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Guesses please, as to the calorie content of my breakfast

19 replies

JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:29

I’m new to this and am enjoying keeping myself on track by logging my calories on MyFitnessPal, which I’m using for the first time ever.
I love having the same breakfast as it really sets me up for the day. But I’m not sure as to the calorie content of it, and MFP seems a bit flummoxed too!
I’m having a jam jar full of fat free Greek yogurt, chia seeds, frozen fruit and oats (normal, rolled oats - I’ve tried it with protein oats but it’s not as nice).
I absolutely LOVE this breakfast and look forward to it each morning, so your help is appreciated :)

Guesses please, as to the calorie content of my breakfast
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Livedandlearned · 05/04/2025 17:30

How many grams of each?

Grimbeorn · 05/04/2025 17:31

You need to weigh each ingredient separately and then get calorie data for each. There is absolutely no way you can guess at this. 250 all the way to 750 is my guess, but that's no help to you whatsoever.

WeAllHaveWings · 05/04/2025 17:32

Weight each element as you add to the jar and create it as a recipe in MFP so you can use the same one each time

Noone can guess

Livedandlearned · 05/04/2025 17:33

Just an estimate of weights

Guesses please, as to the calorie content of my breakfast
Gretnaglebe · 05/04/2025 17:36

Overnight oats are great but be careful to weigh . The chia seeds are delicious but probably unnecessary

JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:39

Aah, thanks everyone. Of course it would make sense that I’d need to measure/weigh first.

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AtomHeartMotherOfGod · 05/04/2025 17:39

About 300kcal. That's based on about 300g yoghurt, tbsp each of chia and oats, and about 30g fruit.

If you have more chia and oats than that it'll hike up the calories more than the fruit and yoghurt would.

JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:40

Gretnaglebe · 05/04/2025 17:36

Overnight oats are great but be careful to weigh . The chia seeds are delicious but probably unnecessary

The chia seeds actually add nothing for me taste-wise. I had just heard that they have heath benefits.

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AestheticallyChallenged · 05/04/2025 17:41

I don't care how many calories. I want your breakfast!

AestheticallyChallenged · 05/04/2025 17:43

Anyway nutritionally that is a perfect breakfast. Protein, slow release carbs and fruit ( probably berries I'm guessing). Brilliant start to the day. Recipe please?

JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:53

@AestheticallyChallenged

Aww, thank you. I think this is the first time in my 50 years that I’ve been asked for a recipe, as I’m not known for my culinary skills, ha ha! It truly is delicious though and keeps me full for most of the day.
A layer of oats (Scott’s porridge oats work perfectly, but from the box, not instant oats from the packet)
2 tablespoons of chia seeds
Fat free Greek style plain yogurt (I like Lidl or Tesco)
Frozen fruit to top (my favourite are Tesco frozen cherries and/or their frozen raspberries)
Plus a few nuts (Lidl mixed bag)

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JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:55

AtomHeartMotherOfGod · 05/04/2025 17:39

About 300kcal. That's based on about 300g yoghurt, tbsp each of chia and oats, and about 30g fruit.

If you have more chia and oats than that it'll hike up the calories more than the fruit and yoghurt would.

This was my estimate, though I upped it to 350 to be on the safe side.

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JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:56

Thanks everyone.

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Swanout · 05/04/2025 18:18

The chia seeds are great for keeping you regular if you’re constipated!

AestheticallyChallenged · 05/04/2025 20:51

JMSA · 05/04/2025 17:53

@AestheticallyChallenged

Aww, thank you. I think this is the first time in my 50 years that I’ve been asked for a recipe, as I’m not known for my culinary skills, ha ha! It truly is delicious though and keeps me full for most of the day.
A layer of oats (Scott’s porridge oats work perfectly, but from the box, not instant oats from the packet)
2 tablespoons of chia seeds
Fat free Greek style plain yogurt (I like Lidl or Tesco)
Frozen fruit to top (my favourite are Tesco frozen cherries and/or their frozen raspberries)
Plus a few nuts (Lidl mixed bag)

Thank you so much for this! Just been to Lidl to get supplies, so I'm going to have it for breakfast tomorrow. Much healthier than the cake I had this morning....

JMSA · 06/04/2025 01:02

@AestheticallyChallenged no problem and enjoy! x

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MJOkayy · 06/04/2025 02:35

Crikey! That's very healthy but also, I'm afraid, quite high in calories! Oats are a magic food, so good form you, but pretty high calorie! As are seeds.

It's hard.to.kniw without you weighing everything, but estimate at least 400 calories.

If I was recording this in a calorie app I'd probably record as 450 calories to be on the safe side.

GildedRage · 06/04/2025 03:46

it can be anywhere from 250-450 you really need to weigh each item.
you can weigh the ingredients as you put them in the jar; jar on the scale set to zero, add in oats (write down the weight) set to zero, add in the next item (write down the weight) set to zero etc.

PersonalBest · 06/04/2025 08:43

MJOkayy · 06/04/2025 02:35

Crikey! That's very healthy but also, I'm afraid, quite high in calories! Oats are a magic food, so good form you, but pretty high calorie! As are seeds.

It's hard.to.kniw without you weighing everything, but estimate at least 400 calories.

If I was recording this in a calorie app I'd probably record as 450 calories to be on the safe side.

Even if it were 450 that would be fine for one meal unless the OP was being very restricted, which isn't really a good idea.

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