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I was wondering what everyone eats for breakfast? I am looking for new ideas. Today I had 2 oz of steak split between two 6 inch Dianes tortilla's with chopped mushrooms and onion fat free sour cream and hot sauce. I know it seems dinnerish, but I'm desperate.
Please let me know your ideas.
Thanks,
Bodypumpgirl

Highest weight: 198
Current weight:152
Goal weight: 130

Hi Bodypumpgirl... and welcome!!

I know it doesn't seem very "creative" -- but I usually eat breakfast at work so need something that is easy to take with me. Also I take Juice Plus in some juice, etc. so go "light" on other breakfast. But I found some shredded oats with vanilla and almonds in it... similar to shredded wheat minis but much better. With a banana in it, it is quite good and surprisingly filling.

Sue

Thanks, That sounds great! I usually have a plain toasted bagel with peanut butter on it. I usually try to stay within the 300 calorie range for breakfast.

Bodypumpgirl

I try to stay around the 300 calorie range for breakfast as well. Here are some of my staples:

Fruit smoothie-
1 banana
1c. strawberries
1/2c. apple juice
couple of ice cubes
Blend in a high powered blender or a Smoothie machine. Yummy-and you get your 3 fruit servings done all at once! (about 220 calories)

1 T. peanut butter on a slice of toasted light bread-like Wonder Light, and 1 cup of orange juice. (245-255 calories depending on brands used.)

1 cup Yoplait light yogurt with a serving of Kashi cereal or 1/2 serving of low fat granola cereal mixed in. (calories depend on kind of cereal)

Tropical Fruit salad
1 banana cut into chunks
1 small size can of pineapple chunks in juice-do not drain
Put in a bowl and enjoy (220-250 calories and counts as 3 fruit servings)

Hope you try these and enjoy them!
Aphil

Those sound great too! I'm going to have to try these.


Bodypumpgirl

Highest weight: 198
Current Weight: 152
Goal weight: 130

I like fruit smoothies too, only I make them with Juice Plus when I eat them. My normal breakfast is a bit higher on the calories because of the Juice Plus in fruit juice, etc... but I go pretty light on lunch. Often have a cup of brown rice or couscous with some health soup poured over it. Yum!

For dinner -- I bought a T-Fal steamer so I can steam rice AND a big pot of veggies at the same time. I love to get baby carrots, broccoflower, onion, asparagus, celery and whatever and steam it all together. Then I put it into a microwave bowl and add a can of italian stewed tomatoes and microwave it just enough to get it hot. VERY good addition to a small piece of meat for dinner!

Sue

Sue,
Dinner sounds yummy!!! It even sounds like it doesn't take that long to cook. That in itself is the perfect meal.

Bodypumpgirl

Hi Bodypumpgirl ~

How about a muffin? Here's a good high fiber, low point muffin ...I have one several times a week ...it's an easy get up and go breakfast.

Hi Fiber Low Point Muffins

1 box of Krusteez Low Fat Muffin Mix
3 cups high fiber cereal (such as All Bran, Kashe Go Lean Good Friends or Great Grains)
2 1/2 cups water

Put cereal in large bowl. Add water and let cereal 'soften'. Add muffin mix, stir until mixed. Divide into a Pam sprayed 12 cup muffin pan and bake for about 30 minutes at 350*. When done, take out of pan and let cool.

Makes 12 muffins
Each muffin is 1.5 points.

I usually add extra fruit. To the banana mix, I mash and add a banana ...the blueberry, I add 1 cup of blueberries ...to the Cranberry Orange, I add 1/3 cup dried craisins (cranberries). If you'd like, you can also add 1/3 cup chopped nuts ...the additions will add on .5 per muffin.

Enjoy!!

I like to eat my breakfast when I get to work. Some things I have are cereal with fruit, toasted English Muffin with peanut butter, yogurt with cereal in it, jello & toast. The other day I took an egg to work & microwaved it & put it between 2 pieces of pumpernickel toast. It was really good. Fruit salad is also easy to take.

Hopes this helps.

Loosinit-
Those Muffins look great, are they filling?
I'm going to have to try those this week.



Bandit2-
Those ideas are great too! I'm always looking for ideas that have a balance of protein and carbs.

Thanks

Bodypumpgirl

Today for breakfast I brought yogurt (2 Pts) banana (2 Pts) and 1/2 cup of all bran to put in yogurt (1 Pt). Had coffee at home & on way to work (1 Pt) Total = 6 Pts for breakfast.

Today I brought Raisin Bran (1 Pt) Cheese String (2) Kiwi (1)
Had coffee at home & brought one for work (1) Total = 5 Pts.

Hi Bodypumpgirl

Yes, right you are! My dinners are wonderful AND very quick to prepare; especially since I often cook big pots of veggies and eat on them for several days. Throw a little fresh salsa from Trader Joe's on top (when I don't use the stewed tomatoes) and... yum!!! Another advantage is that I can add just a bit of veggies which I don't care that much for... such as red peppers.. and get some extra nutrition without having to eat a lot of them. Drown it all in balsamic vinegar and sometimes a blob of fat free sour cream!

Another favorite to go with it is fresh Alaskan halibut, which is wonderful here in Seattle! I get it at a specialty market... Larry's Market... where they sell it only from the bigger, tastier fish. I mix egg, lemon juice, dill, basil, etc. and dip the fish in it... then into a mixture of crushed cashews, panko and seasonings... and bake it. WOW!!! Yummy! Have also coated it in mixture of fat free sour cream and Miracle Whip Free, with a bit of brown mustard... then the nuts and breading. Am planning to try orange juice and almonds...

I can also cook fresh corn on the cob in the steamer... and "soft boil" eggs. It's a great way to prepare nutritious and TASTY meals quickly!!

Sue

Hi bandit

Yes, fruit salad is great for work... I always take a plastic container of mixed fruit... strawberries, grapes, pineapple, cut-up oranges or whatever. It's great to munch on during the day!!

Sue

Sue,
I lived in Kirkland with my aunt and we would always go to Larry's Market. Boy do I miss Seattle. That was the best time ever! Your right about the fish. To die for!!


Bodypumpgirl

I have one of two things. 1/2 cup Eggbeaters and two slices Oscar Meyer centercut bacon on an English Muffin (4 WW Pts) or some baked oatmeal w/blueberries. They both keep me very satisfied until lunch.

I enjoy having a peanut butter milkshake for breakfast and it is very filling.
1 cup skim milk
1 cup of frozen vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup reduced fat peanut butter.
Blend all ingredients in blender

Very tasty and good for you.

As a Body-for-Lifer, I'm more protein-oriented. For example, I just had for breakfast some smoked salmon and 2 cups of mushrooms... get to have 6 meals a day, though!