Low sugar quick breakfast ideas?

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I've recently started tracking my meals in My Fitness Pal and I've found that it is sooo easy to eat too much sugar. My cereal in the morning plus my protein shake ends up being half my allotment for the whole day. What are some quick and easy (hopefully tasty) breakfast options that are lower in sugar? Thanks for your help!

[shellfish26]

Yep, I have the same issue. I found that milk was a big culprit for me. Just a cup of skim is 14g. of sugar. I have been doing overnight oats almost every day with unsweetened almond milk. I just mix equal parts of almond milk and rolled oats with whatever I'm in the mood for- sometimes I use almonds, but most of the time I like it with just a little cinnamon and vanilla.

I also love the new whipped Jif peanut butter. 2 Tbsp is only 2 grams of sugar, so I like to eat that on a rice cake or even a bagel thin.

[Wines Not Whines]

I find that MFP recommendations for sugar are ridiculously low. Like they assume everyone should be on a low-carb diet. I'm all about not eating too many added sugars, but I go over my MFP allotment even I don't eat added sugars!

Anyway, if you're mostly concerned about added sugars, you could eat something with eggs (scrambled, hard boiled, fritatta, egg sandwich, etc). I usually eat greek yogurt with fruit, which obviously has sugar, but I'm not worried about the sugar from fruit.

[blndsnbrdr]

I have no useful input, I just ate a bowl of Marshmallow Mateys...which have less sugar per serving that an 12oz bottle of Powerade, so I consider that a win.

[starlily]

I usually do eggs or a small avocado w/ salt & pepper.

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Eggs! Quick to cook, delicious, and filling.

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I probably should have said that I don't like eggs I wish I did, but I can't make myself eat them. Thanks to all for the suggestions so far.

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Jul 15, 2013 11:04:38 GMT -5 starlily said:

I usually do eggs or a small avocado w/ salt & pepper.

Just a raw avocado? What do they taste like? I don't think I've ever tried one. 

[Stingyshark]

plain oatmeal with fruit added? That's what i used to eat

[wambam]

I make my breakfasts ahead of time and just reheat in the morning. I do a lot of egg casseroles with meat and veggies.

[shorty20]

I struggle with this too, it's only lunchtime and I'm already way over my sugar allotment on MFP.

[MeganP]

My hubby and I have been green juicing for breakfast, which probably puts us at a high sugar amount right off, but it's definitely energizing for the rest of the day! (And much better for us than coffee, I am assuming.)

[Wines Not Whines]

Jul 15, 2013 11:43:04 GMT -5 @arya said:

Jul 15, 2013 11:04:38 GMT -5 starlily said:

I usually do eggs or a small avocado w/ salt & pepper.

Just a raw avocado? What do they taste like? I don't think I've ever tried one. 

What? Does not compute. Please go buy an avocado this week and try it! Have you ever had guacamole? They are delicious. I'm not sure how to explain what they taste like. They have a creamy texture, and they taste like... avocado. It's kind of like asking what an apple tastes like, other than apple. Make sure you buy Haas avocados (the black ones) and keep them at room temperature until they get slightly soft. When they're hard as rocks, they're not ripe yet. 

If I'm eating a plain avocado, I like to add a squeeze of lime juice and some salt.

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Jul 15, 2013 12:07:36 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Jul 15, 2013 11:43:04 GMT -5 @arya said:

Just a raw avocado? What do they taste like? I don't think I've ever tried one. 

What? Does not compute. Please go buy an avocado this week and try it! Have you ever had guacamole? They are delicious. I'm not sure how to explain what they taste like. They have a creamy texture, and they taste like... avocado. It's kind of like asking what an apple tastes like, other than apple. Make sure you buy Haas avocados (the black ones) and keep them at room temperature until they get slightly soft. When they're hard as rocks, they're not ripe yet. 

If I'm eating a plain avocado, I like to add a squeeze of lime juice and some salt.

hah, ok...I'll give it a try. I've made baby food for my kid from avocados, but I never actually tried it. I do like gucamole. 

[lolobeth802]

I usually eat a plain nonfat Greek yogurt w half a cup strawberries and 12 almonds. Easy, yummy and quick!

[grk2012]

I make my own semi-instant oatmeal (toast old fashioned oats in the oven, then food-process half of them with cinnamon, salt, and organic cane juice) and add nuts, chia, and some kind of fruit or real maple syrup.

[naldridge]

Think outside of the "breakfast box" - I really don't love most typical breakfast foods, so I often find myself eating leftovers from the night before for breakfast (I just had roasted cauliflower and a chicken breast this morning!). This is a double win for me because it makes me think twice about what I'm eating for dinner since it may need to also translate into a healthy breakfast.

Millions of single guys are right as well - cold pizza for breakfast is amazing

[wambam]

Jul 16, 2013 8:48:28 GMT -5 naldridge said:

Think outside of the "breakfast box" - I really don't love most typical breakfast foods, so I often find myself eating leftovers from the night before for breakfast (I just had roasted cauliflower and a chicken breast this morning!). This is a double win for me because it makes me think twice about what I'm eating for dinner since it may need to also translate into a healthy breakfast.

Totally agree with this. I try to keep open mind about what constitutes breakfast. It's a meal just like the others!

[mcc]

Jul 15, 2013 11:25:02 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Eggs! Quick to cook, delicious, and filling.

I do this too.  Two eggs, over easy.  Takes less than 5 minutes and most of those are unattended.