If you must starve the rest of the day, I'd suggest a heavy high calorie meal that takes a while to digest and will help you feel full longer.

I suggest steak and eggs with biscuits and gravy and a side of fresh fruit. This obviously isn't the low fat and healthy choice and wouldn't be something to do frequently, but it can help you get through a long hungry day. For some reason biscuits and gravy tend to keep me full for a long time, and I've read that the dense proteins in steak takes a while to break down in your stomach. The eggs will give you a quick shoot of protein and the fruit will give you some sugar and vitamins to jump start the day.

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Biscuits:
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Start the Biscuits first as they take the longest:
Depending on your proficiency and how much time you want to spend, you can make them from scratch, follow the really easy recipe on the back of a box of Bisquick or use refrigerated canned biscuits.

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Gravy:
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Start the gravy second as it takes the second longest and will stay warm in the pan while you prepare the Steak and Eggs:

You need some sort of fat to flavor it. Fry up a small amount of bacon (2 slices), sausage (2 links or 1 patty), hamburger (1 small patty) or corned beef, taking care to melt the fats without burning anything. When done, turn off the heat, leave about a tablespoon of melted fat in the pan and remove the meat. Chop or mince the meat into fine pieces and return to the same pan.

Add a teaspoon of flour and a teaspoon of corn starch to a small bowl or cup. Slowly stir in just enough cold water until the mixture is runny and all of the powder is mixed throughout the water. (Probably about 1/4 a cup of water). Set aside for later use as a thickener.

On the stove, turn the heat to somewhere between low and medium for the pan full of meat and grease. Add cold milk to this pan until there is enough liquid to serve as gravy for everyone. Add a dash of pepper to the pan and continuously stir the mixture. When it is warm and all the oils, spices and meats have been distributed throughout the mixture, retrieve the thickener mixture. Give the thickener another stir to make sure everything is thoroughly mixed and then SLOWLY pour it into the pan of gravy while stirring the pan. Slightly increase the heat and continue to stir until the mixture boils. Turn off the heat and continue to stir until 30 seconds after it stops boiling. If the gravy is not think enough, you can add more thickener, turn the heat back on and stir until it boils again.

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Steak:
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Start with a 4-6oz lean tender cut. A single Filet Mignon can work great for this, but can also be a bit expensive. Sprinkle it with grilling spices (usually a mix of salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and red pepper flakes). For easy cooking and cleanup, grill it in an electric Foreman grill if you have one. If not, broil it or fry it however you prefer.

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Eggs:
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Once you have the steak on the grill, start cooking the eggs however you like. If you are new to breakfast cooking, I suggest basting the eggs. Melt a dab of butter in a pan on low-medium heat. Carefully break two eggs into the pan and sprinkle salt and pepper. Wait for the whites to partially thicken. Add a few tablespoons or half a half ounce of water to the pan and cover tightly with a lid. The steam will cook the top side of the eggs. so don't have to risk breaking them by turning them over. Remove from the pan whenever they are cooked enough for you (typically 30-90 seconds depending on if you like runny or solid yolks).

Plate everything up, cut the biscuits in half and cover with gravy. Enjoy while everything is still hot.

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Tips:
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Failure to continuously stir the gravy can result in the milk getting scalded and the gravy tasting burnt.

Failure to slowly add the thickener while stirring can result in lumpy gravy.

If you are a habitually healthy eater who never indulges in hamburgers or fried breakfast food, this hearty meal might be a shock to your system and you are better off with a stack of pancakes or a big bowl of oatmeal along with some fruit and a side of whatever lean meat you can safely stomach.
Source(s):
Personal experience
Stories from farming relatives who need high calorie breakfasts to hold them over through a long day of hard physical labor.

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