high protein breakfast that isn't eggs

gingerjen7
gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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...)
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  • budru21
    budru21 Posts: 127
    Greek Yogurt. Heaven
    Gluten Free Whey Protein...make any combo of protein shake imaginable! Get creative
    Protein Pancakes - hundreds of recipes online.
  • Jillsway1
    Jillsway1 Posts: 1
    Cottage cheese? or a protein bar/shake?
  • SavageFeast
    SavageFeast Posts: 325 Member
    A protein shake, bean and cheese tacos, a high-protein cereal w/ high protein milk, natural nut butter on rice cakes.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    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
    angeldaae Posts: 348 Member
    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
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    bump! Good question
  • DargoMack
    DargoMack Posts: 75 Member
    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
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    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
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    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
    budru21 Posts: 127
    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
    astraea82 Posts: 17 Member
    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
    vypeters Posts: 475 Member
    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
    Pspetal Posts: 426 Member
    How about ground turkey patties?? It come to about 24gms of protein.
  • chuckyp
    chuckyp Posts: 693 Member
    I will sometimes have cottage cheese with walnuts mixed in.
  • twaltemade
    twaltemade Posts: 68 Member
    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
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    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
    HazelCaz Posts: 48 Member
    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
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    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
    korva Posts: 22 Member
    I enjoy having cereal with soymilk in the morning. Seems to fill me up.
  • FeatherBoBeather
    FeatherBoBeather Posts: 255 Member
    Chia Seeds :D
    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
    cindywb Posts: 1 Member
    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
    ldobson710 Posts: 9
    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
    NikkiSixGuns Posts: 630 Member
    Bananas w/nut butter, a PB & honey sandwich, or cereal with some nuts mixed in.
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    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
    MzNeecie Posts: 107 Member
    greek yogurt is a good one for me!
  • bonogul
    bonogul Posts: 96 Member
    i agree.... left over steak :) what about them apples
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    Chia seeds
    What are those? Like Chia pet seeds??? I've seriously never heard of that before! :smile:
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    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
    Ali155 Posts: 30
    Quinoa made into something breakfast-like could work.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    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.

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