what do you all eat for breakfast?

ellaveg
ellaveg Posts: 5
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
I've recently switched to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with milk to keep me full, but
it really uses up a lot of my daily calories. anyone eat anything that keeps you really full for a long time
with poss fewer cals? thanks!!
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  • ibelieveinlove7
    ibelieveinlove7 Posts: 27 Member
    Breakfast food is a big motivator of mine. I like to get up and make omelettes (I can never spell that word!), but generally I end up having hard boiled eggs. I try to keep my breakfast high protein so I won't need my snack until about 10:30/11 and then lunch around 1 or 1:30... When I make omelettes I use two eggs + 2 egg whites (per recommendation of my trainer) with a vegetable (zucchini now that it's so abundant) and some reduced fat cheddar. I also stick to water or coffee for breakfast. Hope this helps!!
  • jkleman79
    jkleman79 Posts: 706 Member
    I've recently switched to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with milk to keep me full, but
    it really uses up a lot of my daily calories. anyone eat anything that keeps you really full for a long time
    with poss fewer cals? thanks!!

    Yea the peanut butter you have to watch what brand you buy...some peanut butters dont even have any peanuts in them..and jelly has A LOT of sugar..just an FYI....Dont want to see you sabotaging your diet and not even know it.

    I actually will cook if I can some egg whites with turkey, mushroom, spinach and goats cheese

    Or you can do some greek yogurt with granola and some fruit.
  • hellen72
    hellen72 Posts: 144 Member
    porridge made with water and added protein powder after cooking in microwave, then a few flaked almonds and maple syrup on top
  • Cccaroline
    Cccaroline Posts: 196 Member
    I like shreddies with skimmed milk. Low in sugars, lots of calcium and iron & approx 200 cals and keeps me full 'till lunch.
  • 1113cw
    1113cw Posts: 830 Member
    Just about every day during the week I'll do low fat fruit flavored greek yogurt with granola mixed in. Or in the colder weather oatmeal. Now that it's finally warming up, high fiber cold cereal with a smidge of 2% milk. Weekends are less structured and more on the go unfortunately so I tend to graze all the way through to dinner. But when I feel like treating myself I'll make an omelette with red onion, spinach and a Laughing Cow wedge with some whole wheat toast or toasted Deli Flat.

    Boring I know..
  • LeeKetty1176
    LeeKetty1176 Posts: 881 Member
    Since starting on MFP I never had breakfast for 5 years............and its been my biggest change !!! I tend to have eggs !
  • Mommawarrior
    Mommawarrior Posts: 897 Member
    I like to have Quaker Oatmeal Quick Oats, not instant (watch any instant anything, it will be laden with sugar and tons of preservatives). I put some fresh strawberries or blueberries in it and just a touch of splenda. It is filling and it tastes great!
  • theresaaugello
    theresaaugello Posts: 64
    2 eggs and 2 blueberry eggos with a half serving of whipped cream cheese. 360 calories, but filling and delicious!! Plus a cup of coffee of course.
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    I have a banana and a cup of instant coffee every day, I used to have cereal but it made me more hungry, I find a banana sees me through to mid morning and then I have a piece of fruit to see me through to lunch.
  • Noctuary
    Noctuary Posts: 255
    I like to have Quaker Oatmeal Quick Oats, not instant (watch any instant anything, it will be laden with sugar and tons of preservatives). I put some fresh strawberries or blueberries in it and just a touch of splenda. It is filling and it tastes great!
    Actually they make two great low sugar products now. One is Lower Sugar Instant and the other is Weight Control instant. I eat the Maple and brown sugar one (1 g of sugar) and add strawberries or blackberries. Though I eat it more of a pre workout snack to get me through. (I am Diabetic, so how I eat carbs is like a chemist!)
    My usual breakfast is
    1 egg beaters egg white scrambled
    1 everything thin bagel with omega 3 spread
    2 slices of low sodium bacon.
    220 calories
    25 carbs (1.5 starch exchange)
    4 g of fat
    0 cholesterol

    It's an awesome 'big' breakfast that gets me through my afternoon shenanigans!
  • 60HzShuffle
    60HzShuffle Posts: 51
    During the week if not traveling, it is Quaker high Fiber oatmeal with frozen blueberries added after stirred up and a greek yogurt before I go to the gym. Then it is usually a Pure Protein bar at mid-morning and sometimes a banana as well. On the weekends, I indulge in Quaker Steel Cut Oats and add fruit (takes 25 minutes to cook)! I guess I like oatmeal :)
  • xxjacqueline
    xxjacqueline Posts: 97 Member
    I eat oatmeal generally everyday.
  • wvmark41
    wvmark41 Posts: 124 Member
    Usually after a good 30-40 minutes of cardio....

    1/2 cup oatmeal
    1/2 cup of mixed nuts OR peanut butter on english muffins
    1 or 2 hard boiled egg whites.
    a piece of fruit
    .... and most importantly..... a couple of cups of coffee.

    I try to have about 600 calories for breakfast
  • 90poundsoflard
    90poundsoflard Posts: 81
    Everyone tells me I'm weird for eating this but I like it and it keeps me full 'til lunch. I cook 1/3 c oats in water (milk - if it's on sale [I'm unemployed - so...]) and as soon as it's done I stir in 1 raw egg (room temp). That and 1/2 a grapefruit is what I eat every morning.
  • Kristendcampbell
    Kristendcampbell Posts: 786 Member
    I have two favorites. I struggle with sugar dips and worked to find a good breakfast for me.

    #1. 1-2 eggs over medium or however you like it, about a 1/2 cup of asparagus . Whole wheat piece of toast with a tiny bit of real butter and a teaspon of peanut butter.

    #2. Steel cut oats from the bulk section actually cheapest at costco. A bit of cinnamon a tiny box of raisins or blueberries and a teaspon of Brown sugar if with raisins. A hardboiled egg or egg of sometype I only use spray pam no butter.
  • eating4balance
    eating4balance Posts: 743 Member
    My breakfast is 235 calories and is around a 40-30-30 balance of carbs, protein and fat.

    - 1/2 cup egg beaters cooked in microwave or skillet
    - 1/4 cup plain quick oats with 1/2 cup water cooked in microwave
    - 100 calorie pack of whole natural almonds
  • Lisone
    Lisone Posts: 78 Member
    Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt - I use Chobani brand - 100 cals
    1 tablespoon Peanut Butter - usually around 90 cals
    2 Splenda or Equal - 0 cals!

    Mix it all together and it will keep you REALLY full for a long time. I eat that about twice a day and it is SOOOOO friggin' good!!!
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    I always aim for protein. If I'm hungry i have 2 eggs with whatever veg I have on hand; parsley or spinach, tomato, onion, mushrooms, peppers are the most common. I also add a bit of daiya cheddar. If I'm not hungry I make a protein shake with vegan protein powder, vanilla rice milk and a tsp of of almond butter.
  • lovingbears2
    lovingbears2 Posts: 73 Member
    I have found that:.

    omelet of:
    Eggbeaters - Original, 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup
    Onions - Sweet, raw, sauteed
    Generic - Red Bell Pepper,(both sauteed in Pam spray)
    Kraft - 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese 1 tes
    Tostitos - All Natural Chunky Salsa - Mild, 2 TBSP (somedays I leave off)
    Asparagus - Fresh, Cooked, 8 spears (also, somedays I leave off)

    International Delight - Coffee Creamer - Southern Butter Pecan 2 tbl, in coffee

    equal to 220 calories,or I think it is 35 more with 3/4 cup eggbeater, but less if you make your coffee without the coffee creamer, (something I cannot do!)

    All high protein, tastes great, fills the plate and me, so keeps me going until lunch! Doesn't take long to make, either, now that I have it down pat.!
  • emd0019
    emd0019 Posts: 179 Member
    A Special K Protein Meal Bar - usually in strawberry but sometimes in chocolate if it is one of those days :heart:
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    steel oats,banana and plain yogurt
  • psb13
    psb13 Posts: 629
    I tend to alternate between steel cut oatmeal (which I recently discovered and is very yummy) and egg whites with turkey bacon. I make my own sugar free fat free latte also. I was never really into eating breakfast adn had to make myself at first. now I love it.
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    Depends on the day - on my good days, I'll make steel cut oats with cranberries and almonds or muesli with low fat yogurt (I haven't found a greek yogurt that doesn't have lots of sugar or isn't incredibly bitter)
  • SarahSmile77
    SarahSmile77 Posts: 27
    I have 4 kids at home so mornings are always crazy for me. Week days it's either 1/2 a grapefruit and Greek yogurt or a protein shake. On the weekends, 2 egg omelet with low fat cheese and lots of veggies or Bisquick Heart Smart pancakes with natural peanut butter and a touch of sugar free syrup.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    I usually have 3/4 cup egg beaters (southwestern), with a little bit of chopped bell pepper, a couple cups of coffee. It comes in at 100 calories, tastes pretty darn good, and is a good bit of food. If I've had a really hard P90X workout before breakfast, I may add some salsa and a couple of slices of cantalope for under 200 calories.

    And, of course, water and a multivitamin.
  • karamille
    karamille Posts: 79 Member
    I really am not of a breakfast eater. I generally never get hungry until 10am, so whatever I eat - I will be choking it down. I usually just eat a Zone Perfect bar and a bottle of water for breakfast.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I either have a 200 calorie protein shake (protein powder and unsweetened almond milk), that keeps me full for usually about 2 1/2 hours and then I have a snack before lunch. If I don't do that I have a 500 calorie breakfast of egg, veggie sausage, cheese, english muffin and a piece of fruit on the side. Alternately I'll do scrambled eggs with veggies, some kind of low fat meat, cheese, and a slice of toast and a piece of fruit, but they are pretty close in calories and keep me full for almost 5 hours.
  • becka63
    becka63 Posts: 712 Member
    It's usually porridge for me, made with semi-skimmed milk and topped with golden syrup. High in calories, but keeps me full til lunch. I have orange juice and normally 2 cups of coffee as well.

    On a weekend, I often have scrambled eggs on toast or a bacon sandwich, or bacon and scrambled eggs!

    I normally do the bulk of my working out / exercising / gardening etc in the morning, so it's essential I fuel up! I also spent years not breakfasting because I found it hard to stomach, but now I've got time to make the foods I enjoy, I make time to enjoy my breakfasts!
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I eat 3-5 eggs and uncured bacon every morning for breafast with coffee.
  • thefluffyone
    thefluffyone Posts: 9 Member
    The only breakfast foods I have found that keep me going until lunch are porridge (Jordan's wholegrain rolled oats and milk) or a couple of eggs (boiled or scrambled) on a piece of toast.

    It's about 250 calories for the porridge or 350 calories for the eggs on toast.

    As far as cereals go, Shreddies are about the only one that lasts me more than a couple of hours. Had some muesli at 8am this morning and was getting hungry by 10am...
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