High Protien Breakfast

eaglenum4

Good Morning! I was reading that a high protien breakfast is a good idea if your trying to lose weight. I checked on the calories of one large egg and what i saw varied a lot. You cup of eggs is showing to be pretty high in calories. What works for you guys? Should I just order some RX Bars?

Keep_on_cardio

Protein shakes for me with some Fage yogurt in it, berries, unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Love Bowmarnution Brand (frosted cookie and blueberry cheesecake)

RelCanonical

A cup of eggs is a lot of eggs. Maybe start with two large and see how you feel? I'm fine with just an apple or yogurt so it can very from person to person.

JeromeBarry1

Eggs. Bacon. High protein. Want more protein? More eggs. More bacon.

eaglenum4

Keep_on_cardio wrote: »

Protein shakes for me with some Fage yogurt in it, berries, unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Love Bowmarnution Brand (frosted cookie and blueberry cheesecake)

OOO that sounds pretty good! When groceries were cheaper in Austin (we just moved to DC and things are a bit pricier) I would make eggs with tomatoes and cactus every morning. I started working out about a month ago and gained 10 lbs in a week!! So I dropped the milk products and have lost 4 lbs this week with out them but everything I read mentioned that I need the portein in the AM. I’ll do some research on protien shakes! TY

eaglenum4

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Eggs. Bacon. High protein. Want more protein? More eggs. More bacon.

Roger that!

eaglenum4

RelCanonical wrote: »

A cup of eggs is a lot of eggs. Maybe start with two large and see how you feel? I'm fine with just an apple or yogurt so it can very from person to person.

I see what you mean. Should I look at getting a carton of egg whites instead of whole eggs?

apullum

Having a high protein breakfast doesn’t have any direct relationship with weight loss. It doesn’t do anything special to cause or speed fat loss. It might have an indirect relationship to weight loss if protein helps you feel full and therefore makes it easier for you to stay in your calorie goal.

Eating enough protein is also important for preserving muscle mass, but isn’t directly relevant to fat loss.

I personally find that protein and fiber help me feel full, and that it’s easiest for me to reach my protein goal if I get a lot of my protein at breakfast. My usual breakfast is Greek yogurt mixed with protein powder, PB2, and fiber cereal.

NadNight

In my experience, high protein and fat breakfasts keep me fuller for longer.

One of my favourite breakfasts is porridge (just oats and semi skim milk) with honey, raspberries and toasted seeds. But my tummy is usually rumbling after a couple of hours which I attribute to it being so high in carbs and sugar and relatively low in everything else.

I’ve started having more savoury breakfasts which are either an omelette (2 eggs, red onion, mushroom, peppers, tomato, cheese) or a fried breakfast (1 scrambled egg, 2 rashers bacon, 1 slice whole grain toast, 1/2 tin of baked beans). The savoury breakfasts are higher in fat, calories and protein but keep me waaaay fuller for much longer.

MikePTY

Weight loss is all about calories in vs calories out, but you may find that if you eat a high protein meal at breakfast, you feel fuller throughout the day and have less temptation to binge. But the calories at breakfast still count the same as other calories, so if you eat too much it will affect your progress.

Among things not mentioned so far in this thread, 2% or fat free cottage cheese is a good morning choice for protein. I prefer the taste of 2% over fat free, but they both have 10g of protein per half cup.

There's also no reason why breakfast needs to consist of "breakfast foods". Have 3 ounces of cooked chicken with your breakfast and that's 25 grams of protein right there.

Sharod_BeastFit

Well I would say turkey bacon? Or a grill skinless chicken breast along with grits or whole wheat waffles. That has high protein. Me personally I skip the eggs. It contains high cholesterol. But egg whites is good. Depends on the individual tho and what their body needs. I notice in most foods when it comes to nutrition that what is good in food can also be bad in other areas within that food such as sodium.

lemurcat2

I decided to have a high(er) protein breakfast when I was losing, because I also thought it would keep me full longer, and because it hit my personal morning preferences. I typically ate a 2 egg omelet with veg (I just found an example that had 100 g broccoli, 50 g spinach, and 35 g mushrooms), a little cheese (I used .5 oz feta), and then to bump the protein would have cottage cheese or greek yogurt on the side (I logged 90 g 1% cottage cheese). That comes to 313 cal, 32 g protein, as well as 13.5 g carbs, 15 g fat, and a nice complement of micros.

I would change up the veg, but largely swore by that for quite some time, and still recommend something like that as an enjoyable breakfast if you like eggs (protein can be bumped even higher with egg whites, but I typically didn't do that).

However, I've recently started experimenting with different breakfasts, including some with less protein (vegetables are a staple for me for breakfast, however). This includes my omelet with a lower protein side like fruit or avocado, savory oats (with only one egg, plus veg), and my current smoothie obsession. While it's easy to make a smoothie with protein #s like my omelet meal (30+), I am currently choosing not to consume protein powder and so my smoothies tend to come in more like 20-25 g protein, and I've made them with less. Interestingly to me, and contrary to my prior assumption, it makes no difference to whether I stay satisfied until lunch (I eat breakfast around 6 or 6:30 and lunch at 12 or 1 and nothing in-between), so I have to assume what works for me for breakfast is more volume based or that fiber can substitute for protein or something.

People are individual, however, so experiment to see what you like.

AnnPT77

eaglenum4 wrote: »

Keep_on_cardio wrote: »

Protein shakes for me with some Fage yogurt in it, berries, unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Love Bowmarnution Brand (frosted cookie and blueberry cheesecake)

OOO that sounds pretty good! When groceries were cheaper in Austin (we just moved to DC and things are a bit pricier) I would make eggs with tomatoes and cactus every morning. I started working out about a month ago and gained 10 lbs in a week!! So I dropped the milk products and have lost 4 lbs this week with out them but everything I read mentioned that I need the portein in the AM. I’ll do some research on protien shakes! TY

The 10 pounds was mostly water weight retained to help with muscle repair, because of your new exercise routine (plus maybe some water retention for other reasons, like menstrual cycle). To gain 10 pounds of fat, you'd have to eat 35,000 calories above your maintenance calories, either all at once or averaging 5,000 extra calories every day for a week . . . I'll bet you didn't.

The 4 pounds was mostly some of that water weight dropping off again, and very likely would've happened even if you kept eating dairy.

Water weight isn't fat. Water weight fluctuation is just part of how a healthy body functions. Learn to recognize it, and stop worrying about it.

The weight loss that matters is fat loss. That comes from persistently and gradually eating fewer calories than you burn (from exercise, daily life, and just being alive and breathing).

My advice would be to stop believing the blogosphere about tricksy foods and methods (which are largely myth). Instead, go read the "Most Helpful Posts" section of the "Getting Started" and "General Health, Fitness, and Diet" parts of the MFP forums; set your MFP profile up for a sensible weight loss goal; use the site as designed.

You'll lose weight, mostly fat.

Best wishes!

DancingMoosie

I like Greek yogurt or plain yogurt with a little protein powder, with some apple or banana. Egg whites with low-fat cheese, spinach, and low cal wrap is also good.

sefajane1

I like soup for breakfast. Lentil, chicken & vegetables, bean and vegetables.

OooohToast

2 duck eggs on spelt toast with a cup of tea is my go to brekkie - high satiate score (for me).

serinaster

lemurcat2 wrote: »

I am currently choosing not to consume protein powder and so my smoothies tend to come in more like 20-25 g protein, and I've made them with less. Interestingly to me, and contrary to my prior assumption, it makes no difference to whether I stay satisfied until lunch (I eat breakfast around 6 or 6:30 and lunch at 12 or 1 and nothing in-between), so I have to assume what works for me for breakfast is more volume based or that fiber can substitute for protein or something.

People are individual, however, so experiment to see what you like.

I'm curious if there is any reason you are choosing not to take protein powder?

lemurcat2

serinaster wrote: »

lemurcat2 wrote: »

I am currently choosing not to consume protein powder and so my smoothies tend to come in more like 20-25 g protein, and I've made them with less. Interestingly to me, and contrary to my prior assumption, it makes no difference to whether I stay satisfied until lunch (I eat breakfast around 6 or 6:30 and lunch at 12 or 1 and nothing in-between), so I have to assume what works for me for breakfast is more volume based or that fiber can substitute for protein or something.

People are individual, however, so experiment to see what you like.

I'm curious if there is any reason you are choosing not to take protein powder?

Just a personal thing.

Smacfit_

eaglenum4 wrote: »

RelCanonical wrote: »

A cup of eggs is a lot of eggs. Maybe start with two large and see how you feel? I'm fine with just an apple or yogurt so it can very from person to person.

I see what you mean. Should I look at getting a carton of egg whites instead of whole eggs?

U could use 1 or 2 whole eggs with a few egg whites in a scramble or omlette. the whites are pure protien but I like the yolks for flavour plus they have fat to help keep u full.

asfvbbbhbhh

I just made a “cheesecake” breakfast- it holds together v well, is airy and, when eaten warm is almost reminicient of semolina pudding. I usually eat 1/3 - 1/2 of the recipe if i have it for breakfast.

The whole cake is roughly 480kcal and contains 50g protein.

- 250g of curd
i got the most indulgent-tasting results with 20% fat but 0.2% works just fine

- 4 medium eggs

- 2tbsp Whole Grain Flour
feel free to experiment with this, i have used starch or pulverised oats before for similar results

- 2 tbsp of sugar, or an artificial equivalent

- Salt and Vanilla to taste
this gives the cheesecake it’s “cakey” flavour so i wouldn’t skimp on the vanilla. If you want you could add lemon rind at this stage, it really does elevate the taste.

Mix with you tool of choice until smooth and pour into your preferred mold (ramekins, cake forms of all sizes, cupcake forms etc.) and bake at 175 C* for roughly 15 min or until firm.

harrycharming885

Here are my favorite high-protein breakfasts, perfectly balanced with carbs and healthy fats, to fill you up and keep you going all morning long.

Eggs are incredibly nutritious and high in protein. Replacing a grain-based breakfast with eggs has been shown to help you eat fewer calories for the next 36 hours and lose more weight and body fat.

Here are a few examples of high-protein breakfasts that can help you lose weight:
Scrambled eggs: with veggies, fried in coconut oil or olive oil.
An omelet: with cottage cheese and spinach (my personal favorite).
Stir-fried tofu: with kale and dairy-free cheese.
Greek yogurt: with wheat germ, seeds, and berries.
A shake: one scoop of whey protein, a banana, frozen berries, and almond milk.