Whats the healthiest breakfast I should eat whilst dieting?

DaniB

Hi Everyone.

Just looking for a little advice. I am starting a diet today, I need to lose a stone preferably within 6 weeks.

For Breakfast I usually dont have anything, around 11 am on my office break, I'll have a digestive biscuit and a coffee. I'm just not that hungry but obviously I realise this has been my downfall as I find myself craving food in the evenings because I havent eaten enough!

So I was hoping ye could give me some ideas as to what I could have for my breakfast that is going to be low in calories but nice to eat also!! I know Porridge is the obvious answer but I find it a bit boring and also for someone who isnt that hungry in the mornings, its quite heavy.

Is Special K as healthy as they make it out to be? Is Weetabix the answer? I wont have time to make eggs or fruit salads so basically my question is, what cereal is the healthiest?

Thanks in advance

Niall0

DaniB wrote: »

Hi Everyone.

Just looking for a little advice. I am starting a diet today, I need to lose a stone preferably within 6 weeks.

For Breakfast I usually dont have anything, around 11 am on my office break, I'll have a digestive biscuit and a coffee. I'm just not that hungry but obviously I realise this has been my downfall as I find myself craving food in the evenings because I havent eaten enough!

So I was hoping ye could give me some ideas as to what I could have for my breakfast that is going to be low in calories but nice to eat also!! I know Porridge is the obvious answer but I find it a bit boring and also for someone who isnt that hungry in the mornings, its quite heavy.

Is Special K as healthy as they make it out to be? Is Weetabix the answer? I wont have time to make eggs or fruit salads so basically my question is, what cereal is the healthiest?

Thanks in advance

Check the nutritional info on the box and look for the sugar content, most breakfast cereals are full of sugar. Sugar can be disguised easily so if you look under carbohydrates( of which sugars), that will tell you the amount of sugar per serving.
Scrambled eggs on toast is a pretty solid option. You could always put some fruit into the porridge to liven it up a bit. I wouldnt worry too much about calories as long as you get some decent food into you in the morning.

alie

Niall0 wrote: »

DaniB wrote: »

Hi Everyone.

Just looking for a little advice. I am starting a diet today, I need to lose a stone preferably within 6 weeks.

For Breakfast I usually dont have anything, around 11 am on my office break, I'll have a digestive biscuit and a coffee. I'm just not that hungry but obviously I realise this has been my downfall as I find myself craving food in the evenings because I havent eaten enough!

So I was hoping ye could give me some ideas as to what I could have for my breakfast that is going to be low in calories but nice to eat also!! I know Porridge is the obvious answer but I find it a bit boring and also for someone who isnt that hungry in the mornings, its quite heavy.

Is Special K as healthy as they make it out to be? Is Weetabix the answer? I wont have time to make eggs or fruit salads so basically my question is, what cereal is the healthiest?

Thanks in advance

Check the nutritional info on the box and look for the sugar content, most breakfast cereals are full of sugar. Sugar can be disguised easily so if you look under carbohydrates( of which sugars), that will tell you the amount of sugar per serving.
Scrambled eggs on toast is a pretty solid option. You could always put some fruit into the porridge to liven it up a bit. I wouldnt worry too much about calories as long as you get some decent food into you in the morning.[/Quote
I have been on a diet for 3 months. I cut out all biscuits. It was hard at first but I got used to eat. I'm not a big cereal fan so I buy lots of fruit and make smoothies. Or chuck some in yogurt. I also have a glass of Orange juice. I cut down on the coffee as its hard not to want a biscuit with it. O drink herbal tea now. Good luck with your diet.

Frogdog

Scrambled eggs, poached eggs, boiled eggs or omelettes can be prepared in exactly the same amount of time as porridge. A fruit salad can be prepared the night before and popped in the fridge. Heap in a good few spoonfuls of full fat Greek yoghurt and you'd have a decent start to the day.

Special K (or any other cereal) would be the worst option as it's full of sugar, making you want to eat more later on. And cut out the digestive biscuit.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

scrambled eggs are great for breakfast. I just break 3 eggs into a cup, mix them up good and then dump them into a saucepan. 5 minutes later I'm finished eating and am washing up.
sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon onto the eggs when they're done and it's tasty as hell.

Scanlas The 2nd

Scrambled eggs and mushrooms. Chop the mushrooms the night before and fry it all in butter in less than 3 minutes. Steer clear of bread and cereals.

double GG

Scrambled eggs and a slice of toast.

2 whole eggs, 2 egg whites in a bowl whisk, then add some peppers and cinnamon and pop into the pan and bon appetite!

nice_guy80

get up 10 minutes earlier then
cannot beat porridge.
made with water. 3 mins in microwave.
add in flaxseed and hemp seed after cooking along with some honey and soya milk (or normal milk)
while this is cooking you can make your lunch
mixed leaf salad (aldi or lidl), cucumber, tomatoes and some low fat dressing.

bring in some fruit and tupperware box with nuts for snacking on during the way.

El_Dangeroso

A lot of protein at breakfast has been shown to help people stick to a weight loss diet, even if you don't eat much protein at all for the rest of the day.

Eat 40g of protein at breakfast and you won't be in the least bit hungry until well past lunch.

I do this sometimes if I have a busy day and want to grab just a quick bowl of veg soup for lunch.

I eat tuna or chicken breast. Bland as hell but I can't eat anything strong-flavoured before 11am anyway. It seems like a lot of protein (it is! - about 2 small chicken breasts) but it does the trick very well.

A stone in 6 weeks will require serious discipline and proper nutrition at all times.

"starting a diet" is a terrible phrase, as you should never aim to "end a diet". You are adjusting your lifestyle and eating habits for the better, why would you choose to put an end date on that?

SteelyDanJalapeno

"Is the answer eggs?"

moonage

Don't have any breakfast if you don't feel hungry in the mornings.

Forcing youself to eat when you're not hungry is rather unpleasant and unnecessary, especially if you're trying to lose weight.

Fazza

Porridge for me is the best try it with a bit of jam. Muesli is a good shout too if you really can't stomach porridge(when you are deciding on your diet make sure you eat foods you like). Weetabix could be good but I'm not sure. General rule of thumb I use is the shorter the list of ingredients the better(obviously this doesn't always apply)

If your looking to lose weight I would say training is the only way to go. A year or so back I started training 5 days a week 2 days of weights and 2 days of interval training and another day where I'd do one of the two or long distance running. Went from about 74kgs to 70(nearly 9 pounds) in around a month and bearing in mind muscle is denser than fat I was thinner than if I had just lost it from dieting. Although diet is the most important factor.

Sasquatch76

moonage wrote: »

Don't have any breakfast if you don't feel hungry in the mornings.

Forcing youself to eat when you're not hungry is rather unpleasant and unnecessary, especially if you're trying to lose weight.

Really? :rolleyes:

moonage

moonage wrote: »

Don't have any breakfast if you don't feel hungry in the mornings.

Forcing youself to eat when you're not hungry is rather unpleasant and unnecessary, especially if you're trying to lose weight.

dreadful advice. In my opinion and in my experience, eating a good protein and fat laden breakfast sets you up perfectly to remain disciplined throughout the day and removes the likelihood of hunger pangs.

Ham and cheese omelletes, bacon and scrambled eggs, salmon and poached eggs etc. Will all set you up for a 'perfect' day

prospect

I'm no expert in nutrition or dieting but this is my experience.

Like DaniB, I never felt hungry in the morning, but by lunchtime I'd eat a good bit, ditto for dinner and there would always be a few biccies or a slice of tart with my nighttime cuppa tea.

I was never an unhealthy eater, a few treats, but chips and pizza would be only once a fortnight max.

Anyway, I changed things around a bit. If you think about it, if you eat a lot late in the evening, and then go to bed, it is hardly a surprise you are not hungry in the morning. Also, if you eat late at night, you are consuming the most food just before you go to bed, which is usually 8 hours of expending little or no energy (maybe 7 hours if you are feeling amorous )

I eat something each morning. Eggs on brown bread toast, or porridge or weetabix.
I am never hungry now till lunch. For lunch I eat a dinner (prepared at home the evening before).
When I get home from work I am usually okay with a yoghurt and some fruit, or maybe a small omlette. By evening tea, I have no interest in eating anything. It's kinda weird.

After one week, I really enjoy breakfast (total u-turn) and am never even peckish in the evening.

To whomever said it is a lifestyle thing, I completely agree.

corkcomp

OP, have your breakfast at 11 if you really dont feel hungry before that, contrary to what some folks will say its no big deal, so long as 1. your really not hungry before 11 and 2. it doesnt cause you to overeat later in the day. Swap the biscuit for porridge, scrambled egg, fruit salad etc