I'm starving practically as soon as I wake up. Egg make me want to yak unless they're in taco form, which is probably not a great daily breakfast idea. I'm able to manage greek yogurt ok a little bit later in the morning, but I'm finding myself basically hungry until lunch because my grazing approach isn't really cutting it anymore. I'm hesitant to just add protein powder to stuff.
Any good meal ideals? I'm not opposed to making something on the weekend ahead of time, but weekday mornings aren't great for cooking since I hope to God I'm going back to work soon.
Cheese and nuts are fine. I actually really like those little protein packs from the store, but that just seems like something screaming recall friendly so I haven't been buying them.
I actually bought a little trail mix container to make my own but just graze on the mix throughout the day, lol.
Why would tacos be a bad idea? How are they worse than eggs and toast? H and I eat breakfast tacos many days. Lately I've been doing one taco each in a soft taco sized flour tortilla, which are about 130 calories each. Tortilla, chicken chorizo, one egg, cheese. It's like 500 calories, plus I do fruit on the side. You could leave off the sausage or cheese for lower calories. I've also done two corn tortillas, which are 50 calories each.
This morning I did mashed avocado on whole wheat English muffins, topped with over easy eggs. It's really no different than eggs and avocado rolled into a tortilla.
Yeah, if tacos are working, I don't see a problem with it! If you are taking prenatal vitamins with iron, adding black beans for the fiber might be helpful. Salsa is perfectly healthy, cheese, avocado ... and one shell is NBD.
Post by puppylove64 on May 11, 2017 18:29:14 GMT -5
1 minute oats hold me over very well. I do 1/2 cup oats and 3/4 cup of water for 1.5 minutes. Then add 1/4 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of blueberries.
I have a bunch of frozen blueberries from last summer, but I'm sure other fruit would be good. I avoid instant flavored oatmeal because it has too much sugar.
Post by niemand88f on May 11, 2017 19:22:00 GMT -5
I do overnight oats - but I absolutely have to add chia seeds for it to keep me full most of the morning, they have a lot of protein, fiber, and other good stuff. 1/2 cup oats 3/4 cup almond milk 2 T chia seeds Toppings/mix ins - fruit, nuts, peanut butter, coconut flakes, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup, honey..... Refrigerate overnight. I usually eat it cold.
Maybe I'm just worried about ruining tacos for me, lol.
I could probably manage to eat them more frequently and stay safe, but I still need other options.
Ruining tacos? Unpossible!
We mix it up on the weekends, but tacos have accounted for about 75 percent of our weekday breakfasts for the last 3-4 years. On Tuesday, H told me that the problem with my breakfast tacos is how sad he is when he's done and there's not more taco. The excellent thing is that you can get variety pretty easily - beans, different meats, veggies, avocado, different salsas, different cheeses. The combos are endless!
What about a homemade protein smoothie? I'll do: 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 1/2 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder (use a full scoop if you skip the yogurt) 1 cup of frozen fruit (usually blueberries or mixed berries) 1 tsp. flax seed oil or 1 tbs hemp hearts spinach to fill the big cup up (optional)
You pick 1 item from Column A, 2 from Column B, and 1 from C. Some of my standby options are: - spinach, banana, pear, vanilla soy milk (I add a scoop of protein powder too) - kale, pineapple, green apple, vanilla soy + protein powder
The other ones are sweeter: - Banana, peanut butter, vanilla soy, crushed ice (no protein powder in this sucker since I do a lot of peanut butter!) - Banana, frozen pineapple, vanilla soy, protein powder (no ice needed because of the frozen pineapple)
Damn, now I really want a smoothie!
I drink it straight out of the blender like a heathen, it's fantastic!
Cheese and nuts are fine. I actually really like those little protein packs from the store, but that just seems like something screaming recall friendly so I haven't been buying them.
I actually bought a little trail mix container to make my own but just graze on the mix throughout the day, lol.
I get a bag of raw cashews at trader joes and toss a handful in the toaster over than eat those on my way to work with a small hunk of cheddar cheese. The smell of fresh roasted cashews is pretty amazing.
I thought maybe it was just the consistency of scrambled eggs, so I tried a fried egg this morning. NOPE. I struggled through two bites before giving it to one lucky dog.
You pick 1 item from Column A, 2 from Column B, and 1 from C. Some of my standby options are: - spinach, banana, pear, vanilla soy milk (I add a scoop of protein powder too) - kale, pineapple, green apple, vanilla soy + protein powder
The other ones are sweeter: - Banana, peanut butter, vanilla soy, crushed ice (no protein powder in this sucker since I do a lot of peanut butter!) - Banana, frozen pineapple, vanilla soy, protein powder (no ice needed because of the frozen pineapple)
Damn, now I really want a smoothie!
I drink it straight out of the blender like a heathen, it's fantastic!
I love the grid! It definitely gives me some ideas for mixing it up. For some reason I never thought to add apple or pineapple in my green smoothies even though they're my favorite fruits. I always stick to berries or banana.
I do the banana, PB, ice, but I add chocolate protein powder and a little coconut milk. Sometimes I throw coffee in it. It's amazing with coffee. It keeps me full forever!
Post by BlondeSpiders on May 12, 2017 18:18:33 GMT -5
I usually have one of these every morning:
and if I have time, 1/2 an English muffin with peanut butter. This is all I really have time for, and it tides me over until lunch time. If I'm feeling fancy and have time, I'll whip up a shake with frozen bananas, peanut butter and a tablespoon of frozen Cool Whip. (Clearly I'm not having smoothies as a healthy alternative!)
I'm a protein hound, so I'm always on the hunt for good snacks. I really like the Sargento's Balanced Breaks:
although it now occurs to me this was the recall you were concerned about. You can make your own up pretty easily, too.
Do you like nuts or nut butters? I like to keep breakfast simple so I will have a slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter or a piece of fruit with almonds. Sometimes I will eat cottage cheese with fruit. RX bars are my back-up when I need something grab-and-go. Oatmeal is great as well, although I would stick with the rolled oats over the instant oats. Fiber and fats will also help you with satiety.
Something about breakfast smoothies... there have been some studies that show that people feel more hungry after consuming a smoothie compared to actually chewing/eating the exact same items in the smoothie. So if you try them and find that you're still hungry afterwards then try just eating a normal breakfast. I know a lot of people like them and don't have this problem, so do what works for you!
I did a nutrition boot camp a few years ago and I have a blurb in one of the weeks about ways to add protein to breakfast: tinyurl.com/mbc48sa
I thought maybe it was just the consistency of scrambled eggs, so I tried a fried egg this morning. NOPE. I struggled through two bites before giving it to one lucky dog.
I think I missed it, but is the egg aversion new with pregnancy? My whole post opining on the glory of breakfast tacos was I applicable during most of first tri. I couldn't handle eggs or meat or coffee or even most vegetables.
I thought you were just asking generally for ideas, but if you're specifically having aversions during first tri, my advice is honestly just to roll with it. I ate a LOT of bagels with cream cheese and toast with peanut butter during first tri. I'd usually add a glass of milk to the bagel & cream cheese for some added protein. First tri was really about survival for me. I ate waaaaaaay more carbs than I usually do. But it passed and I'm back to eating a lot fewer carbs, with the exception of an occasional hummus and pita chip binge.
@angryharpy the full on aversion is new, but I've never really liked eggs but usually ate them on weekends and periodically during the week because it's good for me (And we have seven chickens).
But food aversions aside, I'm hungriest in the morning and really notice my eating habits suggesting I need more substance in the AM than I'm getting.
@angryharpy the full on aversion is new, but I've never really liked eggs but usually ate them on weekends and periodically during the week because it's good for me (And we have seven chickens).
But food aversions aside, I'm hungriest in the morning and really notice my eating habits suggesting I need more substance in the AM than I'm getting.
Then I'd eat dinner food for breakfast. Like, leftovers to make it easier.
Post by ellipses84 on May 14, 2017 17:14:45 GMT -5
What's wrong with breakfast tacos every day?!? Lol. DH makes his own small ones and freezes them, which is a healthier option. You could do similar with breakfast sandwiches made with English muffins. Skip they eggs if you want and switch up the other ingredients for variety.
I make protein pancakes, freeze then on a cookie sheet, and toss in a gallon bag so I don't have to cook for a few weeks. I microwave one for 30-60 seconds and smear with peanut butter and eat them on the go since they hold together so well. They're good with syrup too, but that's too much sugar for me in the morning, they keep me full though.
Post by pantsparty on May 15, 2017 10:29:39 GMT -5
I love these biscuits. My favorite part about this recipe is I will roll out and cut the biscuits, then freeze them. Then I pop them in the oven 2-3 at a time, so they're always fresh. I sometimes eat them with a hard-boiled egg.