What do you eat for breakfast?

Thought of the day....30 years ago in Japan, breakfast was salmon, rice, miso soup and green tea. Today it's white toast and coffee

I have been making my own instant oatmeal packets....1/3 cup instant oats, 1 tbs flax seed, 1 tbs chopped walnuts, 1 tbs pb2 and a packet of stevia.

My breakfasts vary depending on the day:

Egg beaters and whole wheat toast

Steel Cut oats and fruit

Low fat cottage cheese and fruit

Natures Path Heritage Flakes (packed with lots of whole grains)

All with a cup of skim milk.

My go-to, in a hurry breakfast is a smoothie made with non-fat plain greek yogurt, skim milk, fruit and a drizzle of fresh local honey.

Sometimes a couple of poached eggs and some grits (no butter, but 2 tbsps of grated parmesan); other times, a piece of whole wheat pita with either 4 tbsps of hummus, or 2 tbsps of peanut butter. These are all in the 250-300 calorie range, and (with coffee + 2% milk) keep me plenty full until lunch.

Normal day: cookies, whole grain biscuits to be precise
'Short' distance (15-20 miles) walking day: pb sandwich
Long distance (20+) walking day: chocolate bar (gives me the calories, carbs and protein foundation for when I get to the point where my body doesn't really accept solid food much more)

This week?
1/4 cup baked beans
2 sausage links
2 "eggs in a basket"
and 1 cup of green beans

ETA: that got me through my 5 hour work shift with absolutely no hunger. it was great!

Almost every morning I eat this:
2 eggs fried over easy on top of,
1 slice of Dave's Killer Bread, nutty thin 70 with
1/2 and avocado mushed on top of the toast (eggs on top of all)
along with either 3 slices of turkey bacon or 3 brown and serve turkey sausages.
Keeps me satisfied and so YUM!
Once in a while I will do a frittata with egg beaters, sausage, mushrooms and a carefully weighed portion of cheddar cheese. Also a total yum
Always coffee from my French press, with heavy cream, of course.

Overnight oatmeal.

or

Eggs and bacon on toast

or

All bran and flavoured milk

or

Cottage cheese with honey and muesli mixed in

I don't always eat breakfast, but when I do, usually it's either ramen(block or instant cup), a telly supper(which is rare, but sometimes that's all that I have in the house that's worth eating in the mornings), or sometimes cackleberries with a few slices of cheese in them-so good! Saturdays are the only exception of a good meal. I go out with my dad on Saturday mornings for breakfast, so eating good is always there. Sometimes we don't go out and he comes over my house and cooks, or sometimes he doesn't pick me up at all because he has to work. It all depends on his schedule. This weekend, we will not only be going to breakfast, but also going to the phone store to harass the people up there who work there about my phone upgrade, so that is a bonus.

I love my morning Porridge ... it's different every day, but always has the basic ingredients in it. Oatmeal and an egg. I usually aim to get about 1/3rd of my calories from breakfast so that I'm held over nicely until my 1PM lunch.

Today, it was 407 calories and was made using 3 Tablespoons of Old Fashion Oats and 1 large egg stirred up in 1 cup of 2% fat milk and I added a small (under 6") banana to it.
I microwave the porridge, and then add the fruit. The microwaving is done in 2 minute bursts with a good stir in between. During the time it's cooking I do exercises in front of my stove for the 4 or 5 minutes ... each routine lasting 1 minute. If you skip the banana on this one, it comes in at 356 calores. Sometimes I use a half cup of blueberries or raspberries, or a 4-ounce apple cut up with cinnamon added.

Another version came in at 421 calories and was made using 1/2 cup of oats to 2 cups of water, 2 whole eggs, and Nutiva Hemp Protein powder (2 tablespoons) and it was microwaved for a total of 5 minutes. This is one I sometimes use for a supper. Sometimes I use chia seed, sometimes peanut butter ...

.... they all taste great to me and have a loose consistency that I like much better than thick, gummy oatmeal.

I eat the same thing M-F - 2 fiber chews, SPARK, an apple, and 20-25 grams of PB Lean - rests around 230-240 calories

Yesterday was total whole grain cereal and skim milk.
Today was a "snackers" pack. They sell them at Hannaford. It consists of
a couple slices of apple, handful of blueberries, a mini bagel and little cup
of strawberry cream cheese. 190 calories for all. It's pretty good. I LOVE
bagels and this is my way to be able to have a bagel without all the calories
and carbs of a regular size one.

sm1zzle wrote: »

Edmgirl07 wrote: »

I'm looking for some new healthy and easy to make breakfast ideas/recipes. I'm getting tired of the same things over and over, so I'm just wondering what everyone else has for breakfast, or wondering if anyone has some recommendations. Maybe this will give others ideas as well.

I typically go between eggs, oatmeal and cereal. (Cereal probably is not the best choice, I know)

What do you usually have for breakfast?

Comment away!

Don't forget to put it in the microwave for 15-20 seconds and enjoy with an ice cold glass of skim milk!

always coffee with skim milk, and I rotate between 3 or 4 breakfasts.

1)Cereal with skim milk and whatever fruit I have mixed in

2) cinnamon raisin bagel with peanut butter

3)oatmeal (cooked or raw)

4) muesli or cereal with a yoplait yogurt mixed in

5) In snowy weather I eat cream of wheat with a little margarine on top.

I tend to have the same sorta thing also but I know what I need to get through to lunch without starving and still be pretty low on calorie.

Heres a few:
1. Sara Lee Premium Meats - Roast Beef, 2 slices -60cal
Eggs - Fried (whole egg), 2 large -185cal
Daves - Killer Bread Thin Sliced, 1 slice -60cal
Total Cal: 305

2. Kirkland Signature - Boneless, Skinless Chicken Tenderloins, 4 oz. (112g) -110cal
Eggs - Fried (whole egg), 1 large -92cal (sometimes , if starving)
Daves - Killer Bread Thin Sliced, 1 slice (28grams) -60cal
Total Cal: 262 (354, if 2 eggs, when starving)

I also take multivitamins and other supplements too.