Breakfast

[Family Fun Mom]

I'm looking to eat healthier and hopefully lose some weight. I am one of those breakfast skippers but I know that's a huge no-no. Eating breakfast is important for many reasons so I need to start doing it. Problem is I really don't know what to eat! My kids usually eat cereal or frozen waffles. I never cook breakfast or put any thought into it at all. I'm wondering if you guys could share your favorite, healthy, easy (and possibly no cooking involved, or at least very little) breakfast ideas so I can begin to start my day off the right way!

 

[NY Disney fan]

Sometimes I can get by on just fruit and/or yogurt until lunchtime. Hard boiled eggs are good (you can cook them in advance and leave the in the fridge). I like mini-bagels with vegetable cream cheese.

 

[fly girl]

My breakfast staple is 2 slices of peanut butter toast on whole grain bread. BTW, I use the Simply JIF peanut butter that is all natural.


That breakfast can hold me over for lunch. If I eat cereal or fruit, I wind up hungry an hour later.

 

[Pixiedust34]

Greek yogurt, fruit, some almonds for protein, a Special K bar or Fiber One bar, a hard boiled egg, smoothie

 

[Sgt Mickey]

Oatmeal

 

[Maggie Lizer]

I bring my breakfast to work and usually do a Greek yogurt or a couple of hard boiled eggs (only one yolk, though) and some fruit, with maybe a cereal or fiber bar mid-morning for a snack.

 

[Christine]

Everyone is different so you are going to have to find what works for you. For me, what works is to have to put no thought into it. I am a breakfast person but I need to eat somthing that is easy, doesn't require creativity, and keeps me full until 11:00 a.m. (lunch). While I love eggs and stuff, I am hungry in an hour. I love oatmeal with lots of stuff on it, but again, hungry in an hour.

What holds me over is 1 cup of Barbara's Cinnamon Puffins with 1/3 cup of Kahshi Go Lean Crisp added in (1/2 cup of 1% milk). It's not the tastiest breakfast but it is full of fiber and has some protein. This time of year I will had blueberries to it which does make it really good.

It keeps me full until at least 10:30 so I don't need snacks or anything. It also requires very little thought. I get up very early and commute so I must eat an work. There's not much I can do at work so this works for me. I even eat it on the weekends just because it does the job.

 

[Robinrs]

When I want to lose weight I eat EVERYTHING I want for breakfast, a small lunch and an even TINIER dinner (maybe a salad only). It works wonders!

Breakfast should be lots of protein to sustain you thru the rest of the day, with very little sugar. Sugar makes you want more and the earlier you eat it the more you want during the course of the day.

Good luck! Breakfast IS the most important meal of the day!

 

[kisaacs]

Super quick: Special K bar and a cheese stick - holds me til about 10am (snack time)

Super yummy: 1 egg + 1 white, a couple of spoonfuls of salsa and a little cheese - mix together and microwave for 1-2 minutes and wrap it up in a small tortilla

My other fav: 2 pieces of light toast with a little cream cheese on each one with some smoked salmon in the middle

In a pinch- a banana with Teddie's natural peanut butter on it. Measure the peanut butter though - easy to overdo it.

With all of those except the last one, I add a piece of fruit for volume.

 

[Nayan]

How about leftovers? I am not an eggs/cereal/pancake person so I usually make extra for dinner and have it for breakfast. Just heat and eat .

 

[meeshi]

Everyone is different so you are going to have to find what works for you.

I agree.

If I want a quick breakfast that will keep me feeling full until lunch, I usually make an egg "mcmuffin" in the microwave. I use 2 egg whites and a little cheese, no meat. That and a piece of fruit keeps me satisfied until lunch. Sometimes I'll add a slice of tomato and a little avocado.

 

[Christine]

I agree.

If I want a quick breakfast that will keep me feeling full until lunch, I usually make an egg "mcmuffin" in the microwave. I use 2 egg whites and a little cheese, no meat. That and a piece of fruit keeps me satisfied until lunch. Sometimes I'll add a slice of tomato and a little avocado.

Actually this is one breakfast that works for me too. I found a fairly "healthy" recipe for one on www.sparkpeople.com. It was one egg, microwaved for 30 seconds in a 1 cup round dish. Then add a slice of reduced fat cheese and a slice of canadian bacon or turkey sausage for another 30 seconds. Put between a toasted 100 calorie english muffin. It was pretty good.

 

[tvguy]

Oat bran. 1/4 cup oat bran with 1/2 cup water, microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Put milk, fruit, jam, maple syrup on it, or nothing at all.

 

[RitaE]

I've kind of found that I'm not much of a breakfast food person - at least not breakfast food that doesn't have frosting and sugar.

I've gotten by with the leftover idea and I just eat a small portion of what we had for dinner for breakfast the next day. It is usually pretty high in protein so it does good for me. This morning I had a steak and vegetable kabob with some sliced zucchini. The family finds it weird but who cares.

My other staple is about 1/4lb of ground 99% lean turkey mixed with pico de gallo.

 

[Pugsley]

Smoothies! I usually do mixed berries or peanut butter & banana. You can mix in whatever liquid you'd like - I either use nonfat vanilla yogurt or unsweetened almond milk or 1% milk. I usually throw in some protein power and/or flaxseed, add ice and blend it with an immersion blender. Takes just a few minutes, is delicious, nutritious and filling and I can drink it on the way to work.

 

[FireDancer]

I'll pretty much echo a lot of suggestions here but I don't really cook breakfast. I go with Instant Oatmeal (look for something without a lot of sugar, I get mine from Trader Joe's), a smoothie, a healthier cereal with almond milk instead of regular milk (and pay attention to serving size), yogurt with fresh berries and some granola, or even a cliff bar.

Another option is a protein shake. I would use a mixture of whey protein and casein. The whey will be absorbed quickly and the casein will gel in the stomach and make you feel full longer.

Lastly, the first thing I think everyone should do after waking up is have a tall glass of water. Almost everyone loses a lot of water while sleeping through respiration and needs to replace it.

Good luck, I know it is a cliche but I do think breakfast is the most important meal for health and weight loss.

 

[PeterPan09]

I make old fashioned oatmeal (the cook for 5 minutes kind), then I add frozen blueberries, Craisens, honey, cinnamon and a little bit of skim milk. That's keeps me going all morning.

 

[BearcatsFan]

1 cup of Special K Protein cereal, 2 Tablespoons flax meal, blueberries or banana, almond milk

Keeps me full for hours, no muss, no fuss.

 

[rszdtrvl]

I am not a big breakfast fan either, but am wanting to lose 7 more pounds to put me at my goal weight before my first upcoming trip.

My breakfast has been consisting of either cereal (Multi-Grain Cheerios, Special K with Red Berries, Frosted Mini Wheats) or Carnation Breakfast Essentials (chocolate flavor) mixed with 1 banana, 3/4 c ice, and 1 c milk in my mini blender, or a bowl of oatmeal (make the directions to have 1 cup quick oats, and I add 2 Tbsp brown sugar).

Both DH and I are trying to loose weight, but DS is a thin 5'9 teenager who is always eating!

I am not a big fan of milk, or breakfast, but the above 2 options work best for me. Occasionally I will scramble up 2 eggs with some bacon bits (I have found that instead of eating the super fatty fresh bacon that the jarred "real" bacon bits work just as good and have a lot less fat and calories - and a little goes a long way), but not very often.

 

[kwelch10377]

During the week I eat breakfast at work and usually eat either Kashi oatmeal or I go to our cafteria and get a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter or egg and cheese on a english muffin. On weekends I will usually make an omlette with some cheese and veggies.