Ask HN: What do you eat for breakfast everyday?

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Post by marginalcodex » Mon, Mar 06, 2017, 10:56 PM UTC

Seth Godin eats the same breakfast everyday: a frozen banana, almond milk, hemp powder, dried plumb and walnuts in a blender.

Based on the dynamics of breakfast, it seems like the easiest meal to fix constant a routine for everyday. Based on this, I am interested in learning about potential breakfast setups.

Factors to optimize for: - nutrition - cost - time to buy ingredients/how long they last - time to prepare breakfast/clean it - taste

Given these factors, Seth's breakfast seems pretty ideal. Please share your typical breakfast dishes, and/or any other thoughts you have on this subject.

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat for breakfast everyday?

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Post by tedmiston » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 12:03 AM UTC

I think there's a lot of value in routinizing breakfast.

Every weekday, I drink a Soylent Nectar for breakfast. It's my 80/20 attempt to optimize for speed and convenience at a reasonable price.

I also tried Coffiest, but I just didn't like it as much as having my Soylent and coffee separate. I'm a bit of a coffee snob and really enjoy my tasting notes, so I imagine there are plenty of people in the world that don't feel this way.

On the weekend, I usually go out for a nice brunch or two.

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat for breakfast everyday?

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Post by aashishkoirala » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 12:07 AM UTC

Rolled oats with blueberries, almonds, flax seeds and soymilk.

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Post by Lind5 » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 12:17 AM UTC

Gluten-free steel cut oats, almonds, walnuts and either blueberries or apples. I buy a 4 pack of the Red Mill oats and slivered almonds on Amazon. Much cheaper. Blueberries are frozen Whole Foods. For the oats, I make from scratch (18 minutes) but you can make a batch and keeps in fridge for a few days

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat for breakfast everyday?

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Post by sparkling » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 12:53 AM UTC

Oats + plain yogurt + fresh fruit of your choice

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Post by sparkling » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 12:53 AM UTC

Oats + plain yogurt + varying fresh fruit (apples, bananas, berrys...) + seeds/nuts if i feel like it

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Post by am_i_down » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 1:14 AM UTC

Almost every day for the past several years, I have eaten whole wheat biscuit cereal. I don't think I'll ever stop.

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Post by mathgeek » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 4:02 AM UTC

Whey powder with some peanut butter powder and chia seeds here. Water or milk base, depending on my caloric goals. Quick, easy, high protein for strength training.

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Post by tylercubell » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 8:07 AM UTC

Gas station breakfast sandwich. No ragrets.

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Post by tonyedgecombe » Tue, Mar 07, 2017, 8:35 AM UTC

Porridge (rolled oats to you Americans), made with water and a little salt, it's cheap and filling. Takes 7 minutes on the hob, I set a timer and leave it while I do something else.