Breakfast recipes for bodybuilders

workaccount

I have a few from John Berardi's but I want to have enough for variation up to 2 weeks.

Perhaps theres more good books I can pick up. I'm not the type to start thinking up my own recipes I'm afraid.

Hanley

Here's a nice recipe....

Bowl of cereal (yout chocie, oats, special k and the likes)
Some milk
Chicken fillet.

Badda bing. Nothing complicated, and nothing that' going to require another new thread for ya to find ingredients for!!

g'em

Why do you need variation for two weeks?

t-ha

Oats;
Oats, yogurt, fruit (fresh or dried) - yum yum & can change the flavour by using different flavour yogurts. Add milk & put in a blender until the oats are blended for a really nice drink.

Scrambled egg;
eggs, spring onions, tomatoes, mushrooms & cheese, bung it in a microwave for 2 minutes and chow down.

Smokers brekkie;
Strong cup of black coffee with 2 smokes - oh no wait, that's old fat t-ha's breakfast!

Humus on anything - perfect at any time of the day!

HammerHeadGym

Porridge and a shake. Or a shake and some porridge. Add fruit to taste.

workaccount

It's hard to down the porridge every morning though I'll try and get back into it.

I'll try the oats with yogurts. How do you prepart the oats or do you just throw them in...

Regarding eggs...I'm seriously sick of them now. I nearly puked trying to eat and omlete this morning. Yuck...could taste it right up to lunch!

There does not seem to be an awful lot of things you can have for breakfast.

BaZmO*

Do you actually have a programme worked out where you know what your food intake is supposed to be for the day, i.e. Calories, Protein, Carbs, Fats?

g'em

workaccount wrote: »

There does not seem to be an awful lot of things you can have for breakfast.

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If it's food, eat it. Hanley is a great advocate of chicken first thing in the morning. And why not, sure chicken doesn't "have to" be eaten at any time of the day. ApeXaviour who posts often in the Nutrition and Diet forum eats slamon and broccoli for breakfast. Again, why not! Heck, I've been known to eat steaks in the the morning too (when I can afford it/ when someone less lazy than me offers to cook it )

Don't overthink it - find a good wholesome food you enjoy eating that fits your needs and enjoy!

Roper

Steak and Eggs baby!
Omelettes.
The humble Boiled Egg
Hard boil an egg (or 4 in my case), chop it in a bowl, add dijon mustard and mayo. Mix. Grill a rasher or two, place between two halves of a bagel.

t-ha

I'm sorry, a chicken fillet first thing in the morning? You're a sick man Hanley - is it even mixed with anything else, or have sauce on it or something?

OP, yeah I just eat the oats raw - they have a lovely sweet taste that for whatever reason people love to destroy by heating them in water.

Also, sometimes if I'm dieting and there's something I'm craving before bed but it's a bit heavy/carby like a spaghetti bolognese with coleslaw and cheese (mmmmm...) or chocolate biscuits or something - I wait until the nest morning and have them for breakfast. Pretty much the only things I'll avoid completely are things that stuff me up for the morning like milk or bread.

rubadub

t-ha wrote: »

I'm sorry, a chicken fillet first thing in the morning? You're a sick man Hanley - is it even mixed with anything else, or have sauce on it or something?

I eat them too, and steak, curries, anything really. I was only saying it in a thread the other day- for some strange reason people have this set idea that pigs are OK to eat in the morning, but not cows or chickens. Dunno why this came about but think about it. Bacon, pudding, sausages, all "OK" for breakfast. What is so magical about pigs I will never know.

A woman in work used to always be commenting on my eating habits. I was asking her if she had timetables of when she is allowed eat foods. I could imagine her at home "hmm, I would love some cornflakes, but damn its 10.10am, just missed them by 10minutes, have to wait till tomorrow morning now!"

King of Kings

rubadub wrote: »

"hmm, I would love some cornflakes, but damn its 10.10am, just missed them by 10minutes, have to wait till tomorrow morning now!"

dude - some of us have rules. rigid rules.

t-ha

rubadub wrote: »

"hmm, I would love some cornflakes, but damn its 10.10am, just missed them by 10minutes, have to wait till tomorrow morning now!"

OK, OK. Back on topic - can you make cornflakes by squishing pieces of corn and grilling them?

mack1

rubadub wrote: »

What is so magical about pigs I will never know.

I'll pretend you didn't say that!
I just saw a documentary there where this one learned to be a sheep dog and it could talk to the other animals, if that doesn't impress you then you, sir, are unimpressible!

rubadub

t-ha wrote: »

OK, OK. Back on topic - can you make cornflakes by squishing pieces of corn and grilling them?

I always wondered if people made their own. And why dont they have wholegrain rice krispies, (or did I actually see them in a health shop.)

I'll pretend you didn't say that!
I just saw a documentary there where this one learned to be a sheep dog and it could talk to the other animals, if that doesn't impress you then you, sir, are unimpressible!

The clever ones are the tastiest. I'll stick to my tins of dolphin

Hanley

t-ha wrote: »

I'm sorry, a chicken fillet first thing in the morning? You're a sick man Hanley - is it even mixed with anything else, or have sauce on it or something?

Nah I just pull it out of the fridge and munch on it on it's own. It's not that bad at all once it's not warm.

wasabi

Ha, funnily enough I've just eaten a cold chicken fillet for my breakfast. Nice and quick.

Here's a breakfast I've been doing lately - scramble some eggs, chop some smoked salmon up fairly finely, when your eggs are done just stir your salmon in and eat. Yum.

Jimmy Bottlehead

rubadub, you legend... I never liked (warm) porridge, and always wondered were you right about cold porridge (not cooked) being nice... you were! The oats are way tastier, cheers buddy!

rubadub

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

rubadub, you legend... I never liked (warm) porridge, and always wondered were you right about cold porridge (not cooked) being nice... you were! The oats are way tastier, cheers buddy!

Glad you like them. Really is just museli without nuts or fruit. You can go to holland & barret and get your own dried fruit or nuts. As t-ha said

OP, yeah I just eat the oats raw - they have a lovely sweet taste that for whatever reason people love to destroy by heating them in water.

I feel the same now, and am too lazy to cook them, I do like them soaked up a bit. I sometimes put a little whey in too to make it more creamy.

Speaking of nuts, I picked up a few tins in tescos, kp xmas chilli nut packs, 75% off, best before is feb 08 though, but nicely sealed and it not like they will go rancid too fast, "best before", not "use by".

Jimmy Bottlehead

Ah it was actually T-Ha's post that I seen yesterday but I also seen yours in the past, so cheers to both of ya's!

Edwardius

eggs and cottage cheese with some veg and cashews will work too.

t-ha

Hanley wrote: »

Nah I just pull it out of the fridge and munch on it on it's own. It's not that bad at all once it's not warm.

I've done it myself (eaten a cold chicken fillet on it's own), but I never enjoyed it tbh. Ah well different strokes for definitely crazy folks.

g'em

rubadub wrote: »

Really is just museli without nuts or fruit...

If I was more organised that would spark a brilliant business plan in my head...

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* Ingredients: oats

rubadub

g'em wrote: »

NEW SUGAR-FREE, LOW-FAT, HIGH FIBRE MUESLI!!!

* Ingredients: oats

Good scam, all we need is another pack on the shevles, they are littered with all sorts of creamy, and microwaveable vairities of porridge now. You can microwave regular oats, or pay 5 times the price for the special ones, they might cook 30seconds faster, and probably processed to hell to do so.

And you could also market your super low fat, low carb, low protein milk to go with them, only twice the price as regular milk. -Damn ballygowan beat me to that one...

Diamondmaker

Im in oz at the minute recovering from 7 weeks boozing. I have become a great advocate of a BBQ fillet steak and eggs for breakie now that Im back on the training!!

Steak so cheap here

Malteaser!

Hanley wrote: »

Nah I just pull it out of the fridge and munch on it on it's own. It's not that bad at all once it's not warm.

I have no idea how you can stomach it so early, I can barely even deal with the smell of it at that time of the morning!!

Diamondmaker

How about a tuna ommellette!!

DId not think I could get more protein in one breakiel than a tin of tuna, 3 eggs, cheese and milk !

BaZmO*

Why would you put milk in an omelette? Is that not just scrambled eggs then?

WHIP IT!

BaZmO* wrote: »

Why would you put milk in an omelette? Is that not just scrambled eggs then?

Personally I always pour a little milk in with the eggs before I mix it... A favourite meal of mine lately (anytime of the day) is scrambled eggs (3 eggs, milk), tin of tuna with warm baked beans poured over em, couple of scoops of sweetcorn and some mayo with two slices of McCambridges bread toasted...

Deeeeeee.... licious.....

Also, for something really quick I'll often just have two chicken fillets cooked on the George Formby ('When I'm cleanin windows!' cue banjo music etc) with some kinda sauce like mayo or 'steak' sauce from Lidl to dip it into...

BaZmO*

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Personally I always pour a little milk in with the eggs before I mix it... A favourite meal of mine lately (anytime of the day) is scrambled eggs (3 eggs, milk), tin of tuna with warm baked beans poured over em, couple of scoops of sweetcorn and some mayo with two slices of McCambridges bread toasted...

Yeah, but that was my point. It's Scrambled Eggs if you put milk in it, not an Omelette.

WHIP IT!

BaZmO* wrote: »

Yeah, but that was my point. It's Scrambled Eggs if you put milk in it, not an Omelette.

Why? It's scrambled eggs if you scramble it I would've thought ... I always put milk in if I'm makin an omelette too... I like to use something like chopped up chorizo when making an omelette, or if I'd a cooked chicken fillet handy i'd throw that in...

Diamondmaker

BaZmO* wrote: »

Why would you put milk in an omelette? Is that not just scrambled eggs then?

I think you will need old Delias DVD on how to boil an egg!!:D

Egss and Milk = Scrambled egg !!

Add cheese, bacon, tuna, steak or anything more fancy and serve it set in a pie/pancake form it becomes an omelette.

BaZmO*

Listen folks, you don't put milk into an Omelette!!

ali.c

BaZmO* wrote: »

Listen folks, you don't put milk into an Omelette!!

Or alternatively its a flour free pancake, its all about perspective at the end of the day.

And i do put milk into my omelletes i find that it makes for a better texture tbh!

On the scrambled eggs issue well i have seen them made with or without milk and as whip it said its only scrambled if you scramble the eggs on the pan.

Khannie

ali.c wrote: »

flour free pancake

zing!

200g porridge oats,
400ml water or milk (buttermilk would work best, but is calorific. Water is ok, but even slimline milk is much better),
90g - 120g unflavoured whey (vanilla will do in a pinch, but I'd use less) or half a cup of plain flour,
2 or 3 eggs,
some oil (I use about a tablespoon of sunflower oil, but the original recipe calls for peanut oil).

You'll get about 12-15 small but thick pancakes out of that. They keep well in the fridge for later microwaving.

steep the oats overnight. Mix it all up the next day in a blender. It should be relatively thick. Makes american style pancakes. Bit of butter. Bit of jam (both on top). Delicious.

edit: I do add a bit of milk to my omelette. Only to make it stretch a bit further.

walt0r

Banana cut up and mixed in porridge, few slices toast, glass oj and green tea and yer grand, even throw in a shake

mack1

ali.c wrote: »

On the scrambled eggs issue well i have seen them made with or without milk and as whip it said its only scrambled if you scramble the eggs on the pan.

As much as this is a ridiculous argument over whether the inclusion of milk constitutes scrambled eggs Ali's right - if you go into a professional kitchen they generally do not make scrambled eggs with milk, most use creme fraiche after cooking to cool the eggs down and prevent them from further cooking.

Dammit - I took the bait!

SprostonGreen

I put milk in an Omelette, it makes is easier to cook, less sticking.

I eat a two egg omelette about 6 days a week, would this be considered bad?

Too much cholestorl?