Breakfast Ideas!!! page 2

[okron]

I'll second the smoothies....if I get too many berries (ie too much sugar) I can get hungry but with plenty of good fats (coconut oil, milk, almond butter, whipped cream - any or all of these) a little stevia, yogurt, water and a good protein powder (Jay Robb for me) and you have a treat you can drink on the way to work or at your desk.

[cheskaboo]

guacamole with celery sticks (most filling surprisingly); carrots with almond butter; boiled egg?; handful of nuts n coconut flakes with a piece of fruit; green smoothie

[RitaRose]

I'm in a rush in the morning (I have to be at work by 6am) so I make egg muffin-y-ish things the night before. Make a bunch and stick them in the fridge, then just reheat for like 30 seconds.

They're just a bunch of eggs, some heavy whipping cream, leftover diced/minced meat and some grated cheese. Last time I made them, I used 9 large eggs, 1/2 cup cream, salt and pepper, some leftover taco meat and the cheese I grated for the tacos. Beat together the eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Pour the mix into greased muffin tins, add some meat and top with cheese. Then just toss them in a preheated 350F oven for about 25 minutes, maybe more with the bigger muffin cups.

When they cool, I just toss them in a baggie and put them in the fridge. They're usually gone in a day or two.

As far as lunch, kids love anything they can eat with their hands, roll up, or dip. If you can find good quality deli-sliced meats and some sliced cheeses, that works, as well as vegetables they can dip in something like guacamole (make sure you add lime or lemon juice so it doesn't turn black) or a homemade mayo-based dip. I would say nuts would be good, but a lot of schools are pretty adamant about leaving those at home now.

Everyday Paleo has some pretty good kid-friendly recipes, and she packs her kids' lunches, so she has some good ideas.

[PHaselow]

Hi everyone!!!

I really need some brekky ideas!!! I can't have smoothies because they don't fill me up. And bacon and eggs makes me sick :-( I need something budget friendly and able to be prepared and eaten in half an hour as I don't have much time before work!!!

Thanks heaps :-D

Leftovers. The meat from the night before (so make sure you cook extra). Mix it with some spaghetti squash you have also cooked ahead of time and toss a bit of melted ghee or other fat or a simple sauce that maybe was already on the squash. Any other squash will do, but the spaghetti squash works so well.

Best thing to do is prepare it all the night before so you don't have to do much beside heat it up (if you wish). You can also have a meat and do a lettuce wrap. Add some cheese if you eat cheese.

[Chaohinon]

Chorizo/italian sausage & sweet potato hash with poblanos and mushrooms

scrambled eggs with goat cheese, smoked salmon and chives

eggs hemingway (salmon filet, poached eggs, hollandaise)

roasted root vegetable (rutabaga, butternut squash, turnip, carrot) hash with caramelized onions and chorizo

mug cake with protein powder

[Warmbear]

Boiled eggs, smoked herring and butter melted on top of it all is my idea of breakfast.

[Amery]

Eat 5/6 small meals including snacks, Avoid soda, diet soda and flavored juices,
Walk is great to increase metabolism, do walk for 30 minutes daily,
Do take whole grains, beans, vegetables and fruits more in your diet meals....

[RitaRose]

Eat 5/6 small meals including snacks, Avoid soda, diet soda and flavored juices,
Walk is great to increase metabolism, do walk for 30 minutes daily,
Do take whole grains, beans, vegetables and fruits more in your diet meals....

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[Sandra in BC]

Thanks everyone!!! :-D These are great! We NEVER have leftovers here, the boys just seem to have a way of...inhaling the food! Lol at least I know they like it!!! :-D

Cook DOUBLE, and put away some of it before the boys get at it. I cook BIG at most dinners, and dish out portions for lunches for hubby while I'm filling plates. His lunches go straight to the freezer and he just grabs one from the stack on his way out the door in the morning and reheats at noon.

[Sandra in BC]

Thanks again everyone...next question - lunch ideas!!! For kids mainly - all I can think of is sandwiches and muesli bars but obviously those are out of the question!! What is something that the kids can take with them that will keep until lunch??

Again, leftovers. Leftover sliced roast, meatloaf or chicken, deli meat, chicken drumsticks, cut up veggies and fruit, yogurt, cheese sticks, hard boiled eggs, pepperoni sticks, chicken salad lettuce wraps.