Breakfast help

I am with ya, girlie! HATED breakfast....honestly mornings come too early and really should be scheduled for later in the day. But I've found protein shakes are awesome. (dashingdish blog has great recipes - google it) Then there's the high protein / lo-carb english muffin or bagel you can toast with a wedge of LCow cheese and some fruit or no-sugar preserves. I also have been known to order some protein bars (chocolite from netrition.com) that are tasty and add some energy to my morning. Or just grab an apple and a little snack baggie of nuts (almonds! yay) and take it with you to work and nibble when you feel more awake.

Btw, I have made chocolate protein smoothies and added some instant espresso powder to it for my coffee/meal fix all in one! Very tasty, very cheap and lets me drive right past the 8 Starbucks on the way to work! LoL!

Happy Breakfast to ya Sweetie!

bump for later....good ideas here!

Here are a few of my favorite breakfasts.

A whole wheat English muffin with peanut butter and honey with a small protein shake.

Eggs scrambled with salsa.

Fried eggs on a bagel thin with low fat cream cheese.

Or if I'm in a hurry (like this morning) I'll just make a large protein shake.

Hope this help!

Good Morning Angeleyez77

I am also type 2 diabetic, insulin dependant. I am a bit confused about your glucose readings though, they seem way to low to me, unless we are using different scales of measurement! 80 for me would be pretty much the number to go for. Youre in Canada? Please let me know what kind of measurement you use.
My sugars are running very high at the moment, and were 247 this morning, I am working on getting them down, with diet and exercise, Current weight is 215.4. I'm older than you, 57 yrs.

At any rate, the suggestions here for breakfast (you really need to have breakfast) most of them are very good I think, although I think you should be careful with the bananas, 1/2 for a diabetic is plenty. If you eat them, please eat them for breakfast only.
I usually have unsweetened cereal and skim milk, I prefer the powdered milk,believe it or not, lol...but I do. With a slice or two of wheat toast, whole grain., and coffee.
Or Oatmeal, and Cinnamon, (anytime you can work Cinnamon in, please do, its so good for you in so many ways! I see you dont care for milk..have you tried soy milk? "Silk" is way to rich for my tastes, but its just a thought.

I hope we can be friends/diet buddies and since youre a 'sugar baby' like me, lol...maybe we can help on another with that too. Good Luck in all your efforts, and stay healthy!
~Sandy

I really need help with Breakfast .... for too many years now I have gone without breakfast. But, now that I'm starting my diet and exercise regime I am trying to break out of my bad habit and eat breakfast every day, but unfortunately I don't like milk so am unable to have cereals, and am getting fed up with eggs (boiled/scrambled/poached) .... any ideas please? Thanks

not eating breakfast is not a bad habit, and yields no special benefits for weight loss

but to answer your question, a parfait of greek yogurt and berries, a protein shake, steak and hashbrowns, breakfast burrito/sandwich
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For a non diabetic, this is fine..but a diabetic needs to eat three meals, and sometimes two snacks in between.and they need to be the right things, and balanced..red meat should be eliminated altogether if possible, but the point is, to keep the 'fuel' at an even level all day..funny as that may sound, you must eat and eat right to be at a good place with your glucose levels.No offense meant,,,=) oh what I wouldnt give for a steak and bacon! But I know I cant, ~insulin dependant type two diabetic..so its kind of a double battle.

Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage patty on a toasted whole grain English muffin and greek yogurt.

I am also a big fan of breakfast frittata. Eggs, bread, turkey sausage, and I usually throw some asparagus or broccoli in there, with reduced fat natural cheese. I am a nurse and have to be to work at 7 am. If I make this on a Sunday for brunch with the family, I always have plenty of leftovers that I can throw into my lunch bag already prepared.

My breakfast problem was that I am always hungry about 1 hour after eating. I aske MFP people for help. They suggested muffins, eggs, bacon and fruit. This morning I had a muffin with egg beaters and turkey bacon. It was very filling and tasty.

These are things I have for breakfast. I don't like to eat cold cereal.

oatmeal
whey protein powder mixed in water (I do this when I am not hungry)
omelet
greek yogurt flavored
greek yogurt plain with whey protein powder mixed in
greek yogurt plain with whey protein powder mixed in & plain pumpkin puree with cinnamon

ive been the same most of my life, never eating breakfast
im now having milo a fruit salad or some cereal , ease into it though otherwise you may feel sick considering your body isnt used to eating b/fast

I here you . I have a banana cut in half with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter . I rap it in foil and eat it on my way into work or when I get there