Breakfast

[DeniseGoldberg]

I'm looking for a good mix of carbs and protein in my breakfast cereal, along with what I consider to be a reasonable amount of fiber. So my usual breakfast bowl contains Kashi Go Lean and (Kellogg) All Bran Buds topped with fruit and 1% milk. The fruit depends on season - my preference is bananas and blueberries and strawberries, but the berries can be a problem in the off season. I've been told both that I'm a bit weird and that my off-season substitution is a lot weird, but I've found that grapes work well - so in the winter my cereal is often topped with banana slices and grapes.

If I want something else to top off all of that cereal and fruit, my choice is often a toasted frozen waffle topped with natural (grind-your-own) peanut butter.

It's funny, but I absolutely hated peanut butter when I was growing up - and I can't get enough of it now. Of course that could be the comparison with the processed packaged peanut butter and freshly ground nothing added peanut butter!

[Veronica]

Well, I wasn't hungry at 9 today like I have been. I need breakfast to be quick and easy for me, so I'm going to keep having this for awhile.

Two big globs of peanut butter - the natural low sodium stuff, chunky - seemed to work. If I gain weight I'll blame on that.

V.

[Irulan]

granola with yogurt stays with me, much better than cereal and milk.

Irulan

[LBTC]

big bowl of mueslix ceral the raisin and almond one. with one banana sliced in and about 1/2 c or more (who measures anything?) of frozen blueberries (they are in season for such a short time here....and the frozen seem to be fine! I do have stay bundled up while eating to not get too cold, tho!) and I use soy milk. I eat at about 7:00 (after the dogs and cats have finished), and my next snack is usually no sooner than 10:30, sometimes I go right til noon if I'm busy and in a good mood. I admit that I must drink water and tea during that time, though. Can you drink in class? the type of tea I drink makes a huge difference on how snacky I feel! I tried the stash chai varieties (no milk or sugar or anything in my tea ever). they make me snack. red tea (rooibis), herbal blends like tazo's zen and green and white tea keep me satisfied with no snack impulse.

getting a good dose of strep throat can really whack your appetite. I can't believe how little desire I have to eat. I hope that part lasts a good long time. I wouldn't be sad to have a lower appetite all the time!

Namaste,
~T~

[RoadRaven]

eggs on toast, sometimes with a little bacon

a delish muesli called Peaches; Light and Right, with yoghurt on it

weetbix with banana on it

banana sandwich or banana mashed on toast

sometimes one of these things is enough, sometimes I 'feel' like I should have a couple of them

I rely more on a good meal the night before - if I eat too much before a ride I just feel sick and heavy

[bounceswoosh]

granola with yogurt stays with me, much better than cereal and milk.

Every time I've had yoghurt right before mountain biking, I've regretted it. It seems to make me very phlegmy.

[CorsairMac]

Every time I've had yoghurt right before mountain biking, I've regretted it. It seems to make me very phlegmy.

I know I'm late on this one - but dairy will do that to you. It's why singers Never have any dairy before they have to perform!

[Bike Goddess]

If I am doing an organized ride, like a century, I generally just do Cytomax pre-ride mix- stir it up, drink, and go! While driving to the event, I often have a bar or banana. I also start drinking liquids- diluted juice (1/8 bottle juice the rest water). Even if I have to go to the bathroom before I start, at least I am hydrated! AND, I also start drinking right away on the ride.

If I am doing a long ride with my friends-
Boiled egg, Wheat toast, tea with milk. Then when I start riding- start drinking and munch on some kind of bar within the first 1/2hour of riding. Thereafter, drinking and bar eating will carry me for about 3 hours at which point it would be nice to have lunch!

[spazzdog]

Love the whole waffles with PB and syrup... I take mine with a big glass of milk (2%). I've had it pre-ride and it works well.

Before a long ride I (might) eat a big bowl of cereal with milk (I buy 3 kinds of cereal and mix them in a canister: currently Great Grains with nuts & dates, Grape Nuts, and all 3 kinds of Chex).

Then I take GORP or a couple of PowerBars with me.

My favorite after ride breakfast is still the Bickfords Tri-State (3 eggs over easy, 3 pancakes and double order of bacon with a big milk). Bickfords is like IHOP or Dennys.

[coolbeansbikes]

granola with yogurt stays with me, much better than cereal and milk.

Irulan

I second that! I eat that for breakfast quite often!

Sometimes I'll have a grain pilaf with yogurt instead of the granola - for example quinoa with dried or fresh chopped fruit plus the yogurt. For that, I cook the quinoa the night before, and then the next morning just reheat it with the fruit (if dried) and a little juice, then top the whole thing with yogurt (& the chopped fresh fruit if using that)....

~beanie