How many calories for breakfast?

Hiya,

on days when I am working for breakfast I usually have about 95g porridge oats/oatmeal with 300ml semi skimmed milk, to keep me going.

I think this works out around 500kcal possibly more.

Is this too high an amount of calories for breakfast? Will I have to eat less calories throughout the rest of the day?

Does any body know any lower calorie breakfasts that will keep you going for a long time?

thanks

:)

I don't think any amount is "too much" for breakfast although you will have to adjust the rest of your day to make sure you stay within your limits. Obviously, the more you eat for breakfast, the less you can eat for other meals/snacks.

You may want to search on CC for more information as there is a whole line of thought that breakfast should be the largest meal of the day while dinner should be the smallest. I can't say whether it works or not, but I have read quite a few posts on here about it.

I know that none of my answers are really concrete, but that's because the "right" amount to eat for breakfast is the amount that works for you. Some people struggle to eat a small amount while others love to eat a huge hearty meal. Personally, I'm right in the middle at about 300 cal.

My nutritionist told me that my breakfast should be at least 350 calories.  He did not state a maximum however.  Hope that helps a little.

truth? 500 sounds a bit high for b'fast. i tend to stay around 300 cals. although i do more than just 3 meals a day - opting for about 5 or 6 smaller throughout the day - so maybe that's where we differ..

I usually have about 600 for breakfast while maintaining. I'm never hungry in the evening when I eat most of my calories during the day. When I try to gain weight I eat around 200-300. I'm RAVENOUS throughout the entire day when I do that.

Interesting, I'm always ravenous throughout the day. Maybe I just need to eat more in the morning.

I just logged my breakfast on CC and it came to around 415 calories (granted I list EVERYTHING like my 3 cups of coffee, 2 splendas, 2 tbsp of sugar free jam, 5 unfrosted mini wheats) but I usually aim for between 300-450 calories for breakfast depending on the day.

Since I am off of work today I slept later until around 8am and just had a larger breakfast of eggwhites, spinach, fat free shredded cheese, onions, peppers and 2 slice of light toast w/ sf jelly and a few unfrosted mini wheats to munch on.  The tought is that I probably wont eat again until lunch around 1-1:30.

On work days I usually have cereal/oatmeal or yogurt =250 calories around 6:30-7am and then have 150-200 calories for a snack around 9:30-10 still equaling the same amount of calories just spaced out more.

So basically I have around 500 calories before lunch just differently spaced depending on schedule.