Calorie question

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Gaz413823

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124 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Out of a choice of breakfasts , which has the most calories and which can be considered the most healthy?
Option 1:
4 pieces of toast (wholemeal bread, usually how is super seeded) with margarine and jam.

Option 2:
Around 100-150 g of plain quark and a handful of plain simple granola mixed with raisins and nuts . Does adding dried fruit such as banana slices etc make much difference to the calorie count ?

Gaz413823

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55 posts

124 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Thanks , I had my suspicions about the granola and dried fruit. I mostly have the toast and jam and although i assume its a carb and sugar fest I find it fuels me well and I stay pretty lean . However I eat a lot of bread , potatoes , rice and pasta and was looking to cut down a little on these. I tried switching to the granola and found it left me looking a bit bloated and I could also run out of energy quite suddenly by mid afternoon.

Gaz413823

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55 posts

124 months

Saturday 22nd September 2018
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Thanks for the replies , some good poihts made , I think someone said why have four pieces of toast and ambuletz said it depends what your goals are.
I don’t really have any goals ,most days I’m at the gym , running , spinning or swimming . I have always been active but used to eat rubbish , changing my diet from takeaways , pizzas and cutting down on crisps , chocolate and fizzy drinks I’ve gone from nearly 15 stone to 10.5stone and have maintained this for a few years .
I find keeping the weight off , I have to be strict , I have to be disciplined, and I find it hard to eat enough to fuel the exercise and stay lean and just feel that it’s easy to pile junk down and so would like to find a few healthier options. My main meal on a night is usually a load of steamed veg , baked potato and a tin of tuna, through the day I have breakfast and a sandwich at 12:30 plus a banana at 8:ish and 4:30. Fridays and weekends tend be huge roast dinners and cake
To sum up , I find it hard to eat so that I’m not bloating and putting some timber on or flaking out exhausted , and feel that breakfast is a good place to start improving things