What’s For Breakfast?
This is a question that I always get, so I figured I’d hand it over to y’all, because my answer’s so unfun. What do I ...
by Erika Nicole Kendall
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This is a question that I always get, so I figured I’d hand it over to y’all, because my answer’s so unfun.
What do I eat for breakfast? A grapefruit. A lonely grapefruit, occasionally some sunflower seeds and about 32oz of water. [insert pouty face] Not very interesting.
I chop my grapefruit in half, then in quarters, then I split the quarters into halves. This way, I’ve got small pieces that I can eat with my hands, it takes a while for me to eat, and I can leave breakfast feeling satisfied and ready to hit the road. I can also hit the road with my grapefruit if I need to do so. Then again, since I eat every couple of hours, it fits my schedule perfectly.
I am often asked, “Well.. if I’m supposed to give up my Lucky Toast Life Crunch cereal, what am I supposed to eat?”
For starters, I think it’s OK to go with something slightly carby for breakfast. Not sugary sweet, but something naturally rich in fiber and maybe even with a little protein to help you feel full longer. Oatmeal (not those good-for-nothing packets, either), a peanut butter sandwich, granola, fruit… the possibilities are endless! And since sometimes we all need a little help coming up with creative ways to avoid the cereal aisle, I’m opening it up to you!
What’s in your healthy breakfast?
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Oatmeal or a low sugar cereal like corn flakes. One cup of cereal, one cup of skim milk and a banana. If you like granola, you should try the Bare Naked brand. Delicious! I sprinkle a tablespooon on low-fat yogurt as my mid-morning snack.
After a morning run I like to grab a protein shake blended with fruit; about a handful of blueberries or raspberries. My other top brekkies are:
Duck egg omelette or scrambled, with a bit of tomato ketchup and maybe a toasted mini scotch pancake or breakfast muffin;
150g pot of Fage zero fat Greek yoghurt, mixed with sweetener or agave nectar, and topped with fresh fruit, lecithin granules or a teaspoon of mixed nuts. I might have a toasted mini pancake (I love these!) on top.
In short, anything loaded more towards protein works for me. I can’t have porridge or toast or fruit on its own because by 10.30am it all goes a bit ‘HULK SMASH, HULK KILL, HULK GASSY’
For me it’s usually 2 Quaker oatmeal packets with some raisins. If I have time, then I try to do grits with tuna or eggs.
I love having my steel cut oats in the morning with blueberries or blackberries and raspberries. I do not put any sweetner to it and thus choose to allow the blueberries and raspberries to naturally sweeten it. I follow it up with an orange and all the water I can stand. Sometimes, I also drink green tea with it without all the other accoutrements like honey, sugar or lemon. That’s breakfast!
I like to eat oatmeal or if I have some brown rice left over from the night before, I mix it with coconut or soy milk, agave nectar, raisins, sunflower seeds, and lots of fresh berries. When I don’t wake up in time to get it together, I wind up getting a bagel with cream cheese and a little jelly — or egg, cheese, and turkey sausage when I’m stressing.
It varies. I generally always have some kind of berry — that’s the one fruit I can consistently eat and not get tired of. I might have that with an eggo nutrigrain waffle — no syrup. I might have it with some greek yogurt. I might eat it by itself.
Lately I’ve been eating bigger breakfasts trying to get more calories in at the top of the day when I’m more active and I have been doing more lunch as breakfast type things.
I had some old fashioned oats (about 3/4 a cup) with currants, raisins, about a half teaspoon ground cinnamon, and maple syrup. You can use 1 1/2 cups water, cow, or any type of milk for the base. Yummy.
Well I am really new to weight loss, so I am not expert, but here are a few things that I enjoy:
* Kashi Go Lean Almond Flax Crunch (8 grams of fiber);
* Jay Robb Whey Protein Shake mixed with low fat milk;
* Scrambled egg and 2 slices of bacon; or
* Greek yogurt, one slice of toast and fruit
I find these breakfasts filling. I am not craving until it gets close to lunch time. Protein and fiber tend to fill me up faster than anything else.
I love Steel Cut Oatmeal but sometimes I want something refreshing vs. hearty. So to second what was already said, Greek yogurt with berries is so good! For convenience, the night before, I just take a small container, add the yogurt, and add some of those frozen mixed berries from Costco (great savings!), stash it in the fridge, and by morning they are perfectly thawed and rhet to go! I like to pine nuts, raw slivered almonds, and/or a energy bar or some granola-type mix to it for more crunch. This gives me something for when I’m on the go, and with the added crunch it forces me to eat slower. Then I just usually have a boiled egg for some protein. What’s that saying? “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen, and dinner like a pauper.”
Well, I am a teacher and I start work at 7am and do not get a break until 11:30am. I need a breakfast that will sustain me for at least 2 – 3 hours until my snack. With a little experiementing, I’ve found that a high protein and fiber meal works best for me. I can’t just fruit and toast or Special K. The following have worked for me because they are so good I don’t mind eating them every day, and they keep me satisfied for a long time:
Kashi Go Lean Almond Flax Crunch, Soy Milk, Berries ( I like blackberried) – 300 – 350 calories depending on the milk you use
Trader Joe’s Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin (130), 1 MorningStar sausage patty (80), 1/2 serving reduced fat mozzarella (40), a small serving of fruit (50) – 300 calories
I usually have an egg white omelette without salt, cheese or butter, nitrate/nitrite free turkey bacon or Jones gluten-free light sausage and a piece of fruit (a banana or mixed fruit).
I would like to get to know more about myself my body and soul. So this would be good to me emotional, colene and cleaning
I had warm tea and toast with butter on it. I cant believe how filling it was!
Since I work nights, I need something quick and simple for breakfast. I love Honey Bunches of Oats cereal (original and Raisin Medley) and a piece of fruit. I also like cheese grits and toast.
I love making smoothies with plain Kefir (liquid yogurt), frozen blueberries, strawberries, black berries, banana, flax seed powder, and of course protein powder. This is so filling and I can make the night and even drink it on the way to work.
This morning I had a bowl of cooked brown rice mixed with canned tuna fish and a boiled egg with a few olives on top.
Every morning is a filling breakfast morning, only exceptions being Monday – because my classes start in the afternoon, and the weekend when I’m free.
Because I’m in outside sales (on the go) I have a smoothie (1c kefir, 1c berries, 1 scoop protein powder and 1Tblsp each Benefiber, flax oil, and agave) 2 mornings a week (office days) and steel cut oats (cooked with vanilla, cinnamon, ground ginger, and nutmeg, with agave, and peanut butter added) 3 days a week (“road” days). On “oatmeal” days, I have a glass of Almond drink with the oatmeal. I always drink a glass of water when I get up before I take my shower.
i make this great oatmeal “cobbler” line the pan with bananas and frozen berries then spread the oatmeal mix on top – which is oats, water, an egg and seasonings, then top with almond slivers and coconut – bake it and then dish it out with some protein for several days.