Protein for Breakfast Ideas, Please!

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  • bugnsamsmom
    bugnsamsmom Posts: 34 Member
    we take thin sliced ham and put it into our baby cakes maker. mix up some scrambled eggs with veggies and pour it into the ham cups. Depending on how many veggies I put in the eggs I can get three cups from one scrambled egg. Looks like more than you actually have.

    Toast and Peanut Butter
    bagel/english muffin and cream cheese/laughing cow
    cheese and veggie quesadilla
    english muffin breakfast pizza (muffin, salsa, veggies, meat and/or eggs and/or cheese)
    grilled cheese and tomato soup
  • noahsampeer1
    noahsampeer1 Posts: 29 Member
    I juice veggies (with some fruit for flavor) for breakfast and I add unflavored whey protine powder to it. I actually do two a day.

    Breakfast: 3-4 large leaves of Kale, 3-4 large leaves of Swiss Chard, 3-4 medium (6-8 inch) carrots, 15-20 sprigs of Parsley and 2 medium green apples (or you can substitue pears).

    Post Work-out: 3-4 large leaves of Kale, 3-4 large leaves of Swiss Chard, 4 large (9-12 inch) stalks of celery (great source of electrolites), 1 1/2-2 cups of grapes and 2 apples (again, or pears).

    That's just the basis for the drinks. Sometimes I'll add strawberries or oranges. Even a little (stress LITTLE) amount of ginger tastes good.

    Add the protine to that and you have nearly a full days worth of veggies and fruits and 40g of protine.

    Also, they taste great! I can't live without them! Well, I can, but I don't want to.
  • econut2000
    econut2000 Posts: 395 Member
    Protein shakes - I add peanut butter and a banana to mine. Delish

    I know you said your tired of eggs, but it looks like you don't have much variety. I make a breakfast burrito often - 1/2c scrambled egg whites, spinach, onions, green and red peppers, and onions on a tortilla with guacamole. It actually works out to a perfect 40-30-30 breakdown of carbs, fat and protein. Absolutely delicious. I will vary it up, the other morning I used asparagus, sometimes I use salsa....whatever veggies you have around work great. Guacamole is a fabulous substitute for cheese, strangely enough. I'm a cheese-a-holic and don't need to add cheese if I use guac.

    I also still eat egg salad on occasion, and yes, I use the dreaded full fat mayo, but I don't use much (1tsp) and I eat it on a bed of mixed greens with salsa. I've also seen people eat mashed chickpeas mixed with a wedge of laughing cow soft cheese. I haven't tried it yet but it sounds great. I can't see why you still couldn't have the eggs and sub the mayo for the laughing cow cheese if you want.

    When all else fails, nut butter on a whole wheat english muffin. :)
  • krisrpaz
    krisrpaz Posts: 263 Member
    Low-Carb Sausage Balls

    These are yummy and very easy to grab on your way out the door if you make them ahead of time.

    1 lb turkey breakfast sausage
    1/2 cup shredded cheese
    2 eggs
    2 tbsp coconut flour (or grated parmesan)
    Pepper

    Pre-heat oven to 350. Mash everything together in a bowl with your hands. Use a tbsp to scoop out meat mixture and roll into little ball. This should make between 25-30 balls. Cook for 30 minutes then flip over and bake another 10-15 minutes. I like mine really well done and a little crunchy on the outside. You may need to experiment with the time a little. I just watch mine really close.

    what is the calories for these? ?

    Of course it will vary slightly based on what brands you use, if you use coconut flour or parmesan (I use coconut flour for extra fiber) and how big or small you make them but mine came out to 53 calories each with 25 balls.
  • aekaya
    aekaya Posts: 163 Member
    Cottage cheese with fruit, and one of my favorites is mixing up greek yogurt with chia seeds and fruit the night before, so I have a breakfast ready in the morning.

    Or eat quinoa instead of oatmeal :)
  • eawilkrsn
    eawilkrsn Posts: 43
    saw a great recipe for protein pancakes on Blogilates yesterday. They are delicious!!! :)

    1 scoop vanilla protein ( used pure protein vanilla)
    1/4 cup egg white
    1/2 banana (mashed up)
    2 tbsp almond milk or skim milk
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1 tsp flax seed ( i used psyllium seed husk)

    mash up banana and add all other ingredients. mix all up.

    makes 5-9 pancakes (one serving) 250 calories. (made with no flour)


    i also have 2 eggs (scrambled) in the mornings with 1/2 whole wheat bagel and 1 tbsp of pb.

    or a protein shake.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    Eggs
    Tuna
    Eggs
    Chicken
    Eggs
    Peanut butter

    If you get tired of eggs, you're not making them right. There are so many egg recipes out there and so many great ways to cook them from scrambled to fried and an immeasurable number of inbetweens. Breakfast burritos, omelets, french toast, egg salad, boil them, broil them....I feel like Bubba going on, but seriously. Use Google and find new ways to make your eggs because you would be hard pressed to find a more awesomely nutritional powerhouse than the egg.
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    I like Kashi go lean original. As much protein as an egg!
  • sla1252012
    sla1252012 Posts: 24 Member
    ... that will keep me full until lunch!?

    For me there is no such thing! lol But it's okay becuase I'd rather eat smaller meals and have snacks in between.
  • jstorck65
    jstorck65 Posts: 1
    egg white flatbread from subway very good
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Eggs/Egg Whites
    Omelets with veggies and meat
    Cottage Cheese
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    guess nobody eats steak & eggs anymore
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    ^that *kitten* will kill you bro. Don't you watch Dr Oz?
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    You need to let go of the notion that you have to eat "traditional" breakfast foods for breakfast. Who says you can't have a piece of grilled chicken for breakfast?

    ^^ This!

    I like to eat salmon for breakfast a lot. I've added scallops to my egg white omelets. I've been in a restaurant before where they serve an Italian omelet that is Meatballs and Mozzarella cheese in the middle and topped with marinara. I always thought that would be awesome to make healthy using seasoned turkey sausage and low-fat mozzarella.

    I also really like smoothies made with peanut butter, cocoa powder, a banana and plain non-fat yogurt and ice of course!
  • BJPCraig
    BJPCraig Posts: 417 Member
    Nut/seed butters (my wife & I use almond, sesame seed, and cashew butters)
    Kashi Go-Lean Crunch (one serving is 9 grams of protein, 1-1/2 times more than an egg)
    Smoothies with protein powder
    Beans (I know this may sound weird, but we started it after my wife read The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle, and know we look forward to them. It's really a cultural thing; when I mentioned it to a friend who had once lived in New Mexico, he said, "If you lived out there, you probably would have grown up with beans for breakfast every day!")
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    ^that *kitten* will kill you bro. Don't you watch Dr Oz?

    According to 60 minutes, with my high sugar intake, I'm living on borrowed time anyway.
  • cathyL11
    cathyL11 Posts: 46 Member
    Steak --- I'm serious -- you won't want to eat again until about 3 pm. Who says you can't have steak for breakfast? Also left over stew from the night before --- forget traditional breakfast and eat whatever you want even if it's traditionally a lunch or dinner type food.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    I often do an egg white scramble with black beans and maybe some salsa..... and also some veggies.... today it was sauteed cauliflower..... and a protein shake (black beans, canned pumpkin, chocolate protein powder, soy or coconut/almond milk, ice, cocoa powder) -- today my breakfast was 353 calories, 2g fat, 38g carbs, 8g fiber, 43g protein & 467mg sodium. This is a typical day for me..... I make my breakfast at least 30g of protein on a daily basis. Cereal or oatmeal are too carby, and not enough protein.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    I like Kashi go lean original. As much protein as an egg!


    An egg only has like 6g of protein - that is not enough to start the day.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    ^that *kitten* will kill you bro. Don't you watch Dr Oz?

    It's true! Everybody who ate eggs an 1792 is now dead.
  • plethorax
    plethorax Posts: 33 Member
    Tuna salad in lettuce cups
    Chicken stir fry
    Crustless quiche
    Breakfast casserole
    Pulled pork in corn tortillas

    For me, breakfast is more about meals I can make in 7 minutes or less and carry in the same hand as my coffee mug, which basically means either contained eggs, a protein shake, microwaved breakfast sausage, or leftovers. The above ideas fall either in the "leftovers" pile or in the "stuff I prepped the night before" pile.

    I don't know how crazy your tastebuds are, but I once made a frittata with kimchi and goat cheese that was amaaaaaazing...
  • skywa
    skywa Posts: 901 Member
    protein pancakes.

    baked egg cups

    poached egg with roasted veggies

    green smoothie (w/ protein added)

    :3 these are some of my faves.
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    Power Coffee as i call it - 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder in your cup of coffee...
  • sarglava
    sarglava Posts: 206 Member
    Even if you're tired of eating eggs, I know a way you can eat your eggs without eating eggs. Bahaaha it's like a riddle. Eggs are tasty when added to oatmeal (which you already eat) and it makes your oatmeal taste awesome too!! Just mix in a beaten egg into cooking oatmeal (not boiling oatmeal) and stir really fast to prevent scrambling... and voila you have oatmeal custard. Add sweeteners/fruit/nuts/whatever and it's oatmeal on steriods with extra protien.
  • now_picture_this
    now_picture_this Posts: 13 Member
    Low Carb Pancakes from South Beach Diet:
    Mix together half a cup of old-fashioned oatmeal, a quarter cup of low-fat cottage cheese, two eggs, and a dash each of vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Process in a blender until smooth. Cook the mixture like a regular pancake.

    Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/cut_carbs/Pancakes.php#ixzz1rfuJbO3l
  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member
    Four ounces of smoked salmon on a toasted thin bagel with whipped cream cheese, red onion slices, and capers.
  • LordBezoar
    LordBezoar Posts: 625 Member
    I love my Green Shakes in the morning. Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Blueberries, Strawberries, Kiwi, Grapes, Whole Nectar Protein Powder, Water/Ice. Some of the fruits will be swapped out for Oranges, Pineapple or Apples depending on what we have on hand.

    Though, sometimes I will switch that up with a Choco-Banana shake: Almond Milk, Bananas, PB2, Chocolate Protein powder, Ice.

    And I usually toss a serving of Chia seeds per person in almost any shake I make.
  • ♥Amy♥
    ♥Amy♥ Posts: 714 Member
    I LOVE oatmeal, so I make it (with water) and then mix in vanilla protein powder and PB2 along with some flaxseed on top. It's super yummy and filling.

    I also sometimes do scrambled egg/egg whites with chopped up onions, peppers, and some type of cut up turkey sausage mixed in.

    Another yummy thing, but usually too sweet for me to have first thing in the morning is to take a container of plain greek yogurt and mix in 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder and PB2. Mix all together and it's a super filling and yummy chocolate treat :)
  • Pucker508
    Pucker508 Posts: 67 Member
    Wow! You all are amazing! I truly appreciate all of your suggestions and ideas! I feel ready to try some new things for sure, and motivated to revamp some of my egg recipes :-)

    Much love to MFP community!
  • pinkita
    pinkita Posts: 779 Member
    Another thing you could do with eggs is take out the yolk from a hardboiled one (or two or three!) and replace it with hummus (sorry if someone else already suggested that, I didn't read every single post) :smile:

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