What Percentage of cals is YOUR Breakfast?

BeilaLin
BeilaLin Posts: 189
edited September 29 in Food and Nutrition
I'm just curious as to how everyone is eating their breakfast cals....

Roughly what percentage is your cals being allotted for breakfast? (Breakfast cals divided by your consumed cals)?

Mine is looking like close to 27% of my day's worth of cals. I averaged the last 7 days.

You know the saying, eat like a king for breakfast...

Check this quick read article for some info...
http://www.dailymuscle.com/2007/06/05/everyday-weight-loss-tip-6-eat-breakfast-like-a-king/


Curious to see the responses!
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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Usually 27.5%, but that's mainly because I have two huge lattes every morning which involve about 20oz of skim milk. ;)
  • scarletleavy
    scarletleavy Posts: 841 Member
    Mine usually is between 27 and 32%. I used to never eat breakfast, but now it's always my biggest meal of the day. Definitely works for me.
  • mxmandani
    mxmandani Posts: 109
    Probably around 31-32 % for me. I wanna get that to about 35% and spread the rest over snacks and other meals :D
  • ejmcam
    ejmcam Posts: 533 Member
    My breakfast is usually somewhere around 200 calories. I know they say its the most important meal, but its just not my favorite meal. I eat most of my calories at dinner, which again I know "they say" is not best, but it works for me and I have had no weight loss issues. I say everyone needs to figure out what works for them.
  • thetrishwarp
    thetrishwarp Posts: 838 Member
    Mine's about 15-20%.. assuming I calculated that correctly. Lunch tends to be my biggest meal.
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    Im allowed 1700 cals a day and 250 is my brekkie ( no idea of %)
  • PBmaria
    PBmaria Posts: 854 Member
    About 17% on a regular basis.
    While I was there, I checked my snacks and I am HORRIFIED by the fact that my snacks are higher than that. Time for a change!!
  • ejmcam
    ejmcam Posts: 533 Member
    I guess that would make it somewhere around 15-20%
  • rubyrenga
    rubyrenga Posts: 402 Member
    Mine is usually about 1/4 of my cals.
  • SarahofTwins
    SarahofTwins Posts: 1,169 Member
    My breakfast is usually somewhere around 200 calories. I know they say its the most important meal, but its just not my favorite meal. I eat most of my calories at dinner, which again I know "they say" is not best, but it works for me and I have had no weight loss issues. I say everyone needs to figure out what works for them.

    same here...i usually eat anywhere from 160-200 for breakfast bc I like to eat more in the evenings. It hasn't affected my weight loss.
  • olag00
    olag00 Posts: 222
    around 30%
  • supershala
    supershala Posts: 30
    My breakfast is usually somewhere around 200 calories. I know they say its the most important meal, but its just not my favorite meal. I eat most of my calories at dinner, which again I know "they say" is not best, but it works for me and I have had no weight loss issues. I say everyone needs to figure out what works for them.

    Couldn't have put it better myself :)
  • sesecat
    sesecat Posts: 124 Member
    20%. Right now I try to stick to 300 breakfast, 400 lunch, and 500 dinner, and I say "try". Difficult to do when my husband does the cooking. :-)
  • jonikeffer
    jonikeffer Posts: 218 Member
    I'm allowed 1200 cals (before exercise, which I eat back, so really more like 1600 cals) and breakfast is usually 350-400. I count my coffee (creamer), oatmeal, sweetener for the oatmeal, and usually either eggs or turkey sausage all as breakfast, even though I'm eating it all morning long.
  • bexdc
    bexdc Posts: 202 Member
    Breakfast is around 33% of my daily calories.
  • heathernadam
    heathernadam Posts: 11 Member
    Me too! I would much rather have a snack later in the day! I usually have a cup of coffee with cream and a 100 calorie bar!
  • Seginns
    Seginns Posts: 39
    Around 22%. I try to eat four meals/snacks of approximately equal caloric value, around 250-350 calories each, and eat the remaining calories as afternoon and evening snacks.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    My breakfast is usually somewhere around 200 calories. I know they say its the most important meal, but its just not my favorite meal. I eat most of my calories at dinner, which again I know "they say" is not best, but it works for me and I have had no weight loss issues. I say everyone needs to figure out what works for them.

    I'm the same way - my breakfast isn't my largest meal of the day. My dinner is the largest. I've lost 60lbs, so it's working for me! :)
  • mickie_on_my_way
    mickie_on_my_way Posts: 32 Member
    With some experimenting, I have found I do best when mine is around 20% of my calories.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    22%!
  • KyleGA
    KyleGA Posts: 309 Member
    Seems to be 21-23% for me. :-p
  • elcar7
    elcar7 Posts: 124 Member
    interesting to read, thanks

    my breakfast is usually about 16% of my whole calories.

    humm, should i eat more in the morning? but I have quite fixed lunch times, so wouldn't help me to eat lunch later and i know i need something in the evening?
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Im allowed 1700 cals a day and 250 is my brekkie ( no idea of %)

    250/1700 = 14.7%

    Mine is 15-20% but none of my meals or snacks are larger than 25%, as I tend to eat 6-8 times/day usually 3 small meals and 4 snacks.
  • kiwicakes
    kiwicakes Posts: 65 Member
    mine is between 25%-30% ish

    my biggest meal alternate between lunch and dinner. frankly it's just really hard to eat a lot so early in the morning.. also I snack a lot so often my three meals are kind of equal value. :)
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    If I did my math right, which I highly doubt, I use about 20% of cals for breakfast (at or around 300 cals). D:
  • h3h8m3
    h3h8m3 Posts: 455 Member
    16.5%.

    The linked article is pretty unconvincing, making vague references to study's without any quotes or actually showing us these studies.

    I do believe that breakfast matters, but I don't buy most of what the author is selling.

    Here's another article I've read on the subject that suggests eating at night might actually be better for you...

    http://thedailyfit.blogspot.com/2011/05/timing-of-meals-defines-what-kind-of.html
  • fozziewaca
    fozziewaca Posts: 66
    Between 6-10% since breakfast usually consists of yogurt and some fruit. I do have to have a mid-morning snack as I'm up and out of the house so early it takes my body a little while longer to wake and catch up.
  • ckncj
    ckncj Posts: 183 Member
    15-18%. Usually have coffee with 1% milk and Splenda and an instant oatmeal packet. That leave me enough calories to have a mid-morning snack. Then have a lunch that equates to about 22%.... That leaves me enough to have a mid-afternoon snack. Which, in total, leaves me with nearly 50% of my calories remaining for dinner!
  • fergalizcious
    fergalizcious Posts: 42
    Mine is just under 25% Kashi GoLean Truly Vanilla with a spoonful of non fat greek yogurt and a handful of raspberries. I have it with a glass of milk. Comes in just under 300 calories. Sometimes I'll add an apple.
  • BeilaLin
    BeilaLin Posts: 189
    16.5%.

    The linked article is pretty unconvincing, making vague references to study's without any quotes or actually showing us these studies.

    I do believe that breakfast matters, but I don't buy most of what the author is selling.

    Here's another article I've read on the subject that suggests eating at night might actually be better for you...

    http://thedailyfit.blogspot.com/2011/05/timing-of-meals-defines-what-kind-of.html

    Thanks for this link to more convincing info! I know my link was not that good, just interesting advice from some random blogger after doing a quick google search...

    According to this study in your link, body weight and fat mass was significantly reduced! You can see it in the charts clearly!

    For those of you who are eating less than 15% of cals for breakfast, you may be eating larger dinners and it's working for you, but think about the POTENTIAL you can lose by switching to a larger breakfast!

    For a full text version of the study from the previous poster on this subject go here:

    http://jn.nutrition.org/content/127/1/75.long

    Article name:

    "Weight Loss is Greater with Consumption of Large Morning Meals and Fat-Free Mass Is Preserved with Large Evening Meals in Women on a Controlled Weight Reduction Regimen"
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