Healthy brekkie

Dave M said:
My breakfast is currently either the 'heaps of fruit' porridge sachet or:
3 eggs, spinach, handful of frozen cooked chicken strips (asda), peppers, leeks, a couple of chillis, onions etc (dry fry). I scramble the eggs with a slice of butter (guess about 12g worth - half of a tenth of the 250g block), put the veg+chicken in the frying pan and get a cuppa on, takes just a few minutes cooking and I nuke the spinach with a teaspoon of water in a bowl. Longest part is chopping the veg.

Lunch is either a sarnie and some nuggets or a tuna pasta salad and green leaves in chilli dressing.

Tea is home made curry or chilli of some sort with rice or noodles. tbh I'm no cook and it probably tastes like **** but it's got loads of chilli in and lots of meat, so I don't care.
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Dave, as you know me personally todays lunch will come as a shock to you I think...

 
Freefaller said:
Breakfast - is just as it says, breaking the fast - it is just a meal like any other. Why there has been this fascination of sweet cereals and so on I don't understand. I feel much better for having a proper meal for breakfast.
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I think a lot of it comes from the convenience of something that can be prepared very quickly. Bowl of cereal - a few seconds. Anything cooked several mins at best.
 
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Uriel said:
I think a lot of it comes from the convenience of something that can be prepared very quickly. Bowl of cereal - a few seconds. Anything cooked several mins at best.
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I don't mind making something that takes 10-20mins for brekkie, 10-15mins for lunch, then up to an hour for an evening meal is ok. My issue is ideas for brekkie, lunch and tea, that will keep me interested in 2-3 months time still. Something low cal is hard to think of myself. I get bored and struggle to think up many options.

I went through a stage of just porridge for brekkie every day for about 6-8 weeks, and now if I make some, I have 1 mouthful and think "urghhhh" I cant eat this now.
 
Freefaller said:
Breakfast - is just as it says, breaking the fast - it is just a meal like any other. Why there has been this fascination of sweet cereals and so on I don't understand. I feel much better for having a proper meal for breakfast.
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i'm not sure I could stomach a heavy meal / certain tastes first thing in the morning. i'm just not hungry when I get up :(
However if I've been up for a few hours like on a weekend then it's fine.
weird :confused:
 
dr_volki said:
i'm not sure I could stomach a heavy meal / certain tastes first thing in the morning. i'm just not hungry when I get up :(
However if I've been up for a few hours like on a weekend then it's fine.
weird :confused:
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There's no benefit to eating as soon as you get up, if it means you can get something proper down you instead of a bowl of sugar frosted cardboard then wait a few hours.
 
Big breakfast is king to weight loss. You'll feel full all day and wont even think about food until the evening. A snack at lunchtime to keep bloodsugar controlled and you're golden.
 
MooMoo444 said:
Big breakfast is king to weight loss. You'll feel full all day and wont even think about food until the evening. A snack at lunchtime to keep bloodsugar controlled and you're golden.
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That's outdated thinking, it's whatever you get on with best. It makes no actual difference to weight loss.
 
Two French butter croissants with a thin slice of cheddar in each and a cup of strong coffee keep me going (six hours or so) until lunch.
 
Recently my breakfast has been things like overnight oats or maybe yogurt and fruit + wholemeal toast with ham or cucumber. This morning was ryebread instead of wholemeal. I do feel hungry though around 10 - 11 but then I eat fruit to keep me going until 12. I would love to have something cooked in the morning though but have no time for that during the week. Eggs are yummy for breakfast though. It all depends on the time you want to spend in the morning. Most days I dont have time to eat my breakfast at home so I take it to work with me...
 
I don't get the concept of having a couple of croissants (with filling). I look at the calorie content and think "I could have bacon, eggs, sausage and black pudding for that.".
 
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I have just started to track my intake. Most mornings I have a blueberry smoothie. Just blend frozen blueberries oats and whole milk in blender. Then have my 6 mile cycle to work. In work I have always been disciplined cos I tend to buy stuff in Morrison's. I'll usually have their boiled eggs and tin of mackerel for lunch. My main struggle had been the evenings. The Mrs makes massive pots of food and also being a chef I always have food available. I'm using my fitness pal and it's helping me understand my calorific needs and exercise portion control. Which I couldn't do on my own.
 
Freefaller said:
Breakfast - is just as it says, breaking the fast - it is just a meal like any other. Why there has been this fascination of sweet cereals and so on I don't understand. I feel much better for having a proper meal for breakfast.
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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/nov/23/food-book-extract-felicity-lawrence

This worth the read when you have 10 minutes

There is one of those Bowling For Columbine / Superzize Me docufilms on Netflix about it, quite eye opening :)
 
Ace Modder said:
Something low cal is hard to think of myself. I get bored and struggle to think up many options.
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I'd recommend not worrying about low cal in each meal, or even each day but do limit carbs in each meal to about 50g (200kcal - e.g. 40g dry pasta or half a packet of ready rice). For example, eat a big curry but with less rice and no naan, have a smaller pizza base but more toppings. Once you give up on 'low cal' food and just eat less of what you like it's much easier.

If you do demolish a whole pizza, a family size bag of crisps and 6 pints just eat a bit less next day, honestly I don't feel hungry when waking the next day if I've pigged out the day before so just don't bother eating until I am which helps pull me back into balance faster.

I went through a stage of just porridge for brekkie every day for about 6-8 weeks, and now if I make some, I have 1 mouthful and think "urghhhh" I cant eat this now.
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I like the sugary fruity ones if left to go a bit cold, but I can sympathise. So why not one day have something light like porridge, the next day have eggs and bacon like this:

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Honestly that's getting on for 1200 calories - but if you can eat 2000 a day that leaves a lot, look at the curry ready meals, there will be one that's about 400. That means you can eat a 'fry up' and two curries a day, and be on a 'diet' :) I'd probably take a lighter lunch (maybe some porridge even) and save a couple of hundred for a beer with my curry, but it's all the same really.

The next day, maybe a lighter breakfast even feels like something you want :p
 
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