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    Quick ideas to add protein to breakfast?

    Posts: 381 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I am not a morning person and I don't have time (well the inclination to get up early and make time!) to grill turkey bacon or anything else on a morning. My OH normally makes me a wholemeal bagel and brings it to bed for me because yes I'm spoiled!

    What can I add to make it more protein-y as I need to get more protein into my day? Is peanut butter enough?

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    • Posts: 11,750 Member
      Peanut butter (or nut butter) is a fat source, not a protein source.

      What about hard boiled eggs, or ham and cheese on your bagel? Or smoked salmon?
      Yoghurt with protein Powder stirred through?
    • Posts: 31 Member
      you can premake these and stick them in the microwave (or eat them cold flying out the door). They are low cal and high protein and will last a few days in the fridge http://foxeslovelemons.com/make-ahead-breakfast-muffins/
    • Posts: 25 Member
      edited May 2015
      What do you eat for breakfast? If you eat cereals/oatmeal, I would suggest whey powder that you can mix into the milk or almonds that you can spread over it.

      Sorry just saw what you usually eat. You could perhaps try adding some chicken to your bagel?
    • Posts: 288 Member
      I eat breakfast at work at my desk - so want something quick and easy. I usually go with greek yoghurt and fruit. Greek yoghurt is a great source of protein!
    • Posts: 3,090 Member
      I think peanut butter is fine. You could also have cottage cheese or a cheese stick or Greek yogurt.

      I'm a vegetarian, but I think cold meat or chicken (leftover or deli) would work too. I'm not an expert on this though. ;)
    • Posts: 9,562 Member
      Cook a hamburger the night before. Heat it up in the a.m. Eat with your favorite mustard.
    • Posts: 217 Member
      Hard boiled eggs....

      Cook a load up wait for them to cool... stick em in fridge

    • Posts: 807 Member
      Turkey sausages are great! They taste even more like original sausages than the turkey bacon vs. real bacon does. I'm a fan of breakfast meats. :smiley: Yup, hard boiled eggs are great too. If you can't spare all the calories, then just the egg whites are good.
    • Posts: 381 Member
      thanks everyone :D I'm not really a fan of eggs but I might try turkey sausages
    • Posts: 381 Member
      or adding some chicken to my bagel :) sorry not sure why that first smiley looks so happy!
    • Posts: 1,457 Member
      Boiled eggs, cheese, protein pancakes that you can make ahead and freeze, nut butters
    • Posts: 381 Member
      oo protein pancakes sound good thanks :) I'll look into them. I don't like eggs :(
    • Posts: 649 Member
      nicola8989 wrote: »
      I am not a morning person and I don't have time (well the inclination to get up early and make time!) to grill turkey bacon or anything else on a morning. My OH normally makes me a wholemeal bagel and brings it to bed for me because yes I'm spoiled!

      What can I add to make it more protein-y as I need to get more protein into my day? Is peanut butter enough?

      Eggs

      Smoked Salmon
    • Posts: 5,864 Member
      A tuna bagel would be nice
    • Posts: 533 Member
      I like to start the day on protein, so if I'm rushed I go with unsweetened almond or coconut milk with a whey or egg white protein powder mixed with banana or berries and drink on the go. If I have more time then I'm having turkey or tuna and hummus roll up. I'm weird, I like my "lunch " for breakfast.
    • Posts: 126 Member
      Cottage cheese is a great source of protein
    • Posts: 14 Member
      livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
      Peanut butter (or nut butter) is a fat source, not a protein source.

      Wrong. It's a high protein and high fat source.
    • Posts: 905 Member
      eggs
      bacon
      sausage
      greek yogurt
      protein granola
      chicken
      beef
      soy
      beans
      tuna
      cottage cheese
      peanut butter
      quinoa
    • Posts: 1,938 Member
      simmondsjon wrote: »
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      Wrong. It's a high protein and high fat source.

      Eh, it's really kind of only moderate on protein. The jar I have here has 16g of fat per serving and only 7g of protein. Peanut Butter has less protein per serving than greek yogurt, and about the same as sharp cheddar cheese. (but the cheese has less fat, believe it or not!)
    • Posts: 328 Member
      Peanut butters generally have 2g fat per 1g protein. They're a good source of both.

      Reading "I don't have time" and "I don't have the inclination" is more concerning than what to put on your bagel. Fix those problems first.
    • Posts: 198 Member
      I microwave an egg (beaten) into my oatmeal, and top with vanilla greek yogurt. Sometimes I add cinnamon. Delish!
    • Posts: 1,737 Member
      no fat plain Greek yogurt... also a whey protein shake in the morning you can get that in any form you like, vegetable, cow, goat, etc... I showed my nutritionist a Clif builder's bar (20 g of protein) and she liked what she saw...I also shunned boiled eggs for the longest time... BUT they are now a regular part of my lunch...
    • Posts: 381 Member
      Thank you everyone. Sean I know what you're saying and it will be something I work on eventually, but I have so many other things to work on right now!
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