I’ve never been a breakfast person, and I don’t wake up hungry. I used to go a few hours without eating anything and then have a breakfast of two scrambled eggs, 1/2 cup of brown rice, and a sliced avocado with some salt or soy sauce. That’s a very tasty and healthy breakfast, but I get hungry again within a couple of hours.
Normally I don’t eat much carbs, like bread or pasta or potatoes, and I don’t get my fats from butter or dairy.
This week I started eating a butter sandwich as soon as I wake up in the morning. And when I say “butter sandwich” I’m talking about eight pats of butter between two slices of whole wheat bread.
Why is this so satisfying? I’m not hungry until late in the afternoon, at which point I just wait until dinnertime.
I’d like to lose some weight, and with these butter sandwiches I’m consuming much less food during my day, but they can’t be healthy for me. Clearly I don’t know how nutrition works.
What do you eat in the morning?
Varies quite a bit. Looking at the past week:
Homemade sourdough toast, sausages, grapes
bagels with cream cheese and lox
hash browns with fried egg and homemade Hollandaise sauce
Carribean-style coconut-rice porridge with mangoes and limesNot much. Sometimes nothing. There’s a Salvadoran bakery a block from my house though, so that’s always tempting. Pastry, empanadas, or just a few rolls.
Steel cut oatmeal, cooks in less than 5 minutes. Mixed with honey and psyllium husk. Loads of fiber, sweet enough to get it down.
I’m not a morning eater, usually just 1 banana or maybe a bowl of plain cheerios
I get my energy from coffee in the morning
A bowl of nails, without any milk.
Try boofing it.
It depends. During the work week, I’m awake before I’ve developed an appetite and settle for a banana and a coffee. Specifically cold brew espresso with a splash of whole milk and a scoop of chocolate flavored whey protein powder.
On the weekends though, I wait until 10 or 11 before I eat so I can savor a bigger meal. Typically bacon, eggs, and some diced red potatoes all cooked in the same cast iron pan. If I’m feeling frisky, I might whip up some French toast or pancakes as a side.
My go-to is a bagel with hummus, with a pot of Cuban coffee.
Black coffee One apple One banana 500ml banana flavoured pea protein isolate
I’m not thrilled about consuming so much of the pea protein isolate, however I’m now actually seeing progress in my workouts so that’s nice! I’m looking at replacing it with a source of protein that’s a bit more natural, or atleast not processed to high heaven.
I’m southern european and some of these answers are giving me culture shock… Normally, a coffee would get me through the day until lunch and, if I’m especially hungry, I’ll eat some pastries too. But the thought of having to eat plenty of eggs or anything that involves cooking so soon after waking up is giving me upset stomach. I realize this may not be healthiest option tho
What do you eat for lunch though? For a lot of people where I live, lunch is a quick snack. Breakfast needs to keep you going until about 8pm, with a few light snacks during the day, and the typical work schedule doesn’t really allow anything else.
Here lunch is our biggest meal of the day and usually around 2 or 3 pm. Most people will have lunch at home, even if they have to go back to work later and many eat a small meal between “breakfast” and lunch. But most people either won’t eat anything for what you’d call breakfast or just have some coffee and toast/pastries. I really don’t know anybody who wakes up and immediately starts cooking.
I usually make a Smoothie that consists of a banana, some plain fat-free yogurt, 1 scoop chocolate Orgain protein powder, about 1/2 cup almond milk, and some frozen blueberries. Sometimes I add Chia seeds, instant coffee, or cocoa powder. This smoothie is filling enough for me til I need a small snack around 3:00.
I made a habit out of making overnight oats.
I have a base mix of oats and seeds, like hemp, flax millet, sesame… I mix it usually dried fruits, peanut butter, maple or beet sirup, banana, cocoa powder and not to forget a pinch of salt.
Add the twice the volume in milk and well, let it soak overnight. Just grab in the morning and ready to go
Trader Joe’s muesli. But maybe I should just make my own - might be cheaper in the long run? Only thing is, my body isn’t adjusted to the fiber amount and it sucks being bloated at work.
yeah I think store bought Müsli is much more expensive than the raw ingredients. You can mix to your own liking and unless you get moth’s in it, it will stay good to eat for a while
interesting, I’m assuming these are ‘regular’ oats?
I only have ‘quick’ oats which would probably turn into a disgusting mush overnight, I think I’ll buy normal oats and try this out
Probably, but mush is the consistency I strive for tbh. I use standard roled oats which come in an either soft or crunchy variety, with the former taking on more liquid
This! I’ve been having this consistently for months and months and don’t get sick of it. My overnight oats are pretty utilitarian though: oats, chia, vanilla yogurt, water. Some sort of fruit on it in the morning.
Yes, can confirm. Overnight oats are good and tasty… also so much easier than standing over a pot when I’m waking up in the morning.
I also add chia seeds, turns it into chia pudding almost
This is it. If you want reasonably healthy but filling. You can add nuts, fresh or dried fruits, honey or maple syrup for some extra sweetness. Of course it’s as healthy or unhealthy as you make it.
@TheBaldness I don’t always eat breakfast, but when I’m hungry in the morning I eat a lye roll without anything. They’re less calories than a crossiant, and because of the lye they’re not as dry as a normal bread roll.
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Lately, steel cut oats with half a banana and 250ml of kefir. I actually hate eating breakfast. I was into Intermittent Fasting for years and did 18/6 almost every day, but then I was diagnosed with diabetes and my doctor told me to stop IF if I wanted my meds to work as they should without causing low blood sugar.
Granola bar in the dark while I rush out the door, as nature intended
I’m not a morning person. I wake up late and go to bed late, so I actually never eat in the morning.
