Which breakfast is better?

cupcakecarnivore
cupcakecarnivore Posts: 267
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
Trying to win an argument with my friend about my breakfast choices:) Just want to get everyone's opinions on which breakfast they would think is better for you nutritionally (I realize they are both pretty healthy for you but I just want to know which would keep you fuller longest, and which is best for me nutrition wise:)

Breakfast 1
Whole wheat english muffin
1 tablespoon of organic peanut butter
banana

Breakfast 2
organic oatmeal with cinnamon, blueberries and flax
2.5 ounces of greek yogurt
apple

oh and coffee with soy milk with both:)

They both work out to around 250 calories, so they are pretty even that way. Thanks again for your opinions!

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  • emmascott
    emmascott Posts: 249
    Prob say number 2, as oats are easier to digest than wheat.

    Both great though x
  • autumn13
    autumn13 Posts: 295
    Go with #2 I think that will keep u fuller....Plus the fiber:)
  • fluffy831
    fluffy831 Posts: 30 Member
    For me, breakfast 1 would fill me up longer. That said, I love steel cut oats and eat them often. PB and banana have more 'staying power' for me.
  • MaryDreamer
    MaryDreamer Posts: 439
    I'd alternate both of them, so you won't get bored since they both have their benefits.
  • Soulmeetsbody0
    Soulmeetsbody0 Posts: 8
    Both are gread, but if I had to choose one, I would pick 2. More protein.
  • heyitsmekatie
    heyitsmekatie Posts: 544 Member
    both sound good!
  • LindaSueBakk
    LindaSueBakk Posts: 145 Member
    #2
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    Both sound good...

    #1 seems like it would last longer (stick to ya healthy ribs!?)
  • jlgz53010
    jlgz53010 Posts: 2
    My fitness trainer said that she knew someone who put peanut butter and banana in their oatmeal. I still have not tried it, but it sounds good.
  • denitraross
    denitraross Posts: 325 Member
    I think they are both winners - both have whole grains, fruit and protein....??
  • callipygianchronicle
    callipygianchronicle Posts: 811 Member
    I just ran them both through a nutrition calculator (http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php) and they’re both great. The edge to me goes to the second breakfast because it is significantly lower in sodium (27 mg vs 300+) and lower in sugars (7 versus 21). The second breakfast also wins in the fiber category, with a small edge in protein. They are very close in Vitamin A, C, Calcium and Iron. But, the addition of flax and blueberries in breakfast 2, adds some incredible anti-imflammatory properties and that makes it, to me, a better choice for overall health. But for managing weight-loss, both meals are excellent choices.
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    best breakfast is the one you will actually eat if you are not usually a breakfast eater *LOL*

    i am a breakfast eater, always have been *L* and both of those sound good to me as both have protein + (and both sounds like excerpts from my food diary) *LOL*

    that being said, i've found i stay full 'feeling' for longer when i have the oatmeal one
  • cupcakecarnivore
    cupcakecarnivore Posts: 267
    Thanks everyone for your opinions! Her arguement was basically that peanut butter is to fattening....pshhh....lol....what does she know!! I just switched it up a little while ago because I was starting to get sick of oatmeal, so lately I've been eating the peanut butter breakfast and have found that they both keep me just as satisfied:) Im sure I will be switching them up again as soon as I start to crave oatmeal again!
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    i have the oatmeal more often (basically cause i am not THAT much of a PB fan), but the two breakfasts really are the two i switch back and forth between myself *L*
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