savory breakfast recipes anyone?

[Brandi]

I don't like a lot of sweet in the morning for breakfast. I have avacado on toast sometimes. A slice of cheese and tomotoe on bread then toasted. And then there is egg on english muffin. All whole grain bread. But eating egg all the time is not good. But then I feel much more lasting energy then with oatmeal or ceral.
So I am looking for new healthy idea's for breakfast. that don't includ sugar.

[smilingcat]

egg white colored with tumuric. So it looks bit more appealing. Just a pinc will do. You want to add color not taste.

With hashbrown (use a cheese grater goes quick and rinse before you put it in a skillet).

left over pasta with marinara sauce. (also cooked up in skillet)

I occasionally will make western omlette. Slice mushrooms, dice bell pepper (capsican) and onion, shred cheese the night before. In the morning, dice tomato and you're good to go with 2 egg omlette. or 2 whole eggs with one egg white. Cook up the extra yolk and give to the dogs. I like mine with ketchup. :eek: :eek:

something cold? make yourself a batch of Mussli. Home made and you can control the amount of sugar. I love filberts(hazelnuts), almonds, walnuts, rolled oats, banana and with plain yogurt. I might add an oatmeal cookie.

smilingcat

[divingbiker]

I don't know if you eat tofu or not, but this is what I made this morning (and nearly every weekend). It's from PETA's cookbook, The Compassionate Cook (http://www.amazon.com/Compassionate-Cook-Please-dont-Animals/dp/0446394920). I eat this with a fake sausage patty and a piece of toast, and it's delicious.

Tofu Scrambles
4 servings

1 pound firm tofu, patted dry and mashed
1/8 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped vegetables (green bell pepper, fresh mushrooms, onions, tomatoes--whatever you like) (note: I use more like two cups of vegetables, and keep them kind of chunky)

Their directions: Place the tofu in a lightly oiled saute pan and cook over medium for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, stir well, and cook for 5-8 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked and the tofu is heated through.

My directions: Heat a bit of olive oil, then saute the vegetables until tender. Crumble the tofu into the pan and add the spices. Stir to distribute the turmeric evenly (it gives the dish a pretty yellow color) and cook until the tofu is heated and most of the liquid (if there is any) has evaporated.

[KnottedYet]

I eat a lot of lunch and dinner foods for breakfast. Lots of beans and salsa with eggs, quesodillas, fish, chicken, nachos, leftover dinner, sometimes salads but I prefer warm b'fasts. I need a protein or beans in my breakfast or I end up hungry a couple hours later.

About the only sweet things I like for breakfast are pancakes and warm cereal made of quinoa and almonds with a little honey.

Dunno why, but spicy foods are really appealing to me first thing in the morning! (home-fried potatoes with Sriracha sauce! MMMMM!):D

[Brandi]

There are some good idea's here. But what is Sriracha sauce? I love spicy!
I need protein too. Either that or I am starving by 10:00. I don't have a cholesterol problem ( I am only 39) so does that mean I can eat an egg every day if I wanted? If I have an egg on toast (whole grain) and a glass of oj or Green juice, I am good to go all morning!
I am very interested in the almonds and quinoa with honey! That sounds really good and filling too. That would keep me going for hours. Do you toast the almonds knotted?

[KnottedYet]

Sriracha sauce is a brand of hot sauce that you can find everywhere around here. Kind of like Chinese Tabasco. (thicker and richer than Tabasco, though.) I get 28 oz bottles for about $3. I use a LOT. Made in the USA. www.huyfong.com

I've had crazy high cholesterol since I was a teenager. Who knew that scrawny little me was a cholesterol factory? I try to control my egg consumption, but I really like eggs. They get me into trouble, seductive little miscreants that they are. As far as whether you can eat an egg or two every day, you'd have to ask your doc.

I buy roasted and lightly salted almonds, then chop them up and sprinkle them on my quinoa. The toasted flavor of the almonds compliments the tangy-nutty flavor of the quinoa nicely, and the salt adds zest and contrast to the honey.

Edit: I did find Sriracha at a restaurant when I was travelling out of state once. I clutched it to my homesick bosom, then DUMPED it ALL OVER my pale and lifeless restaurant eggs and potatoes! Yummy!

[Zen]

I keep waiting for Spam to make an appearance here.

[snapdragen]

I keep waiting for Spam to make an appearance here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4&feature=related

[Bron]

Porridge. Cook it in the microwave (if you have one), or in a pan with water. Eat with a splash of milk.
Or with spam?????????????? Yuck

[KnottedYet]

I'm trying to cut back on spam, cuz my last cholesterol test was... bad.

sigh.

[latelatebloomer]

Soup or homemade chili! A little chili on a couple tortillas....mmmm, a great start to the day!

[OakLeaf]

A large dollop of peanut butter, and a sprinkle of salt, in my oatmeal.

[three]

1) Toast (or toasted bagel) with mascarpone cheese and slices of strawberry on top (one strawberry is plenty for a single slice). This is an indulgent breakfast since the cheese isn't the cheapity cheap kind...but the idea would work for many other cheeses.

2) Breakfast tortilla wrap with: scrambled egg (or egg whites/egg substitute), steamed chopped spinach, tomato, and a bit of avocado or cheese. Use the little tortillas...not the giant ones.

[Pedal Wench]

Sriracha sauce is a brand of hot sauce that you can find everywhere around here. Kind of like Chinese Tabasco. (thicker and richer than Tabasco, though.) I get 28 oz bottles for about $3. I use a LOT. Made in the USA. www.huyfong.com

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Edit: I did find Sriracha at a restaurant when I was travelling out of state once. I clutched it to my homesick bosom, then DUMPED it ALL OVER my pale and lifeless restaurant eggs and potatoes! Yummy!

I've always just called it 'Rooster Sauce' because of the logo. Glad I'm not the only addict!

[Brandi]

I've always just called it 'Rooster Sauce' because of the logo. Glad I'm not the only addict!

YES ROOSTER SAUCE! Why didn't you say that knotted? Then I would have known what you were talking about! I love that stuff it is yummy! I use their garlic paste to spice up all kinds of stuff I make!

[KnottedYet]

Rooster sauce. I'll try to remember that...;)

[Geonz]

Usually I'm all over a bagel with cheese (with pretzel salt sprinkled on top and maybe some jalapeno slices).
Sometimes oatmeal but I want to find a way to do it ahead of time. The prepackaged stuff has so much extra sugar.

Leftovers - pizza, chinese... but it helps that my housemates have a *serious* delivery addiction that I am thankfully too introverted to ever develop.

[Brandi]

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/240748 this looks very yummy! breakfast risotto!

[jusdooit]

Cheese grits, sometimes peanut butter on toasted english muffin, oatmeal with raisins.
Saw an article or on a news program that eggs are not the beasts they've been made out to be (may have been in Bicycling Mag.)

[Brandi]

Cheese grits, sometimes peanut butter on toasted english muffin, oatmeal with raisins.
Saw an article or on a news program that eggs are not the beasts they've been made out to be (may have been in Bicycling Mag.)
I would think if it is something you don't have a problem with you would be ok. And if you don't eat much during the rest of the day it should balance out right?

[EBD]

You can also keep eating eggs but reduce the amount of yolks you use. Plain egg whites are super depressing, but mixed with salsa and wrapped in a tortilla, or made into a quick fritatta with spinach and feta, they can be made tasty. My standard omelet is one whole egg plus two whites. (I do always feel guilty throwing away the yolks. But, I decided there's nothing to be done about that.)

I'm with you, I get hungry by 10 if I had no protein for breakfast. I usually get it from fat-free yogurt, mixed with muesli (which has dried fruit, but no added sugar). Cottage cheese would also give you some protein, and can be mixed with savory things.

[OakLeaf]

Eggs: just like meat, the type of fat in the yolks is largely dependent on what the animal ate and what kind of life it lived. If you can get local, pasture-raised eggs, they're much higher in Omega 3s and don't tend to raise your LDL cholesterol nearly as much. Hens are so easy to raise that almost everyone, even in suburbs and exurbs, can find a local farmer. (Most cities are easy because they usually have thriving farmer's markets. And for the record, hens do need supplemental feed to lay regularly, so they won't be entirely pasture-fed, but you may be able to find a farmer who feeds only local organic grain.)

I still wouldn't eat any animal product every day. Unfortunately, "organic" and so-called "free-range" mass-produced grocery store eggs are almost always factory farmed, so avoid those as well if cholesterol or animal welfare are issues for you.

Oatmeal, or any grain cereal, is easy to make ahead and keep in the fridge for several days. If additives are your only concern, "quick oats" are basically shredded, with no sugar or other additives, and they'll cook up in 1-2 minutes. Or you can microwave old fashioned oats for 6 minutes on 50% power without stirring, just make sure you use a large enough container so it doesn't boil over. I use a 4 cup container for 1/2 cup of raw oats, but if your water is softened or naturally very soft, you may need a much larger container.

[ehirsch83]

Lately I have been big on making skillets. I have been buying the Simply Potato brand of hash browns or diced potatoes at the grocery(only potatoes and some seasoning, no extra stuff in them- about 80 calories per serving) and I have been cooking them in the skillet then scrambling in 2-3 eggs with them, adding some veggies if I want.

[lauren.warnecke]

I like skillets too. I don't eat eggs, so I make tofu scrambles a lot, sprinkled with tumeric to make it resemble scrambled eggs. Sometimes I just saute veggies by themselves and that's great too with toast or a bagel. I chop veggies in bulk so it literally take 5 minutes to make a hot meal.

Another thing I like if you're not into sweet is sliced tomato over oatmeal. Sounds weird, but it's good. I add a pinch of salt if I'm feeling frisky.:eek: