Breakfast Shake -- good or bad ?

NeVeR

Hi All.

I want to change what I have for breakfast as it's not doing any good.

I use to eat corn flakes until i read someone on here about how bad they are..

So I then tried eggs which made me heave and want to get sick.. !!

So I then went to Porridge didn't like it at all.. was just like warm goo.. I couldn't stomach it.

So now i have 2 slices of brown bread toast.

But I wanted to know would breakfast shakes be better ? ... If yes what are the best and what would i need to make them ?

thanks.

Stench Blossoms

Do you mean like a smoothie or something?

Here's a good one.

½ celery stick
½ avocado
1tsp cashew nut butter
1tsp coconut oil
handful ofspinach & watercress
3 strawberries
splash of coconut milk
ice cube

NinjaK

mix the porridge with milk and add something you like to it, like raisins etc. Its nice enough like that and its the best way to start the day!

Mr. Manager

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Do you mean like a smoothie or something?

Here's a good one.

½ celery stick
½ avocado
1tsp cashew nut butter
1tsp coconut oil
handful ofspinach & watercress
3 strawberries
splash of coconut milk
ice cube

From that list I know NeVer will only put in the strawberries and ice cube :pac:

thegreatiam

don't like eggs, don't like porridge. well what do you like?

Steak? bacon? sausages? Chicken? yoghurt? nuts? Stew? Stir fry?
just pick something you do like.
breakfast doesn't have to be "breakfast food"
eat left overs from last nights meal if you wish.
Alternatively skip breakfast until later in the day when your stomach is more ready for food.

Eating healthy isn't about forcing unpalatable food down your throat just cos someone else says you should.

NeVeR

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

From that list I know NeVer will only put in the strawberries and ice cube :pac:

Very true... but I am trying new things.. I now eat the odd bit of veg.. ( I have pics lol )

I'm in the habit of now trying anything once.. I'll give it a go.

I've lost 25lbs since the gym opened next door... Just need to sort out a few of my foods and i'll be grand. ( No sweets anyone more )

NeVeR

thegreatiam wrote: »

don't like eggs, don't like porridge. well what do you like?

Steak? bacon? sausages? Chicken? yoghurt? nuts? Stew? Stir fry?
just pick something you do like.
breakfast doesn't have to be "breakfast food"
eat left overs from last nights meal if you wish.
Alternatively skip breakfast until later in the day when your stomach is more ready for food.

Eating healthy isn't about forcing unpalatable food down your throat just cos someone else says you should.

I like steak / bacon / sausages / chicken yoghurt.. ( not the others )

Are Sausages not really bad for you ? ..

I wouldn't be able to skip breakfast.. I did it a few times and got really dizzy in the gym. So i need something inside of me.

thegreatiam

NeVeR wrote: »

I like steak / bacon / sausages / chicken yoghurt.. ( not the others )

Are Sausages not really bad for you ? ..

I wouldn't be able to skip breakfast.. I did it a few times and got really dizzy in the gym.

good quality sausages aren't bad for you, only those with low meat content cos they are stuffed with filler.
go for 90% meat content or more

NeVeR wrote: »

So i need something inside of me.

...

Borboletinha

Never post here but I had a similar problem with porridge so what I do now is eat the oats with cold milk and coffee. I like the taste better and as I used to eat muesli once I put some raisins the taste is quite similar. You can also mix the oats with yogurt. No need to cook the oats and make them into warm gooey porridge for them to be healthy.

Mr. Manager

thegreatiam wrote: »

good quality sausages aren't bad for you, only those with low meat content cos they are stuffed with filler.
go for 90% meat content or more


...

Getting 90% meat content is easier said than done. Most places that I ever bought from in Ireland would have had a max of about 70%...

grames_bond

Try this - will help with your issues on eggs and porridge:

1/4 cup of oats
2 tablespoons of chia seeds/flaxseeds/linseed etc (optional)
1 egg
handful of mixed berries
sprinkle of coconut
sprinkle of cinnamon
splash of milk
teaspoon of honey

Mix them all in a bowl - 2 minutes in the microwave! Unbelievably tasty - have with a banana, nutritious AND delicious!

thegreatiam

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Getting 90% meat content is easier said than done. Most places that I ever bought from in Ireland would have had a max of about 70%...

buy from a butcher who makes their own sausages

Mr. Manager

thegreatiam wrote: »

buy from a butcher who makes their own sausages

That's where I would have got 70+% pork content. Plus, you're looking at free range for that high a % and with that comes a higher price.

Not saying it's impossible to get or anything, just that you'd have to be specific about the sausages you get and don't mind parting with a few quid extra over the week.

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

go for 90% meat content or more

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Getting 90% meat content is easier said than done. Most places that I ever bought from in Ireland would have had a max of about 70%...

90% meat content sausages aren't good. 70% is perfect, you actually need the filler bits to make them sausages and not a cylindrical burger. The filler gets a bit of a hard time but they are actually the crucial part that makes them sausages. Probably will be eaten alive for pointing this out on the nutrition forum, but there you go. That's why sausages aren't considered that great for you. To do them right, you've to be kinda wrong. :P

thegreatiam wrote: »

buy from a butcher who makes their own sausages

For the above reason, no butcher will make more than 70% meat sausages.

Mr. CooL ICE

Truly Irish are the easiest to buy high pork content sausages at 82%, but that's still not even that high.

OP, there's loads of ways of making porridge. What way do you make yours?

thegreatiam

April O Neill wrote: »

90% meat content sausages aren't good. 70% is good but you actually need the filler bits to make them sausages and not a cylindrical burger. The filler gets a bit of a hard time but they are actually the crucial part that makes them sausages.

there is a difference between the filler used to pad out the bulk of a sausage and the filler that is making up the flavor.

an apple and pork sausage which is 90% meat 10% apple and spices will be nicer than a pork sausage which is 41% pork and the rest bread, or sawdust or whatever bulking agent is used.

Local butcher near me was offering 90% pork and apple sausages recently

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

there is a difference between the filler used to pad out the bulk of a sausage and the filler that is making up the flavor.

an apple and pork sausage which is 90% meat 10% apple and spices will be nicer than a pork sausage which is 41% pork and the rest bread, or sawdust or whatever bulking agent is used.

Nah, the rusk is actually pretty darn crucial to nice sausages, IMO, hence why they're not really that healthy. 70% meat + rusk is pretty much perfect.

Like I said, if you want 90% meat content, that's basically a burger or close enough, might as well just not bother and have the burger instead. That 90% sausage your butcher was offering is basically a cylindrical pork and apple burger. Which sounds lovely but won't be "sausagey" if that's what someone is looking for.

thegreatiam

April O Neill wrote: »

Nah, the rusk is actually pretty darn crucial to nice sausages, IMO, hence why they're not really that healthy. 70% meat + rusk is pretty much perfect.

Like I said, if you want 90% meat content, that's basically a burger or close enough, might as well just not bother and have the burger instead. That 90% sausage your butcher was offering is basically a cylindrical pork and apple burger. Which sounds lovely but won't be "sausagey" if that's what someone is looking for.

'tis all down to taste and semantics at this stage then.

I personally prefer cheap 40% sausages to big fat homemade ones, but each to their own.

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

'tis all down to taste and semantics at this stage then.

Well, no, it's not, there is a art to it.

thegreatiam wrote: »

I personally prefer cheap 40% sausages to big fat homemade ones, but each to their own.

No need to be facetious. I don't see anyone in this thread bigging up 40% sausages.

Enjoy your unconventionally-shaped burgers.

thegreatiam

April O Neill wrote: »

Well, no, it's not, there is a art to it.



No need to be facetious. I don't see anyone in this thread bigging up 40% sausages.

Enjoy your unconventionally-shaped burgers.

kind of pointless argument since we are discussing the OPs breakfast options and not the recipe for a prefect sausage.

And I do prefer 40% sausages to higher "quality" ones. maybe I like sawdust.

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

kind of pointless argument since we are discussing the OPs breakfast options and not the recipe for a prefect sausage.

And I do prefer 40% sausages to higher "quality" ones. maybe I like sawdust.

Fair 'nuff.

OP, I kinda agree with what was said about not forcing yourself to eat breakfast. Do you go to the gym first thing?

syklops

How did we go from breakfast shakes to low to medium quality sausages?

thegreatiam

lucille.huynh wrote: »

Not good. If there's one meal that should be big, it's breakfast. And you will miss other stuff..

aaaaandddd....we're back to last week

thegreatiam

syklops wrote: »

How did we go from breakfast shakes to low to medium quality sausages?

OP said he didnt like eggs for breakfast, I suggested sausages.
OP said sausages were bad for you, I suggested getting high meat content ones.
April decided high meat ones weren't sausages but oddly shaped burgers.

April O Neill

syklops wrote: »

How did we go from breakfast shakes to low to medium quality sausages?

The conversation has since moved on.

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

April decided high meat ones weren't sausages but oddly shaped burgers.

thegreatjam got miffed by this, for some reason.

thegreatiam

back to op.

A good breakfsat shake imho consists of :
Protein, some carb and a decent amount of fat.

I use this formula. milk of some type(whole, coconut, almond)
A fruit for taste (banana for me usually)
and a nut butter for the fat.
This is also a good time to get your dose of flax seeds/hemp seeds etc

So just pick one from each category and blend. You can also add spinach leaves as they dont really affect the taste but still count as a veg

thegreatiam

April O Neill wrote: »

thegreatjam got miffed by this, for some reason.

haha lol, youre a tool

Mr. Manager

Ray Foley told me this morning that men who don't eat breakky are 27% more likely to die of a heart related disease then people who do.

thegreatiam

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Ray Foley told me this morning that men who don't eat breakky are 27% more likely to die of a heart related disease then people who do.

could also be that men who dont eat breakfast tend to have high pressure jobs with strict demands on them both physically and nutritionally.
Some people skip breakfast because they cant manage their time and diet. other skip breakfast because they dont feel hungry.
only one of those groups is at risk of anything

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

haha lol, youre a tool

Just quoting this in case you delete.

April O Neill

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Ray Foley told me this morning that men who don't eat breakky are 27% more likely to die of a heart related disease then people who do.

I think that would make me determined NOT to eat breakfast!

thegreatiam

thegreatiam wrote: »

haha lol, youre a tool

April O Neill wrote: »

Just quoting this in case you delete.

doesn't change the fact

April O Neill

thegreatiam wrote: »

doesn't change the fact

:pac:

syklops

April O Neill wrote: »

I think that would make me determined NOT to eat breakfast!

why?

Stench Blossoms

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Ray Foley told me this morning that men who don't eat breakky are 27% more likely to die of a heart related disease then people who do.

Ray Foley needs to go live in a hole.

Bean pole.

April O Neill

syklops wrote: »

why?

Mainly because sciency stuff you hear in the media is often the most attention-grabbing stuff, but you can be damn sure the person reading it out hasn't actually read the source and tried to interpret it. Usually these headlines tend to be a bit alarmist.

NeVeR

thanks for all the replies and the laughs.

I'm going to try a shake with something like thegreatiam said

I use this formula. milk of some type(whole, coconut, almond)
A fruit for taste (banana for me usually)
and a nut butter for the fat.
This is also a good time to get your dose of flax seeds/hemp seeds etc

With the milk I normal buy the 2% one.. would that do ?.. I might get some coconut milk tho.
Banana / Orange / Strawberry would will work.. i always have these in the house.
I never use peanut butter.. or anything like it.. I could get it.. but wanted to ask is there anything i could use in it's place ?
As for seeds.. I've never used them.. but would add them.

Do i add ice ?

thanks

thegreatiam

Milk. 2% is fine 3% would be better. I wouldn't use orange tho. Orange juice and milk dint play nice
For peanut butter you want the fat and the proteins and the taste. So substitute with similar. Or just use nuts. Avocado may work

Seeds are optional. Some people eat a spoonful a day. It just goes well in a shake better than choking down a spoon of dry seeds imho

Ice inst necessary. This is like a thick shake not juice.

boogle

An apple sliced up and smeared with 30g peanut butter would get you on your way to a nice brekkie. It tastes nicer than it sounds, I promise.

syklops

I'd add ice. Its low calorie.

Mr. Manager

For the record I was not being serious in anyways with the Ray Foley post.

j@utis

NeVeR wrote: »

I wouldn't be able to skip breakfast.. I did it a few times and got really dizzy in the gym. So i need something inside of me.

Stop eating earlier the day before and you should be hungry in the morning.
OR
Check the "Bulletproof coffee" thread on here. if you like it, it can provide energy for your workout without raising your insulin like sweet sugary smoothies do - your body remains in fat burning mode it's in when you get up :rolleyes:

Brian?

thegreatiam wrote: »

haha lol, youre a tool

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