Anyone else crave carbs in the morning?

mazmataz
mazmataz Posts: 331 Member
in Food and Nutrition
For some reason I find it really difficult to get through the morning without a carb fix. Wether it's a slice of bread or a cinnamon roll (one of my favourite things to eat on this earth!), I just need that feeling in my stomach in the morning to feel satisfied. Otherwise I feel quite empty/hungry. From lunchtime onwards I can take or leave carbs.

Does anyone else get this? If so have you found a nice healthy/low cal substitute I'd love to know!
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I just crave coffee in the morning :drinker:
  • mazmataz
    mazmataz Posts: 331 Member
    Haha I've recently cut out coffee...trying to drink green tea instead as I can't drink coffee without cream and sugar...maybe that's what's missing ;)

    Just for the record, what I usually have in the morning (when carbs aren't involved!) is yoghurt and fruit and maybe some orange juice. This morning I had a small bowl of rice krispies with skim milk and some rasberries, and I'm not satisfied at all!
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Is there a reason that you don't want to eat a carb-heavy breakfast?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    why can't you have carbs in the morning?
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
    If you're gonna eat carbs, do it in the morning. Just make sure that when you crash, you don't get onto a carb roller coaster. I try to eat my carbiest foods in the morning, and more proteins in the afternoons. I did a low carb diet in the past (South Beach) and I have to admit that really, I like some carbs. I seem to do okay trying to limit them to a specific time of day, so I limit them to the morning. That way the easy carbs that raise my blood sugar are out of my system by the time I go to sleep and don't turn into fat overnight.

    That's my theory but I bet my dietician friend would tell me I'm all wrong.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I don't deprive myself of anything that fits within my lifestyle, carbs being one of them.... Is there a reason (medical) why you would want to avoid them???
  • viragoeap
    viragoeap Posts: 107
    I've been a lot better since cutting cereals out of my breakfast and putting more protein in. My breakfast now consists of either porridge (oatmeal) with berries and a boiled egg, or berries with a greek yoghurt followed by a boiled egg. If I want a snack mid morning, a handful of cashew nuts usually suffice. My cravings always follow a sugary carb snack or meal! Hope this helps.
  • kmack1971
    kmack1971 Posts: 3 Member
    Yes I am the same, can take or leave them later in the day but love carbs to get me going. I tend to have raw porridge oats with greek yogurt and fruit and that gives me my carb fix and keeps me full till lunch.
  • atb0821
    atb0821 Posts: 458 Member
    Carbs aren't the devil, I eat carby stuff pretty much every morning. There's plenty of nutritious breads out there full of fiber. If you eat it with some PB you've got healthy protein and fat to keep you full.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Yes. My solution is to eat some carbs in the morning.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Just make sure that when you crash, you don't get onto a carb roller coaster.

    Like one of these?

    coolest-roller-coaster-birthday-cake-4-21333080.jpg
  • mazmataz
    mazmataz Posts: 331 Member
    Haha I'm liking this advice...just eat your damn carbs in the morning!! No real reason why I can't, I'm just trying to cut down on carbs in general. I know that my body doesn't do well on too many carbs...I get bloated and sluggish...but I guess a slice of toast in the morning isn't going to kill me!

    Thanks :)
  • mazmataz
    mazmataz Posts: 331 Member
    Just make sure that when you crash, you don't get onto a carb roller coaster.

    Like one of these?

    coolest-roller-coaster-birthday-cake-4-21333080.jpg

    If I'm going to get involved in any kind of carb roller coaster, it would definitely be this one!!
  • mazmataz
    mazmataz Posts: 331 Member
    I've been a lot better since cutting cereals out of my breakfast and putting more protein in. My breakfast now consists of either porridge (oatmeal) with berries and a boiled egg, or berries with a greek yoghurt followed by a boiled egg. If I want a snack mid morning, a handful of cashew nuts usually suffice. My cravings always follow a sugary carb snack or meal! Hope this helps.

    I always seem to forget about the wonder food that is porridge...I love it - and having grown up in Scotland you'd think it would be on my radar more lol.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Just for the record, what I usually have in the morning (when carbs aren't involved!) is yoghurt and fruit and maybe some orange juice. This morning I had a small bowl of rice krispies with skim milk and some rasberries, and I'm not satisfied at all!

    Everything you mentioned, juice, fruit, yogurt (if not plain), rice Krispies, are mostly carbs anyway.
  • Gwyn1969
    Gwyn1969 Posts: 181 Member
    My breakfast used to be an egg white omelet with fish and spinach in it. Now that I've also added a bowl of oatmeal to that, my mornings are much better.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    me,,, but I start my cardio at 4am, I like to do 2 to 3 hours,,so then I need the carbs for fuel,
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    I never crave carbs. I don't eat processed foods.
  • TKRV
    TKRV Posts: 165 Member
    My typical breakfast consist of Greek yogurt, steel cut oats and some fruit all mixed together. I find this gives me a good balance of carbs and protein that keeps me going through lunch.
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
    I've been a lot better since cutting cereals out of my breakfast and putting more protein in. My breakfast now consists of either porridge (oatmeal)

    You haven't cut cereals out at all; oatmeal is a cereal.
  • mazmataz
    mazmataz Posts: 331 Member
    Just for the record, what I usually have in the morning (when carbs aren't involved!) is yoghurt and fruit and maybe some orange juice. This morning I had a small bowl of rice krispies with skim milk and some rasberries, and I'm not satisfied at all!

    Everything you mentioned, juice, fruit, yogurt (if not plain), rice Krispies, are mostly carbs anyway.

    Yeah...I guess what I mean is that I crave 'bad' carbs like bread...and well mostly bread :P
  • KeithAngilly
    KeithAngilly Posts: 575 Member
    Yes. My solution is to eat some carbs in the morning.

    hey..me too! imagine that! :bigsmile:
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    yea I do. but I go to bed in the morning, so I eat a 6in round pancake before I leave work, it helps me to sleep

    this may suit you better...
    try steel cut oats, dried cranberry's, raisins, pecans w/a hint of cinnamon and some milk. I add a lil sugar too
  • professorRAT
    professorRAT Posts: 690 Member
    Just make sure that when you crash, you don't get onto a carb roller coaster.

    Like one of these?

    coolest-roller-coaster-birthday-cake-4-21333080.jpg

    mmmmmm, carb roller coaster...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    If you're gonna eat carbs, do it in the morning. Just make sure that when you crash, you don't get onto a carb roller coaster. I try to eat my carbiest foods in the morning, and more proteins in the afternoons. I did a low carb diet in the past (South Beach) and I have to admit that really, I like some carbs. I seem to do okay trying to limit them to a specific time of day, so I limit them to the morning. That way the easy carbs that raise my blood sugar are out of my system by the time I go to sleep and don't turn into fat overnight.

    That's my theory but I bet my dietician friend would tell me I'm all wrong.

    you can't eat carbs in the afternoon?
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    I crave carbs in the morning, so I eat them. I'd rather lose rice at dinner than my toast at breakfast. I understand about cutting them down because I was using up all of my daily calories on carbs before hitting my protein and fat goals. You just have to figure out where you value your carbs most.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    I crave chocolate. But I can always go for chocolate so...
  • spaingirl2011
    spaingirl2011 Posts: 763 Member
    I usually have a piece of whole grain toast or a whole grain waffle with peanut butter in the morning-- I get carbs and some healthy fat and protein! Adding the protein makes it satiating.
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    For some reason I find it really difficult to get through the morning without a carb fix. Wether it's a slice of bread or a cinnamon roll (one of my favourite things to eat on this earth!), I just need that feeling in my stomach in the morning to feel satisfied. Otherwise I feel quite empty/hungry. From lunchtime onwards I can take or leave carbs.

    Does anyone else get this? If so have you found a nice healthy/low cal substitute I'd love to know!

    yeah me too. i need something solid like that. cereal is almost ok, but i really HAD to have a muffin. now i am able to lay it aside, but still i cant start the day without something solid like what your talking about.

    Check out some of the cereals at Trader Joes. they make a really good one that seems to give me that satisifed feeling.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    Just make sure that when you crash, you don't get onto a carb roller coaster.

    Like one of these?

    coolest-roller-coaster-birthday-cake-4-21333080.jpg

    At first glance I thought it's an omelette with ketchup.

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