Bored with Breakfast...

nice and easy- I like whole grain/nutrigrain toaster waffles with some chunky peanut butter and a bit of honey! delish and its good to have some protein!

Also- I make (in cupcake tins) a whole wheat (or whatever) tortilla, with some eggs, and herbs and cheese- bake in the oven (they are perfect little breakfast dishes and yummy)

Grapefruit with dry rye toast
Oatmeal
smoothie

Ok, no oatmeal. I get it. But before you yell at me, have you ever tried "refrigerator oatmeal"? You can find recipes on theyummylife.com. It's quite different than the normal gruel oatmeal most people eat (myself included).

Otherwise, my standard breakfasts are:

1) 100 calorie English Muffin with 1/4 c egg white and wedge of laughing cow cheese. Sometimes I add a morningstar veggie sausage patty to it for extra cals. This is simple but very yummy to me. You can put any of the light laughing cows on it to change up the flavor.

2) Cheddar garlic grits with an over easy egg. I get 100 calorie instant grits and cook as directed. I then add a dash or two of garlic powder, 1/4 fat free cheddar cheese and then mix it together. It's topped off with an over easy egg and black pepper.

3) Hungry Girl's website has some good breakfast ideas. Check out http://www.hungry-girl.com/show/episodes/rise-and-dine. I've made the Denver Omelette in a mug (122 calories!). But she has a recipe for cannoli stuffed french toast nuggets at 228 calories!

Change up your Cheerios & bananas for other fruit & cereal. Berries are plentiful & delicious right now and they freeze so well. There's a lot of tasty low cal cereal's out there. My current favorite is Peanut Butter Multi Grain Cheerios, throw in some fresh strawberries & you have a pbj.

Yogurt with fruit is also a good option.

Spice up your eggs with some salsa on top or fresh veggies mixed in.

Hope this helps some

protein bars - so many yummy flavours, so much good protein i aim for ones that are low in sugar (including alcohol sugars!!), carbs, and calories. i usually go with biox protein-32 and pure protein. cant get bored with flavours like peanut butter chocolate and strawberry cream haha

2) Cheddar garlic grits with an over easy egg. I get 100 calorie instant grits and cook as directed. I then add a dash or two of garlic powder, 1/4 fat free cheddar cheese and then mix it together. It's topped off with an over easy egg and black pepper.

OMG! This sounds like heaven to me. Love, love some grits for breakfast! And they are so filling.

Casseroles. This has been my latest thing. I noticed that they are super easy to stick in a box and take to work, and I've been able to play with them and get some variety. Try this... Take ~8oz russet potato, clean, and cut into slices. Boil slices in 1 cup of low sodium veggie broth. Add in turmeric, cumin, corriander, and other Indian spices (if you don't like Indian, use Italian, Mexican, etc.). Reduce down to where it's a bit thick. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray. Put potatoes in casserole dish, spreading them out evenly. In a large bowl, beat 10 eggs with about 2 cups chopped broccoli and 1 cup Pictsweet Seasoning Blend (onion, red and green peppers, celery) or mirepoix. Pour over potatoes. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes to an hour. My oven is weird. I'd say check it after 30 minutes. After you take it out of the oven, cover with 1.5 cups colby jack (I'm actually going to try harvati next time) and cover with foil. The cheese will melt while it cools. Cut into 6 pieces. ~280 cals per serving. Naturally, if you do egg whites or low fat cheese or somesuch, it will affect the calorie count.

Also, this is a fairly low sodim recipe. I calculated ~340mg per serving. You may want to use reduced sodium broth instead of low sodium, or you may want to salt the eggs if you're not on a reduced sodium diet.

I like half an sourdough English muffin (sourdough does not spike sugar levels much) toasted, then in one big pan with a tiny bit of EVOO saute spinach in one side and a scrambled egg in the other side. Its quick to make using the same pan and really balanced with a healthy carb, protein, and fiber... keeps me full til lunch. Other than that healthy cereal with soy milk and berries.

My favorite breakfast is 2 scrambled egg whites with spinach, red onion and tomatoes. Today I added polenta instead of having a glass of milk and it was very filling. I like to add a bit of hot sauce to my egg whites to give them a little more flavor as well.

I like to make my own breakfast sandwiches wrap them and freeze them for busy mornings. Toasted Whole wheat English muffin. Bake eggs by cracking them and putting each egg in a muffin tin cup which makes them the perfect shape. Then either a slice or 2 of canadian bacon or a thin slice of my favorite cheese.

i eat like 4 eggs or a piece of kielbasa... or sometimes a chicken breast

and you thought your lunch was boring :P

Try none traditional breakfast foods. Try salsa with your eggs on a whole wheat tortillia. I know you said no oatmeal but I understand the over-night oatmeal is more like a cold pudding and that it is delicious. Good luck!




























ots of recipes on line for it. Good look on your search of breakfast foods.

Huge fan of cold quinoa topped with fruit and cinnamon and sometimes raisins.

Also, for mid morning have really been into: almond milk, protein powder, cottage cheese and strawberry smoothie. Kinda tastes like cheesecake...and if you do not like cottage cheese this is a great way to try it.

Frozen hashbrowns! They are about 80 calories per cup (surprising, I know!). I make them and add scrambled egg whites, cheese and salsa. I don't think I could ever get tired of this breakfast!

I really got tired of breakfast. Like REALLY. So I started eating hummus and pita bread with some olives and sun-dried tomatoes, topped off with some figs. Now, breakfast is what I look forward to and savor the most. So, think outside the breakfast box.