs most days. Just wanted to try a new recipe. I'm all for the egg! I get my beautiful brown eggs from my neighbor. They are so fresh! Hardboiing is out of the question. Can't peel them.In my experience, eating both parts of the egg keeps me fuller than just the whites (and the yolks are particularly nutritious! See this USDA table http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html). Unless cholesterol is a serious concern for you, you may want to consider eating whole eggs instead of just using whites.0
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