Fulfilling Breakfast ideas

Marss86
Marss86 Posts: 33 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey all!

Any ideas for healthy filling breakfasts that are easy and quick to make? I don't like to spend too much time prepping in the morning. I don't mind doing prepping the night before.

I have a couple breakfast options that I like and keeps me full:

- Hard boiled egg and banana
- Steel cut oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk and fruit (I make a large batch of oatmeal the night before and then heat the amount I need in the morning)

I have come to learn the hard way that protein shakes even with fruit do nothing for me. I'm starving way before lunch time. I'm also not that fond of yogurt or Greek yogurt....

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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I've taken to making a five serving pot of sausage, pepper, and spinach soup on Sunday night. It keeps fine in individual containers, and only takes about 90 seconds in the microwave to be ready to go. Pair that with a piece of frittata, and I'm set until evening.
  • tahxirez
    tahxirez Posts: 270 Member
    One thing I do for rush days is make a big batch of steel cut oats and freeze it in a muffin tin in individual servings (I actually use a mini with 4 "muffins" to a serving in case I'm not that hungry) then just microwave with a little milk and fruit or honey. Unfortunately carby breakfasts like that don't keep me full so normally I cook 2 eggs overeasy while I toast 2 slices of low sodium sprouted grain bread. I add 25g avocado and a few slices of tomato and have 2 open faced egg sandwiches. Total calories around 340 and FULL til noon no problem. The whole process takes about 5 minutes but I've also made egg muffins (muffin tin, cooking spray, sauteed veggies, meat and cheese if you like, raw scrambled eggs, bake in oven til set) before hand and they are a quick reheat. Preprepping egg sandwiches on english muffins and microwaving (use a cookie sheet to make scrambled eggs and a large cookie cutter or glass to cut out the perfect shaped egg.) As you can see I LOVE breakfast lol
  • Marss86
    Marss86 Posts: 33 Member
    tahxirez wrote: »
    One thing I do for rush days is make a big batch of steel cut oats and freeze it in a muffin tin in individual servings (I actually use a mini with 4 "muffins" to a serving in case I'm not that hungry) then just microwave with a little milk and fruit or honey. Unfortunately carby breakfasts like that don't keep me full so normally I cook 2 eggs overeasy while I toast 2 slices of low sodium sprouted grain bread. I add 25g avocado and a few slices of tomato and have 2 open faced egg sandwiches. Total calories around 340 and FULL til noon no problem. The whole process takes about 5 minutes but I've also made egg muffins (muffin tin, cooking spray, sauteed veggies, meat and cheese if you like, raw scrambled eggs, bake in oven til set) before hand and they are a quick reheat. Preprepping egg sandwiches on english muffins and microwaving (use a cookie sheet to make scrambled eggs and a large cookie cutter or glass to cut out the perfect shaped egg.) As you can see I LOVE breakfast lol

    I like the idea of the egg muffins ! I'm gonna def try that !
  • WindSparrow
    WindSparrow Posts: 224 Member
    Ok, I have very little appetite first thing in the morning, but then if I don't have something then later I get wayyyy too hungry. So I have something small and plan a snack for midmorning to get me through until lunch (which is usually my big meal of the day). I really like those Belvita Breakfast Crackers, the ones that are four cookies to a single serving packet. Today's breakfast is a half cup of lowfat cottage cheese with blueberries & strawberries and half a packet of Apple Cinnamon Belvita crackers. I put the other half of the packet in a baggie to have as a snack later. I am almost uncomfortably full right now.
  • CorneliusPhoton
    CorneliusPhoton Posts: 965 Member
    I make a frittata and cut it into individual servings and refrigerate. Sautee 1/2 onion and 1 whole diced red pepper in a large oven-proof skillet until good and sweet. Add a handful of spinach, about 6 beaten eggs, a cup or more of egg white liquid, and top with ~1 cup shredded cheese. Once it starts to set, pop it into a 400 degree F oven until done. It will get puffy and brown on top. I cut it into fourths for less than 300 calories each serving. I have also added pre-cooked bacon crumbles, sausage, hot sauce, black olives... it's all delicious!
  • leajas1
    leajas1 Posts: 823 Member
    Cold overnight oats:
    1/2 cup steel cut
    1 scoop whey protein powder
    1 TBSP cocoa powder
    1 TBSP chia seeds
    T TBSP PB2
    1/4 fat free greek yogurt
    and you can top off with about 2 tsp of mini chocolate chips if you like
    Combine all ingredients the night before and then it's ready for you in the morning!

    This will run you about 488 calories, so it might be a bust if you're working at a deficit right now, but will definitely keep you full.
  • leajas1
    leajas1 Posts: 823 Member
    leajas1 wrote: »
    Cold overnight oats:
    1/2 cup steel cut
    1 scoop whey protein powder
    1 TBSP cocoa powder
    1 TBSP chia seeds
    T TBSP PB2
    1/4 fat free greek yogurt
    and you can top off with about 2 tsp of mini chocolate chips if you like
    Combine all ingredients the night before and then it's ready for you in the morning!

    This will run you about 488 calories, so it might be a bust if you're working at a deficit right now, but will definitely keep you full.

    Oops, forgot 3/4 almond milk
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    leajas1 wrote: »
    Cold overnight oats:
    1/2 cup steel cut
    1 scoop whey protein powder
    1 TBSP cocoa powder
    1 TBSP chia seeds
    T TBSP PB2
    1/4 fat free greek yogurt
    and you can top off with about 2 tsp of mini chocolate chips if you like
    Combine all ingredients the night before and then it's ready for you in the morning!

    This will run you about 488 calories, so it might be a bust if you're working at a deficit right now, but will definitely keep you full.

    Hmmm. I feel like I could sub out the oats for chopped walnuts or pecans, the greek yogurt for cream cheese, and get a pretty good result out of this. Gonna give it a try this weekend and see what comes of it.

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