How much do you eat for breakfast?

svanhoecke
svanhoecke Posts: 266
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
I recently heard someone say:

Eat breakfast like a King
Lunch like a prince
Dinner like a pauper

After I heard this I have been trying to follow that idea and it seems to work for me! :happy:

This morning I had:

1.5 cup multigrain cheerios with almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 slice Ezekial 4:3 cinnamon raisin bread
1 fiber one strawberry yogurt

It totaled to about 325 calories and I am still feeling full 2.5hrs later. Plus it was delicious. A few too many carbs probably but...not too bad! :tongue:

What do you guys do? How do you distribute your calories throughout the day? I am curious! :glasses:
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  • Ripcode
    Ripcode Posts: 142 Member
    Oatmeal or (2) cups of cereal with milk. That usually holds me until lunchtime.
  • ACook42
    ACook42 Posts: 111 Member
    bump
  • britishstar41
    britishstar41 Posts: 140 Member
    I do the exact opposite, but I probably shouldn't. :o) I have a Luna bar and coffee for breakfast, lunch is in the student cafeteria at work, and dinner is typically pretty big because I always have like, half of my calories left and I'm always crazy hungry. I wish I had more time in the mornings to cook a real breakfast, but I'll admit - I'm just not willing to get up earlier to make that happen!
  • glypta
    glypta Posts: 440 Member
    Two boiled eggs is the only thing that keeps me full til lunchtime. Plus two coffees = 200 cals, around 300 for lunch, then the rest throughout the afternoon/night.
  • bostonbound85
    bostonbound85 Posts: 38 Member
    I'm definitely going to try that!!! I don't usually eat much at breakfast since I'm usually still half asleep! Thanks for this :)
  • laylalynn
    laylalynn Posts: 2 Member
    I try to follow this rule as well. I eat a 300 calorie breakfastbut also eat very light 'lunches' -- basically break my lunch up into 3 snacks -- usually a banana about 11, cantaloupe or pineapple with cottage cheese at 1ish and a yogurt at 3
    sometimes i will be hungry again at 4 so i will have an apple.

    I go for a 400ish calorie dinner.
  • jaded762002
    jaded762002 Posts: 9 Member
    I work for an oral surgeon who is slim and trim and he lives by this rule. He's 74 and looks younger and is healthier than a lot of our patients. I started this idea in the last week and I stay full all morning.
  • cgeiser1
    cgeiser1 Posts: 145
    Lately I've been having cereal with milk, and one piece of toast with nutella. That's about 400 calories, but it's filling and gets me trough my workout.
  • mlcastillo_2
    mlcastillo_2 Posts: 19
    I usually dont wake up hungry, so I'll have oatmeal or yogurt with fruit. I eat like a "king" for lunch- i find it best for me because it holds me until dinner and I have energy before hitting the gym.
  • dosesr4winners20
    dosesr4winners20 Posts: 362
    for me one piece of fruit like an apple or orange. maybe a coffee depends, then medium lunch w veggies and a light dinner
  • cheeksv
    cheeksv Posts: 521 Member
    one cup of milk with protein powder unsweetened......am I missing something lol
  • SarahofTwins
    SarahofTwins Posts: 1,169 Member
    I'm the opposite...I usually eat around 160-250 for breakfast...and save my calories for snacking and dinner. I've always been hungrier around the late evenings and breakfast is not really my thing. :drinker:
  • shanice_22
    shanice_22 Posts: 202 Member
    I usually try to spread my calories equally throughout the day, but it doesn't always work.

    Today I had 733 calories for breakfast, but felt like I'd not had a lot as this was only a poached egg in breakfast muffin and a protein smoothie. But I ate that much knowing I was going to burn some of it off anyway as I went to boxercise about 2 hours after and am going to another exercise class tonight. It also kept me full until about 2:30pm (baring in mind I had breakfast at about 10-10:30am) and made sure I didn't crash and burn during my exercise session :-)
  • emadigan
    emadigan Posts: 89 Member
    I've heard that saying too. I always try to eat a good, hearty breakfast. I find that the heartier the breakfast (both a large breakfast and good foods), the less I eat for lunch and even less for dinner.
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    I eat 200-350 calories for breakfast, 400-500 for lunch, and 300-400 for dinner. My family tends to go out to eat for lunch in the summer a lot, so I really like to have a big meal. :) I prefer to have 700-800 calories for lunch, but that's not always a possibility. When I'm in school, I eat most of my calories at breakfast. I've had breakfasts up to 800 cals before.
  • skibrina
    skibrina Posts: 36
    i have protien shake and a piece of fruit. keeps me full for a while.
  • dosesr4winners20
    dosesr4winners20 Posts: 362
    for me one piece of fruit like an apple or orange. maybe a coffee depends, then medium lunch w veggies and a light dinner

    1st meal - under 250
    2nd meal - under 300
    3rd meal - under 300

    i eat alot of veggies and lean meat so i'm stuffed. their just so low cal
  • aprileve411
    aprileve411 Posts: 12 Member
    Depends on how hungry I am! I tend to eat more carbs in the morning. I love making french toast with egg whites, low cal bread, 1/2 scoop protein powder and sugar-free syrup with a cup of almond milk. If on the go or if not too hungry, I eat a protein shake. I do eat a mid-morning snack so that affects how much I eat too...
  • skinnyhappy
    skinnyhappy Posts: 152 Member
    Oikos greek yogurt, low sugar granola (Bare Naked, McCabe's, or 18 Rabbits), and fresh berries (oh oh with ground flax on top). It's usually my biggest meal.

    I have to eat a meal replacement bar or protein shake because I work out at lunch.

    Dinner is usually either protein or veggie heavy (both when I can help it). I'll eat salmon for my protein and I quickly saute veggies and eat them with quinoa for dinner. Super easy to digest in the evenings!
  • infosynth
    infosynth Posts: 81 Member
    Old-fashioned oatmeal with 2T ground flax and 1/4 c 2% milk, plus coffee with 2T half & half (my one luxury). Usually about 325 cals using sweetener (Spenda or Truvia) in the oatmeal; more if use sugar.

    Lunch is usually my largest meal of the day because I often do not get to eat much again until later in the evening (8 or 9:00), which is too late for a large dinner.
  • melissa1217
    melissa1217 Posts: 13 Member
    I agree with the having a big breakfast idea as you're less likely to get hungry and mess up your diet later on in the day, especially at night time. My breakfast varies quite a bit but I'll either have special k with almond milk and an english muffin or lite waffle (around 240 or so). Today, I had oatmeal (100) with a cup of mixed fruit (54) so pretty light but we'll see how that works...
  • JoeB71
    JoeB71 Posts: 115 Member
    I used to eat a lot for breakfast before I started tracking but now I eat 1 to 1.5 servings of oatmeal most of the time or whatever keeps me in the 300 cal area.
  • Dtrmnd86
    Dtrmnd86 Posts: 406 Member
    I am usually around the 400 mark for breakfast lunch and dinner with a 200 calorie snack. A typical breakfast for me is 2 eggs, 2 pieces of toast and sometimes fruit. Or 3/4 cup dry oatmeal with flaxseed. I made an omelet once and it was over 500 calories.. I'll never do that again lol.
  • Rikki444
    Rikki444 Posts: 326 Member
    I've heard that, too; but your breakfast is not kingly enough! If you are going to adopt this concept then go for a breakfast that is at least 450 calories and add more protein.

    This is what I had for breakfast and still did not make it to 400 calories:

    1 poached egg
    5 asparagus spears
    1 waffle w/mini baby bell cheese (spreadable) and a drizzle of honey
    Coffee w/3 tbs of non dairy creamer

    It's been about 2 hours for me and I am still feeling satisfied. In fact, I am going to skip my AM snack (gasp!) because I am not hungry.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I recently heard someone say:

    Eat breakfast like a King
    Lunch like a prince
    Dinner like a pauper

    After I heard this I have been trying to follow that idea and it seems to work for me! :happy:

    This morning I had:

    1.5 cup multigrain cheerios with almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
    1 slice Ezekial 4:3 cinnamon raisin bread
    1 fiber one strawberry yogurt

    It totaled to about 325 calories and I am still feeling full 2.5hrs later. Plus it was delicious. A few too many carbs probably but...not too bad! :tongue:

    What do you guys do? How do you distribute your calories throughout the day? I am curious! :glasses:

    If 325 calories is your "kingly" meal, how much are you eating for your prince and pauper meals? I ask because 325 seems really low calorie to me. I would like to eat larger breakfasts, but honestly I usually don't have time and I'm not typically hungry in the mornings. :-(

    Dinner is usually my largest meal of the day, but I try to stop eating by 7:00 p.m. though. I don't like going to bed feeling full.
  • CaptainMFP
    CaptainMFP Posts: 440 Member
    Keep in mind I do my heavy cardio in the morning after breakfast, so mine is always carb heavy to prepare for that. (Many folks advocate protein for breakfast...I burn protein rather than fat or carbs during my bike rides and runs if I don't get a lot of carbs.) I typically eat 20 - 30% of my daily calories at breakfast, built around either oatmeal or frosted mini wheats with fruit and orange juice. If I know my workout will be delayed or absent that morning, I'll add protein in the form of either yogurt or an egg-white/egg substitute omelet.

    You're welcome to browse my diary, though ignore the last 10 days...been visiting family and have not been able to maintain an effective routine. :laugh:
  • Chika_2015
    Chika_2015 Posts: 357 Member
    This will probably sound bad, but i eat around 500-600cal at dinner, so when i wake up in the morning, i dont eat anything for breakfast, because i had a heavy dinner and i go straight to the gym and burn fat calories as suppose to carbs then fat. and then i do the whole thing over again. I am not really a morning eater, but on my off days, i do have a big breakfast and light dinner. So for me I guess it depends on the day. And this is working for me so far.
    ~Chika
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Nothing at all, I follow an intermittent fasting protocol so don't normally have my first meal till 3 - 5 pm
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    I recently heard someone say:

    Eat breakfast like a King
    Lunch like a prince
    Dinner like a pauper

    After I heard this I have been trying to follow that idea and it seems to work for me! :happy:

    This morning I had:

    1.5 cup multigrain cheerios with almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
    1 slice Ezekial 4:3 cinnamon raisin bread
    1 fiber one strawberry yogurt

    It totaled to about 325 calories and I am still feeling full 2.5hrs later. Plus it was delicious. A few too many carbs probably but...not too bad! :tongue:

    What do you guys do? How do you distribute your calories throughout the day? I am curious! :glasses:

    If 325 calories is your "kingly" meal, how much are you eating for your prince and pauper meals? I ask because 325 seems really low calorie to me.

    I agree. It sounds pretty low cal to me. I think kingly would mean at least half of your daily intake.
  • datzun
    datzun Posts: 198
    1 Publix Fat Free Yogurt
    1 ON Double Chocolate Protein Shake (mixed w/ Almond Milk)
    1 Low Sugar Instant Oatmeal

    390 cals
    5 fats
    50 carbs
    26 sugars (might switch to unsweetened Almond Milk because that's like half my sugar intake for the day and I always go over)
    35 proteins
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