WW and breakfast

[cinmell]

For those of you doing the WW plan, how many points do you usually use for breakfast and what do you eat?

 

[BC]

I know it is the most important meal, but usually I just eat a bowl of cereal (1 cup skim milk and 1 cup unsweetened cereal). It is about 5 pts. Then on my break at work I eat a piece of fruit, 1 pt.
Sometimes we make Egg Mcmuffins with low carb bagels, egg beaters, lowfat or FF cheese and a slice of canadian bacon. I think it is about 6 pts.

 

[KathyTX]

I also aim for about 5 points for breakfast, and about 2 points for a midmorning snack.

Typically, I'll have cereal and skim milk, or yogurt and fruit, or an egg and toast for breakfast.

 

[Minniespal]

I usually have between 5 and 7 points for breakfast. Usually don't snack mid morning so this has to sustain me till lunch.

Somtimes I have cereal and fruit and toast. Or I will have ww bread and peanut butter or if I am really hungry scrambled eggs, turkey rashers, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms.

I never used to be a big breakfast eater but I find it really gets my system going in the morning.

 

[CruisingCA2005]

I try to stay within 5 points for breakfast.

Here are a few things that I like to eat for breakfast:
Western Bagel Sweet Wheat Bagel - 1 point
Hard boiled egg - 2 points
Dannon Carb Control yogurt - 1 point
Piece of fruit - 1 point
3 pieces of turkey bacon - 2 points
Oatmeal (5 minute with some vanilla extract and/or cinnamon sweetened with Splenda) - 2 points
Knudsen on the go Fat Free cottage cheese - 1 point

I usually will have 1 or 2 items on the list above and then 1 1/2-2 hours later I'll have another item but I still count it as breakfast. For instance, I may have a bagel with I can't believe it's not butter spray and a nectarine at 8:00. Then 10 I'll have a hard boiled egg & yogurt.

Can anyone recommend a good peanut butter?

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I usually don't get a midmorning snack either, so breakfast is typically between 5-7 pts. for me. I usually eat a honey wheat english muffin w/ a slice of american cheese and a fat-free sugar-free yogurt. That is 6 pts. Or sometimes I will eat a bagel w/fat free strawberry cream cheese. That is 7 pts. Half a bagel w/the cream cheese is about 5 pts. Those are the 2 breakfast meals I eat the most.

 

[CookieGVB]

Usually it's shredded wheat with a banana for breakfast - 6 points. I find that if I eat a cereal that doesn't have as much fiber, that I'm hungry way too early in the day.

On Sunday (after weigh-in), we come back and do eggs with mushrooms, onions and peppers, turkey bacon, and WW bread toast with sugar free preserves - depending on the amount of bacon, the points could go to 10 or 12, but it's our once-a-week treat!!

 

[KimRaye]

My breakfasts have varied depending on whether I work or not, and if I'm UP for breakfast when I'm not working. I usually vary between 1/2 an english muffin or 1/2 a bagel, with 'free' butter spray. Sometimes I add 1/2 C egg beaters, when I'm home, and I usually eat some kind of fruit for mid morning (but calling it breakfast), either 1/2 banana or 1/2 apple or 1 C watermelon, all depends on what fruit I have handy.

 

[momof3luvs2run]

This week for b-fast I've been having Dannon Light Vanilla yogurt with fresh strawberries and blueberries mixed in. (3 pts)

I also have to have my cup of coffee with a vanilla creamer (1 pt)

 

[lulu201]

In the winter I usually have 1/4 cup oatmeal made with 1/4 cup skim milk and 1/4 water. When it comes out of the microwave, I sprinkle some splenda and some cinnamon on top, add 1/2 a banana and 1 tbsp. sliced almonds. Yum! (3.5)

This summer I've been eating lite bread (1) with 2 tbsp. pb (4) or a cup of kashi (3), 1/2 cup skim (1), and a 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries (.5).

I wash everything down with my coffee w/2 tbsp. half and half (1)--I love breakfast!

Erin

 

[aliwolly]

I never skip breakfast because I know that I need to get my metabolism going in the morning, but I don't like to spend a lot of points on breakfast... I like to save them for dinner. So I usually have something low points but satisfying.

I like a serving of Special K Red Berries with 1/2 cup 1% milk (1% is the same points-wise as skim, but the fat in it makes it more satisfying and filling) for 3 points or a serving of Kashi Good Friends with 1/2 cup 1% milk for 2 points. The Kashi cereal is very high in fiber, so the combination of the high fiber cereal with the protien and fat in the milk make this a very satisfying breakfast.

Or, if I'm not in the mood for cereal, I'll have a 2 points bar. The peanut butter and jelly ones and the creme caramel ones both really satisfying for me.

Then around mid-morning, I'll have a 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese for 2 points, or some fat free light yogurt for 2 points. I like to get my diarys in in the morning, because I know I won't think about that around dinner time.

On days when I'm really hungry, I'll have a light english muffin (1 point) with 1/2 serving of reduced fat peanut butter (2 points). The peanut butter is ultra-filling and I'm usually not hungry until lunch time when I have this for breakfast.

Hope I gave you some good ideas!

Ali

 

[kweaver]

I seem to do better if I have some protein in the AM...

1/2 bagel with cream cheese or PB
1 egg scrambled with 1/2 slice cheese and an orange