ugh.. breakfast. i can never figure something out that's healthy and will fill me up for breakfast. it's my worst meal i swear... does anyone have any tips for something that would be healthy, and easy to make for breakfast?
I vary my breakfasts. Sometimes I have some sort of hot cereal - oatmeal, cream of wheat, oat bran, hot multigrain cereal, grits, things like that. Then other times I'm in the mood for meat and eggs. In which case I have scrambled egg whites or Egg Beaters, Morningstar Farms bacon strips, turkey sausage links, etc. Or I have these little mini omelets that I buy from Market Day. Cheese-filled egg omelets (they use lowfat cheese) that are only 60 calories a piece. I had one of those this morning
Then sometimes I have cold cereal. Just whatever we have hanging around. I prefer things like Cheerios, bite-size Frosted Mini Wheats, Grape Nuts, etc.
Then, of course, I have days where I don't feel like eating at all. I went years without ever eating breakfast and I still have mornings where I just can't think about choking down any food, so to get some nutrition in my body, I keep around cans of the powder-form Slimfast in a bunch of different flavors. No, I'm not on the 'Slimfast plan' or anything, I just keep the stuff around to get some form of nutrition on the days I just don't feel like eating. I also use instant breakfast. Both the Slimfast and instant breakfast, I use the low sugar varieties.
I like:
.5 cup egg beaters, 2 Tbsp flax seed, .25-.5 cup salsa, 1 ox reduced fat cheese (mozzerella or cheddar), maybe some grilled onions.... all mixed together and cooked in a pan.
I put half of the mixture in each warmed-up pita half and eat 1/2 right away and then save the other half for a snack mid-morning... it stores well b/c of the pita.
I just like instant oatmeal. Even instant oatmeal is whole grains, and I get the reduced-sugar kind so it's not so horrible for you as some flavors can be. If I know it'll be a while before I eat anything else, I'll have 2 packets and make it with water. I find the Weight Control kind to be even more filling with just 1 packet (maybe because it has a little more fiber?).
I used to do eggs every morning, but I just do not have the time for that anymore. I love cold cereal with milk, but I find it's not as filling as oatmeal and is so often filled with a whole lot of nothing nutritious (though I did used to eat Go Lean Crunch, but it's pretty expensive and too high in calories for an actual Jill-sized serving ).
I often actual just have a Special K cereal bar (90 calories) and a diet soda in the morning. I know it's not very nutritious, but the bar gives me some calories (plus I can eat it in the car!), and the soda actually makes me feel very full (the carbonation, I guess). I'm not really suggesting this is what you have, just adding in my normal routine breakfast as well
I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or not, but what I eat depends on how long I stay feeling satisfied. Like if I eat cereal (hot or cold) or breads or any other carby-type foods, by 10:30 or 11am I'm famished. But if I eat a high-protein breakfast, like eggs and turkey sausage or an omelet or anything really LOW carb, I can hold out until after 12 or 1pm before eating again.
For example, yesterday I had egg whites and low-sugar chocolate milk for breakfast and was fine until past noon. Today I had Grape Nuts and by 10:30 I was ready to eat the refrigerator, lol.
For example, yesterday I had egg whites and low-sugar chocolate milk for breakfast and was fine until past noon. Today I had Grape Nuts and by 10:30 I was ready to eat the refrigerator, lol.
Never fails.
I don't know what time you eat breakfast, but it's actually suggested that you eat every 3 or so hours during the day, so maybe it's not so bad to feel hungry sometimes
I don't know what time you eat breakfast, but it's actually suggested that you eat every 3 or so hours during the day, so maybe it's not so bad to feel hungry sometimes
Well, I'm just saying that I feel hungrier when I eat the high-carb stuff. Not that I count carbs or anything, it's just something I've noticed and if I remember correctly, someone else on this board said the same thing not long ago, but I can't recall who it was. Was just wondering if it was just me or not
I usually eat breakfast around 8'ish. 7:45-8:00 during the week when my son has school and between 8 and 9 on the weekends, since I sleep in a little longer. And I usually have lunch between 11 and 12. No set time, I don't eat by the clock, but that's the usual time I start getting hungry. Unless I eat cereal or something for breakfast. Those days I start getting hungry again by as early as 10:00.
Then I have days where I don't eat lunch until 1 or 2pm because I'm out running around and just wait until I get back home to eat.
It's not just you--I have heard that carbs actually digest faster than fat or protein in your system, which is why you typically feel hungrier sooner after eating primarily carbs. I was just thinking that if you eat breakfast really early, you may not want to wait until noon to eat again (whether you're hungry or not!). I tend to think the world runs on my time--I am up by 5am every weekday
Jill- 5 am!! You poor thing! (Actually, that's when I get up, too... *sigh*)
I think that's why everyone always suggests some -protein- as a snack during the day -- it keeps you fuller longer. Fats, too, and complex carbohydrates (fiber!).
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