Low carb breakfast? Is it possible?

MegJo
MegJo Posts: 398 Member
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
I love carbs, I go over on my (already high) goal often. For breakfast I LOVE cereal, or pancakes.

Seeing that I throw away quite a bit of carbs on breakfast (when they could be spent on potatoes or bread at dinner), I was hoping to get some alternatives!

I'm open to breakfast ideas with some carbs, maybe just on the lower end.

Thanks in advance!

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  • Shadowcasting
    Shadowcasting Posts: 124 Member
    Eggbeater omeletes come to mind.
  • soon2bmrsc
    soon2bmrsc Posts: 41
    OHHH Me too!! I have the same problem as you! I LOVE carbs ;)

    Lately, I've been trying oatmeal and a bananna or a bagel thin and yogurt and they keep me satisfied.
  • chuckanderson
    chuckanderson Posts: 97
    http://www.amazon.com/Clif-Bar-Builders-Chocolate-2-4-Ounce/dp/B000668QYU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302833280&sr=8-1

    They taste so good you feel like you're cheating. The protein keeps you full a LONG time.
  • jennro7781
    jennro7781 Posts: 208
    I have two servings of fruit and a protien bar for breakfast. Yes they are carbs but fruit carbs are better for you than simple carbs (white bread, sugary cereal, etc). Good luck!
  • ChocoMary
    ChocoMary Posts: 68 Member
    Cottage cheese with fruits ! ;)
  • dmanakho
    dmanakho Posts: 143 Member
    scrambled eggs with turkey breakfast sausages. :)
  • aflane
    aflane Posts: 625 Member
    Try a egg white omelet or frittata. I make mine with Bob Evans turkey sausage, 1/3 oz cheese and spinach. Very tasty, good protein, and low carb.
  • curliegirl
    curliegirl Posts: 191
    I eat scrambled eggs a bunch with a muffin. There is protein in the egg & muffin. It makes it pretty balanced. I like to eat yogurt, fruit & granola too. You could also try the Special K protein cereal if you NEED to do cereal.

    Hope this helps!

    Kim
  • lnosgood
    lnosgood Posts: 92
    I've been doing the low carb yogurt and a banana for breakfast. =) The low carb yogurt has 3-5g carbs and the banana has about 25-30 depending on the size of the banana.
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    Google South Beach Diet phase 1 breakfast recipes! There's a website called 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet (I think??) and there have been TONNNS of recipes posted on their forums :)
  • shimila1101
    shimila1101 Posts: 119
    I love my carbs too!!! I usually have a whole wheat bagel thin with either peanut butter on it, or plain with fat free cottage cheese. It seems to work for me.
  • april_kelley
    april_kelley Posts: 21 Member
    I love the Special K cereals also and a bowl of oatmeal and a banana go a long way also!!
  • emmyvera
    emmyvera Posts: 599 Member
    I like a tablespoon of peanut butter on a multigrain waffle. And fruit of some sort. The fiber and protein keeps me full.
    :tongue:
  • WWE_chick
    WWE_chick Posts: 86
    What do you consider low carbs? My breakfast is about 16 carbs which is fine for me but might be considered high to some. It's 1/2 cup of plain eggbeaters, a piece of white american cheese (when this pack runs out I am getting low fat cheese) and a tablespoon of salsa. 1 piece of whole wheat toast and that's it.
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    Almost every morning I have 2 extra large eggs poached with an egg poacher, 1/4 cup reduced sodium mozzarella, a little pico de gallo, and 8oz of low sodium V8. Another favorite is scrambling the eggs and adding spinach instead of having the V8. I rarely eat bread or fruit for breakfast. I find that protein, fat, and veggies set me up for a day of good blood sugar. Look up Phase 1 South Beach breakfasts. You'll get some great ideas.
  • dmanakho
    dmanakho Posts: 143 Member
    I love the Special K cereals also and a bowl of oatmeal and a banana go a long way also!!

    wait... what is a low carb part of it?
  • Soupskin
    Soupskin Posts: 74 Member
    Fresh - Banana - Raw Medium
    Quaker - Natural Granola Oats & Honey Cereal (1/4 cup)
    Chobani Greek Yogurt - Blueberry Non Fat 0%

    I mix it all together in a bowl.

    340 calories and 44 carbs
  • skitchlu
    skitchlu Posts: 56 Member
    You can get really good low carb, high protein pancake mix - you may want to try that. Also, I have bought Carbquick, low carb flour, which makes great biscuits, bread and pancakes too. Give it a try - you get less carb, good protein, and the "feeling" of having a high carb breakfast!
  • monkeybuttsmommy
    monkeybuttsmommy Posts: 343 Member
    Egg beaters omelettes with spinich low fat cheese and tomato. And low sodium turkey bacon or sausage. Its all protien accept a few in the tomatos and spinich and its YUMMY!
  • stevemcknight
    stevemcknight Posts: 647 Member
    I love the Special K cereals also and a bowl of oatmeal and a banana go a long way also!!

    wait... what is a low carb part of it?

    The coffee.

    Eat real eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, etc.. Skip all the junk in boxes and eat real food.
  • 3kidsin3years
    3kidsin3years Posts: 116 Member
    2 hard boiled eggs and a glass of OJ. I eat before 8 and I'm good to go till noon. Good luck!
  • AquaAura
    AquaAura Posts: 105
    Smoothie with greek yogurt banana and protien powder (or any combination of fruit you want) a banana has carbs but not as some of those yummy breakfast treats you love... I recently watched a doco on weight los and interestingly it suggested that pureed foods ..soups smoothies etc fill you up for longer because they take longer for your food to digest your stomach stays fuller longer and the hunger pangs stay away longer ...

    I love brakfast too !!
  • MegJo
    MegJo Posts: 398 Member
    Great, great, great!!!

    I love eggs... I guess I only make plain jane scrambled eggs so I never think to make them because they're nothing special... so I'm going to look up some recipes. The south beach suggestions were great too, I'd forgotten all about that. I LOVE spinach so I think eggs mixed with cheese and spinach is a fantastic idea.

    And I had NO idea they made such a thing as carbquick!!! I will be looking that up for sure!!!
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    How low we talking here?

    make a scramble with lean protein and veggies and a little cheese


    stir together.... Cals Carbs Fat Protein Fiber
    8oz non fat Fage Greek yogurt 107 9 0 16 0
    strawberries 62.5g 20 5 0 1 1
    raspberries 50g 26 6 0 1 3
    Scivation choc whey protein .5 scoop 52 1 1 11 1
    205 21 1 29 5

    Breakfast Wrap
    Light Flat Out Wrap multi grain 100 17 3 9 8
    egg whites (3) 48 1 0 11 0
    virginia ham, 1oz 30 1 1 5 0
    Sargento reduced fat cheddar 1 slice 60 0 1 6 0
    238 19 5 31 8


    Sorry! It wont hold the format for you to see the cals carbs fat protein & fiber breakdown
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Smoothie with greek yogurt banana and protien powder (or any combination of fruit you want) a banana has carbs but not as some of those yummy breakfast treats you love... I recently watched a doco on weight los and interestingly it suggested that pureed foods ..soups smoothies etc fill you up for longer because they take longer for your food to digest your stomach stays fuller longer and the hunger pangs stay away longer ...

    I love brakfast too !!

    I find this odd since you would think pureed foods would be faster digesting because they are already broken down; your system doesn't have to do as much work.
  • FemininGuns
    FemininGuns Posts: 605 Member
    I have 2 Omega-3 eggs with 2 egg whites and 2 slices of Turkey Bacon (Lillydale brand as it's not processed), fried in coconut oil and organic sea salts... I never get hungry with this breakfast and very low carb (almost 0)!
  • AnnieeR
    AnnieeR Posts: 229
    Eat real eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, etc.. Skip all the junk in boxes and eat real food.

    This!!

    Eggs, smoked salmon, etc. I do have a single slice of toast with my eggs but I buy bread with as few ingredients as possible from a proper bakery and made with less wheat (with rye, spelt, quinoa, etc).
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