I feel like breakfast in the seriously the most important part of your day when it comes to dieting. If you start it off wrong, you are hungry and grumpy all day. Now that I am losing weight I think it's safe to share what I'm eating that's working for me.
This morning my breakfast came in at 333 calories, not bad!
What I ate:
One large egg, mixed with one serving of egg white
Half a banana sliced on top of
One piece of wheat toast with
One TBS of Justin's Maple Almond Butter (one of my very favorites, much healthier than peanut butter)
One 8 oz cup of coffee with
Two TBS of Nestle Natural Bliss Vanilla Creamer
One variation of this is to have half a whole wheat mini bagel with one TBS of 1/3 less fat cream cheese, less calories than the banana butter toast, but I chose this because I am heading out o to work out this morning and I have read that carbs are great before a vigorous work out.
I find that protein in the morning is a must for me, or I am grumpy and tired. Because I don't want to eat eggs every day I have looked for other alternatives that won't kill my diet. Kashi makes great cereal with protein, my favorite is Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax. It's really good, but let it soak in your milk for a few minutes or you might chap tooth, they aren't kidding when they say Crunch.
Off to work out! Have a great morning, and get out there and work out before it gets to hot :)
**Picture courtesy of http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,50400000108124,00.html**
My favorite are smoothies. They're easy to put together for the week. A handful of berries, spinach in a sandwich baggie and then throw in the freezer. When ready for use add 1/2 can coconut water a few spoons of Greek yogurt and 1/2 banana. BAM! You have breakfast in less than 5 minutes. The kids might like it too.
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