Filling & cheap breakfasts... under 250 calories?

Tachyonic
Tachyonic Posts: 64 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been having trouble finding some filling breakfast ideas for under 250 calories. My morning internship goes for 4-5 hours, and I want to be satiated until I can have lunch. I've been having a problem where I feel okay right up until I leave, and then I'm famished and end up overeating because of it.

So far, I've been making due with a Sara Lee bagel (~260 calories) and 2 tbs of Philadelphia 1/3 Less Fat cream cheese (~70 calories). I love bagels & cream cheese, but it's too many calories! (I'm a university student, so I'm fairly poor, too :P)

My daily net calorie goal is 1200, but I'm pretty okay with going 50-100 over that.

Suggestions, please? :)

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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Huge bowl of old school rolled oats w/ some brown sugar and cinnamon. 1/2 cup dry is only 150 cals.
  • overfences
    overfences Posts: 96 Member
    Protein will give you the most long-term bang for your caloric buck. 2 scrambled eggs is 140 calories, throw in a ton of (low-carb) veggies, voila!
  • DelilahCat0212
    DelilahCat0212 Posts: 282 Member
    Oats keep me full all morning. I usually throw on some chunky applesauce and a splash of milk. 220 cal
  • amanda3588
    amanda3588 Posts: 422 Member
    Thomas double fiber honey wheat english muffin - 120 cal
    1 tbsp. nutella or peanut butter - 100 cal
    Half banana - 55 cal

    Total: 275 cal

    2 Scrambled eggs: 140 cal
    English muffin: 120 cal

    Total: 260 cal

    Oatmeal: 130ish cal
    Banana: 110 cal

    Total: 240 cal
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    I second oatmeal. You could even add a few nuts or some nut butter for some extra protein.
  • Hrl1993
    Hrl1993 Posts: 106 Member
    How about a breakfast quesadilla? 2 corn tortillas (100 calories), .5 cup egg whites (60 calories), .25 cup FF cheese (45 calories), 2 tbsp salsa (10 calories), maybe toss in some sauteed onions and peppers for another 10 calories? That'd put ya somewhere between 215-225 calories, with 23 g of protein to keep you full! And if you really wanted to you could throw in some turkey or chicken breast to up the protein even more :)

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