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Cheap, quick, under 300 cal breakfast? Any ideas?

zkitty
zkitty Posts: 6 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
Im looking for something to eat in the morning that is minimal effort while I'm rushing to get to work.

I've been eating bagels with a small amount of weight watchers cream cheese.

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  • spar1grep
    spar1grep Posts: 2
    2 x Cups of Tea with Skimmed Milk = 10.
    2 x Toasted Brown Bread & Marmite = 200.
    1 x Small Bannana = 90.

    Dot on 300 calories.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    1 cup of low fat cottage cheese= 180 cals, with
    1/3 cup of craisins=130

    310 cals, and loads of protein to keep you going all morning till lunchtime!

    (the only drawback is sodium is a bit high)
  • CinthyNair
    CinthyNair Posts: 261
    4 scoops of low fat skim milk
    2 scoops of organic soy protein powder
    4 tbsp of low fat granola

    Total cal - 308 :flowerforyou:
  • hadham72
    hadham72 Posts: 5 Member
    Quaker oats-so-simple porridge sachets - 216 calories with semi skimmed milk - even less with skimmed.
  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
    Porridge! Rolled oats! Yummy, porride oats last for ages, really fill you up and even if you make it in a pan and not microwave it takes like 3/4 minutes! I add a teasoon of linseed to mine for some crunch and some agave natural sweetener kind of like honey for a bit of sweeet (it's 14 cals and really makes the porridge tasty!) also if you buy a massive bag of porridge and just weigh yourself out 40g you could also buy a big bag of raisins or mixed fruit and put a tbsp of that in! Yummy!
  • jordan_vakil
    jordan_vakil Posts: 45
    Kashi Go Lean Vanilla Oatmeal and some fresh fruit. I have it alot for breakfast.
    Or special K cereal with cranberries.

    And if I'm really in a hurry I just drink a protein shake.


    I also love whole grain toast with almond butter. yum!
  • kwardklinck
    kwardklinck Posts: 1,601
    1 serving of mini wheats and a sliced apple.
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    I usually boil a few eggs (I <3 boiled eggs) and I'll eat one boiled egg for breakfast with a piece of fruit...usually an apple

    tends to come out to only 156cals....and another thing u could do is the instant oatmeals...theyre only about 150-160 cals add in some skim milk to drink with it and it runs to about 240ish in cals

    A slice of whole wheat toast with 1 tbsp of Peanut butter (depending on the bread you use) ...mines only 45 cals a slice so thats only 125 cals

    On my treat days i make a one egg omlette where i find half a serving of lite keilbase to be enough meat to fill it, throw in a handful of corn and a slice of 2% cheese ...it's a little under 200 cals
  • DennisHarrison
    DennisHarrison Posts: 11
    Actually, according to my wifes trainer(45 yrs old with a 6 pack a 20 yr old would kill for!!!), breakfast should be ur highest calorie meal of the day. U want to really stoke that metabolism 4 the day!! Otherwise, I eat Basic 4 cereal, 2% milk, and a glass of OJ. If u can squeeze in 2 slices of Arnold bread 100% whole wheat toast, u'd b closer to what u should have for the first meal of the day.
  • lucky1ns
    lucky1ns Posts: 358 Member
    A hard boiled egg and a glass of V8
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Quick oats have better nutrition than instant & don't have a bunch of added crud.

    1/2 cup quick oats, 1 tbs natural peanut butter, vanilla protein powder (I use 1/4th of a scoop for my oatmeal -- adds not many calories & just enough protein). I eat this a lot and it keeps me totally satisfied for hours and hours. Plus I make it in my cubicle by boiling 8oz of water in an electric kettle & pouring it over the oatmeal & then I get some work done while I'm waiting for it to "cook."
    :smile:

    I mean, *peanut butter* = YUM!

    Anyway, you're looking at about 275 calories. About 240 if you leave out the protein powder.

    Another fav of mine is 6oz 2% plain greek yogurt (110 cals), 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean high fiber/high protein cereal (70 calories) and 1/2 tbs honey (30 calories). You can add some berries, too. 100g strawberries is 32 calories. :wink:
  • cthellen
    cthellen Posts: 3
    English muffin, toasted, with 1 tbsp peanut butter!
  • raelbee
    raelbee Posts: 219 Member
    I'm eating clean, so for breakfast I eat one piece of fruit, usually an apple or a banana, and 24 almonds (1 oz.) It's quick and easy, literally grab and go, and 240-250 calories.
  • cds2327
    cds2327 Posts: 439
    instant oatmeal, or you could make your own smoothies with protein powder and drink it on your way.
    maybe fruit salad?
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