Protein ideas

carolsue4729

Hi everyone

Hope all are doing well! I would like to ask for some help with breakfast food ideas for protein. I am not a breakfast person but know that starting my day with protein makes a big difference in my goals to lose weight and get healthy. Any suggestions?

IslandGal3

Hello!
Eggs/omlets, cottage cheese/fruit, milk, greek yogurt, or maybe try a protein shake in the mornings if breakfast isn’t your thing.

carolsue4729

Thank you for the ideas!!! I don't like eggs and will try protein shakes too..any recipes for lunch and dinner with higher protein, lower carbs and low fat? I like turkey, chicken and seafood

mrsmello30

I like to add chickpeas to anything I can for added protein. Like I eat them on salads or just by themselves as a side with a bit of olive oil and vinegar on them. They also pair well with tuna mix with diced onion and chickpeas and add some vinegar. It’s so good. Also you can lay them on a baking sheet sprinkle some seasoning and bake until crispy and they make a great snack instead of chips Hope this helps

carolsue4729

Thank you for the great suggestions!!! I'll have to try the chicken peas

AnnPT77

Keep in mind, too, that there's no rule saying only particular foods are allowed at breakfast. Any food you enjoy eating is fair game, including leftovers, things you'd usually eat for lunch/dinner/snacks that would help you stay reasonably full, energetic and happy until the next meal is due.

BTW, you say "starting my day with protein makes a big difference in my goals to lose weight and get healthy." If that's a thing you learned about yourself by trying variations, then that's great. But if it's a thing you read someplace or someone told you, then . . . maybe. It's an experiment to try.

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely a person who needs a solid breakfast with protein for best results. But not everyone's wired that way, and while research results may suggest lots of people are that way, not everyone is. I've been hanging around here for nearly 10 years, loss then maintenance. Some people do best skipping breakfast altogether because they're not hungry in the morning, but enjoy having bigger lunch/dinner, and they do great that way. People vary. It's OK to experiment, figure out what works for you.

Finally, while I don't have recipes, I have a couple of suggestions:

First, there's a great thread here that links a spreadsheet listing many, many foods in order by most protein for fewest calories. If you want a high-protein breakfast that's lower in calories, find foods on that list that you like and center your breakfast on those.

It's here:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10247171/carbs-and-fats-are-cheap-heres-a-guide-to-getting-your-proteins-worth-fiber-also

Also, the MFP blogs are a good source for recipes. Follow this link to see a search of the MFP blogs for breakfast items:

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/?s=breakfast

While I obviously haven't tried all of those recipes, I have tried recipes from the blogs that sounded good to me, and found them tasty/helpful. Maybe you will, too.

Best wishes for success!

Traquette

My go to breakfast are scramble eggs with cottage cheese. With sides like a piece of toast and jam, some fruits…
I had a phase with overnight oats (with protein powder and greek yogurt) but now my boyfriend likes them, and he eats all of them haha
If I'm unexpectedly out of eggs, it will be either greek yogurt or cottage cheese with protein powder + fruits.
Sometimes peanut butter on toast but I don't feel full and it's quite high in calories so not worth it most of the time.

My usual sources of protein for other meals are chicken, different types of beans, chickpeas, ham, pork, ground turkey.

I rarely struggle to hit my protein goals.