Breakfast taking up too many calories!

How about 2 pieces of whole wheat toast and two large eggs?Then add some fat free yogurt and a cup of 1% milk. That should add up to about 400 calories, depending on what brands you get etc.

have you tried Steel Cut Oatmeal? I like the texture and flavour alot more. Agave Syrup and cinnamon.

Egg white/Beaters with mixed veggies (onions, peppers, mushrooms etc), whole wheat wrap, hot sauce, salsa. good stuff and filling.

Lean Ham or Turkey bacon (although, watch the sodium).

Amy's makes some good frozen breakfast wraps and burritos.

I will say you can eat the same breakfast but only eat half of what you will normally eat, of you were eating 500 plus calories then that will be cut in half to around 250 calories, its easier said than done...LOL, good luck!

I grew up with family breakfasts of all the yummy things we really shouldn't eat also. I don't have a great "warm, down home" breakfast idea, but I'll let you know what I do....and it isn't oatmeal. I'm not a fan either.

One fried large egg on one piece of buttered toast. I make a fried egg sandwich out of it. More of a half sandwich, but you get the idea. It's only 198 calories.

I don't think that eating a big calorie breakfast is a bad thing--just make sure it is healthy. The good thing about eating a big breakfast is that you have the entire day to burn those calories! What are you eating for breakfast? You can compensate by having a salad for lunch and a smaller dinner. Don't forget to pay attention to the food pyramid. I've notice it is harder to eat vegetables for breakfast--so by adding those in at lunch and dinner it should balance out for the day.

most mornings i eat a fried egg white on an whole grain english muffin with 2 tablespoons taboule. (about 130 cals and a decent amount of protein)

or i eat whole wheat cream of wheat made with vanilla almond milk. that's about 200 cals.

not really down home, but maybe it will help!

I'm no expert, but I hear all the time that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We are typically trained to think dinner should be our biggest meal, but I think that's totally wrong. So consuming a good hearty breakfast isn't a bad thing. You just need to consume the right types of foods! Oatmeal, in it's natural form (without the added sugar you get from the boxes of oatmeal) can be great for you! Try adding some fresh fruit to it. Pair it with a couple eggs and you'd be set!

I eat pretty much the same thing for breakfast everyday and I agree about oatmeal! I eat 1 piece of double fiber wheat bread with 1 T of almond butter, 1/2 cup of egg whites and either 2 pieces of turkey bacon, 4 pieces of Canadian Bacon or 2 pre-cooked turkey sausage patties. I drink my coffee with regular half and half and generally come in around 300-350 depending on the meat selection and I am full and satisfied. (I ate more today because I had a killer workout and needed the extra calories). I don't drink milk anymore and don't really miss it (and my skin looks MUCH better) but one glass of milk doesn't add that many calories if you can cut back on whatever else you are eating. Mine is high in sodium but that doesn't tend to be an issue for me and I need my breakfast meat.

I am a southern girl that grew up thinking breakfast was the most important meal. This has been ingrained into my being and I cannot start the day, no matter how early, nor how late, without a filling breakfast. I am a milk conisuer and I brink about 16oz daily, I have switched down to 1% but I cannot make myself drink skim milk or the other imitations. This being said my breakfasts hog up most of my calories most the time being 500+ calories.

Anyone have any ideas on low calorie filling, warm, down home breakfast ideas?

PS, Oatmeal sucks!

Darling, from one Southern girl to another -- GRITS ROCK!!!

Contrary to what you believe though, breakfast IS the most important meal and supposed to be the largest!!!

"Eat like a king at breakfast, common folk at lunch, and a pauper at dinner." Read that once and it stuck with me.

Do what you need to, however. You know your body best

I am big on breakfast too! It's my favorite thing to cook now and I've created lots of low-cal recipes to help me while keeping breakfast filling and hearty!

1) Drink at least 8 - 16 oz of water when you wake up before eating anything. This helps you feel fuller and it's good for you anyway to help flush your system before you start your day!

2) Hearty Pancakes - These are my *favorite* breakfast now! I use 1 cup of standard buttermilk pancake batter with 3/4 c water/skim milk split, add 1/2 cup of Pumpkin Flax Granola (from Whole Foods, but you could substitute any kind of granola), 1/3 c Craisins, 1/2 c walnuts, 1 pack Truvia, some Pumpkin pie spice. Mix it all together to create a thick, chunky, hearty batter. I spoon 1/4 cup of batter per pancake. To top pancakes, I take fat-free or reduced-fat sour cream and use 1/2 c with 1 pack Truvia and some lemon zest and mix it together. A small dallop per pancake is plenty.
---I only need two pancakes for breakfast and i stay full until lunch and it's only 250 calories!!

3) Today I made a breakfast burrito using 1 egg, salsa, a little bit of black beans, a little bit of reduced fat sour cream, some cheddar cheese and a whole wheat tortilla. All told, it was under 300 calories and delish!

4) Eat less for breakfast and have a mid-morning snack on hand. I usually snack on a handful of nuts and a banana or some carrots and hummus midway between breakfast and lunch to tide me over.

Good luck and let me know if you need any more suggestions!!!

Haha, I feel you. I fail on the low calorie breakfasts. I try and try - but I like a kings mean with lots of variety food in the AM.

My days like,

Bagel
Light Cream Cheese
Mocha Drink
Low Fat Yogurt Cup

Or

Energy Bar
Apple
Chocolate Milk/Coffee Drink

Same thing, usually in threes.. I am trying to cut it down with even pre-planning but I really want to eat cereal but loves my bagels.. Oi.

500+ cals, usually just about 600 or 550

To be fair I never really have Lunch as obviously my BFasts keep me good, maybe a snack of cheese, nuts ot something at the 3/4pm, then supper about 6/7.

I will someday break the pleatau of a large BFast but I need the energy for 1-2 hour workouts of pure cardio or Weight and Cardio.

But I feel you.. Lol.

I also believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I've "inverted" my meal schedule to some degree. Use to have small brekkies with big dinners, but I found that by doing the opposite, while I am hungrier at night, I don't have a big meal sitting in my stomach when I sleep - so you may be ok with 500 cals. However, if you look to cut back to say 400, I'd suggest some protein to satiate you a little better, like a a couple of eggs, whole wheat english muffin and a couple slices of lean turkey would only be about 300 cals, leaving you some room for a glass of milk. Good luck, M.

i was raised the same way...ive cut my big breakfast days to sundays...i normally go over my calories by a couple hundred on sundays but im still losing *for now* and it makes me happy = )

Can you maybe cut calories out elsewhere? Also, maybe instead of drinking milk (I find that drinking my calories is not satisfying or filling at all) try eating plain nonfat greek yogurt-- loads more calcium and protein, and actually filling!
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I'm a huge fan of the greek yogurt, I very often have a 6oz chobani with 2 tbsp of all natural peanut butter. Its super filling and loaded with protein!

Take a look at Hungry Girl's Breakfast recipes: http://www.hungry-girl.com/search?keyword=breakfast&newsletter_type=2