How to eat a healthy and cheap breakfast
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Healthy Breakfast
Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. If you miss your breakfast, there is a higher chance you will overeat during the rest of the day. You will eat a larger lunch and you will get hungry around 9 pm.
What to include in a breakfast
Experts say you should include at least one fruit and an item with protein. There are many combinations you can choose from. I try to mix it up during the day.
Monday-Sunday
Out of the items listed below, I mix and match and start the day right with a delicious breakfast. I usually include eggs 3-4 days out of the week. 90 % of the time, my fruit of choice is banana but I do try to get apples, kiwis, pears in there.
Eggs, glass of milk, apple/banana, pancakes, toast, French toast, muffin, orange juice, bagel
Cheap Breakfast
Here is a breakdown of the food products used in my breakfast:
Eggs - $2.99 for dozen = $2.99 / 12 = $0.25/egg
Milk - $3.69 for 1 gallon (3.78 L) = 1 glass =0.25 L = 15 servings = 1 serving = $0.25
Apples - $3.74 for 12 = 1 apple = $0.32
Bananas - $1.18 for 6 = 1 banana = $0.20
Pancakes - $4.00 for 20 servings = 1 servings = $0.20 ($4.00/20)
Toast - $1.50 for 8 servings (2 pieces of toast = 1 serving) = 1 serving = $0.19
Muffin - $0.49 each
Orange Juice - $3.99 for 2 L = 1 glass = 0.25 L = 8 servings = 1 serving = $0.50
Bagel - $0.49 each
If you ate everything I listed above, your breakfast would cost you ONLY $2.89! However, realistically, I eat about 3 items. Therefore, my cost is between $1 and $2. The key is to break everything down and you can see the result of buying from a supermarket and the savings you accumulate.
For the sake of simplification, let’s say you ate out 5 days for a month. The average breakfast costs you $7. In a month, you would spend $140 ($7 x 20 days (5 days/week x 4 weeks)). If you ate your breakfast at home, it would only cost you only $40 ($2 X 20 days).
How much do you spend on breakfast everyday?
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Studenomics said:
For me it depends on my training schedule. If I plan on hitting the gym in the morning then my breakfast will consist of some serious carbs. If I am going straight to school then I usually just make some eggs and have some blueberries and chocolate milk with it. Breakfast is the best meal to eat at home and the cheapest!
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February 7th, 2009 at 8:17 am -
admin said:
@Studenomics Great point. It depends on what you plan to do that day. If you are going to work out, make sure you eat an even bigger breakfast.
February 7th, 2009 at 9:32 am -
Big truck trader said:
the pic made me hungry a bit … lol
i try to workout atleast 4 days a week for sure and try to eat proper diet food … and do not have any junk food available anywer
February 8th, 2009 at 11:23 pm -
admin said:
@Big truck trader If you stay away from junk food, you are on the right path. Junk food can do some major damage if consumed on a daily basis.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:08 am -
Healthy Diet Lets Woman Lose Thirty Pounds in Thirty Days said:
Hi, interesting post. I have been pondering this topic,so thanks for writing. I will definitely be coming back to your posts.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
