Good breakfasts

[paintedpanda]

I struggle to make a decent breakfast. I’m seriously trying to cut down on my sugar intake because it’s out of control. I eat healthy meals (my problem is snacking) but breakfast is my downfall because I love sugary cereal.

I’ve made homemade muesli recently with oats, nuts, seeds, sultanas, and goji berries which I’m enjoying. I toasted half of the oats with a small amount of honey and some vanilla extract. I also eat this with a handful of fresh strawberries which I find makes a massive difference (although I do like the muesli on its own). My worry is that it’s still high in sugar. Bowl for bowl there’s probably about 10 sultanas and 15 goji berries, plus about 5 medium strawberries.

My short term goal is healthy eating rather than weight loss, as I’m breastfeeding twins, so I’m trying to focus on cutting down sugar (as in bars of chocolate for snacking on) rather than weight loss currently. If I do lose weight then it’s just a bonus. I have lost over 10kg from my pre-booking weight through breastfeeding alone.
Obviously, with 6 month old twins, I don’t have the time to be making elaborate breakfasts. Or even cooking anything. I’m not a huge egg fan so the most popular option isn’t really an option.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Is cooking completely out? Because two breakfasts I often have are chicken sausages (chipolatas) from Lidl and mushrooms fried in spray oil. You can do the sausages in an air fryer so they don't need any looking over. Or the same but black pudding cooked in the air fryer instead of sausages.

Might sound odd but neither are high in calories or fat. Black pudding has changed since I was young anyway! Both are super high in protein and low in calories overall if you're counting. I find they're the best breakfasts to keep me feeling full till lunchtime. Not an egg in sight.

I would definitely struggle to cook. My boys will cry a lot if they aren’t interacted with and they’re harder to settle when both are crying. Lunch is difficult enough but I often have a prepared salad that I can just grab from the fridge or can manage a sandwich or tinned soup.
We also don’t have an air fryer! DH didn’t get on with it so we got rid.

The most straightforward thing to do would be to have your granola with full fat Greek yoghurt, then the berries then sprinkle granola on the top, so it’s a smaller portion of granola with more protein from the yoghurt so keeps you fuller longer and better for gut health, especially if you add some linseed and chia seed too

”full fat” yoghurt is 10% fat by the way, it’s not a high fat food

OP you can batch prep things like chicken sausages. Cook a couple of packs and leave in the fridge then you can just grab them when you need to eat. Between bread, bit of bbq sauce, handful of cherry tomatoes on the side etc. Filling, good amount of protein, some veg, tasty, decent amount of fibre if you go for wholemeal or seeded bread.

Used to eat enormous bowls of porridge when breastfeeding (and not twins!). With grated carrot and cinnamon, plus nuts and banana. You can stick it on low and let it do its thing, so it’s minimal hassle.

Also hard boiled eggs, smushed on wholemeal toast with butter and loads of pepper.

I currently eat high protein kefir yoghurt (you can buy it at Tesco and I'm sure lots of other places) with fruit for breakfast - usually an apple, a kiwi, and some berries. If I'm extra hungry or I've got a busy day I add a handful of nuts too, usually walnuts and almonds. I don't add any extra sugary things.

It's filling, takes about 1 minute to chop up my fruit, and it's high in protein (one 160 cal pot of kefir is 30 grams of protein). You could also use Skyr for similar high protein effect.

Edit: just seen you're BF so def have a whole pot plus lots of lovely nuts / seeds / nut butter to fill you up! You can also use it to make smoothies.

My breakfast this morning has been a chopped apple and pear, cooked quickly in a pan/microwave with some Greek yoghurt (the really thick stuff) with a glass of chia water. High in protein and fibre and keeps me full until lunchtime.

So get another air fryer Your DH doesn't need to use it. They're a game changer for being able to cook things without standing over it like you do with a pan or a grill. You just set it going and it turns off when done, so you can go back to it at your own convenience. Also cheaper to use than the oven.

Can you cook when your DH is around to look after the babies? Or he cooks?