My new breakfast at work

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back2happy2005
back2happy2005 Posts: 108 Member
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I was running late this morning and just threw this into a bowl to take to work and cooked it in the microwave and I am so impressed this will be my new go to breakfast. under 150 cals and 22 grams of protein! :smiley:

1 whole egg
2 egg whites
1/4 C 1% cottage cheese
1 t water

I whisked together and cooked on med for 1 min increments stirring after each min

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  • TerriK14
    TerriK14 Posts: 75 Member
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    Sounds yummy! I am going to try this! Thanks for a quick idea.
  • MaryCS62
    MaryCS62 Posts: 266 Member
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    Might throw in some veggies, or put it between bread -- looks good, though!
  • rosariobarrientos9279
    rosariobarrientos9279 Posts: 1 Member
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    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?
  • PositivelyFlawed
    PositivelyFlawed Posts: 316 Member
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    ......
  • HRLaurie614
    HRLaurie614 Posts: 260 Member
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    For a while I was on a kick of doing this with eggs in the microwave....no cottage cheese though. Sounds interesting. Does the cottage cheese melt?
  • back2happy2005
    back2happy2005 Posts: 108 Member
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    HRLaurie - yes the cottage cheese melts and you can not tell it is even in there. I have a recipe for a breakfast casserole that has cottage cheese in it that I was making on the weekends but I think I am sticking with this since I can change it up every day. I am addicted to this now. I had a busy night last night so this is was what I had for dinner. I added a mini red pepper, onions and spinach and had it again this morning. lol
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,573 Member
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    rosariobarrientos9279 wrote: »
    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?

    Huh?


  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
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    rosariobarrientos9279 wrote: »
    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?

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  • lavertyds
    lavertyds Posts: 1 Member
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    I read the same thing about the Protein today but am not sure how much is too much
  • krislshoe
    krislshoe Posts: 459 Member
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    Sounds delish!..and loaded with protein!
  • glfernandes828
    glfernandes828 Posts: 101 Member
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    How many minutes did you cook it for in total?
  • MKsMommy
    MKsMommy Posts: 1 Member
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    rosariobarrientos9279 wrote: »
    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?

    There is a good article on WebMD titled "do You Need Protein Powders?" It addresses this question well. Basically it all depends on what your goals are- whether building massive amounts of muscle or just trying to stay healthy. There is a thing as too much, but you'd have to be eating tons of protein each day to do that. Hope that helps.
  • kamakazeekim
    kamakazeekim Posts: 1,183 Member
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    Sounds good! You lose all the nutrients though when you removed the yolk from the egg.
  • maasha81
    maasha81 Posts: 733 Member
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    Yep, this morning I had 2 eggs with cottage cheese whisked in and some hot sauce. So filling. I'm thinking of adding cottage cheese to my crustless quiche next time
  • floridamatty
    floridamatty Posts: 93 Member
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    rosariobarrientos9279 wrote: »
    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?

    EH.......... NO
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    edited April 2015
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    rosariobarrientos9279 wrote: »
    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?

    ...no.

    Excess calories are stored as fat.

    You can't honestly think that 22 g of protein in one meal is too much.
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
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    sounds good for when I get tired of my greek yogurt and berries.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,583 Member
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    rosariobarrientos9279 wrote: »
    How much can your body process in grams of the protein consumed. Any excess will be stored as fat, no?
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  • browneyesbb89
    browneyesbb89 Posts: 141 Member
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    This sounds really good. I will have to give it a try. Thanks!

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