high protein breakfast that isn't eggs

gingerjen7

I hate eggs and it seems like almost every healthy eating plan that I've looked at has omelets, breakfast burritos, and scrambled egg whites as breakfast options. I've tried my best to bite the bullet and try to get used to eating eggs for breakfast, but it's just so gross to me. The taste, the texture, everything. There's not a single way that I actually like eggs.

What would you suggest for a high protein breakfast that doesn't include eggs? (I'm also working toward a wheat-free lifestyle...)

budru21

Greek Yogurt. Heaven
Gluten Free Whey Protein...make any combo of protein shake imaginable! Get creative
Protein Pancakes - hundreds of recipes online.

Jillsway1

Cottage cheese? or a protein bar/shake?

SavageFeast

A protein shake, bean and cheese tacos, a high-protein cereal w/ high protein milk, natural nut butter on rice cakes.

shar140

Breakfast doesn't have to be traditional breakfast foods. I've had tuna salad for breakfast since I was craving it! Cottage cheese is another good one. I've added protein powder or cottage cheese to oatmeal (when I used to eat it - make sure it says gluten-free).

angeldaae

You need to ditch the idea that you have to eat breakfast foods for breakfast. Try some chicken, or any other protein that you like.

needamulligan

bump! Good question

DargoMack

A smoothie with almond milk with greek yogurt and some natural nut butter and ice. Or what about low sodium and natural sliced deli meat with some cheese?

mirandamayhem

You need to ditch the idea that you have to eat breakfast foods for breakfast. Try some chicken, or any other protein that you like.

Yes! Think outside the cereal bowl!

TheRealParisLove

My breakfast smoothie today. I used plain, low fat kefir, tofu, and flax seed to get the protein up there. If I wanted even more protein I could have thrown in some whey protein powder, too.

budru21

You need to ditch the idea that you have to eat breakfast foods for breakfast. Try some chicken, or any other protein that you like.

You can mix chicken in and saute with salsa and veggies. Yum...add black beans, too. :-)

astraea82

I agree with ditching the traditional breakfast, which, if you don't have eggs, often consists of pancakes, waffles, toast, and other carbs. Try ground turkey and veggies, chicken, etc.

vypeters

Easy breakfast smoothie:

1 cup milk (I use almond unsweetened almond milk)
1 to 1.25 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup still-frozen berries (you can buy them in a bag in the freezer section)
1 pack of sweetner to taste (I like with strawberries, not needed with any other berry)

Blend in blender. It ends up like a milkshake without the guilt.

Pspetal

How about ground turkey patties?? It come to about 24gms of protein.

chuckyp

I will sometimes have cottage cheese with walnuts mixed in.

twaltemade

Add 6 or more eggs to these baked oatmeal bars. You wont know the ggs are there, and they are very tasty. Also freeze well...make a batch and uou can use them for weeks. I usually add some dehyydrate apples and cranberries for more flavor.

http://www.katheats.com/favorite-foods/baked-oatmeal-snack-bars

Edit: If you have a store with bulk foods, you could also add some whey protein isolate powder to bump your protein per serving

jacksonpt

Assuming you had a high protein dinner the night before...

Leftovers.

Don't feel like you have to have traditional breakfast food just because you're eating at the traditional breakfast time of day.

HazelCaz

I made a chicken salad this week with left over chicken breast, red grapes, chopped cucumber tossed in vanilla greek yogurt and sprinkled with pecans and dried blueberries. It made a great breakfast.

jacksonpt

You need to ditch the idea that you have to eat breakfast foods for breakfast. Try some chicken, or any other protein that you like.

Or that... lol... beat me to it.

korva

I enjoy having cereal with soymilk in the morning. Seems to fill me up.

FeatherBoBeather

Chia Seeds
I add them to my cereal; 1 tbsp is 4g of protein.
Plus they are a vegan-friendly source of omega3, and offer numerous other benefits! :-)

cindywb

I recently worked with a nutritionist who turned me on to the most wonderful recipe that is egg and gluten free. You take 1 scoop of high quality protein powder (I'm using Quest Vanilla Protein by Lifequest Nutraceuticals - it's a whey protein powder with stevia used for seetenere) and wisk that powder with about 1/4 cup of Trader Joe's unsweetened vanilla almond drink (it's yummy). Then add 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice and mix together. Top with 1/4 cup or so of berries and about 1 tablespoon of healthy nuts. That way you get great protien, health complex carbs, and healthy fat. Just be careful with the brown rice - too much and you blow your carb count for the day.

ldobson710

Do you like oatmeal? I've been making this for breakfast for like a week now, I swear that it does NOT taste eggy - all the other ingredients cover it up really well. High protein and grain free (not my blog/not affiliated): http://carrotsncake.com/2012/01/oatmeal-minus-the-oats.html

NikkiSixGuns

Bananas w/nut butter, a PB & honey sandwich, or cereal with some nuts mixed in.

gingerjen7

Assuming you had a high protein dinner the night before...

Leftovers.

Don't feel like you have to have traditional breakfast food just because you're eating at the traditional breakfast time of day.

That's probably the best plan for me. I eat breakfast at work during the week (I keep a box of glutenfreeda oatmeal in the office and grab a piece of fruit on my way out the door, but I feel like that's way too unbalanced in terms of carbs:fat:protein) so being able to grab and go with left overs sounds pretty good. I guess I am just too attached to breakfast foods. I also read somewhere (probably Fitbie on MSN as that's where I read most "health & fitness" articles) that said you should avoid high sodium foods for breakfast and stick with fruit and other "sweeter" breakfast options like yogurt and oatmeal. Of course, if I lived and died by every article I ever read...well... I'd probably go crazy since they're so conflicting!

Thanks everybody for your suggestions!

MzNeecie

greek yogurt is a good one for me!

bonogul

i agree.... left over steak what about them apples

gingerjen7

Chia seeds

What are those? Like Chia pet seeds??? I've seriously never heard of that before!

maremare312

You don't have to eat "breakfast food" for breakfast. Leftover meat or veggies from dinner the night before, protein shake, tuna or chicken salad, lunchmeat....

Ali155

Quinoa made into something breakfast-like could work.

AmyRhubarb

For protein in my non-egg breakfasts, I put Greek yogurt in my oatmeal, along with fresh fruit, some walnuts, honey and cinnamon. Tastes like dessert. Trader Joe's 2% plain Greek yogurt has 24g of protein in a cup - I usually use 1/4 to 1/2 cup in my oatmeal.