It's supposed to be the most important meal of the day, but I'm not really a big breakfast eater. I used to never get hungry until at least noon, but in the past year I've started waking up much earlier and getting hungry almost immediately. So I'm trying to figure out some quick easy breakfast foods that are also healthy. I have a few that I eat all the time:
1 slice Whole wheat toast (50 cals), generous no-cal butter spray, 1 tablespoon local, organic honey (60 calories), 1 cup 2% milk (120 calories) or earl gray tea with Splenda (0 calories) = 110-230 calories
1 slice homemade quiche- 170 calories. My recipe is super quick and easy. I love to make the quiche one evening and have a slice for dinner, and then it's in the fridge for several days and it takes 45 seconds to 1 minute to heat for breakfast.
My recipe:
4 eggs (or egg whites if you want less calories), 1/4 cup 2% milk, 1/2-3/4 cup fat free shredded cheese, white and black pepper, chives and salt to taste, veggies and/or meats of choice (I usually stick with cheese and spinach, but bacon, ham, sausage are all good, as are bell peppers and onions), frozen reduced fat pie crust, no-cal butter spray.
Preheat oven to 400, pour cheese in the pie crust, mix the egg, milk and spices in a bowl along with veggies/meats of your choice, and pour that over the cheese. Spritz the top and the exposed edges of the crust with the butter spray to prevent over-browning. This all takes less than ten minutes. Stick it in the oven for 30-45 minute, until the top is golden brown and bubbly. Cut into eight pieces and enjoy,
I make a similar breakfast casserole which is the same recipe but without crust, I pour the egg mix in a casserole dish or muffin pan. Carb free and lower cal, equally yummy. Use double the ingredient amounts in the quiche to fill a large casserole dish.
I prefer egg dishes that I can prepare and heat up to cooking scrambled eggs for myself every morning. Its less work, which is good for me in the morning when I'm starving and impatient.
I also have low sugar oatmeal that's delicious for breakfast.
What are your go-to breakfasts?