Morning Variety Breakfast

Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in the
morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

David R wrote:

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

If you chose low fat, yes.

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

There are claims that going low carb works best for belly fat. I'm
a low carbers and it didn't help that for me. I lost pretty much
all over without anywhere near as much change to my belly as I
was hoping for.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Are you a morning person or an afternoon person?

I'm an afternoon person. For me variety in the morning doesn't make
sense. The same thing most days works fine because that's not the
part of the day I'm alert enough for it to matter.

For a morning person, anything that would work for any other meal
will work for your breakfast. Morning is your alert time so make your
own variety.

"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
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David R wrote:

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other
fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

If you chose low fat, yes.

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

There are claims that going low carb works best for belly fat. I'm
a low carbers and it didn't help that for me. I lost pretty much
all over without anywhere near as much change to my belly as I
was hoping for.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Are you a morning person or an afternoon person?

I'm an afternoon person. For me variety in the morning doesn't make
sense. The same thing most days works fine because that's not the
part of the day I'm alert enough for it to matter.

For a morning person, anything that would work for any other meal
will work for your breakfast. Morning is your alert time so make your
own variety.

I'm definitely not a morning person! Afternoon's always much, much better.

I go running very occasionally now, due to study commitments, but I have
been swimming twice a week lately for quite a long period of time, about an
hour each session on average.

I'm not going to let a diet take over my life, or exercise, but I do eat
particularly well, with plenty of veg each day, and wholewheat/wholemeal
varieties of food, such as pasta/rice/bread, etc, and enjoy cooking my own
meals from scratch, so I think I'm not doing too badly.

I will be original and stick to porridge for breakfast I think, it's easy to
wolf it down!

Thanks for the reponse, I was just generally pondering various paths for
breakfast in my original post :-)

"David R" wrote in message
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I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in
the morning.

Personally, I've never believed this. Oatmeal is way too glycogenic for me.
If I eat it in the morning without protein, I'll have the shakes within a
couple of hours. If, however, I put some sesame seeds, raisins, and milk in
it, that gives me some readily bioavailable protein, and I won't get "sugar
shock."

ep

I like to make a mini egg white frittata with vegetables, a little left over
chicken, or whatever else I've got that would go in...

omelets are good,

hum.. fruits with yogurt can work too, but I need more proteins in the
morning..

The possibilities are endless actually.. porrige.. eeeeeeew
will~

"David R" wrote in message
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Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in
the morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other
fruit, is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

"David R" wrote in message
...
Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in
the morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other
fruit, is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

hot cereal (oatmeal, oat bran, or whatever's available). Cook it with skim
milk, sweeten with splenda and add some cinnamon. For variety, stir in some
raisins, dried cranberries, etc. Sprinkle with some granola for crunch and
texture. A breakfast like this is going to pack more calories, but it's
high in fiber and decent amount of protein, and will stick with you til
afternoon. I can usually skip lunch on this.

David R wrote:
Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in the
morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

Personally, I don't think you can do better than oatmeal. It has 5 gm
of protein and is low-fat besides. I like mine with blueberries but no
milk. The nonfat milk does add more protein though, so whoever said you
aren't getting protein is wrong. dkw

On 26 Oct 2006 19:54:47 -0700, wrote:


David R wrote:
Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in the
morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

Personally, I don't think you can do better than oatmeal. It has 5 gm
of protein and is low-fat besides. I like mine with blueberries but no
milk. The nonfat milk does add more protein though, so whoever said you
aren't getting protein is wrong. dkw

It's all relative. My breakfast today -- All Bran, flax cereal, soy
protein powder, plus skim milk -- had 30g of protein (370 calories, 8g
fat).

I like oatmeal but without added protein powder it isn't really
satiating enough for me. I eat a lot of protein, in general.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Chris Braun wrote:
On 26 Oct 2006 19:54:47 -0700, wrote:


David R wrote:
Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in the
morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

Personally, I don't think you can do better than oatmeal. It has 5 gm
of protein and is low-fat besides. I like mine with blueberries but no
milk. The nonfat milk does add more protein though, so whoever said you
aren't getting protein is wrong. dkw

It's all relative. My breakfast today -- All Bran, flax cereal, soy
protein powder, plus skim milk -- had 30g of protein (370 calories, 8g
fat).

I like oatmeal but without added protein powder it isn't really
satiating enough for me. I eat a lot of protein, in general.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

That seems strange. I really don't believe you are that sensitive to
protein psysiologically. It must be psychological. I get about 50 gm of
protein a day, often skip breakfast and I'm healthy and not overweight.
This is surely much more complicated than your body telling you you
need protein? dkw

On 27 Oct 2006 05:01:20 -0700, wrote:


Chris Braun wrote:
On 26 Oct 2006 19:54:47 -0700, wrote:


David R wrote:
Hey there,

I am aware porridge oats are one of the best breakfasts you can have in the
morning. Here in Britain, it's pretty wet weather, and I get sick of
wheetabix!

If I blend: few spoonfuls of oats, semi-skimmed milk, 1 banana/other fruit,
is that a 'good' breakfast start?

Or is it asking for weight-gain? I've got a bit of a belly, and feel
tackling the breakfast issue is perhaps a good idea.

I'm happy to have porridge but it's pretty boring let's be honest!

Cheers,

Dave.

Personally, I don't think you can do better than oatmeal. It has 5 gm
of protein and is low-fat besides. I like mine with blueberries but no
milk. The nonfat milk does add more protein though, so whoever said you
aren't getting protein is wrong. dkw

It's all relative. My breakfast today -- All Bran, flax cereal, soy
protein powder, plus skim milk -- had 30g of protein (370 calories, 8g
fat).

I like oatmeal but without added protein powder it isn't really
satiating enough for me. I eat a lot of protein, in general.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

That seems strange. I really don't believe you are that sensitive to
protein psysiologically. It must be psychological. I get about 50 gm of
protein a day, often skip breakfast and I'm healthy and not overweight.
This is surely much more complicated than your body telling you you
need protein? dkw

I'm not saying I'd be ill or die or something if I didn't eat this
much protein, but it is certainly a fact that I feel more satisfied if
I eat higher levels of protein, and that proteins are what I most
crave when hungry. I am also healthy and not overweight. I never
skip breakfast. Your way may be better for you, but that doesn't mean
it would be beter for me. Do you have a psychological reason for
eating less protein? If not, why do you suppose I should have one for
eating more?