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Meals/Breakfast

Harris_C
Harris_C Posts: 48 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm trying to stick to 1,200 calories/day.

Which meal is normally your largest calorie wise?

I've read that breakfast should be your biggest meal and that it should contain a lot of protein. The problem is that I don't care for eggs. Any tips will be appreciated!

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  • daniface
    daniface Posts: 338 Member
    i eat a lot for breakfest and lunch and then dinner not so much
  • vcatmb44
    vcatmb44 Posts: 129 Member
    try to get in most of your calories at breakfast and lunch and leave the least for dinner bc youll burn most of wat u eat during the day rather then dinner when you may be goin to bed soon
  • tbranch3634
    tbranch3634 Posts: 32
    I eat Kashi Go Lean cereal and skim milk and it has 22 g of protein.
  • melliebee
    melliebee Posts: 187 Member
    Good question!!! I like to eat plain oatmeal for breakfast, sometimes with fruit in it (raisins, strawberries, blueberries etc.), with a tiny bit of brown sugar... it is always my smallest meal of the day (dinner being my largest)... I was wondering that too!
  • LaurieEReid
    LaurieEReid Posts: 273
    I eat a light breakfast (weetabix or oatmeal with some flakes for crunch and milk), a small lunch, an afternoon snack of fruit and cheese and then dinner with the family. Most of the calories are at dinner.
  • leavinglasvegas
    leavinglasvegas Posts: 1,495
    Breakfast is my biggest meal. And I'm allergic to eggs and milk. I sometimes have some gluten free cereal with soy milk and fruit when I have time...... Otherwise---- Smoothies, add protien powder. I use hemp and soy milk, greens, berries..... I also like brown rice, miso soup and steamed greens in the morning when time allows. I put tofu in my miso soup to add protien. Scrambled Tofu is delish! Depending on my mood, I add whatever flavors and veggies look good that morning. Otherwise, I'm not a traditional breakfast person.... as you can plainly see..... I'll eat dinner leftovers too.
  • just4peachy
    just4peachy Posts: 594 Member
    Dinner is always my heaviest calorie meal. I've tried spreading my meals/snacks out evenly but I tend to fail. I don't really think it matters that much as long as your meals are balanced and nutritional.

    As far as protien- scrambled tofu is super yummy! And my kids LOVE dinner for breakfast so we have cold spaghetti frequently for breakfast.

    Good luck!!
  • amberchristi
    amberchristi Posts: 54
    I usually try to have lunch as my biggest meal. My breakfast is usually a small bowl of cereal (200 cal) or half or a bagel with light cream cheese (200 cal)
  • Harris_C
    Harris_C Posts: 48 Member
    Thank you everyone!
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