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Filling breakfast ideas... need em

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  • altushe
    altushe Posts: 57 Member
    Let me preface my breakfast by saying that I am on maintenance and also exercise in the morning for an hour, so this is by far my biggest/most caloric meal of my day. First, I have a small smoothie (6oz - homemade) when I wake up to "break the fast" and get my metabolism going (plus I am usually starving when I wake up at 5AM). After my workout, dropping my daughter at school and commuting to work (generally 4 hours later), I have a real breakfast. The fruit, oats and nut butter choices vary but this is the typical breakdown:

    4 egg whites
    1/2 to 1 cup fruit (either strawberries, cantalope, peach, plum, grapefruit)
    1 Fage non-fat plain yogurt
    2 servings of hot cereal (rolled oats, kamut, spelt, steel cut oats) OR 1 cup of homemade granola
    1 TBS nut butter (with the hot cereal - granola already includes seeds/nuts)

    Total calories of smoothie and items above 750-950

    It's a lot of food but some days, barely holds me til lunch without a small mid-morning snack.

    Anyone else on maintenance eat this much at breakfast and/or have this experience (i.e., big breakfast still hungry)? Plus I drink A LOT (water or herbal tea both before and after the meal).
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Oatmeal with flax and wheatgerm every morning.
    I also have a snack about 2 hours after breakfast (usually Fage 2% plain and 1/2 cup of fruit)
  • sarahschwemler
    sarahschwemler Posts: 5 Member
    Plain protein shakes are not the tastiest; but for a breakfast I will put 3/4 cup water, 1 scoop of chocolate protein, and 1/2 frozen banana in my bullet (blender). Its like your having a milkshake but no guilt, and its really filling!!!
  • stargzrlily
    stargzrlily Posts: 83 Member
    my fav breakfast is plain Fage with half a frozen banana and fresh blueberries with a little Kashi Go Lean Crunch sprinkled on top. a little drizzle of honey would be good with it too.it's delicious.
  • rockabyesarojane
    rockabyesarojane Posts: 471
    bump.
  • misty1208
    misty1208 Posts: 90
    So i made a little breakfast sandwich this morning and its been going on 4 hours and im still full! Whoop whoop

    1 whole wheat english muffin
    1 egg
    2 strips of turkey bacon
    1 slice of fat free american cheese

    290 calories and very filling! Thanks for the ideas :) Guess i need the protien to keep me full!
  • LJ0125
    LJ0125 Posts: 89
    I didn't eat breakfast today (I'm sick) but yesterday I had a 1/2 cup of egg beaters and a 1/4 cup of shredded part skim cheddar cheese. It was great. I was filled well into lunch!
  • amyhollar
    amyhollar Posts: 107 Member
    I know everyone is saying instant oatmeal is crap, but since I eat breakfast at work and my choices are limited, I buy Kashi Go Lean instant hot cereal..... it has a lot of fiber and protein in it especially compared to instant oatmeal. Better Oats also makes a ton of different kinds of instant oatmeal that are whole rolled oats along with flax. I think these are the most filling options if you want oatmeal but have to make it at work. Keeps me pretty full along with coffee and I always have a snack midmorning of nuts or yogurt.
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Guess i need the protien to keep me full!

    Bingo!! :flowerforyou:
  • newbeautifulme
    newbeautifulme Posts: 112
    This sounds strange, but it is actually VERY good and VERY filling.

    Flaxseed Pudding

    1/4 cup golden ground flaxseed
    1 egg
    2 TB heavy cream
    3 TB water
    1 TB SF vanilla syrup
    1/4 c raspberries

    Mix all together in bowl, except raspberries. Microwave for 1-2 minutes. Mix in berries. Microwave for 30-60 seconds. Stir and enjoy!

    250 calories, 12 g carbs (2 g net carbs), 19 g fat, 13 g protein, 10 g fiber.
  • grassette
    grassette Posts: 976 Member
    3/4 cup multigrain cereal
    1/2 cup 0% yoghurt
    1 cup wild blueberries
    cafe latte made with 1 cup coffee, 1 cup skim milk (x2)
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