What is a nutritious, filling, and easy to eat breakfast for really early in the morning?

Preferably something that has little to no preparation required.

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Oatmeal. Pour in bowl with water/milk and nuke it for 3-4 min. Or you can do the whole overnight oats thing and have it ready with no prep in the morning.
- I second oatmeal but I go with savory. 50g of oats, 250ml of broth/liquid.
  Variation 1 is a spice mix that mimics a favorite rice pilaf recipe (maybe 1/2 tsp of Old Bay seasoning, some salt and pepper, a sprinkle of turmeric and coriander). Then add in protein, veg, cheese, whatever. That's my go-to most of the time.
  Variation 2 is "pizza" style: a scoop of premade marinara, some broth to fill out the rest of the liquid, and a sprinkle of shredded mozz. Throw in some protein/veg that works (think pizza).
  Variation 3 is "Mexican style," which I mostly do if I have some leftover carnitas or taco meat: change the spices to chili powder and cumin, cheese, of course.
  Quick oats cook up in 2-2.5 minutes in the microwave. Total prep time is maybe 10-15 minutes.
  
  Oh damn I never knew you could do oats like this. My wife recently went on an oatmeal kick and did overnight oats with peanut butter and milk but I had a real hard time with the texture/consistency of it.
  
  It took me a moment to get used to it, because I had the traditional upbringing with oatmeal = cinnamon, sugar, etc. But it's not that different from mashed potatoes, polenta, or rice. I already had the pilaf recipe that was a favorite "go with anything" side dish, so I tried that first and stuck with it.
  
  I started by putting egg and olives on mine. Seemed breakfast-ish. Chili paste and egg and pork fu is great on oats too.
  
  I honestly can't do oatmeal with peanut butter. Every time I've tried it, it makes me gag. Not sure what it is, since I enjoy both separately.
  
  That's about the reaction I had. It would make me physically sick to my stomach even though I love peanut butter and don't mind oats in most things.
- There's a reason centuries of peasants survived on gruel...
- And if you don't like the texture of cooked oatmeal, you can also just pour water/milk over rolled oats and eat it as is
- It really is the best answer. It’s pretty tasty, fast, and filling

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