breakfast question

I made oat bars last night. I put in oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seed, chia seed, honey, peanut butter and almond milk. I mixed together really well and put it in a tray and into the fridge. I had one this morning. They weren't just right but with a little playing around in sure I can get the recipe perfect.

One bar worked out around 140 cals and it made 20.

Usually quark with fruit, a small amount of nuts and a drizzle of honey. On my days of I like to make toast with cottage cheese and nectarine (or banana), a sweet egg white omelette, oatmeal or soft boiled egg and avocado on toast. If you're looking for something on the go, I'd say a wrap or a pot of yogurt with diced fruit you can eat at work are good ways to go. Smoothies work well too if you don't mind a liquid breakfast.

Egg whites. 276g is 150 calories.... 30g of protein, I think.

First I want to add the disclaimer that it's okay to skip breakfast as long as you feel okay doing it. Some people find that breakfast helps to increase their energy or concentration levels throughout the day or decreases their hunger, but others experience the complete opposite effect.

I don't know how low cal you're trying to go or what kind of foods you like, but today I had toast with a little almond cookie butter on top. It was a quick-grab on my way out the door but still tasty.

Yesterday I grabbed an Egg McMuffin on my way to work. Unusual for me, but only 300 calories and I was running late.

The day before that was Greek yogurt with blueberries.

The day before that was caramel Greek yogurt and I grabbed a Starbucks latte on my way to work (skinny - so it was 120 calories and 12g of protein).

The day before that was a breakfast burrito with sour cream.

Tomorrow I'm planning to make blueberry pancakes (about 200 calories if you measure everything out carefully) and I'll probably have some Greek yogurt on the side.

There's a thread floating around titled "What's for Breakfast?" that's full of good ideas. I'm sure the search feature could pull it up for you if you're interested.

jshay295 wrote: »

Almost every single morning I have a packet of lightly sweetened oatmeal for 110 calories. That , in combination with my cup of tea , usually keeps me going until lunch time. Depending how early I eat breaky, I might have a small morning snack between breakfast and lunch to tide me over.

I had 3 boiled egg whites and two peices of whole wheat toast this morning.

I also sometimes have a Special K flatbreat sandwich.

Both quick and easy.

IMO - breakfast is not a preference thing, it gets your body going in the morning.

ive been on an omlette craze lately, 3 whole eggs, feta chese, salsa, and add any kind of other veggies you like.

I either have oatmeal with raisins and walnuts or a smoothie. Let me know if you want recipes.

Some of my breakfast staples:
- Egg whites with green onion, ham or turkey bacon, a fistful of spinach, and string cheese. I cook it all in one little pan or even microwave it in a mug at the office.
- A bowl of cereal with almond milk and fruit (banana, strawberries, or blueberries).
- A smoothie: I freeze ziplock bags of half a banana and berries. I grab a bag in the morning and throw it in a blender with almond milk and a fistful of spinach and a scoop of whey protein (no ice needed!). You can also add peanut butter, Nutella, honey, etc. or change up the fruits to veggies for a green smoothie.
- A pack of oatmeal with fruit and almond milk.
- Half a bagel or English muffin with cream cheese or peanut butter + half a banana.
- Homemade blueberry muffin with juice and a piece of string cheese.

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