In the past, my strict Paleo diet limited my breakfast options to mostly some version of eggs or fruit. With flexible eating, I have been able to incorporate a wider variety of foods while still maintaining clean options. I’ve always loved oatmeal but had to save it as my “cheat” breakfast, but with flexible eating it’s now something I eat multiple times a week. As a high school teacher, I have to prep and pack my breakfast each morning. In order to make sure I stick to and hit my macros for the day, I have found that it’s easiest to decide the night before what I am going to have for breakfast. That way I don’t waste time in the morning trying to figure out what I am going to eat, but simply have to weigh/measure and pack.
My typical on-the-go breakfast with snacks for a 3 hour work day (I work part-time)
followed by a one hour training session at the gym looks like this…
Breakfast
227g (1 cup) Nonfat Greek Yogurt – 120 calories – 22P/7C/0F
110g Chopped Strawberries – 34 calories – 0P/9C/0F
15 g Raw Sliced Almonds – 85 calories – 3.5P/2.5C/7.5F
Snack #1
60 g (approx. 1/2 of a small pepper) Sliced Yellow Bell Pepper – 17 calories – .6P/3.9C/.1F
7 Mini Pearl Tomatoes – 8 calories – 0P/2C/0F
Snack #2
1 (60g) Banana Nut Muffin Quest Bar – 170 calories – 20P/25C/5F
My typical on-the-go breakfast with snack for a 1.5 hour work day followed by a one
hour training session at the gym looks like this…
Breakfast
40g (1/2 cup raw) Old Fashioned Oats- 150 calories – 5P/27C/3F
100g Blackberries – 43 calories – 1P/5C/.5F
Snack #2
1 (60g) Chocolate Peanut Butter Quest Bar – 160 calories – 20P/25C/5F
