What do you have for breakfast?

I generally have oatmeal for breakfast with a banana mixed in.....it keeps me full until lunch and is good for me......I realized, however, that it's not very exciting to eat the same thing day in/day out......

What do you eat for breakfast? I'm looking for ideas to spice up my morning.....

Thanks.

Wed. Feb 22, 10:02am

:) Oatmeal with raisins--pretty much every day, too. You could change up your add-ins to make it more interesting.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 10:09 AM

cereal!

love the stuff. always choose something with higher fiber, though you may not need to. Right now I'm on a Fiber 1 kick, banana and skim milk and it keeps me full until lunch without question. Other tasty options could be rasin bran, frosted mini-wheats or derivatives of those. Though I've never tried them I hear the Kashi varities aren't bad. Switching up the fruit is also a good option, as in blueberries or strawberries instead of the banana.
Toast is also good, anything with a decent fiber count, and some peanut butter for protein. Yum

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 10:09 AM

More Protein please! ...........

I was having a South Beach cereal bar, but haave recently added hardboiled eggs and an apple instead. Or Cream of wheat w/a few Hb eggs.
Also, if i do have cereal, i chose high fiber cereal but i pour the SOY milK first , then add a scoop of vanillla protien shake, mix them together, then add a serving of the cereal ;) I obviously only have a few minutes in the morning!! LOL

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 10:33 AM

I love Flax-Plus frozen toaster waffles with a bit of peanut butter.

I also eat 5-Grain oatmeal (tons of flax, protein and fiber) with apples and cinnamon mixed in.

I eat vegetarian sausage patties for more protein too.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 11:04 AM

I have 3 main breakfasts:

1)Either a Thomas "Carb Consider" bagel or a Weight Watchers bagel, toasted, with a wedge of light laughing cow cheese spread on each half (total = 220 calories), or sometimes cream cheese instead of the laughing cow cheese.

2) 1 packet "Weight Control" Quaker oatmeal (160 calories) - banana bread flavor with about 5 chocolate chips added, or cinnamon flavor, either with a bunch of frozen blueberries added to the bowl after microwaving.

3) bowl of cereal with skim milk. Right now, my favorites are Fiber 1 Honey Clusters and Peanut Butter Toast Crunch. Both under 200 calories for a BIG bowl.

I tend to add 2 pieces of turkey sausage to all of those breakfasts. 2 links is 80 calories, mostly protein.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 12:19 PM

I have a couple different breakfasts too depending on how long breakfast has to hold me over. I am 'dying' in the morning, so I'd rather eat big for breakfast and light for lunch.

1. 'Healthy(er) egg McMuffin' - Orowheat Whole Wheat Muffin (130, 4g fiber), poached egg (70), 1 slice FF cheese (30), 1 slice canadian bacon (15). Total = 255 cal and uber satisfying!

2. 1 cup HN Cheerios + 1/2 cup skim milk (150) + 1 med banana (105). Total = 255. I really don't find this quite as satisfying as the sandwhich though. If breakfast only has to last a couple hours though I'll eat just the cereal.

Given the amount of sweet stuff I like on hot cereal, oatmeal does not work - it end up more like candy than oatmeal ;-)

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 1:19 PM

Scottish oatmeal w/banana (or apple or pear), peanut butter, flax seeds, touch of brown sugar, vanilla soy milk. I've eaten this for 6 years, and I swear by it!

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 1:31 PM

OP here....great ideas....

What is scottish oatmeal? I'm curious I've never heard of it before.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 4:38 PM

those are steel cut oats-- much heartier than the "rolled oats" (like quaker).

I think it resembles barley or brown rice in texture.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 5:24 PM

well, I have a few things I like to eat in the mornings...
toast with veggie sausage
eggs with sausage and toast
oatmeal w/raisins, and usually a slice of toast

if I were to toss my diet out the window for a day, I'd have the breakfast special at one of my favorite spots... bacon, 2 eggs, and 3 pancakes! really, it isn't too bad if I only do it once in a while.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 6:48 PM

1 hard cooked egg, 1 hard cooked egg - white only, sliced on a mini ww pita w/ a bit of lite mayo

papaya and cottage cheese with fresh ground pepper - OMG is this so good!

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 8:57 PM

Ususally whole grain, multi-grain toast - high in protein and so yummy.

Friday, February 24, 2006, 6:48 PM

usually I have my own egg mcmuffin: english muffin toasted with 1 slice american cheese and one serving of egg beaters scrambled inside. Very yummy and is only 210 cals. I usually add onthe side some sliced strawberries, grapes or blueberries and a cup of hot unsweetend green tea.

Friday, February 24, 2006, 9:43 PM

mmmmm...

I have either a slimfast, weight control oatmeal, turkey bacon and eggs, or total cereal w/ soy milk.

Saturday, February 25, 2006, 3:31 PM

Either:
1. Oatmeal (160cals)
or
2. Honey Nut Cheerios w/ soy of FF milk (280 cals)
Breakfast 1 gets me to lunch, but I have an apple beforehand, Breakfast 2 gets me to lunch w/ no prob. Sometimes I throw a slices banana in the cereal.

Sunday, February 26, 2006, 5:37 PM

light yogurt w/ fruit or a couple of tbsp's of fiber cereal mixed in . . . or
i'm big on a bowl of fiber one and soy milk to start my day . . .and it does keep one full for hours!

Sunday, February 26, 2006, 10:46 PM

I eat one of three things. Either Slimfast, cereal, or oatmeal. I'm not exciting either. But they are all fast to make in the morning.

Monday, February 27, 2006, 12:36 PM

add spice to oatmeal

Instead of making your oatmeal with water, make your favorite flavored tea, and use that to make it in!

Monday, February 27, 2006, 1:39 PM

My usual breakfasts are:

1. Fried egg, english muffin (wheat or multigrain) & 1 slice 2% cheese

2. 1 cup Frozen berries from Costo,defrosted,in 1/2 cup low fat or NF yogurt. 1/4 cup granola is optional

3. 1 packet low sugar oatmeal plus 1 piece fruit or 1 yoplait NF yogurt

Monday, February 27, 2006, 1:55 PM

Special K, its easy, tastes good and has a good amount of protien.

Monday, February 27, 2006, 1:55 PM

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