QOTD for Thursday, January 7, 2016
We've all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it's true! It gets your metabolism going, and sets you up for success for the rest of the day. But it's also the most often skipped meal, mainly due to time constraints.
Do you say breakfast every day, or are you more likely to skip it? What are your favorite/go-to breakfast foods? If you usually skip, are you going to make more of an effort to work breakfast into your routine?
I wake up hungry most days so breakfast happens EVERY DAY! Occasionally on the weekends it ends up being brunch if I am waiting to eat as a family.
I have three "standard" breakfasts that I have the vast majority of the time...........eggs (in many forms), greek yogurt with berries, and oatmeal (old-fashioned or steel cut).
My eggs are often scrambled whites with some light cheese and veggies..... I use leftover dinner veggies, fresh greens, onions, broccoli slaw mix..... whatever I have on hand! If I am dashing out the door to work I will often toss the eggs into a low carb wrap or pita and eat it as a sandwich. If I am eating at home I often do my "change it up breakfast bowl".
WISH Away the Pounds--Healthy Recipe Thread (new title)
Greek yogurt..... plain non-fat that I sweeten with liquid stevia and then add cinnamon, vanilla (sometimes lemon extract for a change of pace), a bit of Benefiber if I am feeling the need, and fruit.... usually a frozen organic berry blend that we get at Costco, but sometimes a berry/mango blend from the grocery store. Sometimes I top it with a sprinkling of All Bran or a tablespoon of hemp seed. Gives it some crunch, and in the case of the hemp, some extra protein. During the warmer months I often bring this for lunch at school as well.
Oatmeal..... steel cut I usually do in my small crockpot overnight..... it comes out nice and creamy! Old-fashioned oats I cook using a recipe I got from Hungry Girl and it is delicious! A bit more time consuming so I usually save it for weekends and non-work days.
http://www.hungry-girl.com/recipes/apple-growing-oatmeal I used to toss in some raisins as well, but raisins took a big jump with the new SmartPoints system, so I will no longer be buying them.
Sometimes a smoothie..... usually made with unsweetened almond milk, greens (love the PowerGreens mix from Earthbound Organics), and a bit of fruit (berries, banana, mango) and even some cucumber and/or avocado...... plus pea protein or hemp protein. Sometimes I just try something new..... over the Christmas season I had grits with butternut squash a few times. It was really yummy. And if I am running really late sometimes it is a banana, WW cheese stick, and a 100 calorie pack of almonds.
And of course, always coffee or tea!! .......................P
I'm in Worcester too! Small world! Sad that we find 17 warm. Let's just hope we don't break the snow records like last year
