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I usually bake a few dozen low-fat and fat-free muffins once a month or so and freeze them, then have 3 for breakfast every day (or 2 and I take one with me to eat just before my first class of the day) -- this keeps me from buying donuts, which are a HUGE weakness of mine! I still like the muffins but I am getting bored even with all the different flavors. What are your favorite breakfast menus/recipes that are fairly quick (and/or could be frozen and heated up in the microwave), RELATIVELY nutritious (i.e., no donuts or bacon, as much as I love both!), and about 350-500 calories? (I've seen some "breakfasts" with 200 calories -- I would be starving an hour later! I prefer to have more of my calories/fat EARLY in the day rather than, for example, in a late dinner.)
I am open to just about anything -- homemade breakfast burritos, other egg dishes (or egg white dishes), breads, etc. I do think that I should probably get more protein for breakfast, but the muffins have always just been so easy and tasty, I got in a "rut" making them. I do like cereal but more for a snack before bed if I am hungry -- I don't find it filling enough for breakfast, and I ALWAYS have coffee at breakfast and don't think it goes well with cereal!
I usually have lots of different meats/poultry, bacon bits (for scrambled eggs/egg whites), tortillas, naan, eggs & egg whites, various fruit (including some frozen), etc. on hand.
This is my absolute favorite breakfast recipe. You can put it together the night before, refrigerate and then bake in the morning. I like to bake in individual serving casseroles and freeze, then take them out one at a time as needed to heat in microwave.
If you don't like blueberries you could substitute other fruit.
Note: be sure to use old fashioned oats, not instant or quick.
Baked Blueberry Oatmeal
Bake 400°F 40 mins
2 1/2 cups regular rolled oats 1/4 cup oat bran 1/4 cup steel-cut oats 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups almond milk or milk 1 egg, beaten 1/3 cup applesauce 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. In a large mixing bowl stir together rolled oats, oat bran, steel-cut oats, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. 2. Stir together milk, egg, applesauce, oil, and sugars; add to oat mixture, stirring until combined. Turn into a lightly greased casserole 3. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Stir mixture. Gently fold in blueberries. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes more or until top is lightly browned. Spoon into bowls.
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I used to make these spinach and egg cups in a muffin tin. They freeze well and there are lots of different versions of the basic recipe. If you google South Beach Diet egg cups you'll find them.
I used to make these spinach and egg cups in a muffin tin. They freeze well and there are lots of different versions of the basic recipe. If you google South Beach Diet egg cups you'll find them.
I've made those, too. Very good. I also did a version in a casserole dish with broccoli, egg whites and low fat cheese.
Alas, I don't like yogurt (except in cooking) or hard-boiled eggs (and those sound like very few calories for breakfast, which is not my goal). Missik999, I will try your recipe, it sounds good. Spinach and egg cup sounds tasty but again probably again too few calories -- although I could add fresh fruit.
Alas, I don't like yogurt (except in cooking) or hard-boiled eggs (and those sound like very few calories for breakfast, which is not my goal). Missik999, I will try your recipe, it sounds good. Spinach and egg cup sounds tasty but again probably again too few calories -- although I could add fresh fruit.
I will rep you all, thanks for replying!
You could substitute something else for the yogurt (cheese cubes maybe?). But the thing is, the nutrition in that kind of breakfast will stay with you longer than a few muffins. And it's not really "very few" calories at all:
Alas, I don't like yogurt (except in cooking) or hard-boiled eggs (and those sound like very few calories for breakfast, which is not my goal). Missik999, I will try your recipe, it sounds good. Spinach and egg cup sounds tasty but again probably again too few calories -- although I could add fresh fruit.
I will rep you all, thanks for replying!
Here's the thing, though. It's the quality of the calories and the food value that counts. You can give your body 600 calories of flour and sugar, and get all flabby and doughy, or 200-300 calories of protein or complex carbs and you won't be hungry in 2 hours.
Here's the thing, though. It's the quality of the calories and the food value that counts. You can give your body 600 calories of flour and sugar, and get all flabby and doughy, or 200-300 calories of protein or complex carbs and you won't be hungry in 2 hours.
The 3 muffins together are about 400 calories, and they don't leave me hungry in 2 hours (one of them is oat bran). I do get a lot of protein at other meals but figured it was probably a good idea to get more protein at breakfast.
Honestly, 200-300 calories for breakfast would leave me very hungry in an hour or two, no matter what that breakfast consisted of. I usually eat 2,000 calories a day without gaining weight, so only 10-15% for breakfast is very little.
I rep'd everyone and do appreciate the replies!
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