Monday, July 25, 2011

Breakfast on the go!?

Well at breakfast you want to really shoot for PROTEIN and FIBER. Here are a few "make ahead" options...

- Try a cold oatmeal and fruit parfait. Cook oatmeal and refrigerate over night.  Add some sweetener, fruit,  and yogurt and your good to go! Greek yogurt has more protein than regular yogurt. You could even add PB2 (Powdered peanut butter, look at the blog)

- I like to make burritos using 2 egg whites (30 calories and 10g protein or egg beaters (Yolk has mostly fat and cholesterol). Adding a slice of 2% milk cheese helps make up for the lack of yolk. Using a 50-100 cal high fiber wrap (see "my grocery list tab" of my blog for details) brings the grand total to 175-225 calories!

- You could substitute beans for the eggs (1/2 cup is about 100 cals, high fiber and about the same protein)  plus some sauteed veggies like onions and peppers which you cook on the weekend for use throughout the whole week.

No Cook....
- Fiber One Bars. (There are 90 calorie and 140 calorie options.)

- Vita tops, 100 calorie muffin tops found in organic frozen food section.

- Greek yogurt and cottage cheese with fiber one cereal and fruit (80-120cals/serving plus toppings)

- Single serve apple sauces, no sugar added (50 cals)

- Protein shakes are easy to make the night before and grab on the way out the door, i like to add a frozen banana and some PB2, even some fiber one original cereal. Downfall is that they are liquid so they dont keep you full for as long as solid food. For description of protein powders to look for visit my blog, i literally just posted on that.

Try HungryGirl.com for some more detailed recipes and i think she even translates her nutrition facts info into points!

Thats all i can think of for now. I hope that helps give you some good ideas.

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