Breakfast
markpotts147
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Sorry if this topic has been covered before but I couldn't find anything using the search facility.
Previoulsy I would have an actimel before setting off for work and then eat cereal at work. A new job means that I can't do this any more and I don't have time to have breakfast before setting off for work (getting up at 05:15 is bad enough for me!)
So wondering what my options are? Are cereal bars, nutri grain any good or just full of rubbish. Should I just eat fruit instead?
Thanks in advance
Previoulsy I would have an actimel before setting off for work and then eat cereal at work. A new job means that I can't do this any more and I don't have time to have breakfast before setting off for work (getting up at 05:15 is bad enough for me!)
So wondering what my options are? Are cereal bars, nutri grain any good or just full of rubbish. Should I just eat fruit instead?
Thanks in advance
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How far is your commute ?
Personally mine is 8 miles and a cup of coffee usually suffices till late morning0 -
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40g of oats, water and a handfull of frozen berries, blast in the micro for 4mins, job done, tastes bluddy lovely!!
Are you riding the GYCC 25TT this weekend?0 -
danowat wrote:40g of oats, water and a handfull of frozen berries, blast in the micro for 4mins, job done, tastes bluddy lovely!!
Are you riding the GYCC 25TT this weekend?
No Dan, I'm going back to work midweek.
I'll be at the VCN 25 on the 17/04, next.Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!0 -
Ok, cool, I am pretty sure the VCN25 is on my "list"
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Porridge.. all year round mmm yummy... (sweetend with cherry jam)
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Branflakes do the job nicely0
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At that time in the morning you are best having something before you hit the sack.0
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3/4 cup of porrididge oats with bran, skimmed milk. Nuked for 2min 40 secs then add a generous sprinkle of cinnamon and a handful of sultanas. Keeps me going for a 13 mile ride in to work at 0630 right up until a banana at 1000.0
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Porridge every morning ; Jumbo oats, semi-skimmed milk slowly cooked on the stove ( position 2) with frozen blueberry's and blended omega seed mix. :-)
If you're cycling to work then have a banana + cup of tea before you leave and eat at work!
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A mug of cheap Morrissons own Porridge oats a with a spoonful of honey to ward of any colds and warm yer innards. Great for a 12.5 mile commute. Here's a handy hint: one mug of oats to one mug of milk and one minute twenty secs in the microwave has just the right consistency to be able to scoop it down in about 20 seconds. I'm still licking my chops as I pedal down my road.0
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Find a friendly greasy spoon enroute, text your order in advance and pick up your rasher sandwich on the way past - simples!
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Graeme Obree did his training on Corn flakes I think. Not sure if that's true or whether it matters. I've tried cornflakes and I don't seem to go as fast as him.
I like: rolled outs + 1 banana + water (sometimes honey) all in the blender. Blitz it and drink it down - not too thick.
Really handy. I have been known to drop in protein powder when I think I'm being clever.
(That doesn't make me as fast as Obree either)0 -
I've just had a couple of poached eggs with a pinch of salt on buttered wholemeal toast and a glass of juice, That'll set me up nicely for a couple of hours in the saddle this morning.
P.S I don't get this water and oats thing, you need full fat milk with oats and a spoon of sugar on top,0 -
Porridge is better with soy milk. Add blueberries, cinnamon and mixed seeds (linseed/pumpkin/sunflower).0
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Bozman wrote:I've just had a couple of poached eggs with a pinch of salt on buttered wholemeal toast and a glass of juice, That'll set me up nicely for a couple of hours in the saddle this morning.
P.S I don't get this water and oats thing, you need full fat milk with oats and a spoon of sugar on top,
That's probably great if you're heading out on a long ride, but not for every day if you've just got a shortish commute.More problems but still living....0 -
Blimey - poor OP - nearly everybody has answered the question they'd have liked to have been asked! He said he doesn't have time for breakfast before leaving so he gets 20 different porridge recipes (resists temptation to list my own)
The trouble with cereal bars I'd you'll need to eat a few of them to get a breakfast calorie hit. Better (if you have the slightest and most basic cooking ability) is to make your own flapjack at the weekend and take a slab each day for breakfast with a banana or something. Much cheaper.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
What ever time I get up I always make sure of eating a breakfast, always porridge, but what you can do to save time is soak it in a bowl the night before with milk, then whilst getting dressed Nuke it for 3 minutes, you'll get a nice creamy breakfast that will only take 2-3 minutes to eat.
The problem you have is that if you eat a bowl and just go out of the door, you'll get no benefit until after your ride and with me it make s me sick eating on a full stomach.
I make my own homemade flapjacks with oats, granola, dried fruit, and a whole host of other good things, you could think about eating that as soon as you wake and then it will be in the system whilst you shower, dress and get the bike ready to leave.0 -
I'd just have a banana and a coffee before setting off if I was getting on the bike just after getting up. Oats, cereal etc would take too long to digest to be of any benefit, and no doubt you'll get hungry sooner. Take a sandwich with you to eat when you arrive.0
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The Mad Rapper wrote:40G? Really? I have 75G. 40 isn't any where near enough for me for breakfast
+1. 40g is never enough - I'd be hungry before I'd rinsed the bowl. Minimum 60g for me, usually about 70 to 80g, and before a big weekend ride it can be 90g to 100g. Always with semi-skimmed milk, although sometimes with a bit of full fat thrown in for extra creamy taste!
Seeds or nuts often on top too.
When I commute (16 miles), I'm up at 6:00am, ont the bike for 6:30am. I don't eat much before I leave, maybe a small handful of dry Cheerios when I'm preparing the kids early morning cereal snack pots (they can't wait for breakfast when they get up!). I just ride to work, have a banana as soon as I arrive then have my porridge after my shower.0 -
I find that 40 (sometimes its 45, I am not that strict) is more than enough, I'd probably struggle with more.
I have no problem commuting 17 miles on that and not getting hungry till mid morning (commute starts at 6am)0 -
45g on a normal working day for me (made with water and a splash of milk). That's plenty for me and sees me through to my mid-morning snack. If its before a big ride I'd have considerably more though.More problems but still living....0
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I have bran flacks 45 mins before leaving for my 10 mile commute then porridge at work with a nesquick! Take my bowl down and pick up a coffee. Banana at half ten. There should always be five minutes for brekkie?0
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most mornings i just have some juice and fruit that i prepared the night before and left in the fridge, so quick to get down in the morning
but i stll skip it sometimes, especially if it's realy early as my tummy clock is not yet saying "let's eat"
i keep a big bag of nut/seed/raisin mix at work, then it's there to soothe any morning hunger pangsmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
I don't always feel like preparing a breakfast when i go out so i use instant oats from My protein. They are ground up oats that you mix with milk or water and just drink like a milkshake albeit fairly thick.I add a bit of protein powder.
If you go this route get one of the shakers with the metal ball inside.
The idea from earlier in the post about making some flapjacks is a good one too. Easy to prepare and you can have one before and then when you get to work for that post excercise energy hit.0
