Stuck In A Rut for BREAKFAST
laurachase15
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What are some good breakfast ideas? I have a hard time getting my proteins and vegetables in.... dairy, grains and fruit are usually no problem!
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I usually have 3 egg whites with some left over meat from the night before's dinner ( steak, pork, chicken, something like that ) mixed in with my eggs and a bowl of peas or mixed vegetable.
If I dont have that, its usually a protein shake made from chocolate whey protein powder ( 1 cup skim milk, 1 scoop powder, tbsp of pb, and a frozen banana )
If Im in a huge rush out the door..a serving of cottage cheese and some fruit or baby carrots I can put in a bag on the go.
My non-protein breakfasts would be blueberry oatmeal, honey bunches of oats cereal, or eggo waffles with no-sugar syrup0 -
I'm kinda in a rut too. I usually have one egg, cooked for a minute in the microwave, on a slice of that 45 calorie bread, toasted. But I have, a couple of times, made a red potato with just a little olive oil and sea salt on the George Foreman grill. Makes a yummy breakfast, but eats up a few calories. That's why I kinda stick to the egg. Maybe it's the protein, but it seems to keep me full for a bit.0
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I make a lot of crustless quiches with eggs, fat free milk, Cabot 75% reduced-fat cheese, spinach, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, broccoli, etc. You can also drink V8.0
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What are some good breakfast ideas?
For me, it's porridge, porridge, porridge (aka oatmeal). I mix in a variety of fruits, such as apples, blueberries, strawberries. A nice slow energy burn all morning, so I make it to lunch without any food cravings.
It gives some protein, but not a lot, so I get the balance of my protein during lunch and dinner.0 -
Think outside the box. Anything can be breakfast foods. I love dinner leftovers for breakfast. I love chicken breast, cheese cubes, etc. I like a little protein in the morning - but that protein can come in any package.0
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For protein and veggies - quiche, egg muffins, scrambled eggs... You can add whatever veggies you like (peppers, onions, spinach etc) plus sausage/cheese/ham etc.
You can add protein powder in oatmeal too. Or have some Greek yogurt with fruit/granola/nuts. Or protein pancakes (I love these with whole wheat pastry flour and blueberries http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/991227-ultimate-protein-pancakes-omg?hl=pancake).
My favorite lately is ricotta with some milk and some instant pudding powder mixed in... so delicious.
I agree too, you can just have whatever for breakfast, I was on a meatloaf kick at some point.0 -
My favourite meal of the day is breakfast! I love oats and they are quite good for protein, and you can mix in things like peanut butter, honey, seeds (pumpkin and sunflower seeds are great), fruit and nuts.
Cottage cheese with fruit is nice - apple, banana and cinnamon especially! Or swap the cottage cheese for greek yoghurt if you prefer that. I like the lumpiness of the cottage cheese, don't ask me why
Omelettes with loads of ingredients mixed in are always tasty. You could use mixed vegetables (peppers, green beans, sweetcorn, anything you like really) and maybe chicken or bacon. The whites of the eggs are really low calorie but high in protein so if you want to cut cals from the egg part just separate the yolks. You can easily save them for something else - there are loads of recipes that call for egg yolks.0 -
smoothies with kale or spinach, fruit, and for protein could do protein powder or peanut butter!
i love egg whites for protein, can be added to anything else you're eating easily.0 -
Steel cut oats mixed in with greek yogurt and protein powder.0
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I eat OatFIt oatmeal with an over easy egg in it (yes, right on top) pretty much every day because it's about as easy as it gets. That being said, if you're after typical breakfast foods for breakfast, (aside from the eggs with tons of vegetables that's already been mentioned), try "hash browns" made out of radishes instead of potatoes. They're actually really good.0
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My favorite while on the go for breakfast or lunch is a proti max 8oz smoothie with my added twist of low fat la yogurt, cup of frozen strawberries, one banana, and half cup of skim milk blended til smooth yumm.0
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Oh and I haven't done this in a while, but I have a TINY frying pan (like 4-5 inches diameter) and I put in egg or egg whites, salt, pepper, garlic powder, spinach and let it cook, and it fits perfectly onto an English muffin or sandwich thin for an easy to-go breakfast.0
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I've said it before, I'll say it again:
Trutein Cinnabun Maple Grove Farms Pancakes
Trutein - Cinnabun, 34 g (1 scoop)
Maple Grove Farms - Sugar Free Pancake & Waffle Mix (Per Gram), 40 g
Tap Water, Drinking, Cold, 0.5 cup
1 tsp Cream of Tarter
Dash extra cinnamon if you wish
Method: mix dry ingredients. then add water to desired thickness. Pour into med-low griddle. Top with Walden Farms Syrup.
1 srvg: 248 cal, 17 g carbs, 5 g fat, 43 g Protein0 -
How about?
Breakfast Pizza
Source: http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2014/02/breakfast-pizza.html
Serves 1 or 2
Ingredients
2 - 6" flour tortilla
2 Tbsp. pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese
1 slice precooked bacon, chopped
2 large eggs
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Place tortillas on a piece of aluminum foil. Spread a tablespoon of pizza sauce on each. Top with half of the cheese and bacon; arranging the bacon around the edge. Carefully break an egg in the center of each tortilla. Place the pizzas on the aluminum foil in the center of the oven and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the foil and enjoy!
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Egg Muffins is my favorite go to right now - Make them on Sunday, eat all week. Beat 12 eggs (I use 1/2 real eggs and 1/2 substitute) - using a silicon muffin mold or spray a metal one with pam - put your favorite breakfast meat in them, add some veggies, top with a bit of cheese, pour the eggs in - cook for 25-35 min at 350 - my favorite combinations are spinach and mushrooms with a tiny bit of pepperjack cheese, ham and cheese (for my sons). In the morning grab 2 and microwave them for 30 seconds. Keeps in the fridge all week and I love them - about 75 calories a muffin.
another quick one is fat free pumpkin muffins for when you need something sweet - spice cake mix, add egg white, 1 cup water and 3/4 can of pure 100% pumpkin. Mix together and bake according to cake directions - mine makes 16 muffins for 106 calories each.
pair one of each of the above and I stay full all morning.0 -
I sauté about 1/3 of an onion, 2 mushrooms, 1/2 a bell pepper, a handful of broccoli, and handful of kale or arugula ( these all cook really fast). Then I dump it over 1 cut up Roma tomato. You could pour a little vinaigrette dressing over this of you want. Then I top it off with a whole fried over easy egg. You could do whites plus avocado. it's usually around 300 calories, but it makes a lot. This is also my go to after workout meal.
If I want something different, I like low sodium with tuna and avocado.
My husband likes egg whites and cooked Spinach. Folded omelette style. The Kroger brand cut leaf frozen spinach is our favorite
Growing up, my grandma made us eggs scrambled with corn tortillas that have been fried a little. Then you mix in some tomato sauce. You can top them with cheese/ sour cream/ avocado. They taste a bit like enchiladas. I make those on weekends sometimes. It's something different
.. There's a name for this dish, I just can't spell it. 0 -
Oh and I haven't done this in a while, but I have a TINY frying pan (like 4-5 inches diameter) and I put in egg or egg whites, salt, pepper, garlic powder, spinach and let it cook, and it fits perfectly onto an English muffin or sandwich thin for an easy to-go breakfast.
LOL, we have one of these cute little things as well; it has a crazy little chicken face on the handle. We use it in a similar way, to make egg-white sandwiches with bagels or English muffins. You can also make a sort of mini-scrambled egg mix with a little salsa.0 -
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I make these muffins out of carrots & eggs... - makes 1 serving of 2 muffins
Ingredients
1 raw whole egg scrambled
(I use 1/4 cup eggbeaters instead)
3 oz pureed cooked carrots
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon (Dash of ginger/nutmeg optional)
(I use 1/2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice instead)
1 pack of Splenda
(I skip this completely, but it works for me)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit
Mix raw scrambled egg with 3 oz of pureed cooked carrot
Add spices and mix together
Divide batter into 2 separate cupcake cups
(I use 1 tart pan instead of 2 cupcake cups - it doesn't matter)
Bake until batter is cooked and springs back - about 25 minutes / let cool
Other options
You can use grated zucchini instead of carrots/change to 3 1/2 oz of zucchini
You can also add Walden Farms Chocolate Syrup but cut down on the Spenda
You can also lightly brush the muffins with the chocolate syrup as a glaze or "icing"
I like these - as they change up the breakfast routine - they are easy to make
I also put the eggs & carrot mixture in the frittata pan this morning and was pleasantly surprised
Here is the MFP listing of the ingredients I use
Eggbeaters - Egg Beaters, 0.25 cup
Kroger - Frozen All Natural Crinkle Cut Carrots, 0.25 container (2 7/10 cups ea.)
Walden Farms - Chocolate Syrup - Zero Calories, 1 tbsp
Comes up to 60 calories0 -
Eggs, fried. Bacon, crispy. Milk.
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I know you said that dairy/grains/fruit are no problamos, but, a GREAT, FILLING breakfast I eat is: Arnold thins toasted with 1/2c of cottage cheese or ricotta with berries on top sprinkled with Stevia. YUMZ!:drinker:0
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Oh and I haven't done this in a while, but I have a TINY frying pan (like 4-5 inches diameter) and I put in egg or egg whites, salt, pepper, garlic powder, spinach and let it cook, and it fits perfectly onto an English muffin or sandwich thin for an easy to-go breakfast.
LOL, we have one of these cute little things as well; it has a crazy little chicken face on the handle. We use it in a similar way, to make egg-white sandwiches with bagels or English muffins. You can also make a sort of mini-scrambled egg mix with a little salsa.
Ah yes, the little chicken face. That's the "Small Fry" pan. I cooked 2 eggs in mine today. It's perfect for 1 or 2 eggs.0 -
Egg Bake!!!!! Take a muffin pan and put a slice of canadian bacon in each hole. Pour in a mixture made of eggs/egg whites, sauteed peppers...whatever strikes our fancy...and bake
Or do it like a crust free quiche. thrown some sausage crumbles into a cake pan. Add egg mixture and veggies, hash browns...whatever makes you happy...top with a little cheese and bake.
When it's all done (either version) you have enough tasty, high protein breakfast to last a small household for several days.
When I don't feel like cooking though, I often have greek yogurt with honey and an english muffin with peanut butter.0 -
I have been all about greek yogurt with almond butter and some oats.
3/4 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1 tbsp almond butter
1/4 cup oats
dash (or more) of cinnamon0 -
I have a couple of breakfast staples. If I have time to cook I do a bacon and two egg omelet. Sometimes I'll add some leftover bolognese sauce on it. My son loves them so I'll make him one too. If I am pressed for time I do my Shakeology for breakfast with some frozen fruit.0
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Oatmeal with pumpkin and cinnamon.
Oatmeal with chocolate PB2.
A Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich
A scramble with eggs, mushrooms, and spinach.
Banana pancakes (1 banana, one egg, one egg white, and 1/4 cup oats blendered)
Kashi cereal with almond milk.
A green smoothie...banana, berries, spinach, almond milk.0 -
Baked eggs are a favourite of mine when I have the time.
Get out a small ramekin dish (spray with oil spray to grease) or you can use a large holed muffin tin but you need to really grease it well. Ramekin is better because you can eat the egg straight from the dish.
Chop up a slice of bacon or some ham or spinach. (If bacon, brown it a little). Put in bottom of ramekin. Add in chopped onion, tomato, capsicum, steamed pumpkin or whatever vege floats your boat. Crack an egg over the top. Season with pepper (and salt if you didn't add a deli meat). You can add a pinch of cheese and some chopped chives or green onions and bake in the oven until set (usually 15-20 minutes).
French toast is another weekend favourite.
Break an egg and add a splash of milk and whisk and season with salt n pepper. Dip 2 slices of bread (I use iron fortified bread) into the mix. Heat a small non-stick frying pan and lightly spray with oil spray. Cook break like a pancake (both sides til lightly browned). Eat.
Baked beans on toast also is a winner when time is at a premium.
Homemade muffins work well too as you can stick that in the recipe builder.0 -
I pretty much subsist on Quest bars until high noon.0
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I'm in a Honey Bunches of Oats phase right now.0
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