Breakfast

If you're a "Big Breakfast" person, I recommend some Machaca con Huevos. Takes a bit of work to prepare, but well worth it. The extra prep is because you basically have to have a pot roast made before you can make the Machaca con Huevos. However, once that's done, you could do 1 egg + 1oz of shredded beef + 1tbsp medium salsa. That would give you about 15g of protein for about 122 calories. I personally go with double that, which I find to be a really filling meal.

You can always add in some fresh fruit on the side and perhaps some form of milk (cow, almond, soy - whatever) to round it out nicely.

Now, if you're the type of person who doesn't really dig the whole "fix up breakfast" every day, then something quick and simple might be a "ThinkThin" protein bar. They're about 230 calories and 20g of protein and they're a perfect "on the go" quick protein jump starter. They're also really good at keeping your morning calories low so you have plenty of calories throughout the day.

I tend to have Greek yogurt and coffee with creamer most mornings.

Some of my other go-tos:
Warm avocado on toast
Bagel thin with whipped cream cheese and lox
Overnight oats
Egg mini-frittatas
Breakfast burritos
Scrambled eggs with cream cheese on toast
Pancakes with Greek yogurt instead of syrup
A fried egg on a whole grain Eggo waffle
Fried egg and cheese on a sandwich thin
Oatmeal with protein powder and fruit

I like multi-seed wholemeal toast with butter and Marmite with a cup of tea, today I had a cinnamon and raisin bagel with butter. The cafe at work does a really nice cheese scone, so I quite often have that or a bacon muffin, or on days that I get in early I might buy a fried egg and bacon sandwich. Trying hard not to waste money buying food at work though! Cereal never fills me up, porridge is a bit hit and miss, so I usually make my breakfast bread based.

I'm not a big breakfast eater, I just want a bowl of cold cereal. But it was throwing my macros off for the day not having any protein at breakfast. So now I buy special k protein cereal with almond milk, which is tasty and boosts my protein.

My usual breakfast is a hard boiled egg and my liquid suppliments from univera and water. I am doing a low carb diet

If I'm on the run, I'll grab a Fiber One Protein Bar (Oats & Chocolate) at 140 calories. While it does contain sugar, it has a nice balance of protein and fiber that keeps you full. Plus, it's a great way to enjoy a little chocolate. Sometimes I'll go to McDonalds and get an Egg McMuffin with no cheese, which is about 250 calories.

Usually, I'll eat Nature's Path Flax Plus® Raisin Bran Flakes with soy milk. It's such a favorite, I really look forward to breakfast. It stays so crisp in the milk and has such a great flavor. There is so much fiber (8g), I stay totally full until lunch and really helps me meet my fiber goals for the day (important for heart health).

Sometimes I'll make two scrambled eggs (with 2 tbsp of soy milk whisked in) with sauteed onions and red peppers, and serve it over wilted spinach.

Some of it depends on the time I have and sometimes it depends on my meal plans for the day.

I like steel cut oatmeal with chopped walnuts, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, and either raspberries or blackberries

On weekends I made an egg with veggies. On weekdays I either make a whole foods smoothie with plain yogurt, berries, greens, nuts and seeds or an overnight oatmeal (plain yogurt and old fashioned dry oats left to sit overnight in the refrigerator) topped with nuts and fruit or vegetable.

cwolfman13 wrote: »

endlessfall16 wrote: »

malibu927 wrote: »

Whatever fits into your goals

I find this kind of response is quite hilarious. It goes without saying that most people's goal here is to lose weight. So, yeah ..eat, do whatever that fits into your goal of losing weight! Very helpful. LOL.

OP, for breakfast I tend to have only a fancy coffee (a bit richer in creamer and sugar). I don't need much after a good dinner from previous evening and a rest. Try skipping bfast if you don't have heavy activities in the AM.

Helping people understand that they can eat what they will so long as they're hitting their targets calorie wise is helpful IMO. A lot of people think they need to eat something special or that particular foods hinder weightloss or whatever...which obviously isn't the case.

You are one of the people who take time and give better responses. Kudos to you.

I was trying to draw out better replies than the cryptic "whatever fits" which is not far from whatever works. But this is a strange way of asking from the OP anyway. Is she running out of idea of breakfast items, which is strange to me to ask; (if so could she just google?) and therefore, she's got a lot of random food items and crude answers!! My higher brain was hoping along the line that she was asking for ideas that help with appetite, wt loss; and thus more intelligent answers are warranted.

Hello Healthy MFP food and recipe blog

There's more great recipes as well as Bacon Waffles with Cals and such listed..being MFP and all.
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/15-delicious-breakfast-for-dinner-dishes-under-400-calories/


Sausage & Vegetable Egg Bake
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/sausage-vegetable-egg-bake/

Ingredients

1 medium red pepper, diced
1/2 cup diced onion
5 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove moisture
2 chicken sausage links, chopped
6 large eggs
4 ounces cheese, grated
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups bread, cubed (Italian loaf or a baguette work well)
Black pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
Optional: ½ tsp cayenne pepper

Directions

If serving immediately, preheat oven to 350F. Alternatively, you may cover prepared mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight for baking the next day.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until well combined. Spoon into a greased 9 inch x 9 inch baking pan.

Bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes, until desired degree of doneness is reached.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 4 | Serving Size: 1/4 of 9″X 9″ pan piece

Per serving: Calories: 387; Total Fat: 20g; Saturated Fat: 10g; Monounsaturated Fat: 7g; Cholesterol: 355mg; Sodium: 465mg; Carbohydrate: 20g; Dietary Fiber: 2g; Sugar: 8g; Protein: 23g

Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 591mg; Iron: 18%; Vitamin A: 102%; Vitamin C: 113%; Calcium: 21%