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I need breakfast idea help.

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  • Lib_B
    Lib_B Posts: 446 Member
    i usually have a protein shake at home. but, you can also fry an egg in the microwave. get a microwave safe dish and heat it up first for a minute & 30 secs. then spray with cooking spray, crack your egg, cover with a lid of some sort, and microwave another 30 sec - 1 min. (just keep these things in your desk if you have the space).

    also, i keep plain instant oatmeal in a sealed container in my desk (so critters don't get to it) along with cinnamon, raisins and stevia. sometimes i even keep a box of cold cereal here and some milk in the frig. i find that if i know there is breakfast stuff at work, i'm less likely to swing thru a drive thru if i'm running late and unable to get breakfast at home.
  • lauriejayne813
    lauriejayne813 Posts: 34 Member
    Regular Quaker instant oatmeal and 1/2 teaspoon honey.
  • abrandnewme1
    abrandnewme1 Posts: 9
    Eggs are geat but I was told that the egg beaters are better. I need some ideas as well. I am new here but when I find something nice to eat that dont have a lot of calories I will keep you posted.
  • LuLuRunner1
    LuLuRunner1 Posts: 329 Member
    Gooo toooo this site --

    http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/betterbreakfast

    This girl has lost so much weight and has fantastic recipe ideas, that are real yummy!

    Just a quick glance at this website & I see a lot of new favorites for me!!

    I also eat at my desk around 9:30 or 10. I have a stash of Protein-type bars (not the ones you get in the pharmacy, those that you get from the cereal aisle). I also will bring either a packet of low-sugar instant oatmeal or one of the new Jimmy Dean Turkey De-lites. Those are great! Yes, they are high on the sodium, but it keeps me full until I can eat lunch around 3!
  • LongRunner77
    LongRunner77 Posts: 71 Member
    If you want to stick with an English muffin, but want to try something else as a topping, try Nutella...a tablespoon is 100 calories and is enough to spread on both sides...I'll eat this occasionally for breakfast and when I do I make sure it's warm and it almost tastes like a chocolate donut!

    100 calorie whole wheat English muffin
    100 calorie Nutella = 200 calorie breakfast
  • nnapieralski
    nnapieralski Posts: 132 Member
    I always eat a hardboiled egg, string cheese, and chicken sausage for breakfast. Yum!!
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    I have access to a microwave and instant hot water at work, so I eat a lot of instant oatmeal (love Oat Revolution!), Cream of Wheat, and Grits. I also occasionally have a microwavable Morningstar Farms Veggie Bacon, Egg, & Cheese biscuit (270 cal) which are deilcious, or Carnation Instant Breakfast in a shaker bottle if I'm really in a hurry. Yogurt sounds like a great idea too.. I just can't handle the consistency in the AM.
  • bosleysaf
    bosleysaf Posts: 24
    Porridge, Thats what I have every day with semi skimmed milk & it fills me up for the day (I have it at work too about 10.00am) I have been having it for about two weeks now and it has made a difference plus it is only 185 cals!!!

    I used to have bran but I felt sliggish afterwards and was shocked to see it was very high in cals at over 300 so this is what works for me!

    Good Luck!

    :-)
  • kscallion
    kscallion Posts: 1 Member
    I either toast an english muffin and top with peanut butter and banana slices or I mix granola and honey into some fat-free plain greek yogurt.

    If I'm really in a pinch I'll go to Panera and get their breakfast power sandwich and get it with egg whites, which makes it under 300 calories.
  • sizzle92
    sizzle92 Posts: 1,015 Member
    I eat a greek yogurt and sometimes some fresh fruit when I am at work. At home I do a sandwich thin with pb and jelly or a scrambled egg inside. :)
  • mslack01
    mslack01 Posts: 823 Member
    I always eat my breakfast at work. Here are three or four things I have done:

    You can make a batch of those "egg muffins" that are mentioned under the recipes forums section. You can freeze them individually and heat them in the microwave.

    I made homemade eggmcmuffins. Bought a little plastic microwave dish for making the egg at Walmart. Put the english muffin in the toaster oven with the canadian bacon and a 2% cheese slice.

    Instant oatmeal, with apples, cinnamon, and two splendas. Cook the apples with the instant oatmeal. I buy a bag of those pre-sliced apples and cut up three slices into my oatmeal before I cook it. You can do the old-fashioned oatmeal in the microwave too. I did that this morning.

    Eat half a whole wheat bagel thin with peanut butter on it. I use the all-natural Jif which a lot of people don't like because they don't think its healthy, but you can make your own peanut butter in the food processor with a drop of oil.

    I practically have a pantry in my desk at work. LOL
  • dwrn86
    dwrn86 Posts: 1
    Belvita Breakfast Biscuits are Awesome, they come in several different varietys, high fiber and very filling!!
  • tgianino
    tgianino Posts: 29 Member
    I eat instant oatmeal with a tablespoon of honey and 1/4 cup of blueberries.
  • kealey1318
    kealey1318 Posts: 290 Member
    I make an "egg thing" (frittata) that I bake up on Sunday and cut in slices. I bring it to work and microwave it. I just saute veggies (peppers, mushrooms, onions, asparagus, whatever) add spices (italian, spicy, whatever), turkey or chicken sausage cut up and then pour over eggs and egg whites with a bit of milk, sun dried tomato, and tiny bit of cheese (full flavored such as parm or romano) and bake until it's done (30-60 minutes depending on how thick it gets). I even freeze it.

    YUMMMMMM! What a great idea. I think I will do this one! Thanks!!!
  • BriskaPacojame
    BriskaPacojame Posts: 195 Member
    bump
  • nakabi
    nakabi Posts: 589 Member
    I make an "egg thing" (frittata) that I bake up on Sunday and cut in slices. I bring it to work and microwave it. I just saute veggies (peppers, mushrooms, onions, asparagus, whatever) add spices (italian, spicy, whatever), turkey or chicken sausage cut up and then pour over eggs and egg whites with a bit of milk, sun dried tomato, and tiny bit of cheese (full flavored such as parm or romano) and bake until it's done (30-60 minutes depending on how thick it gets). I even freeze it.

    I have also premade/frozen breakfast "burritos" to heat up.

    I also sometimes make a pot of steel cut oatmeal and heat that up during the week. It keeps all week in the fridge. It will "gel up" and look a little gross but add some hot water and microwave and you'd never know it wasn't 'fresh"

    My other fave breakfast is plain greek yogurt + fruit.

    Or a turkey sandwich (why not?)

    You must be eating at my house :)
  • ludogx87
    ludogx87 Posts: 286 Member
    im type of girl who literally rolls out of bed at last min and im dressed and out the door in under 10 mins so i have my breakfast later on

    usually have cereal at my desk in work, vary the cereal so i dont get bored, just now it yoyos between cheerios and crunchy nut cornflakes :)
  • GrammyDiane
    GrammyDiane Posts: 38
    There are some great ideas in this thread! Since I've had my lapband surgery, I find I can't eat solid food early in the AM. So I make a cup of Swiss Miss Sugar-Free Hot Cocoa and put a scoop of Unjury Classic Chocolate protein powder into it. That gives me 22 grams of protein and it really tastes great. I drink that on the way to work and am very satisfied until late morning.
  • missmuertos
    missmuertos Posts: 15 Member
    Not sure where you are based, but here in the UK we have instant porridge cups that just require boiling water. They have a bit of skimmed milk powder in to make them taste creamy, and some come with fruit flavours/cinnamon/golden syrup etc. They are my go-to breakfast for preparing at work as I'm always near a kettle and there's nothing to wash up afterwards! (Other than a spoon, obviously!) Plus porridge is a great breakfast, it's filling, slow-release and low in fat. Hope this helps :)

    *edited to add brands you can look out for: "Oats So Simple" and "One Oaty Goodness"
  • Stacy533
    Stacy533 Posts: 65 Member
    Belvita Breakfast Biscuits are Awesome, they come in several different varietys, high fiber and very filling!!

    I need to try these
  • jenmandy
    jenmandy Posts: 5 Member
    I buy Ready to Drink EAS Myoplex Lite protein shakes. It's amazing...just shake and DRINK! Breakfast is served. :)
  • KrisPage
    KrisPage Posts: 539 Member
    Wed 02/22/12 01:09 PM

    Here is a good idea for breakfast or snack!

    1/4 cup quick oats
    1 egg (sub. 1/4 egg beaters for less calories)
    small handful of blueberries
    little bit of brown sugar/stevia (optional)
    tbsp soymilk or regular milk(for added moistness!)

    Mix it all up into a coffee mug!
    Put it in the microwave for 1 minute, make sure it doesn’t overflow! Add an extra 30 sec if it needs to firm up.
    Macros: 134 calories

    Ingredients Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium
    Quaker Oats - Old Fashioned Oatmeal, 1/4 cup dry (40g) 75 14 2 3 0
    Eggbeaters - Original Egg Beaters, 1/4 cup (61g) 30 1 0 6 115
    Blueberries - Raw, 0.25 cup 21 5 0 0 0
    In the Raw - Stevia, 1 packet 0 1 0 0 0
    Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.09 cup 8 1 0 1 11

    Total: 134 22 2 10 126
    Per Serving: 134 22 2 10 126

    Just saw this posted somewhere else and remembered this post.
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