Ideas for quick high protein breakfast

tobafa
tobafa Posts: 344 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I'm curious as to what you guys would suggest for a quickly made, high protein, no/low carb, non dairy, breakfast with about 300 - 400 calories. Scrambled eggs and turkey bacon or sausage is what I'm doing now. It's fine but looking for variety. I'm open to non-traditional breakfast foods too.
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  • kate_sunflower
    kate_sunflower Posts: 152 Member
    Bump
  • JudyP0389
    JudyP0389 Posts: 46
    bump
  • honey1017
    honey1017 Posts: 37 Member
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  • crudd123
    crudd123 Posts: 244 Member
    Could you get a protein bar? Non-dairy is hard. I usually drink a cup of skim milk with a scoop of protein powder and that gives me 34 g of protein for the am. I'm sorry I'm not much help! Good luck to you!
  • Redbird99ky
    Redbird99ky Posts: 305 Member
    I sometimes like to have a nice Ahi Tuna steak for breakfast. Cook it like you would for dinner, but without the starch and veggie sides. Yummy ... wish I had one now.

    an 8 ounce Ahi steak will give you about 275 calories and about 49 G of protein.
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    With all those restrictions..I'd suggest what your already doing...eggs and meat! :) I did try quinoa w/ sauteed spinach and eggs once...really yummy! My usually is eggs, black beans, salsa, spinach, and veggies on a corn tortilla with a side of fresh fruit! Or a protein shake! :)
  • gehlerc
    gehlerc Posts: 651 Member
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  • tobafa
    tobafa Posts: 344 Member
    Spinach and 1/2 c of black beans would be an easy add. Thanks! Any other good ideas out there? Mahi tuna would be great but the easy/quick goes out the window. Canadian bacon... :D
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    Egg whites! I also use life choice bars. The double chocolate is my favorite. Only 190 calories, 8g sugar, 16 carbs but a whopping 21 grams of protein. I like the peanut butter ones too. The chocolate mint...meh.

    http://www.lifechoicefoods.com/?gclid=CNbO3PfG_64CFUZN4AodwTZO1w
  • bighouse51
    bighouse51 Posts: 30 Member
    STEAK!

    4.5 oz. of Shoulder Medallions with 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese and 3 egg whites, IT'S A WINNER bro...

    Counts:

    Medallions: 187.5 cals, 0 carbs, 27 pro, 9 fat
    Cottage Cheese: 100 cals, 5 carbs, 12 pro, 3 fat
    Egg Whites: 75 cals, 0 carbs, 15 pro, 0 fat

    Meal: 362.5 cals, 5 carbs, 54 PRO, 12 fat...
  • russeljames
    russeljames Posts: 103 Member
    ^ sounds goood
  • jetscreaminagain
    jetscreaminagain Posts: 1,130 Member
    bowl of water (like a cereal bowl) two eggs broken into the water. Microwave about 2 minutes. Pretty passable poached eggs.

    You can make any number f egg mcmuffin style sandwiches. I make them open faced. one piece of toast or English muffin and:

    pepperoni and some mozzarella
    canadian bacon and cheese
    ham or turkey
    left over spaghetti sauce
    salsa and cheese.
  • tobafa
    tobafa Posts: 344 Member
    STEAK!

    4.5 oz. of Shoulder Medallions with 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese and 3 egg whites, IT'S A WINNER bro...

    Counts:

    Medallions: 187.5 cals, 0 carbs, 27 pro, 9 fat
    Cottage Cheese: 100 cals, 5 carbs, 12 pro, 3 fat
    Egg Whites: 75 cals, 0 carbs, 15 pro, 0 fat

    Meal: 362.5 cals, 5 carbs, 54 PRO, 12 fat...

    Def need to try that. Just cook the medallions the night before.
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
    I tried eating lunch/dinner foods for breakfast..it was weird. I assume you could try that though?
    Just have some grilled chicken and the like.
  • papa3x
    papa3x Posts: 286
    Jones 97% FF Canadian Bacon can fit in nicely.
  • eidmomma
    eidmomma Posts: 5
    thats exactly what i was going to suggest as well, they have that in the Muscle and Fitness magazine for weight lifters
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Skip breakfast and save the cals for a midnight snack!

    Or

    2 scoops whey in almond milk.
  • desireedare
    desireedare Posts: 48
    My favorite summer breakfast is a smoothie!

    I just do it to taste, no measuring.

    orange juice (more OJ than anything else)

    1 or 2 scoops of vanilla, strawberry, or banana protein powder (or mix it up!)

    frozen "tropical blend" of peaches, mango, pinapple, and strawberries (you can find this at any food store, but if you have a wholesale market like BJs, Costco, or Sams near you it seems to be more affordable)

    frozen "mixed berries"

    i like to add a spoonfull of peanut butter too. sounds strange with fruit but I'm a PB nut and it adds a little extra protein and good fats.

    hope you enjoy!
  • notaperfect10
    notaperfect10 Posts: 48 Member
    I'm very new to this (joined today!), so I'm feeling a bit timid.....
    But just for a bit of a change could you substitute smoked salmon for your bacon?

    J
  • kate_sunflower
    kate_sunflower Posts: 152 Member
    STEAK!

    4.5 oz. of Shoulder Medallions with 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese and 3 egg whites, IT'S A WINNER bro...

    Counts:

    Medallions: 187.5 cals, 0 carbs, 27 pro, 9 fat
    Cottage Cheese: 100 cals, 5 carbs, 12 pro, 3 fat
    Egg Whites: 75 cals, 0 carbs, 15 pro, 0 fat

    Meal: 362.5 cals, 5 carbs, 54 PRO, 12 fat...

    Dang this sounds bangin. I'm doing this. Thanks!
  • aekaya
    aekaya Posts: 163 Member
    Cooked quinoa, top it with spinach, tomato; crack two eggs on top and sprinkle it with some black pepper and throw it in the oven until the eggs bake! It's one of my favorite easy go-to meals actually!
  • goodmannmom
    goodmannmom Posts: 1
    I had quinoa, sardines and a salad with lemon juice on top.
  • mhig011975
    mhig011975 Posts: 181
    what does bump mean? ( aka, eating more calories?)
  • Seahawk27
    Seahawk27 Posts: 72
    Bump is so the post is back up to the top of the list. :)

    I always have a protein shake for breakfast, I'm doing Body By Vi so I use almond milk, 2 scoops of my protein shake mix, and then in the morning I usually just add 1 tsp instant coffee and some ice, blend it up and I have a 125 calorie iced latte. I think you could do the same thing with any kind of protein powder though, and add in whatever you'd like. Today I'm having almond milk, shake mix, 2 TBSP sugar free fat free pudding mix, 1/4 tsp mint extract and 4 ice cubes. 145 calories and it tastes like a milkshake!
  • floridacracker1830
    floridacracker1830 Posts: 9
    A list of high protein foods -- cottage cheese - surprisingly high in protein per quantity; greek, fat free yogurt is smooth and tasty and higher in protein than reg yogurt, mixed with fresh fruit/berries is esp good; eggs scrambled with cheese increases protein and takes significantly less time than also cooking meat; low sodium roast beef from deli is expensive, but added to a cheese omelette cooks up quickly and dramatically increases protein count; tuna packed in water with low fat mayo or reg mayo and crunchie such as celery make quick, high protein breakfast; buy fiber one pancake mix, high in fiber and protein, cook ahead and warm up for breakfast, spread with peanut butter or cream cheese to make even more protein or just eat with berries or eat with syrup; handful of nuts; boiled eggs...and on and on and on. google high protein foods.
  • Lifelive
    Lifelive Posts: 10 Member
    I am trying that receipe.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
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  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    hard boild eggs
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
    You could always get almond milk and add protein powder for a quick shake.
  • student94
    student94 Posts: 120 Member
    -hard boiled eggs
    -scrambled eggs or omelets with meat and/ or beans
    -smoothies, fruit, or whole grain toast with peanut butter
    -Greek yogurt
    -almonds (can add to oatmeal, cold cereal, or yogurt)
    -cheese
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