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Today I had a saltfree rice cake with 1tbsp. of peanut butter and a glass of water for breakfast and my nutrition grade is a C.

 

I dont have time to make an egg, or egg beaters every morning and we don't always have fresh fruit in the house. 

 

Im a little concerned about the grade being a C, what do you all suggest?

What's missing really are things like fruit and fibre.   Could you get hold of a good quality breakfast cereal, perhaps, like a muesli with nuts and dried fruit or some porridge oats?  Served with milk it would be a little more balanced.  And if you don't have fresh fruit how about orange juice?   Wholemeal toast with your PB would be a better choice than a rice cake another day.  And it takes a couple of minutes to scramble some eggs in the microwave.... not really a lot of time.  

One solitary rice cake and a scrape of PB doesn't amount to very much calorie-wise either.  Remember, a good breakfast is the best start to the day and a very effective way to control your weight.  Give it higher priority and you won't regret it.

That is a tiny snack not a breakfast (for me at least). Make a better attempt to have fresh fruit in the house. Take the time to make an omelette or scramble the night before and just heat it up in the morning. Throw cottage cheese, yogurt and some granola in a container and go.

In addition to maybe using whole wheat toast or high fiber pitas or English muffins for your PB, I'd suggest hard boiling some eggs in advance for a protein option, and taking an apple, orange, peach, pear, plum (you get the picture!) to give yourself a little more.  You could also put sliced strawberries or other berries right on top of your PB.

I keep cut up fruit in the fridge, too.  I take it to eat in the car or, sometimes, I quickly blend it with some plain yogurt, skim milk, protein powder and a dash of cinnamon to make a smoothie.  I put that in my "to go" sports bottle and drink it on my way to work.  It is a nice, cool change for the summer.  :)

A typical breakfast for me is FF cottage cheese and fruit - either fresh fruit (in the summer) or frozen fruit warmed in the microwave (in the winter).  Super quick and a nice balance (for me) of protein, carbs, and fiber.  If I feel I need a bit more, I'll add a slice of whole-grain toast or a serving of healthy cereal or a cereal bar.  Since I am not a morning person, I'm typically eating lunch only 4 hours after breakfast, and the above holds me nicely until lunch.

Just my 2 cents.

I did better today

I had 2 Hardboiled eggs

1 cup of strawberries, halved with balsamic vinegar

3 prunes

and a glass of skim milk

and then in between breakfast and lunch I snacked on 1/2 a cup of Spoon sized shredded wheat (original, no frosting).

 

But I felt SO full. Uncomfortably so.