Same or Different?

I eat the same thing for breakfast every morning, just because I'm not a breakfast fan, but don't feel well if I don't eat SOMETHING, so cereal and yogurt every day.

For lunch I rotate though just a few things....usually a big salad or soup, very occasionally a sandwich.

I save the variety for dinner. I like looking up new recipes, trying new things, and have a wide rotation of regular favorites.

I think I'd personally get overwhelmed trying to plan a vast variety of foods for all three meals every day. This way, breakfast and lunch I don't have to think about and I can just concentrate on planning dinners.

Both.

I eat the same things for a week or two at a time, burn out and rotate to something else.

I meal plan a week in advance (partly because it's easier for grocery shopping and cutting waste), and have between 4-6 weeks that I just switch in and out. However, I cook every recipe for serving 4, and there's only 2 of us, so we have leftovers half the time, which thankfully saves my brainpower and evenings.

I love to try new foods and new combinations. I'll typically make something different for dinner each night and then have the leftovers for breakfast/lunch over the next couple of days. There are some foods that I eat pretty frequently (beans, cabbage, broccoli) and some cuisines that I'll eat more often (Mexican, Indian, Thai), but the specifics are always changing.

Exact same breakfast every day. A couple of different lunches with the occasional leftovers from dinner the night before. Dinner is different every day with a rotation of probably 10 -15 different meals depending on mood.

Same breakfast, lunch, and snack. Have a handful of dinners I pick from. I like them and they make maintenance easier

Generally variants on a theme for breakfast and lunch, with different dinners.

I eat the same foods over and over again. I just rotate them.

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I would say, we have a fairly set in stone breakfast schedule with a twist on Friday / Saturday mornings. And a fairly steady weekly Supper schedule with a twist Fridays and Saturday nights.

Monday to Thursday's breakfast is pretty much this...



Some people might get sick of egg's and bacon, but myself, my fiance and my brother (who eat break together every weekday morning) love it, every single day.

Friday we tend to have Decadent Toast day... Just a small variation centered on low carb toast and whatever yummy spread we put on it.



Saturday morning I either make a low carb Waffle or pancake with bacon... Or my fiancé makes a low carb bacon egg McGuffin or Omelets.

Suppers / Lunches

Monday to Thursday we almost always have the following (sometimes the day's switch around)... Strip Loin or Prime Rib Steak, Italian Sausages or hamburgers, Roasted Chicken Legs or Thighs, Pork chops. The following day, we have left over Supper for Lunch. Fridays, 50% of the time is a home made low carb pizza of many varieties, or something completely new we want to try. Saturdays usually involve a little something that takes time to prepare and cook, whether it's a turkey, roast, Foe Shepard's Pie, Cabbage Lasagna, Pork/beef ribs etc.

We also have family over every other Saturday. Grand Daughter and son/daughter plus a few more. So generally cooking for ~10 people.

Vegetables portions typically are Salad, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, and Asparagus (when on sale). We also have a large portion of sautéed mushrooms with Steak night.

All the above work well with are desired macro, and little thought needs to be taken on our part to know we eating where we want to be.

So pretty much, just all the above on repeat. (Love all of it, so that's a bonus.)

I like variety and eat different things all of the time.

I tend to have 2 breakfasts that I will rotate through and the 2 lunches I rotate. Dinner is different all the time.

I never tire of giant salads, or cottage cheese with fruit, grape nuts and balsamic vinegar. They just taste soooooo good.

I’d eat them twice a day if I could.

Chai tea. I usually put my foot down after the third.

@Noreenmarie1234 got me hooked on pumpkin pudding. Every time I think I’m sick of it, I have to have it again. Just bought 20 cans of pumpkin on sale!

I’m addicted to Oreo candy canes for a quick, low calorie treat before a workout, and bought a case from the manufacturer.

Nugo bars almost every day.

Sunday mornings have been gourmet doughnut mornings for the past year, and we sure do look forward to it. This week was blueberry chamomile fritters. The chocolate peanut butter ones are worth every calorie saved up, as are the creme brûlée doughnuts.

I tend to change up breakfast and dinner, but only to rotate meals.

Breakfast is usually a rotation of the same things. WFH days I usually have an open face sandwich with toasted Dave's Killer Bread, some good, thinly sliced Spanish Manchengo, two slices of pan seared Canadian Bacon, and topped with a fried egg over medium. Office days, I usually prep Coach's Oats with some chopped almonds and a few semi sweet chocolate chips and cinnamon and reheat that at the office and have it with some mixed berries/fruit. On Sunday mornings I get the griddle out and we do a nice family breakfast. Usually banana pancakes, eggs, bacon, and fruit before heading out on our family walk.

Lunch is usually leftovers from either the night before or a couple of nights before depending, so usually different...once or twice per week I have tuna salad. Dinner is always something different...

MsCzar wrote: »

Do you prefer to eat the same foods every day for simplicity/calorie count/nutritional consistency; or do you like to constantly change up your menu?

Me? Other than my daily must-have morning coffee and mostly-daily chocolate fix, I like to eat a wide variety of foods with very few repeat meals. The exceptions are the rare occasions when I buy or make a fresh item that I'll use up rather than freeze.

What about you?

Certain things I have as staples to my diet. I like the taste and yep the app knows I’m logging it again. Almond butter on low carb tortilla for snacks for example. I love my broccoli with spicy garlic sauce too.

So I’d say I’m pretty consistent in general and don’t vary much.

Both. I'm not a breakfast eater but I have the same protein shake every day after my workout. I have a variety of snacks at work because I don't like to eat the same one every day but my lunches look pretty similar simply because I lack creativity in dreaming up things that transport well, can be eaten at my desk, etc.

I won't even eat the same thing two days in a row for dinner which makes using up food challenging in a household of one. I often portion stuff out and freeze it so I don't have to see it again for months.