I like this do ahead oatmeal idea. My go-to staple is whole wheat toast (homemade) topped with peanut butter and a glass of fresh milk. Or, WW bread topped with cheese, tomato and stuck under the broiler. Another fav is to saute any leftover vegs in a skillet to warm them up, then scrambling eggs with that. Add some cheese and you've got a really high protein breakfast. This is making me hungry!

We have a grain mill with flaker so we buy 50 pounds of organic hulled oats and roll our own. We cook them in goat milk and water (half and half).  I top this with walnuts and honey or maple syrup and more goat milk to get it to the right consistancy.  I LOVE this and best of all my hubby will cook it and it is ready by the time I'm finished milking.  It sticks to my ribs during morning chores on a cold morning.

I am low carbing, so a healthy breakfast for me is bacon/sausage and eggs.  (Hey–it works!  I have lost 60+ pounds, and my blood glucose and cholesterol are both good.)

I really don't much like to eat first thing in morning, so a handful of nuts will do me until 10 or so.  I like Greek style yogurt, too–it is lower in carbs than regular yogurt.  I add some vanilla and some phony sugar. 

I like steel cut oats–I am going to have to try some and see what it does to my sugar–most grains jack it right up.

Speaking from experience, the full Atkins Diet worked well in weight loss but the side effects were uncomfortable and eventually impossible despite percautions.  I found some grain with every meal … didn't have to large amount but whole grain worked … worked best for me.  I try to keep vegetables now as the bulk of the diet as often as reasonable, like sweet potatoes and winter squash.  If someone wants to try a grain high in protein vs. carb content hit try quinoa.  Utterly wonderful cooked in broth with onions and peppers, yum!!

Whole wheat toast, with peanut butter on it and a cup of Hot Chocolate to dip it in.

I like steel cut oats, too. I cook them in the crockpot, and make a big batch. They reheat well in the microwave, without getting gummy the way rolled oats can when you reheat them, so they make an easy, quick-fix breakfast. They also freeze well.  I like to cook them with frozen dark sweet cherries and cinnamon, or with frozen peach slices and apple pie spice.  Then I top them with some sweetened, almond flavored yogurt to serve.

When I cook rolled oats, I add dried fruit (usually cranberries, raisins, or apple, or a combination) and cinnamon to the cooking water.  Then I mash half a banana in the bowl and add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed and a small handful of chopped walnuts, and stir the cooked oatmeal into them. Yum!

I also occasionally make baked oatmeal, which is kind of a cross between an oatmeal cookie and rice pudding, using applesauce in place of fat.

My DH likes eggs and meat for breakfast, so I make him a healthier breakfast sausage, using 95% lean ground pork.  I add olive or canola oil (because he doesn't need to worry about calories, just cholesterol), and lots of spice to make up for the flavor lost.  I use Penzy's breakfast sausage mix and doctor it with added garlic powder and pepper.  I cook up all the patties at once and just reheat them in the microwave in the morning, and serve it with a fried egg, whole-grain toast, juice, and yogurt.