How many calories is your breakfast, and how much fiber?

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  • Svelte_J
    Svelte_J Posts: 1
    467 calories this morning.

    I had:

    A smoothie made of 1 banana, 100ml coconut milk, handful blueberries and some water.

    Two small slices of rye bread with a dessert spoon of peanut butter.

    I only started my diet a week ago, and I was having smaller breakfasts (because then you feel like you have lots of calories left for the rest of the day) but I actually realised that doesnt work for me. If I have a small breakfast, I start the day feeling hungry, which makes the whole day feel hard. Bigger breakfasts and less later on just seem to work for me. Definitely down to your personal physiology though!
  • ms_lindsay
    ms_lindsay Posts: 22 Member
    300-500 calories and I aim for 30 grams of fiber every day
  • tonivor
    tonivor Posts: 4
    Breakfast -- Porridge made with Water, Raisins & Banana 340 (ish) per day.

    Tend to consume around 30 to 40 grams fiber each day.
  • fitfabforties
    fitfabforties Posts: 370 Member
    my calories this morning are 144 for breakfast.....and 2g of fibre......not sure about the fibre on a weekly basis and I only started tracking it this morning in my settings, instead of sodium....
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    How many calories is your average breakfast, and how many grams of fiber do you consume on an average day?

    My breakfast is normally around 600 calories. I aim for a minimum of 14g of fiber per day, but not too much more than that.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I can't believe these folks getting 20g or more of fiber. Aren't you in the crapper all day eating like that? Just curious. I try to make sure I don't go over 20g per day, or I'm hurtin'.
  • Weezoh
    Weezoh Posts: 171 Member
    Around 250 calories (steel cut oats w/Raisins & Walnuts) and a baby bel light cheese. And I average around 35g fiber
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    203 calories, 9g fiber, 18g protein -

    Thomas's 1/3 Daily Fiber English Muffin (100cal /8g fiber /1g protein)
    Egg whites, 97g (50 cal/ 0g fiber /11g protein)
    Peppers (either red or green), 30g (8 cal / 1g fiber / 0g protein)
    Sriracha, 1 tsp (5 cal / 0g fiber / 0g protein / 100% delicious)
    Sargento ultra thin pepper jack, 1 slice (40 cal / 0 fiber / 2g protein)

    Calories for breakfast varies slightly every day, depending on how much pepper I use and how much egg white I pour, but it doesn't vary much.

    For a whole day, I shoot for 35-ish fiber, shooting for 50% carbs/30% protein/20% fat macros.
  • Weezoh
    Weezoh Posts: 171 Member
    I can't believe these folks getting 20g or more of fiber. Aren't you in the crapper all day eating like that? Just curious. I try to make sure I don't go over 20g per day, or I'm hurtin'.

    I used to be a lot more sensitive to fiber when I was younger I think (hard to tell because I had no idea what I was eating) - I remember if I ate like Raisin Bran or Bran checks for breakfast my morning schedule was now filled. Now that I'm in my 40s I think I've crossed the Rubicon on that sensitivity. With averaging 35g per day during the week I'm only approaching regularity.
  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    Today I had a homemade dried fruit/seed mix and yogurt for breakfast. It was 370 calories, 4 grams of fiber, 15 protein and 18 fat.

    On weekends, or any day I have time to cook in the morning, my breakfast will be something like 800 calories because I make an egg/cheese/meat heap and put it on an english muffin.

    But yeah they can range anywhere from 150-800, depending on the day.
  • mrswestmoreland
    mrswestmoreland Posts: 27 Member
    i found a eating plan that gave great guidelines that help me get the amount of fiber and protein i'm trying to achieve. So i make my meals fit close to the guidelines:
    B: 300 cal 8 g fiber 20 g protein
    S: 150 cal 2 g fiber 15 g protein
    L: 300 cal 8 g fiber 20 g protein
    D: 400 cal 8 g fiber 20 g protein
    S:150 cal 2 g fiber 15 g protein

    Just adjust cal based on the amount u trying to eat.
  • rikracer61
    rikracer61 Posts: 208
    breakfast 600 cal
    25-40 grams fiber a day
  • Masq
    Masq Posts: 191 Member
    300 to 385 calories. If I do the Carb Check bagel, then my fiber is about 20.... if not fiber is only 3.
    I concentrate more on protein. I add a vanilla protein powder to my coffee each morning to bump up my protein intake.
  • stmcfred
    stmcfred Posts: 78 Member
    207 Calories, 15 grams of Fiber
  • iPlatano
    iPlatano Posts: 487 Member
    My breakfast is always about 1300-1500cals with 25g of fiber!
  • tbaby1279
    tbaby1279 Posts: 16 Member
    I "TRY" to keep my breakfast choices around 400 calories. Hopefully, lower! I usually eat oatmeal, a piece of fruit (apple, pear or orange). Medium coffee with 2 cream and 1 or 2 splendas. sometimes, it's a protein shake and some unsweetened applesauce.
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    About 300 cals, 3 g fiber, 21 g protein.

    Today I had black coffee, nonfat greek yogurt, and dry "bear naked" cereal
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I can't believe these folks getting 20g or more of fiber. Aren't you in the crapper all day eating like that? Just curious. I try to make sure I don't go over 20g per day, or I'm hurtin'.

    I used to be a lot more sensitive to fiber when I was younger I think (hard to tell because I had no idea what I was eating) - I remember if I ate like Raisin Bran or Bran checks for breakfast my morning schedule was now filled. Now that I'm in my 40s I think I've crossed the Rubicon on that sensitivity. With averaging 35g per day during the week I'm only approaching regularity.

    Maybe it takes practice. When I started MFP, I learned that my fiber intake was around 5g/day. I found about 14-15g is a good amount for me. I don't really know what my intake was when I was younger, but true story.... when I was in college and began making my own food choices, I was having problems with regularity. I called my mom and asked about it, and she told me to eat "ruffage." I was like, WHAT? What is ruffage? She said to look at the fiber content of my food and to drink plenty of water. I finally figured out that adding a salad to my lunch helped, but I had horrible habits for 20 years. (Hence my road to obesity)

    I looked up the RDA, and it says 25g. Wow! I might try to gradually build up to that. :laugh:
  • delazouche
    delazouche Posts: 55 Member
    Hannaford "Never Say Diet Maple Oatmeal" with four tablespoons of PB2 = 250 calories - 15 grams protein - 8 grams of fiber -- taste like a peanut butter no bake cookie!!
    Now that sounds amazing!!!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Breakfast 350-400 calories a day, pretty consistent except sometimes on weekends I have a bigger brunch and no lunch.

    Fiber at breakfast no clue, and I don't track fiber, but I checked my daily totals out of curiosity and it's usually about 20, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. One outlier day in the last 30 when I had 44 g, which seems to be related to multiple meals of lentil soup, just guessing by the foods I had that day. I eat lots of vegetables, which seem not to provide as much fiber as you might think, but not a lot of grains and beans only occasionally.
  • Laughter_Girl
    Laughter_Girl Posts: 2,226 Member
    I generally eat between 300 - 450 calories for breakfast. I aim for about 30 grams of fiber daily. Some days are a little higher and some a little lower.
  • DaivaSimone
    DaivaSimone Posts: 657 Member
    Between 300 and 450 calories, with a snack of 100-150 cals if I had a lighter (300 cals) breakfast. Today, it was about 4g of fibers, but I usually eat a breakfast burritos on a high fiber tortilla that gives me a whooping 12g of fibers.

    I tend to focus more on protein then fibers, and I have a minimum of 25g every morning.
  • alexuh
    alexuh Posts: 108 Member
    300-400 calories usually, sometimes it can be upwards of 700 when I wake up like a ravenous bear. :bigsmile:
    My usual breakfasts consist of Oats So Simple porridge with almond milk.

    Then I add a mixture of nuts, seeds, fruit (whatever I have), dried fruit and yogurt. Sometimes I don't have all of them things, but sometimes I do. Whatever I fancy and that makes up the 300-400 cal breakfasts. :drinker: I don't track fiber as my digestive system is a-ok. :smile:
  • walking_the_labyrinth
    walking_the_labyrinth Posts: 16
    My breakfast is usually between 0 and 300 calories. Fiber I don't shoot for a certain amount at breakfast but my goal is 25g per day.

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