Breakfast foods high in protein

Arnisha1979
Arnisha1979 Posts: 8 Member
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Can anyone please provide suggestion for those breakfast items high in protein. I am tired of eating egg whites with veggies every morning and turkey bacon. The bacon I don't mind so much. I need other alternatives instead of the eggs with veggies. Something that can be nutritious, yet delicious and keep me full until my first snack of the morning.
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  • GigiMonet
    GigiMonet Posts: 3 Member
    Yes does someone have an answer that is a great question.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Smoked salmon, black beans, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I feel like getting creative. Silk flavoured dessert tofu. What shall we pair it with? How about a teaspoon of maple syrup and something crunchy. Maybe a quarter cup granola. Or if you must stick to protein, a tablespoon of hemp hearts.
  • Arnisha1979
    Arnisha1979 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you so much they all sound like good ideas I will try!
  • rome_411
    rome_411 Posts: 29 Member
    I have tried a whey isolate protein shake blended with banana and almond milk, salmon, and chicken breast on flatbread as alternatives lately. Good luck and you got this!
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    edited September 2016
    MiMi_5151 wrote: »
    avocado - either on toast, by itself, of baked with an egg in the hole left by the pit.

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    That's high fat, not high protein. I'm definitely going to try it though. Maybe some bacon on top?
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Pure Protein or Think Thin bars. I also put a scoop of whey protein in my coffee or make a smoothie with banana and milk. You can also roll up a piece of deli ham or turkey and a slice of cheese around a slice of avocado.
  • JennP415
    JennP415 Posts: 11 Member
    I like whole fat cottage cheese on a whole wheat english muffin. It keeps me totally satisfied.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I have fat free Greek yoghurt with granola or protein enriched cereal with milk, both give me around 18g protein for 250-330 cals
  • JennP415
    JennP415 Posts: 11 Member
    And sometimes if I'm eating a bit later--like at 10 am I'll have a chicken breast with blue cheese and hot wing sauce,
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    Yes - I was just about to suggest protein powder - one scoop is usually around 25 g of protein.
    Also, Dry Curd Cottage Cheese has a lot more protein than regular cottage cheese and way less
    sodium too - You could mix some of that into your smoothies...along with greek yogurt
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    I found a recipe for a "sweet omelette" which is eggs (or whites), cream cheese or cottage cheese, a little sweetener, and fruit.

    I make mine with 4 egg whites, 1/4 c cottage cheese, 2 splenda pkts, and a handful of frozen blueberries. I also like a cup of cottage cheese with a little low sugar jam or unsweetened applesauce.
  • louann_jude
    louann_jude Posts: 307 Member
    Protein Oatmeal I used quick oats from kroger and when they are almost done I add a scoop of protien powder in. Quest salted caramel is so good with a tablespoon of mini chocolate chips. Made with 1/2 cup of fat free skim milk it has 33 grams of protein.
  • DeviatedNorm
    DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
    edited September 2016
    I go with plain greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs or cottage cheese. Ricotta unfortunately is like 2x the calories per gram of protein than cottage cheese. Cottage cheese 4% is 220 calories per cup, ricotta is over 400. With 25 and 28 grams of protein respectively.
  • dunoonite
    dunoonite Posts: 5 Member
    Some great ideas here
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    Try a mix of cottage cheese, fruit-flavored greek yogurt and lemon juice. I usually mix 1/2 cup of the cottage, 1/2 cup of the greek yogurt and 1 tsp lemon juice [enhances the flavor]. I get about 26g protein each morning from this.

    If you're watching fat and salt intake, the flavors from the greek yogurt and lemon juice will even mask the meh flavor of fat free cottage cheese, though I usually use low fat cottage cheese.
  • Arnisha1979
    Arnisha1979 Posts: 8 Member
    They all sound yummy. More ideas to add. Thank you
  • chapiano
    chapiano Posts: 331 Member
    English "fry up" cooked breakfast
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    Garbanzo Bean Flour Pancakes: - makes three pancakes - use filling of our choice.

    1/2 cup GBF
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 tsp salt (optional)
    1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water

    Mix flour, baking powder and salt together, whisk in water, make sure the mixture is smooth

    I use 1 smashed banana for sweetness

    Mashed banana and add to mixture

    Fry in non-stick pan using spray or oil. (I use coconut oil).


  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
    Shakshuka (a baked egg dish with a tomato base) - I add beans, usually chickpeas or white beans, to mine and top with cheese for more protein and fiber.
    Toast topped with ricotta cheese and shredded chicken.
    Bagel thin with sliced turkey, hummus, and veggies.
    Add chicken or turkey to your omelettes
    Soft scrambled eggs with a little cream cheese mixed in and topped with smoked salmon
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    Here is my protein smoothie: 2 cups milk, 1 banana, 2 scoops vanilla protein powder, and a cup or so of blueberries or strawberries. Hmmm, I should try this with peaches sometime too.
  • Aniston_T
    Aniston_T Posts: 25 Member
    Waffles (with egg, milk, flaxseeds etc) that have 12gr of protein and 310 calories each. Served with peanut butter for more protein or baked beans, back bacon and poached egg (but that's more for a lunch cause it's 500-600 calories altogether)

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