Protein breakfasts please

JoDavo66
JoDavo66 Posts: 526 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm trying to increase my protein & have moved from overnight oats to 2 eggs on toast.
I don't have much time on a morning (proper cooked breakfast is out of the question) but I am looking for additional ideas. I'll consider adding protein powder to recipes but not sure how to calculate how to do this
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  • s131951
    s131951 Posts: 3,776 Member
    joannadavison wrote: »
    I'm trying to increase my protein & have moved from overnight oats to 2 eggs on toast.
    I don't have much time on a morning (proper cooked breakfast is out of the question) but I am looking for additional ideas. I'll consider adding protein powder to recipes but not sure how to calculate how to do this

    Hello. I'm not sure of your tastes and diet considerations, but I make a scramble (add to a whole grain tortilla for burrito) consisting of eggs, turkey/chicken or veggie sausage with some cheese and add some black beans at times.

    I will supplement mid morning with a protein powder, almond milk and chia seeds.

    yogurt can help quite a bit too.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    My wife makes a variety of different egg bakes that usually include veggies as well and sometimes ham or some other kind of meat. She will make a casserole dish worth on Sunday and we just portion it out and reheat for breakfast throughout the week...it usually lasts through Thursday unless I decide I want something else. She makes different one's every week so we don't get bored.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I don't care for protein powder in actual recipes. I do love it in smoothies:

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  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    For an egg based breakfast, I often do a 2 egg vegetable omelet (it's reasonably low cal if you don't cook in a bunch of oil or butter). If I want to bump the protein I have cottage cheese or plain greek yogurt on the side.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
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    Note, that's kilojoules, not calories. Calories = 314.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    My breakfast every morning is nonfat Greek yogurt, fiber cereal, chocolate protein powder, and chocolate PB2. As I make it, it’s just under 300 calories, 40g protein, 13g fiber.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    I eat instant oatmeal cooked with 6oz low-fat milk and 4oz greek yogurt added afterward. That gives 28g protein.

    I also add nuts and berries, but it's up to you at that point.
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Morningstar Sausage (veggie) patties.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I've been making Kodiak pancakes ahead of time and then heating one for breakfast with my coffee. I have sugar free syrup and turkey sausage links to add if I want extra yummies. Sometimes I'll have a veggie corndog or hard-boiled or scrambled egg.
  • g2renew
    g2renew Posts: 155 Member
    17 g protein breakfast- avocado toast, 2 slices. Could bump up with added veggies and nuts, or yogurt.
  • justanotherguy2020
    justanotherguy2020 Posts: 223 Member
    g2renew wrote: »
    17 g protein breakfast- avocado toast, 2 slices. Could bump up with added veggies and nuts, or yogurt.

    I’ve been doing avocado test every morning this year and it’s super satisfying! Sometimes I top it with boiled egg whites for a protein boost!
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    If you like overnight oats, you could just fortify it with extra protein ingredients. 15g of chia seeds, milled flax and hemp hearts are what I use. I also add a scoop of protein powder. My overnight oats are ~23g protein in ~350 calories, depending which flavour I make.
  • nhenryoliver
    nhenryoliver Posts: 112 Member
    Fab ideas here. Thank you as I’m not getting enough protein too.
  • sweetbe44
    sweetbe44 Posts: 195 Member
    I add egg whites to my oatmeal to up the protein content
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Kodiak pancake mix made with egg whites instead of water, whatever add ins you like, made in muffin tins and refrigerated or frozen until needed, then microwaved.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    designerdiscounts wrote: »
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  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    I usually eat a food bar with about 10g protein in the way out the door to the gym or office, and then some greek yogurt at the office. Comes to a decent protein %for the calories.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    If you have time to cook eggs—I also like eggs scrambled with cottage cheese in them. They never get “done” looking. Never really set. I like that soft, moist texture, as well as the cheesy taste. It adds protein.
  • bad_w0lf
    bad_w0lf Posts: 26 Member
    I make a breakfast casserole. It makes 4 servings.

    -I throw in as many vegetables as I want, usually some fresh salsa because it's not watery and it's perfectly chopped veggies.
    -8 eggs, scrambled
    - half lb of ground sausage (I freeze the other half for next week's breakfast)
    - around .25 cup of whole milk
    - a serving and a half of shredded cheese

    It works out to about 340 calories and 23 g of protien.

    It's so filling it keeps me full until lunch time, which is really helpful as I work an office job where the desire for snacking all day is really tough to ignore.
  • jsteinberg108
    jsteinberg108 Posts: 2 Member
    I make a breakfast casserole at the beginning of the week. I get a tube of turkey sausage, low fat, brown it and crumble it up. Get a pack of frozen spinach and cook the water out of it in a saute pan. I then mix 6 whole eggs and twelve egg whites in a bowl with whatever seasoning I want to use. I spray an 8 by * baking pan with pam, layer the sausage and then spinach and then pour the egg mixture on top. I bake that at 350 for around 30-45 minutes or until it's set. Let cool and cut into six servings. I then put this in tupperware with a serving of oatmeal on the side.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Meal prep eggs in muffin tin. Real eggs or egg beaters. Meat of choice, veggies of choice, cheese of choice. They freeze well.
  • justanotherguy2020
    justanotherguy2020 Posts: 223 Member
    missysippy930 wrote: »
    Meal prep eggs in muffin tin. Real eggs or egg beaters. Meat of choice, veggies of choice, cheese of choice. They freeze well.

    That sounds good!
  • kksmom1789
    kksmom1789 Posts: 281 Member
    missysippy930 wrote: »
    Meal prep eggs in muffin tin. Real eggs or egg beaters. Meat of choice, veggies of choice, cheese of choice. They freeze well.

    this is exactly what my husband and I are eating this week. the hubby added bacon to his I wanted mine to be like a vegetable omelet
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    Fairlife have two kinds of protein drinks. One is 26g of protein for I believe 170 calories and the other is 42g of protein for 240 calories. I've had both in the chocolate flavor and they were both taste good to me, but I prefer the 42g one. The 26g one taste very sweet, while the 42g one taste like it was made with a darker chocolate so it doesn't taste as sweet even though it has more sugar in it.
  • slbbw
    slbbw Posts: 329 Member
    Egg veggie cups or baked oatmeal with eggwhites are an easy go to for me. I also regularly add eggwhites to my home cooked oatmeal for an added protein boost. Make it further savory by adding sausage(I use vegetarian but turkey would be good here too) and a sprinkle of cheese.
  • candylilacs
    candylilacs Posts: 614 Member
    I cook a spinach scramble, and sprinkle with a cheddar/queso cheese. Sometimes I add sausage! All that takes me 10 minutes.
  • MercuryForce
    MercuryForce Posts: 103 Member
    I use Kodiak pancake mix and PB2 powder to make mug cakes at work. It is not low in carbs, but since most of focus right now is lowering my fat intake and upping my protein, it works well for me and keeps me full forever.

    I do probably need to make some adjustments to it over time (add some fruit or something). But, right now I'm stil in the "just remembering to eat breakfast is important" stage. And I need something grab and go easy that doesn't take any time to cook at home.

    On weekends, I usually have 1 or 2 meatless breakfast patties. Of those I've tried so far, Trader Joe's are my favorite followed by MorningStar. Weirdly, as someone that eats meat, I like Simple Truth the least because the texture is closest to meat...but it is like you are eating cheap sausage. The taste is good but the texture is not.

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