Breakfast ideas...

VANILLA ALMOND PROTEIN BAR
1/3 cup Body Fortress whey protein powder, 1 scoop vanilla flavor (I use Body By Vi)
1/2 ounce almonds, finely ground
2 teaspoons coconut flour
2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
3 teaspoons water

Mix the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Add the granular Splenda, if using. In another small bowl, mix the liquid Splenda, if using, with 2 teaspoons of the water. Add 2 teaspoons of the water to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until it is as well mixed as possible. Add up to 1 more teaspoon of water if necessary and work this in with your hands. Don't be tempted to add more water no matter how dry it seems. The more water you add, the sticker the bar will be and the worse it will stick to your teeth. The dough will eventually come together when you firmly knead it by squeezing it into a ball in your hand. The consistency will be very stiff like modelling clay. Shape into a bar. This will keep pretty well at room temperature but I would keep it out of extreme heat.

Makes 1 serving

VARIATION: Replace 1/4 teaspoon of the water with a flavoring extract of your choice.

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 247 Calories; 10g Fat; 30g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 243 Calories; 10g Fat; 30g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 5g Net Carbs

ALMOND CAPPUCCINO PROTEIN BAR
1/3 cup Syntrax Nectar Lattes Cappuccino whey protein powder, 1 scoop (I use Body By Vi)
1/2 ounce almonds, finely ground
2 teaspoons coconut flour
2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
2 1/2-3 teaspoons water

Mix the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Add the granular Splenda, if using. In another small bowl, mix the liquid Splenda, if using, with 2 teaspoons of the water. Add 2 teaspoons of the water to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until it is as well mixed as possible. Add up to 1 more teaspoon of water if necessary and work this in with your hands. Don't be tempted to add more water no matter how dry it seems. The more water you add, the sticker the bar will be and the worse it will stick to your teeth. The dough will eventually come together when you firmly knead it by squeezing it into a ball in your hand. The consistency will be very stiff like modelling clay. Shape into a bar. This will keep pretty well at room temperature but I would keep it out of extreme heat.

Makes 1 serving

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 197 Calories; 8g Fat; 27g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 193 Calories; 8g Fat; 27g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs

PEANUT BUTTER ALMOND PROTEIN BAR
1/3 cup Body Fortress whey protein powder, 1 scoop vanilla flavor (I use Body By Vi)
1/2 ounce almonds, finely ground
2 teaspoons PB2 *
2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
2 1/2-3 teaspoons water

Mix the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Add the granular Splenda, if using. In another small bowl, mix the liquid Splenda, if using, with 2 teaspoons of the water. Add 2 teaspoons of the water to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until it is as well mixed as possible. Add up to 1 more teaspoon of water if necessary and work this in with your hands. Don't be tempted to add more water no matter how dry it seems. The more water you add, the sticker the bar will be and the worse it will stick to your teeth. The dough will eventually come together when you firmly knead it by squeezing it into a ball in your hand. The consistency will be very stiff like modelling clay. Shape into a bar. This will keep pretty well at room temperature but I would keep it out of extreme heat.

Makes 1 serving

* Powdered peanut butter.

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 245 Calories; 10g Fat; 31g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 241 Calories; 10g Fat; 31g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 5g Net Carbs

Simple porridge. 180ml of semi skimmed milk and a big handful of blueberries. For afters, chopped walnuts mixed with diced pink lady apple and maple syrup.

Keep a baggie full of plain quick cooking oats, a bowl and a spoon at your desk... no need to refrigerate and you can microwave it to cook it. 1/2 cup is a serving it's 150 cals and will keep you full till lunch.

you can also mix in some cinnamon or all spice, or even pumpkin pie spice all in the same bag.

simple, yummy, cheap and healthy.

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Since you have a microwave, what about instant oatmeal? I use a whole grain oatmeal from Quaker Oats that is really filling.

I make my green monster for breakfast.

2 Servings:

1 individual container greek yogurt
1 cup almond milk
1 banana
1 cup strawberries
2 cups fresh baby spinach
handful of ice cubes

Mix it up in a blender and it tastes just like a strawberry/banana smoothie.

This looks great except for....doesn't the spinach make it taste nasty??

Portable breakfast ideas I like:

if you don't have far to go, you can make a breakfast sandwich with egg, cheese, and veggie or real bacon on a multigrain english muffin, wrap it in aluminum foil and eat it when you get there. I make one that is only 290 calories and it tides me over until lunch!

You can do a half-calorie bagel with peanut butter or cream cheese (again wrap it up and take it with you)

if you have access to a kettle, you can take a package of instant oatmeal and eat it there

you can also take a serving of cereal and a single milk and have cereal at work....but i personally don't find that too filling.

you could make a parfait and take it with you: 1/2 cup yogurt or greek yogurt, 1/2 berries, 1/3 cup granola is quite substantial, filling, and not too high in calories.

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I make my green monster for breakfast.

2 Servings:

1 individual container greek yogurt
1 cup almond milk
1 banana
1 cup strawberries
2 cups fresh baby spinach
handful of ice cubes

Mix it up in a blender and it tastes just like a strawberry/banana smoothie.

This looks great except for....doesn't the spinach make it taste nasty??

Nope. I buy the bags of the baby spinach. Its not the runny spinach from a can. My fiancee hates most vegetables but she drinks one of these every morning with me and likes them.

Does the spinach discolour it? I love all those ingredients, but I don't know if I could get past a gross colour

Yes it discolors it. Has a brownish green color to it. Besides that it taste just like a strawberry/banana smothie.