Breakfast tips

moving_home

Right, just wondering if anyone can give me tips for a good breakfast...not porridge cos i hate the stuff! I need to leave for work quiet early so really need something i can bring into the office with me and eat in at my desk. very fussy i know!
i have been bringing in special k but didn't realise that it was so high in sugar so looking for something else

Twenty10

I make scrambled eggs in the microwave in work and it keeps me going until lunchtime.

corkcomp

moving_home wrote: »

Right, just wondering if anyone can give me tips for a good breakfast...not porridge cos i hate the stuff! I need to leave for work quiet early so really need something i can bring into the office with me and eat in at my desk. very fussy i know!
i have been bringing in special k but didn't realise that it was so high in sugar so looking for something else

what about porridge oats with milk or home made muesli with oats, seeds, nuts and dried fruit? scrambled egg also an option but probably not really desk food.. maybe fruit?

silverharp

there are various receipes for egg based muffins on the net, you can add various veg n' stuff , wouldnt eat them every day but you can make a batch and freeze them

Pembily

I love egg muffins - ommlettes but smaller!! I eat them cold but if you have a microwave you can heat them up!!!! I don't freeze them as its not great but really quick!!!

--Kaiser--

Pembily wrote: »

I love egg muffins - ommlettes but smaller!! I eat them cold but if you have a microwave you can heat them up!!!! I don't freeze them as its not great but really quick!!!

I make these for work. On the weekends I'll make a big omelette with whatever's in the fridge.

Red Cortina

Pembily wrote: »

I love egg muffins - ommlettes but smaller!! I eat them cold but if you have a microwave you can heat them up!!!! I don't freeze them as its not great but really quick!!!

I made 6 egg muffins one Saturday morning using this receipe http://girlgoneprimal.blogspot.com/2010/07/recipe-bacon-wrapped-mini-frittata.html
They were all gone by lunchtime:o

rubadub

You can make pancakes with the porridge oats, if you put raisins in them and make them thick they are sort of like scones. They could be put in a toaster if you have one in work.

more info & suggestions here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055002535

Pembily

rubadub wrote: »

You can make pancakes with the porridge oats, if you put raisins in them and make them thick they are sort of like scones. They could be put in a toaster if you have one in work.

more info & suggestions here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055002535

The oat pancakes are savage Very good suggestion!!!!

moving_home

Think I found the perfect breakfast - 40g Kelkin granola, kids size banana chopped in with the new activita pourable yoghurt! keeps me full for ages and is desk friendly. I also have a home-made smoothie mid morning.

Sapsorrow

moving_home wrote: »

Think I found the perfect breakfast - 40g Kelkin granola, kids size banana chopped in with the new activita pourable yoghurt! keeps me full for ages and is desk friendly. I also have a home-made smoothie mid morning.

Not to rain on your parade, but you're probably consuming wayyy more sugar now in one form or another. Whether its from fruit, cereals or table sugar it's all the same to your pancreas really at the end of the day.

Sapsorrow

Just did a spot of googling, to make sure I didn't wrongly judge the Kelkin, turns out all three are very high in sugar. If cutting carbs if your aim, I'd try and find a protein and fat based alternative. Or make your own sugar-free granola in big batches.

Kelkin Tropical oats granola;


Nutritional Infomation

Typical Values per 100g

Energy 1908kJ/455kcal Fat 18.7g
Protein 9.64g of which saturates 3.42g
Carbohydrate 58.3g Mono-Unsaturates 8.59g
of which sugars 24.1g Polyunsaturates 5.87g
Fibre 7.7g Salt 0.06g
Ingredients:

Granola (Oat Flakes, Wheat Flakes. Unrefined Cane sugar, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut) Papaya 3% (Papaya, Sugar, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Pineapple 3% (Pineapples, Sugar, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Sunflower Seeds 3%, Pumpkin Seeds 2.5%, Flaxseed 2.5%, Flaked Almonds 2%, Banana Chips 2% (Bananas, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Banana Flavouring), Coconut Chips 2%.

Kelkin Triple Berry Oats Granola

Nutritional Infomation

Typical Values per 100g

Energy 1792kJ/427kcal Fat 13.5g
Protein 9.9g of which saturates 1.53g
Carbohydrate 62g Mono-Unsaturates 6.36g
of which sugars 20.3g Polyunsaturates 5.02g
Fibre 8.8g Salt 0.02g
Ingredients:

Granola (Oat Flakes, Wheat Flakes, Unrefined Cane Sugar, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut), Cranberries 3% (Cranberries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Sunflower Seeds 3%, Flaxseed 3%, Flaked Almonds 1.5%, Freeze Dried Strawberries 1.25%, Freeze Dried Raspberries 1.25%.

Kelkin Fruit and Nut oat granola

Nutritional Infomation

Typical Values per 100g

Energy 1860kJ/444kcal Fat 17.2g
Protein 8.9g of which saturates 2.34g
Carbohydrate 59.4g Mono-Unsaturates 8.75g
of which sugars 23.2g Polyunsaturates 5.35g
Fibre 7.8g Salt 0.03g
Ingredients:

Granola (Oat Flakes, Wheat Flakes, Unrefined Cane Sugar, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut), Jumbo Raisins 10%, Sunflower Seeds 2.5%, Flaxseed 2%, Flaked Almonds 1.5%, Hazelnut Pieces 1.5%, Pecan Pieces 1.5%, Coconut Chips 1%.

Most things leave me hungry by lunch except a couple sausages and a rasher

Catari Jaguar

Berrie smoothie with cottage cheese and flax seed.

Dotcomdolly

Alternative Bread Company seeded soda spelt bread, toasted with low fat butter and small slice of cheddar or an egg.