What is a typical breakfast for you and cal count?

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  • Thermogenic
    Thermogenic Posts: 11 Member
    I either cut out breakfast entirely or keep it under 200cals (granola bar), but that's mostly because I start my work day at 9:30 and am at lunch by 11:30. I do end up getting hungry very late since I'm up until about 1am every day. To fill that hunger, I typically will eat a Zone Perfect bar, which is about 200 calories and about the same amount of protein as sugar. They satiate me (the chocolate helps!) and have a good amount of vitamins and minerals - give them a shot.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Kashi Go Lean cereal w/ almond milk, and strawberry Greek yogurt; 340 calories.
  • castaliavt
    castaliavt Posts: 75 Member
    I usually eat either:

    1 egg + 1 egg white, a slice of ezekiel toast and an orange

    or

    oatmeal with raisins or blueberries
  • Todays Breakfast
    Nature's Own - 100% Whole Wheat Thin Sliced Bagels, 1 BAGEL **110 Calories

    Yocrunch - Greek Parfait - Nonfat Yogurt Strawberries and Granola, 113 g **110 Calories

    Frigo - Cheese Heads Light String Cheese, 1 oz (28g) **60 Calories

    I toasted my bagel and used part of my yogurt and the fruit in it to top my bagel. Ate it at 7 and was full til lunch at 11:30! :happy:
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    Cereal or oatmeal, and some greek yogurt. Coffee, if I have to work. Usually around 300 calories.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    200-300 always have a coffee

    then I do high fiber high protein cereal

    cream of wheat and I add protein powder

    tofu scramble with high protein pita bread

    Soy yogurt with scoop of protein powder

    English muffin with tofutti cream cheese



    I guess the point is I like to have a high protein breakfast that feels filling. I eat lunch at 11:15-11:30 due to work and my breakfasts usually keep me going till then. Sometimes I add a mid morning peice of fruit.
  • Jamiep0
    Jamiep0 Posts: 3
    I eat Quaker oat meal. Depending on my class schedule I eat one or two packets in the morning with a tablespoon of chia seeds for the extra health kick. Although i should add Fruit to that
  • Hood25
    Hood25 Posts: 201 Member
    360 with 2 slices of orowheat 10 grain toasted bread and 2tbsp of smuckers all natural smooth peanut butter
  • COLOMomOf4
    COLOMomOf4 Posts: 10 Member
    sounds like you're getting lots of good breakfast ideas - but what I'm curious about is why it is considered a negative when you're hungry 4 hours after you first eat. I could never go 4 hours without getting hungry. The whole idea of keeping your metabolism going is snacking and/ or light meals throughout the day. I have breakfast around 6:30- 7 (sometimes yogurt & fruit smoothie... sometimes 1/2 whole wheat bagel w/ 1/2 tablespoon light cream cheese, etc. )... and then at 9:30-10 (3 hours later) I have a mid morning snack... (sometimes 1/2 cup light cottage cheese w/ some berries... sometimes a spinach smoothie, etc.) Then lunch at 12:30 or 1; snack again at 3:30 or 4, dinner at 6:30 ish and sometimes a light snack of veggies & hummus or a glass of milk or something in the evening. I usually come in right at or just below my 1200 calorie requirement for the day (I am going very heavy on fruits & veggies w/ only 1-2 servings of bread/pasta and 1-2 servings of lean meat per day). I stay satisfied all day. I would recommend that you don't necessarily have to change up your breakfast as much as change up your expectations as to how long you should be able to go on that breakfast. IMHO. Good luck.
  • stablesong
    stablesong Posts: 224
    I eat either
    raisin bran with milk and 3 oz banana (325 cal)
    Quaker strawberry and cream oatmeal and 3 oz banana (205 cal)
    Two Eggo low-fat nutrigrain waffles with 2 tbs of sugar free syrup, and 3 oz banana (225 cal)

    I eat at 7:00 am and I'm usually pretty hungry by 10:00, but a Special K bar is usually enough to hold me over. The reason I eat 3 oz banana every single morning is because I always make a peanut butter and banana sandwich for lunch with one ounce of banana, and the remainder of the banana won't usually keep well without the peeling, which I take off to weigh it. I'm set at 1200 calories a day and I eat back most of my exercise calories, usually between 2-400. My problem is carbs because I always get so many at breakfast and I eat a ton of fruits/vegetables.

    Tomorrow I'm having the oatmeal breakfast and an egg!
  • wombat94
    wombat94 Posts: 352 Member
    I have 1800 calories planned from MFP and I typically exercise 500 - 600 calories each day - though I don't eat those back.

    Breakfast is about 500 calories - almost every day, breakfast is:

    1 cup skim milk (86 calories)
    1 cup tea (0 calories)
    1 packet stevia sweetener (0 calories)
    1 cup Post Great Grains Raisin, Date & Pecan cereal (267 calories)
    6 oz Chobani Greek yogurt (variety varies by day - typically 140 to 160 calories)

    Ted
  • kyylieeeeee
    kyylieeeeee Posts: 197 Member
    I usually eat a 200-300 calorie breakfast at 6am and I am ALWAYS starving by 10 or 10:30. But I'm starving by 10:30 if I eat a gigantic feast for breakfast or have nothing at all, so I just bring a morning snack to work (usually fruit, yogurt, string cheese, or veggies).

    I'll have a smoothie: soy/almond/cow milk + protein powder + flax seed + spinach/kale/lettuce + 70g frozen fruit

    or

    Omelette: 1 extra large egg + 1/2 oz cheese + 1-2 oz meat (usually whatever is left over from dinner, or deli meat) + spinach/whatever veggies are around

    On weekends, I usually treat myself and have pancakes, or wake up late and go straight for lunch!
  • I typically have a protein shake consisting of unsweetend almond milk and 4EverWhey chocolate isolate protein powder. (163 calories)

    On the weekends, I like to make 1/2 cup scrambled egg beaters and 2 pieces of turkey sausage (160 calories), or turkey bacon.
  • jacquelyn_erika
    jacquelyn_erika Posts: 524 Member
    1 c. of Kashi High Protein & High Fiber - 140 cals
    1 c. fat free milk - 80 to 90 cals depending on the brand

    Sometimes I'll add a banana, but then my calories for breakfast are 300+ and during the week, while at work, I routinely eat 2-3 hours after breakfast...something high in cals/protein, so I don't like to go too crazy on breakfast. Just depends.
  • Trophyyf
    Trophyyf Posts: 218 Member
    Egg whites egg white and more egg whites. I will also have like a morning star breakfast patty with them or mix my egg whites with different veggies. I normally have a calorie count of about 400 for breakfast.
  • PoeRaven
    PoeRaven Posts: 433 Member
    I like to keep variety so I switch things up at breakfast and keep it to around 300 calories.

    1. 6 oz plain fat free greek yogurt (100 cal), 1/2 small banana (50 cal) 10 strawberries (50 cal), Tbs walnuts (50 cal) Coffee and non fat creamer (50 cal). = 300 calories.

    2. 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese (80 cal) 1/2 cup blueberries (40 cal), slice of healthy choice toast (80 cal), 1/2 Tbs Promise light Spread (25 cal) Coffee with non fat creamer (50 cal) = 275 calories

    3. 1/2 cup egg beaters (60 cal), sauted onion and baby spinach (about 20 cal), 2 oz fat free cream cheese (60 cal), slice of healthy choice toast (80 cal), 1/2 Tbs Promise light Spread (25 cal), Coffee and non fat creamer (50 cal). = 295 calories

    4. 1 light English muffin (90 cal), 2 tbs lowfat cottage cheese (20 cal), 1/2 Tbs Honey (32 cal), 1/2 tsp cinnamon (3 cal), 1/2 small banana (50 cal), Coffee and non fat creamer (50 cal). = 245 calories

    5. 1 light English muffin (90 cal), 2 Tbs prepared PB2 (45 cal), 1/2 small banana (50 cal), 2 slice Oscar Mayer shaved turkey breast (15 cal), Coffee and non fat creamer (50 cal). = 250 calories.

    One very important key to weight loss is NEVER LET YOURSELF GET HUNGRY. :noway: You have to eat to lose weight. :laugh:
    I always take a baggie of fresh veggies to work to curb the appetite.. Also, if I'm not particularly hungry in the morning, I fix my breakfast and may eat half or just a little of it, then eat rest of it a few hours later. Last but never ever least...Drink plenty of water. :drinker:

    Hope this helps...Much luck to ya!
  • klj491
    klj491 Posts: 9 Member
    About 432 total, depending on what I put into my smoothie. Sunday was .5c sliced strawberries 27, 20 leaves spinach 46, 2 bananas 210, .5c blueberries 41, .5c cherries 37, .5c blackberries 31, .5c raspberries 40. Keeps me full till lunch.
  • lschuttem
    lschuttem Posts: 82 Member
    i make breakfast my biggest meal- about 400 calories (that leaves about 300 for lunch, 300 for dinner, and 200 for snacks).
    I eat about 20g or protein at breakfast because it keeps me full throughout the day so I dont overeat later. A lot of studies have shown that breakfast should be the largest meal and its definitely working for me!
    I'll eat breakfast within 30 minutes of waking up, and im not usually hungry til at leat 6 hours later or so (as long as theres lots of protein in my breakfast). I have to force myself to have a lunch or afternoon snack most days.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    My typical breakfast, including workout supplements.

    Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 4 cup (8 fl oz)
    Del Monte - Banana (Raw Fresh Fruit), 118 g
    Publix - Fatfree Skim Milk, 1 cup
    Gnc - Mega Men Sport Multi-Vitamin Dietary Supplement, 1 each
    Usplabs - Pink Magic, 2 capsules
    Usplabs - Jack3d - Tropical Fruit Punch, 3 Scoop
    Equate - Glucosamine Chondroitin Msm Advanced Triple Strength, 1 Caplets
    Megared - Omega-3 Krill Oil, 1 softgel
    Isopure - Zero Carb Vanilla Protien Shake, 1 Scoops

    Totals:
    Cals: 314
    Carbs: 41
    Fat: 0
    Protein: 37
    Sugar: 26
    Sodium: 319
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    When I workout in the mornings I burn between 400 and 700 calories... I'm usually parched and short for time so I have coffee + protein smoothie worth about 400 cals total. I bring my oatmeal (1/4cup oats + 2 Tbsp oat bran + 1 Tbsp chia, cinnamon, chopped apple, greek yogurt and some kind of nut/fat) to work and usually eat it around 10:30-11:30am. Keeps me good and full until lunch around 1:30-2pm.

    On days when I workout in the evenings, I have my oatmeal for breakfast. With the above recipe + coffee is clocks in at 419 calories.

    My daily intake is 1600 + exercise calories. I usually eat between 1800-2200 calories a day, across 6 meals.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Usually around 300 - a bit under or over depending on what I have.
    Today was fairly typical for a weekday - a nectarine before my run (60 cals) then porridge with peanut butter and soy protein powder and apple - about 280 cals.
    Weekends I'd usually have eggs or cheese on toast or something more substantial - often that's more like brunch than breakfast.
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    And yes - You should be hungry about 4 hours after fasting throughout the night and then eating a measly 250calories for breakfast.

    That sounds perfectly normal.

    The answer? Eat when you're hungry :wink: A hungry body is a body in need. If you're hungry often, exercise more and eat back your burn. It's just math!
  • jrrflr
    jrrflr Posts: 109
    My standard is steel cut oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar. Just under 300 calories. My diary is public if you'd like to check it out.
  • mltmicro
    mltmicro Posts: 2 Member
    Breakfast in my main meal. I eat about 400 cal of mostly protein, then I;m fine for the rest of the day eating fruits and vegies.
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    Greek Yogurt, 2 scrambled eggs and a banana. About 380 cals. Keeps me full until lunch (and sometimes I'm not even hungry for lunch)
  • Amberchalon
    Amberchalon Posts: 207 Member
    3 egg white omelette 54 calories
  • alyson820
    alyson820 Posts: 448 Member
    steel cut oatmeal topped with cinnamon, peak protein granola, and some almonds, and a glass of juice

    about 350 cals
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    20oz of chicken breast (100g PRO)
    280g of white rice (230g CHO)
    2 tbsp of bbq sauce (15g CHO)

    About 1000 calories.
  • shadowkitty22
    shadowkitty22 Posts: 495 Member
    Steel cut oatmeal (150-170 calories depending on the brand), 1 oz blueberries (14 calories) and sometimes 1 cup of milk (80 calories). So anywhere from 244-264 calories.
  • mrshoneybear1014
    mrshoneybear1014 Posts: 275 Member
    I usually have cereal for about 163cal with skim milk. I also have a piece of fruit a couple hours later if it is not time for lunch but I am hungry
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