Preferably something that has little to no preparation required.
Oatmeal. Pour in bowl with water/milk and nuke it for 3-4 min. Or you can do the whole overnight oats thing and have it ready with no prep in the morning.
I second oatmeal but I go with savory. 50g of oats, 250ml of broth/liquid.
Variation 1 is a spice mix that mimics a favorite rice pilaf recipe (maybe 1/2 tsp of Old Bay seasoning, some salt and pepper, a sprinkle of turmeric and coriander). Then add in protein, veg, cheese, whatever. That’s my go-to most of the time.
Variation 2 is “pizza” style: a scoop of premade marinara, some broth to fill out the rest of the liquid, and a sprinkle of shredded mozz. Throw in some protein/veg that works (think pizza).
Variation 3 is “Mexican style,” which I mostly do if I have some leftover carnitas or taco meat: change the spices to chili powder and cumin, cheese, of course.
Quick oats cook up in 2-2.5 minutes in the microwave. Total prep time is maybe 10-15 minutes.
And if you don’t like the texture of cooked oatmeal, you can also just pour water/milk over rolled oats and eat it as is
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There’s a reason centuries of peasants survived on gruel…
It really is the best answer. It’s pretty tasty, fast, and filling
Overnight oats which you can prepare the night before. Soak some oats in milk and keep it in the fridge for at least 2 hours for the oats to soak up all the liquids. Toss in your favourite toppings, like freshly chopped fruits, or even some chocolate, and it’s ready to eat.
Wait you mean you don’t cook the oats? Oats (the old fashioned 30 minute kind) cook nicely for me in 4 minutes in an instant pot, but no cooking sounds even better.
Cooking is entirely optional.
Cooking is not necessary for overnight oats. I used steel cut myself, but the texture of these oats prepared this way may be chewier than you expect or are used to though, if you have always been heat-cooking them.
Just look up overnight oats and there are plenty of recipes and suggestions, some even using yogurt instead of milk. Here’s one from Martha Stewart for starters,
https://www.marthastewart.com/1524080/no-cook-overnight-oats
Oatmeal. You can customize it to what you need and your tastes. It just needs liquid for the oats and whatever additions you want to do. I use chia seeds and flax seeds for protein & fiber, and add frozen fruit and vanilla soy milk. Microwave and enjoy.
Peanut butter, dried fruit, honey, fresh fruit, etc. are all good choices
Oatmeal with dried cranberries, honey or brown sugar, with hot water poured over
I have little meal prepped oatmeal jars I set up. Everything is pre-measured just add a cup of water and pour in the jar, boil and you’re done. They have oats, brewers yeast, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and sometimes whey protein (that one changes how you have to hear it though to prevent weird clumping). Throw a fried egg on top of I have time, or a scoop of cream cheese to mix things up
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ah yes the cock and balls breakfast
Fiber & protein with a little salt & sugar in there for funsies.
Yes, I also lost a lot of weight since adding eggs on my breakfast. I’m surprised most answers here are for cereal and peanut butter but no eggs.
Eggs are great, but they’re not a fast/quick item to me. You can boil them in advance to have them on hand, but sometimes peeling can be annoying.
Oh, depends how you have them. I typically fry them using cooking spray, or soft boil them. Fried they take me 2 minutes. I don’t scramble or make them into omelettes ever for breakfast, others in my family who do take at least 15 minutes which feels like an eternity to me.
As I’ve become older the old “unhealthy” meals of bacon and eggs were not fully bad way to start your day in the sense of protein over carbs and sugars.
The latter leaves one hungry and snacking all day with no way to ever really get full. As much as bacon isn’t healthy for us the protein start is better for blood sugars than oatmeal or cereals to break fast.
Well, I’m a morning oatmeal eater and my doctor, who is way too into nutrition ,is happy with it, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We go over diet & blood tests every year.
I’m going to give that a try, that sounds like a great breakfast now that eggs are back to their normal price
- Overnight oats
- Yogurt with frozen fruit and granola (parfait)
- Granola/protein bar of choice
- Hard boiled eggs
- Peanut butter toast
I’m only up to #3 and already full.
+1 for eggs for both nutrients and filling
Boil the night before when low on time; otherwise can scramble etc. for a warm meal when time allows
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Red, green or yellow?
Great option! For me personally, Soylent tastes really good and has good nutrition, but I never feel full drinking it.
I have the same issue but adding a heaping tablespoon of psyllium husks to the soylent really helps with the fullness problem.
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+1 and Huel black is my drinkable meal of choice.
Is there an equivalent to eatcheapandhealthy here?
Let’s starting posting there and get some action happening. The latest post was 2 months ago, and the majority are 4 months old.
I need some cheap healthy food!
A serving each of full fat Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and chocolate protein powder all mixed up. It forms a mousse and is yummy. Takes a minute to make and a couple minutes to eat, lots of protein and fat so it keeps you going way longer than it should. I mix the PB into the yogurt first then mix in the protein, that helps it mix better.
I’m stealing this. I need to change up my breakfast routine, I’ve been making the same breakfast for 3 years. Cheesy chicken patty tortilla melt thing 🤷♂️
Switching the hot breakfast for a cold one is a bold move!
We’ll see how it plays out lol
Peanut butter and jelly. If you want to be a culinary genius, toast the bread.
And add some honey to it
I commute via boat. My standard is instant oatmeal w/ dried fruit in a mason jar with lid and a coozie.
I buy the oatmeal and dried fruit in bulk and prep a weeks worth at a time. The whole process takes less than 5 mins. While I’m getting ready for work I boil water and then pour it in just before leaving. By the time I load up on the boat it’s cool enough to eat.
A bottle of Soylent contains 400 calories. It contains exactly 20% of each RDA-recognized vitamin, about 30 grams of carbs, a healthy balance of fats, and protein. Preparation is shaking the bottle for about three seconds, and peeling off a little foil seal.
Used to be you couldn’t drink it fast without getting digestion issues but now they’ve added enzymes to help digest the oats, so you can chug that bottle without issue.
A little more expensive than groceries you prepare, but cheaper than any buyable prepared breakfast you’d get from a coffee shop, diner, convenience store, or fast food joint.
I haven’t tried Soylent. Does it actually make you feel full?
Yup. Just don’t try to have a 100% Soylent diet, that’s when I was always feeling hungry. This was like 10 years ago when I bought the powder in bulk.
The bottles you can buy at a grocery store today are much better. Downing a bottle of Soylent is unparalleled in terms of time, cost, amd nutrition.
I also drink these. I like the chocolate flavor.
I like that there’s a variety. I keep chocolate, strawberry, and banana on hand
Is it vegan?
My go to is plain Greek yogurt and a handful of raspberries or strawberries. And throw in some oats or granola to change it up
NO PREP: A couple slices of smoked salmon. A few cherry tomatoes. Another fruit of your choice (apple, orange, berries, etc.)
Substitute similar things for variety: Smoked mackrel, whitefish, trout, or herring. Vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli or snap peas instead of cherry tomatoes. Fish not your thing (too bad cause it’s VERY healthy) then eat sliced meats. Leaner is healthier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_fish
ANOTHER LOW PREP OPTION: Charcuterie board. Make it in a big glass storage container and keep it in the fridge so all you have to do is take it out. Graze. Put it back. These can have almost endless foods on them, but choose wisely. No candy, Nancy! Eat some nuts.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Charcuterie+board&t=ffab&ia=recipes
For years I ate cereal with milk and was still hungry. Stop being a bitch and putting sugar on your sugar and eat real food.
Even if you’re not being super lean, one should know that sugar makes you hungrier, and increases cravings for sugar at a later date too.
Bircher muesli, it’s basically oats soaked in milk overnight. Can be prepared weeks in advance (in dry form) and takes seconds to prepare the night before.
Do you find you have no appetite in the morning?
I have this problem and find that Greek yogurt cups and black tea help.
Alternatively, the “BRAT” diet is meant for someone with a queasy stomach from being ill but also works in this case: Banana, Rice, Applesauce, Toast.
