What's your go-to breakfast?

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  • Make a Greek Yogurt Parfait:
    --Boil or microwave some brown rice (or other whole grain such as farro) then drizzle with some honey and a optional squeeze of fresh orange.
    --Put 1/4 c. brown in a tall glass then top with fresh fruit of choice (berries, peaches, nectarines, kiwi etc) then top with 1/2 of the container of 100 calorie Greek yogurt (I prefer vanilla).
    ---Then repeat with brown rice, fruit and yogurt.
    ---(OPTIONAL: You can also top it with sliced almonds or other nuts).

    It has about 350 calories depending on the whole grain you use, fruit and if you add nuts. Its GREAT!!!! It has whole grain, fiber, dairy, protein, anti-oxidants (if you choose fruit like blueberries) and good fats if you add nuts. It will definitely hold you over til lunch.
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
    I have oats (made with water not milk) with fruit greek yoghurt, berries and a little honey stirred through.
  • _Tuyana_
    _Tuyana_ Posts: 83 Member
    My go to breakfast is
    1/2 cup of wholegrain oats (they keep me full for longer than oatmeal or rolled oats) soaked overnight
    50g of yoghurt (don't bother with low fat version as I like it creamy and standard yoghurt is considered a low fat food anyway)
    1 medium kiwifruit (good source of vit C and fiber)
    1 small banana (good source of potassium, I get cramps sometimes when I exercise)
    0.5 tbsp of cinnamon (to make it more interesting, this way I don't need to add sweeteners)
    30g of casein protein powder (casein is slow release unlike whey protein, sometimes it's called "night time protein", it also lines your stomach so you feel fuller for longer)
  • phildawson75
    phildawson75 Posts: 205 Member
    I tend to have either:

    Weetabix x2 = 134 cals
    Alpro Almond milk 125ml = 30cals
    =
    164 cals

    Or

    Quaker Oats 40g = 142 cals
    Skimmed milk 300ml = 111 cals
    =
    253 cals (adding 15 cals per teaspoon sugar)

    If you want to take to work the weetabix comes in 12s and you can get single ready packets of oats. I tend to get the bigger packs for home as its much more cheaper.

    I also have Tesco Light Cranberry & Raspberry in the morning which has just 12 cals per 250mls!

    My wake up drink is fancy Carte Noire Espresso taken without sugar so that's <1 cal.
  • If I have time in the mornings: I grab a bowl of Multigrain Cheerios and skim milk. mmm nom nom
  • What a great idea. I am going to try that! Stuck on whole wheat toast at the moment which is boring now! Going right now to buy the ingredients!
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
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  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I make a big breakfast frittata on Sunday nights, cut it and put it into 5 plastic baggies, then store it in the fridge. They are only about 150 calories per serving. I also make a quick protein shake on my way out the door: 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup mixed frozen berries, 1 scoop protein powder.

    Every morning, grab one of those plastic bags, toss it in the microwave for about 45 seconds, blend my protein shake, and I'm out the door in under five minutes, plus all that protein is really filling. Total calories about 350-400.
  • sportytalldoll
    sportytalldoll Posts: 208 Member
    every workday - an oikos greek yogurt )mmm black cherry!) and a vitatop muffin top! (mmmm applecrumb!)
  • Peanut butter and banana on toast is god sent!
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    I dont eat breakfast... I dislike every single food people normally eat in the morning.
  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
    Eggs are my thing:

    Wholemeal toast
    1/2 small avocado (spread on the toast)
    Poached or boiled egg
    Black pepper
    (about 280 cals)

    or

    3 egg omlette with spinach (about 220 cals)

    Another trick is that whatever breakfast you have, eat 1/2 a Pink Grapefruit before it and it keeps you full as well as it is high fibre and low GI and only 50 cals.
  • Low fat yoghurt with muesli and ground flaxseed.
    Usually two hours after breakfast I start counting until I can have my lunch, but the flaxseed seems to quiet down the cravings.
  • Indygirl_81
    Indygirl_81 Posts: 142 Member
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  • Lately I've been having 3 scrambled eggs with sea salt and I also have a tablespoon of this maple infused almond butter--it all equates to around 310 calories. I typically eat this right after my workout in the morning as it seems to help.

    On a side note, let me just say, I may have almond butter 2 or 3 times a day now lol, I love the taste of it, although it's not very volumetric at 100 calories for a little TB lol
  • Missklara
    Missklara Posts: 282 Member
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  • jensfitpal2012
    jensfitpal2012 Posts: 145 Member
    I make steel cut oats ahead,add fruit,or yogurt,some flax seed.Omega 3 eggs,or egg whites topped with fresh salsa and avocado slices. Premake hard boiled eggs and cut up an apple w/natural almond,or peanut butter..
  • 1 x slice of wholemeal toast,
    1 banana to spread on toast,
    20 g of peanut butter already spread on toast

    portable, yummy, - keeps you really full
  • c2111
    c2111 Posts: 693 Member
    egg florentine, spinach lightly cook in a pan with olive oil, break an egg on top pop the lid on, steam it for a minute or two, pop it onto your plate grate some low fat cheese on top, voila, breaky in 5 mins, high protein no card or very lttle, keeps me going.
  • staps065
    staps065 Posts: 837 Member
    Egg white omlette with stir fried veggies and fat free cheese. Sometimes with high fiber, low calorie bread, Most of the time hot sauce or spicy BBQ sauce....
  • recently, a soft boiled egg with asparagus soldiers.
  • JoyBouter
    JoyBouter Posts: 10 Member
    Bump for later :)
  • I either have 2 packets of plain oatmeal with one tbsp of peanut butter, or i have 2 egg whites w/ turkey on whole wheat toast or whole wheat wrap.
  • muesli and yoghurt with a banana is my go-to breakfast
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    I have several:

    1. keep hard boiled peeled eggs in the refrigerator... two to a baggie or tupperware container. I sprinkle pepper /salt and take with me to eat in the car on the way to work
    or
    2. 4-8 ounces of FF greek yogurt with 1 teaspoon chia seeds and 1 tablespoon oat bran to eat quickly before I leave or at my desk when I get to work. Sometimes with 1/2 serving fruit
    or
    3 Crabsticks(yes, crabsticks)

    If I get my morning right my favorite breakfast is a one egg omlette, with 1/2 a fresh avocado and 1 tablespoon salsa, and I sit and eat it at my table like a real person.
  • LittleMissRainey
    LittleMissRainey Posts: 440 Member
    2x20g wholewheat biscuits (eg Weetabix)
    30g Fruit & Fibre
    150ml skimmed milk
    generous pinch of ground cinnamon

    around 289 calories - keeps me full for hours, great for big days :)
  • ground flax is interesting and I will be adding:smooched: it to my diet, how much do you use?
  • maz2469
    maz2469 Posts: 67 Member
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  • mhoward685
    mhoward685 Posts: 129 Member
    Chobani Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup Kashi go lean crunch cereal mixed in
  • I eat a lot of egg whites in the morning. My favourite is an omelette with onion and zucchini