But, I am a big fan of my 1000 calorie breakfast though Lord only knows how many calories it actually has. I will calculate now for fun's sake. This is what I like to eat when I've woken up late in the day and its really lunch time but I want to have breakfast!
2 slices of unbuttered toast - 160 calories
2 medium eggs - 130 calories
fried in 1 tbsp olive oil - 40 calories
3 tbsp baked beans in sauce -150 calories
30g cheddar cheese - 130 calories
A cup of coffee - 90 calories
TOTAL = 700 :)
and occasionally a grilled burger - 300
Bringing the total to a potential of 1000. Wow. Now my calculations based on the sources I used to determine the calorie bring me to exactly a thousand calories which freaks me out slightly but oh well - numbers do vary very easily. I must add that its so easy to half the number of calories by taking out the burger, the cheese and the coffee. You'd still be pretty full. I, however, think the coffee is a good idea to avoid drowsiness after such a heavy meal.
Also, have to throw in WATER. Drink a good half litre just with that meal. Whenever you eat foods which are high in protein and fat, you have to drink - or else face dehydration and therefore tiredness / sluggishness. To add some fibre to this meal, go for seeded brown bread (as I often do) instead of nashy white bread. In place of that darned burger, have some darned fruit! Make it uber healthy ;) and the sugar from the fruit will give you a burst of energy that will aid digestion.
With a meal like this, it is also a good idea to do some sweaty exercise later on in the day! Not just to burn off some of the fat you just threw in with the cheese and eggs but also because you might as well put that protein to good use - use it to add some muscle tone when you exercise :)
As I've already mentioned, this 'breakfast' is a combined meal of breakfast and lunch. Whenever I eat this much at lunch time, I obviously don't eat anything else except dinner. A dinner which is very veggie friendly to balance out my daily intake of goodness.
Last of all... a tip for healthy eating versus unhealthy eating... It's all to do with the way you think of food. If all you want from food is good taste, it is likely that that will be the ONLY thing you get from it. Processed foods high in sugar and artificially enhanced flavours are all too readily available complete with 'good value' prices! (CULPRIT - quality save ;))
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... If you want to give to your body and not just your taste buds, its a good idea to look at a food item and just question: what will I gain from this? Answers will vary from 'protein', 'calcium', a whole load of vitamin and mineral goodness to simply 'added lardiness on my hips'. When you've asked the question and you have the answer, then you can think about whether or not you really want it :)
I don't encourage anyone to transform into a skeleton, which is neither healthy nor attractive, but I will leave you with a quote from a supermodel all the same which I thought was... an 'interesting' way of seeing it
'Nothing tastes as good as thin'
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