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Bored with healthy breakfast

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drspouse · 08/12/2021 22:26

I'm trying to plan or prepare breakfast in advance and I'm stuck in a rut of porridge (in slow cooker with raisins), toast and peanut butter, muesli, and the occasional omelette when I am not too rushed in the morning (two DCs, one with SEN), and overnight oats when it's warm (but even that I only have one recipe - milk/oats/frozen berries/nut butter.

Please inspire me (but seasonal i.e. no fresh strawberries in December and hopefully with protein/filling but not too much hassle or sugar). Bonus points if I can make it the night before. Oh and I don't like boiled/poached eggs!

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cakeface1 · 08/12/2021 22:37

@drspouse

Have thought of pancakes or protein yogurts or protein in shakes with oats blended in them.

LadyFuschia · 08/12/2021 22:43

Eggy bread or crumpets
Avocado on toast (with marmite)

To be honest I rarely vary other than toast with peanut butter or an egg, sometimes porridge. Weekends are for treat breakfasts though!

Allaboutthefood · 08/12/2021 22:47

You've just listed all my usual breakfasts and I'm also getting pretty bored and end up having DH's sugary cereal for variety which I want to avoid! I love eggs but struggle to have them at breakfast time so that removes a lot of options.

Other ideas:

avocado on toast
pancakes as PP said. Made some healthy oat apple cinammon ones this week and it was really nice.
breakfast muffins. I'm a bit of a rubbish baker but looking for a good recipe (perhaps with oat/carrot, or wouldn't mind a cheesey savoury one).
chia pudding
Waitrose do a recipe for a muesli and banana breakfast loaf with walnuts. I love it, might make it again this week actually!

Following for other ideas

Allaboutthefood · 08/12/2021 22:51

Oh I also found a recipe for carrot cake style overnight oats (oats or weetabix, vanilla yoghurt, grated carrot and spices). I cam dig out the recipe if it's of interest.

Eggy bread with warm plums is quite good too.

eddiemairswife · 08/12/2021 23:03

Toast, butter , marmalade. What more can one want?

namechanged221 · 08/12/2021 23:17

Scrambled eggs with no added sugar beans?

Or avocado and poached egg

Fried mushrooms and tomatoes and fried egg?

TyrannosaurusRights · 08/12/2021 23:24

Breakfast burrito.

Ham/chorizo/similar, cheese and bread.

Quiche.

Breakfast butty.

HollowTalk · 08/12/2021 23:32

Chop up an avocado, some feta cheese and some cherry tomatoes. Mix into a bowl with a little salt, pepper and a few chilli flakes. Pile it onto a toasted sesame bagel.

accidentlygothere · 08/12/2021 23:33

Greek yoghurt berries and peanut/almond butter :)

WeaverofWords · 08/12/2021 23:36

Chopped banana, plain yoghurt, a few walnuts or hazelnuts, drizzle of honey & pinch of cinnamon

TokenGinger · 08/12/2021 23:36

I mix 6 eggs, some shredded ham, cheese, spring onion and whatever other veg you'd like (carrots, peas, mushrooms, peppers etc - though I cook those first) in a jug, pour into 6 muffin cases and bake. I like 2-3 at once for breakfast. They keep for 3 days in the fridge. Bake in the oven. They're nice cold or warmed in the microwave.

If you have time to prep the night before, they're also nice with a low fat sausage pre-cooked and slice mixed in.

CarrotPuff · 08/12/2021 23:37

English muffin, cream cheese and smoked salmon
Yogurt and fruit
Smoothie?
Can't think of anything else that hasn't been listed yet!

Palavah · 08/12/2021 23:44

Porridge/overnight oats with berries (buy frozen) or chopped banana or grated apple. Add cinnamon

hivemindneeded · 08/12/2021 23:52

Skyr icelandic yoghurt topped with low sugar granola and plenty of frozen blueberries. Divine.

Greek yoghurt with chopped walnuts and honey - also divine.

Oats soaked in water or milk with grated apple and cinnamon stirred in. can add raisins or cranberries if you like. Best made the night before.

Bagel thin with grilled smokey back bacon and grilled tomatoes.

Holidaytan · 09/12/2021 00:02

Thin slices of apple on your peanut butter and toast and also chia pudding with fruits is delicious

AmIgoinghomeforXmas · 09/12/2021 00:11

cookieandkate.com/healthy-blueberry-muffins/#tasty-recipes-28250-jump-target

V fussy daughter likes these, I make in advance

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drspouse · 09/12/2021 08:37

I could make muffins in advance but while I love pancakes I can't make them on a weekday morning.
I'll have to try those egg cups. If they are enough like omelette I'll be OK.
I have no idea what chia pudding is! Not sure our corner of the NW has heard of it yet. Do you make it or buy it? Warm or cold?
I do already make porridge and ONO. 👍

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drspouse · 09/12/2021 08:38

(I don't find smoothies filling enough unfortunately)

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Caramellatteplease · 09/12/2021 08:47

I do something similar as the egg cups but with egg white to lower the calorie count. I find a pot of 500g egg whites does twelve portions. I cook them in silicone brownie trays, cut them and freeze them to use one portion at a time. If you're using muffin tins you can shove them straight in the freezer and when they are frozen empty them into a bag.

They are best left in the fridge overnight to defrost, then a few mins in the airfryer. But you can also bung them in the microwave/airfryer in the morning

Limer · 09/12/2021 08:52

Seconding the Greek Yogurt comments, at this time of year spoon it over frozen or tinned fruit. Drizzle with honey, add a few chopped nuts or handful of muesli/granola.

PurpleDaisies · 09/12/2021 08:56

I always make a double batch of pancakes (the American style ones) and freeze them. They can be heated up in the microwave or the toaster.

unidentia · 09/12/2021 09:04

I make a "quiche" weekly, and heat up a portion in the morning.

For 6 portions:
12 eggs
1 600g tub cottage cheese (normal not fat free)
100g grated mature cheddar

Whisk together roughly.
Line large oven tray with baking paper.
Pour mixture in.
Cook at 160oC for 30 minutes-ish
Lift out on baking paper onto a rack to cool.
Cut into pieces and store in fridge.

I like plain breakfasts, but you could add ham/veg etc if you preferred

unidentia · 09/12/2021 09:05

Oops forgot to say I reheat in air fryer, but you could do microwave/frypan.

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drspouse · 09/12/2021 22:16

Cooked some egg "muffins" today and will try them for breakfast tomorrow.

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drspouse · 10/12/2021 08:58

Success - I heated them in the microwave and they gave me an omelette feeling.
I also had a piece of home made raisin bread (DH makes it in the bread maker).
I got some wholemeal plain flour too so I'm going to try the blueberry muffins.

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