900 calorie breakfast

I'm trying to follow the 40-30-20-10 calorie allotment. My target is 2250 calories, so for me this means a 900 calorie breakfast.

Some of you might be saying "Lucky you!" but here is the problem - I can't quite get there - which leads to bigger lunches & snacks to compensate.

Here's what I had for breakfast this morning -

380 cal - 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ strawberry preserves & grape jelly

200 cal - 2 large eggs fried w/ olive oil, topped with chunky salsa

Total 580 calories - and I'm stuffed! This is on the high end of my typical breakfasts - usually it's more like 2 packets of Quaker Raisin Date & Walnut oatmeal cooked in soy milk - can anybody suggest some healthy calories to add to a breakfast like this?

If you're absolutely determined to have a 900 calorie breakfast you'd have to up the fats and protein element.  They tend to be calorie-dense but low in bulk  Plenty of butter on the toast, for example... Another couple of eggs or maybe even a steak on the side.   Top the eggs with guacamole rather than salsa.  You could drink quite a lot of fruit juice or a glass of milk... that bumps up the calories.    Avoid too many high-fibre, bulky things like oatmeal and toast because they'll fill you up too quickly.

Out of curiosity... what's supposed to be wrong with having a bigger lunch or supper? 

Jane,

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with a bigger lunch or supper, this is just a method that I've heard of that I'd like to try for a while.

When I started CC three weeks ago, my typical lunch changed from three Whopper Jr's w/ cheese to a 6" Subway Club. And dinner changed from a whole frozen supreme pizza (or chinese buffet) to a Healthy Choice frozen dinner or grilled tuna steaks & chicken w/ veggies.

But my breakfast stayed the same - a bowl of cereal or oatmeal. So now even though my goal is 2250, I am finding that I'm barely reaching 1500. And I don't want my metabolism to just quit on me.

Thanks for your suggestions!

wow- I eat a 550-calorie breakfast, and I thought that was a lot! Can you add a bowl of oatmeal, cooked with milk?

BTW, it wasn't until I started eating the big breakfast every morning that my weight-loss really took off.  I don't know why it works, but it does!

It just doesn't sound like it fits you....  And shoehorning yourself into someone else's idea of a good eating pattern isn't always that constructive.   Wouldn't it be easier or more practical to plan your day in advance and make up the 700 cal shortfall by yes, having a bigger breakfast, but als adding extra things to your lunch and supper or including some healthy snacks between the meals?

peanut butter on the toast.

Instead of toast with fruit preserves, make a sandwitch with the eggs and toast, top with cheese and mayo and maybe some bacon/sausage/ham.

Wash it down with a big glass of whole milk and protein powder.

Have you tried stretching your breakfast out? Like have a couple hundred cals at 6am, then a couple hundred more at 0645, then finish it off at 0730? I'd cut it up into 300 cal doses. I'd imagine it be much easier to do it that way, especially if you have a commute in the morning, or have to get the kiddies ready for school.

If you are stuffed there's no reason to eat anymore. Use the calories later on for a healthy snack before lunch or dinner.

 

Almonds, cashews, avocado, cheese, basically you need some calorie dense foods that most of the rest of us end up avoiding much of the time.  Consider adding protein powder in your morning coffee or in a smoothie.

A 500 calorie breakfast seems huge to me and I regularly eat around 2000 calories, sometimes more if my exercise for the day requires it.

Instead of jelly on your toast, try cream cheese (or both)

Add cheese to your scrambled eggs.

Wash it down with a glass of juice.

 

Try this! You can find the breakfast menu at about 2:13.

add peanut butter to your toast, add cheese to your eggs, make a breakfast shake