Low calorie breakfast ideas

maholmes
maholmes Posts: 1
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
Any ideas on a good low calorie breakfast? I've been eating Quaker's Instant Oats, weight control. I'm burnt out on them!! I'm eating 1200 calories a day and hate to use up to many of them on breakfast.
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  • vstarcher
    vstarcher Posts: 28
    Lowfat yogurt and some fruit is what I eat most days.
  • jazzy020106
    jazzy020106 Posts: 485 Member
    Egg whites with whole wheat toast....
    low cal cereal.. ( they have a million kinds lol)
    hmmm....
  • Deb1971
    Deb1971 Posts: 41 Member
    Egg Whites and Veggies
    Cottage Cheese and Fruit

    Sometimes its just leftovers from the night before. I'm not one of those people who only eat "breakfast foods" at breakfast.
  • Nightdust
    Nightdust Posts: 171 Member
    I love Honey Nut Cheerios (1 cup), 1/2% milk (half cup) sugar free pudding and a special k bar.

    310 calories altogether!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Nature Valley Trail Mix bars
  • jazzy020106
    jazzy020106 Posts: 485 Member
    I love Honey Nut Cheerios (1 cup), 1/2% milk (half cup) sugar free pudding and a special k bar.

    310 calories altogether!

    this is a great idea!! sounds filling
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    Jumbo whole grain rice krispies or whole grain cheerios.
    90 and 110 calories w/o whatever milk you choose.
    I use 1/4 cup of 1% with mine and thats only about 30 calories added.

    but I also eat a piece of fruit & sometimes a piece of wheat toast with that.
    Bigger breakfasts make for lotsa energy throughout the day, despite making for a near 300 calorie breakfast
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Nature Valley Trail Mix bars

    I should have noted that I eat a "puny" breakfast because it's combined with my morning coffee, which is about 160-180 calories of sugar free french vanilla creamer goodness :smooched:
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    if you want to ween yourself off of creamer try adding some cinnamon to the coffee grounds, ive found it makes black coffee way more satisfying ;)
  • chicka200413
    chicka200413 Posts: 55
    2 eggo nutri grain blueberry waffles. No syrup, No butter. Just plain. It's about 180 calories.
  • Wecandothis
    Wecandothis Posts: 1,083 Member
    I know this sounds backwards, but I used to hate to 'waste' calories at breakfast too. But somehow during this lifestyle change - about the time I started running that all changed.

    I run in the evenings or in the mornings, and I've found that I'm ravenous in the morning now! I usually eat about 450 calories at breakfast (but I get to eat about 1600 a day with exercise) and I've found that I'm not hungry at night.

    if I eat a good breakfast, and lunch, I don't want a huge dinner!!! That's exactly backwards of the way I've lived all my fat life.

    I just don't feel like eating a lot at dinner, so now we're having light healthy dinners, and I like it better that way.

    I didn't work towards this, honestly, it just happened. But you might want to think about that.

    There is that old saying too: Eat like a King at breakfast, a prince at Lunch, and a pauper at dinner. There is something to that.
  • kimberjones
    kimberjones Posts: 155
    I like EnerG tapioca bread toasted with a little bit of chive and onion cream cheese. Take that and put an egg sprinkled with garlic powder on it and its delicious!
    :flowerforyou:
  • 1Corinthians13
    1Corinthians13 Posts: 5,296 Member
    if you want to ween yourself off of creamer try adding some cinnamon to the coffee grounds, ive found it makes black coffee way more satisfying ;)

    Or flavored coffee. I weaned myself off creamer altogether.

    Still need Splenda though.

    I do not eat clean. :tongue:
  • 1Corinthians13
    1Corinthians13 Posts: 5,296 Member
    Breakfast is usually oatmeal or cereal with fruit, sometimes yogurt with some granola and fruit.
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    yea I still add a bit of sugar to mine (dont do flavored coffees cuz its cheaper to get a huge can of folgers lol)
  • cherie2304
    cherie2304 Posts: 632 Member
    How about Thomas' Whole wheat English muffin (100 cals), egg beaters (30 cals), 2% american cheese (45 cals), and Oscar Meyer ham (45 cals for six slices...I put only one slice). Whole thing comes out to 188 cals and its delicious. Good luck.
  • pattitricia85
    pattitricia85 Posts: 376
    old fashioned quaker oatmeal w/ fresh blueberries and a little brown sugar! I eat that every morning after my workouts. Also, I love Ezekial cinnamon and raisen bread. Two slices is 150 calories
  • mrd232
    mrd232 Posts: 331
    I, too, like the thinking of eating a hearty, protein-rich breakfast (around 400-500 cals, depending) because there's a wider gap between breakfast and lunch than lunch and dinner for me. Starting off the day with a hearty meal has always kept me from mindless snacking.
  • Nightdust
    Nightdust Posts: 171 Member
    It is very filling Jazzy :smile: Keeps me full for a long time!
  • katznketo
    katznketo Posts: 323 Member
    Well, you might all gross out but I take a zuchinni and dice it up, pan fry it PAM, add 2 ounes of soyrizo, and then 1/2 cup of egg sub.

    It is a big plate of food, low calorie, healthy, and I love the mexican flavor. I put salsa over it. kc
  • angiered
    angiered Posts: 169 Member
    I chop up a banana and dump my yogurt over it. Yum. That's my "out of time" go-to breakfast. lol
  • tiangelah
    tiangelah Posts: 144
    maple and brown sugar instant oatmeal, packages, it fills you up and gives you lots of energy
  • shinybonnie
    shinybonnie Posts: 357
    How about Thomas' Whole wheat English muffin (100 cals), egg beaters (30 cals), 2% american cheese (45 cals), and Oscar Meyer ham (45 cals for six slices...I put only one slice). Whole thing comes out to 188 cals and its delicious. Good luck.

    MmmMM that sounds great!

    I would suggest a slimfast bar (220 cals) for breakfast. I think they go really well with my morning cup o joe.

    Another option would be an egg beater (30 cals) and veggie omelet. I would use spinach, mushrooms, and broccoli sauteed (sounds gross, but its really good) and fresh tomatoes or salsa on top. Very low cal and satisfying.
  • shinybonnie
    shinybonnie Posts: 357
    Well, you might all gross out but I take a zuchinni and dice it up, pan fry it PAM, add 2 ounes of soyrizo, and then 1/2 cup of egg sub.

    It is a big plate of food, low calorie, healthy, and I love the mexican flavor. I put salsa over it. kc

    What is soyrizo?
  • katznketo
    katznketo Posts: 323 Member
    hi,

    Soyrizo is a health food take on the Mexican Chorizo.

    Chorizo is seasoning of chilis into either Pork or Beef glands.

    Buy soyrizo is in soy. I love it and it's vegan. Taste like the flavor of a Chili Dog. (No dog though)
    kc
  • Kristi82
    Kristi82 Posts: 80 Member
    I love the banana pancake that people have posted on here. So thank you to whoever that was!!!!
    1 egg white, 1 banana, 1/3 cup oats, mix together and fry like a pancake. I also add a pinch of cinnamon. So good, and so satisfying!
  • shinybonnie
    shinybonnie Posts: 357
    I love the banana pancake that people have posted on here. So thank you to whoever that was!!!!
    1 egg white, 1 banana, 1/3 cup oats, mix together and fry like a pancake. I also add a pinch of cinnamon. So good, and so satisfying!

    just those 3 ingredients? No water mixed with the oatmeal?
  • Kristi82
    Kristi82 Posts: 80 Member
    I add a small amount of water and let the oats soak for a min, but you don't need to. I know, sounds weird, but really good!
  • Wecandothis
    Wecandothis Posts: 1,083 Member
    I know this is not at all exotic, but it's real food and it keeps you full for a long time.

    2 poached eggs (147 calories)
    6 (Yes six) Strips of Oscar Mayer Ready Bacon (105 calories)

    Total: 252 Calories

    I bought one of those microwave poachers, entire breakfast is cooked in 3 minutes.
  • spaceylaceys
    spaceylaceys Posts: 31
    I have been eating the same thing with a cup of coffee and it is also getting tiring...im eating 1200 calories a day too...egg beaters is very good...1 cup of that and a piece of whole grain toast with maybe a fruit or a small lowfat yogurt would be good for a change up...thats what im trying tomorrow...i couldnt even finish my oatmeal this morning because i am so tired of eating it...lol!
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