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I've never been a breakfast person, and I don't wake up hungry. I used to go a few hours without eating anything and then have a breakfast of two scrambled eggs, 1/2 cup of brown rice, and a sliced avocado with some salt or soy sauce. That's a very tasty and healthy breakfast, but I get hungry again within a couple of hours.

Normally I don't eat much carbs, like bread or pasta or potatoes, and I don't get my fats from butter or dairy.

This week I started eating a butter sandwich as soon as I wake up in the morning. And when I say "butter sandwich" I'm talking about eight pats of butter between two slices of whole wheat bread.

Why is this so satisfying? I'm not hungry until late in the afternoon, at which point I just wait until dinnertime.

I'd like to lose some weight, and with these butter sandwiches I'm consuming much less food during my day, but they can't be healthy for me. Clearly I don't know how nutrition works.

What do you eat in the morning?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Varies quite a bit. Looking at the past week:
Homemade sourdough toast, sausages, grapes
bagels with cream cheese and lox
hash browns with fried egg and homemade Hollandaise sauce
Carribean-style coconut-rice porridge with mangoes and limes

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I made a habit out of making overnight oats.

I have a base mix of oats and seeds, like hemp, flax millet, sesame.. I mix it usually dried fruits, peanut butter, maple or beet sirup, banana, cocoa powder and not to forget a pinch of salt.

Add the twice the volume in milk and well, let it soak overnight. Just grab in the morning and ready to go

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, can confirm. Overnight oats are good and tasty... also so much easier than standing over a pot when I'm waking up in the morning.

I also add chia seeds, turns it into chia pudding almost

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is it. If you want reasonably healthy but filling. You can add nuts, fresh or dried fruits, honey or maple syrup for some extra sweetness. Of course it's as healthy or unhealthy as you make it.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A bowl of nails, without any milk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Try boofing it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My current go to for the past few years is oatmeal. I mix oats, dry milk powder, frozen cherries, and water. Then I throw it in the microwave for a few minutes to cook. Once it's done, I add cinnamon and a handful of chocolate chips and mix it all together. It's probably not the most healthy option, but it's tasty and reasonably nutritious.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

6 scrambled eggs made with butter, sour cream, salt and pepper.

I prefer to start the day with a big breakfast, eat a light lunch and then nothing until a moderate supper with a small, low carb dessert in the evening.

I find the large breakfast starts my day well and fatty foods keep me satisfied longer so I'm not tempted to snack throughout the day, especially while working from home where food is always available.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Snacking is my problem too. I don't eat anything unhealthy. I just eat too much. I've taken to chugging water before i reach for a snack. It seems to be working.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm southern european and some of these answers are giving me culture shock... Normally, a coffee would get me through the day until lunch and, if I'm especially hungry, I'll eat some pastries too. But the thought of having to eat plenty of eggs or anything that involves cooking so soon after waking up is giving me upset stomach. I realize this may not be healthiest option tho

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What do you eat for lunch though? For a lot of people where I live, lunch is a quick snack. Breakfast needs to keep you going until about 8pm, with a few light snacks during the day, and the typical work schedule doesn't really allow anything else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Here lunch is our biggest meal of the day and usually around 2 or 3 pm. Most people will have lunch at home, even if they have to go back to work later and many eat a small meal between "breakfast" and lunch. But most people either won't eat anything for what you'd call breakfast or just have some coffee and toast/pastries. I really don't know anybody who wakes up and immediately starts cooking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cereal, mostly. Or other ‘breakfasty’ carbs. On the weekend I might “spice it up” with bacon and eggs and a glass of orange juice.

EDIT: also, wanted to add that consuming a bunch of fat tends to make you less hungry. So that’s normal. It should in fact be condusive to making you eat less, so long as you don’t eat way too many calories in fat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My go-to is a bagel with hummus, with a pot of Cuban coffee.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Granola bar in the dark while I rush out the door, as nature intended

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

500 kcal of Soylent. Weekday or weekend, doesn't matter.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to drink Soylent. Love that stuff, but for the price, I can just eat real food.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

12-18oz of black coffee, a fried egg over last night's leftover rice or a packet of instant oatmeal. I eat very early so I'm hungry again around 10:30 so I have a Second Breakfast. Usually some canned fish since I find it pretty satisfying and because it can easily be prepared different ways. Usually "Mediterranean" sardines over chopped onions, herring over hopped giardiniera, or the classic plain sardines on hot buttered toast with hot sauce.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Not much. Sometimes nothing. There's a Salvadoran bakery a block from my house though, so that's always tempting. Pastry, empanadas, or just a few rolls.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Steel cut oatmeal, cooks in less than 5 minutes. Mixed with honey and psyllium husk. Loads of fiber, sweet enough to get it down.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

2 slices toast, buttered, with marmite if I feel like it's worth the effort

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I go through phases but I always end up back to two slices of buttery toast.

Other things I sometimes cycle through Overnight oats Weetabix Porridge (winter only) Jam on toast Poached egg on toast

I also like home made pancake on a weekend day (family activity) or if going out for breakfast/brunch a full English or a chorizo breakfast hash

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I make "egg muffins" and freeze them to reheat every morning. To make these, I steam a bag of broccoli florets. I break these apart and put them into greased muffin tins. Then I add some shredded cheddar cheese and egg beaters. I bake these (400° for about 15 minutes or until done). Then, after they cool, I stick them in the freezer. I make sure I have 12 in a Tupperware tub in my refrigerator.

Every morning, I microwave 3 of them and have that with some whole wheat toast and cream cheese. (I take more out of the freezer as needed and they are mostly defrosted by the next morning.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I don't normally eat in the mornings as I've been practicing intermittent fasting for years. Tea or coffee, lots of water usually.

Lunch is a feast, with dinner a slight step down from the volume eaten at lunch. Meats and fats provides a lot of energy and break down longer so that may be the reason for your reduced hunger. Just those alone isn't healthy for you in the long run, yeah.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I make a smoothie every morning. Right now it's with frozen banana and berries, beet powder, moringa powder, and hemp and chia seeds. I used to do banana, berries, fresh spinach, and protein powder, but protein powder is too expensive right now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Not sure if this has anything to do with me being Autistic but I eat the same thing every meal... pasta, with veggies and protein (depending on what I have). Breakfast just means additional coffee. If I really don't have time then it's bakery and fried burrito from the nearby supermarket.

Tried to have a more "typical" American breakfast for a while until I realized I'm lactose intolerant so that never went anywhere...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m pretty close to yours - I eat one half avocado, two eggs sunny side up, and then a dash of mayo in the center of the avocado and fill it generally with shrimps. For me this keeps me full for a good while and I feel healthy and with a good stomach.

I usually only eat one full meal before dinner, but I’ll often have a banana, protein shake and apple as well.

If I’m working from home I try to wait with “breakfast” until there is a good pause between meetings, usually around lunch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm the same regarding schedule. This early eating is new for me.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Currently smoothie with 1 cup milk, protein powder scoop, banana, handful of strawberries, handful of mango.

Previously half a bowl of oatmeal. Or toast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Tea and two slices of bread and cheese. Sometimes a bit of orange juice with it. Alternatively, yogurt with some granola,but not very frequently.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

A peanut butter jelly sandwich.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I didn't used to be a breakfast person either, but I've been trying to move my food intake earlier in the day, it's supposed to be healthier. So, one of: plain yogurt with honey and fruit, one scrambled egg in an omelette with Parmesan cheese, or a bagel with butter. Almost always vegetable juice, and a multivitamin. Always always 2 cups of coffee. Depends on what's around and I feel like.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Tears. If I'm lucky, iced tea.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not a morning person. I wake up late and go to bed late, so I actually never eat in the morning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only thing I have for breakfast on the daily is my zero sugar energy drink and my antidepressant then wait till lunch for a meal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I used to be similar, but my metabolism must have changed over time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I like Ezekiel cereal, or toast. I think it's important to start the day with whole grains of some sort.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I do an egg sandwich (English muffin toasted, egg whipped and then fried in an egg circle, cheese). My trick to continually enjoying my sandwich is that I buy fancy chedder for it from the cheese store. I usually put a little Italian dressing on the English muffin for flavor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Svunt Shake, just with one cup oat milk and one cup whole milk instead of two whole milk. Helps me reach my calorie goal per day (I tend to undereat).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Very similar to your rice and eggs. I cook the eggs sunny side up with runny yolks and put them on the rice. Green onions, and a handful of cherry tomatoes. Some soy sauce to season and I am full for quite a while

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Weekdays: Approx. 100g of fresh or thawed berries and peaches mixed with 200g whole milk Greek yogurt, sweetened with stevia and drizzled with local honey.

Weekends: whatever leftover lunch/dinner type foods are in the fridge.

I also have a homemade latte everyday.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm on a doctor prescribed eating plan so two eggs or a protein shake or a protein bar (premier protein for the shakes and fit crunch for the bars for anyone curious.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

On weekdays, bread with something on it. If I'm planning on a really hard day, I might make a sunny egg and put it on a toast so that I don't starve 3 hours later.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Granola with almond milk, blueberries, raspberries, collagen, and creatine.

It's a bit much, but I like it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've never been a breakfast person either. But I used to do the "bullet proof " coffee thing. A tablespoon of unsalted butter and a tablespoon of mct coconut oil. I found that I wasn't as hungry by lunch time.
Fat and protein take a while to digest and can make you feel more full.
Definitely find an alternative to the butter sandwich though, that's a shit ton of calories.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I usually make a Smoothie that consists of a banana, some plain fat-free yogurt, 1 scoop chocolate Orgain protein powder, about 1/2 cup almond milk, and some frozen blueberries. Sometimes I add Chia seeds, instant coffee, or cocoa powder. This smoothie is filling enough for me til I need a small snack around 3:00.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It depends. During the work week, I'm awake before I've developed an appetite and settle for a banana and a coffee. Specifically cold brew espresso with a splash of whole milk and a scoop of chocolate flavored whey protein powder.

On the weekends though, I wait until 10 or 11 before I eat so I can savor a bigger meal. Typically bacon, eggs, and some diced red potatoes all cooked in the same cast iron pan. If I'm feeling frisky, I might whip up some French toast or pancakes as a side.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m not a morning eater, usually just 1 banana or maybe a bowl of plain cheerios

I get my energy from coffee in the morning

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