What's for breakfast protein besides EGGS?

Alana_as

Alana_as

Cathlete
I find it difficult to eat eggs every moring as protein. Serisouly, sometimes it makes me gag. I like my eggs scrambled and I cook them thouroghly so they're not runny and gross...but I still find myself not being able to enjoy/eat eggs for breakfast most mornings....

What do you all eat as protein for breakfast besides eggs???:confused:
 
Believe it or not. . .

1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter and a glass of low fat milk (after having my coffee first, lol). Since going back to work, I am up so early, and I find it hard to eat so early in the morning. I gag on my breakfast too, lol. I can manage 1-2 tablespoons of pb though and the milk is added protein. Sometimes I just do a Special K protein shake.

Kristin
 
Alana, I'll make chicken salsa wraps and have them on hand to zap in the microwave for breakfast. It's just chicken breast and salsa in a crockpot for a few hours, shredded and tossed with the juices; then wrapped in lo-carb wraps. YUMMY!!! Or, if I insist on eggs, I'll make mini egg quiches or muffins ahead of time and keep them in the fridge to reheat (breakfast, for me, has to be a zip-zap fast one on school mornings).

Gayle
 
Quinoa! I love this stuff, even though I don't eat it for breakfast (I don't usually do more than a piece of fruit for breakfast). It is a complete protein, and very easy to digest. For breakfast, most people cook it down to a mush and eat it like they would oatmeal. It can go savory, or it can go sweet. Whatever you like. To cook it to mush might take 20-25 minutes, otherwise, it is finished in 15 minutes.
 
I usually have a veggie burger that contains soy-based protein and veggies, along with a whole wheat bun. I use spicy mustard and a chipotle hot sauce for condiments. Yeah, that's breakfast for me!
 
Buckwheat. It's a seed (not a grain--though it's often sold as one--and no relation whatsoever to wheat) that is a complete protein.

I soak raw hulled buckwheat for 2 hours, then rinse and drain well (to rinse off the mucilaginous gel that forms), then let sprout for about 6 hours. Then I dehydrate as-is, or pulse briefly in a food processor with a sweetener (dried fruit, agave--though I'm limiting that--maple syrup or yacon syrup) and some cinnamon (until it is mixed, but the buckwheat is still in large pieces) then spread on a non-stick sheet, score into triangles, and dehydrate for 6-8 hours. I break it up into chunks and serve with raw almond milk (an easy way to make this is to blend 1 T raw almond butter with 1 cup water, then strain to remove the pulp), or eat as a snack. It stays crunchy in milk, much like Grape Nuts!

You can also just cook it.;)
 
I just found a super low fat turkey bacon at Trader Joes that is very good. It only takes about 2-1/2 minutes to zap a few slices of it in the microwave.
 
Steel cut oats, with a scoop of protein powder and berries on top. It is not just the protein you need but all the complex carbs too.I sprinkle wheat germ and flax seed on top. Delicious!

Rachel
 
I also like to have the Greek yogurt with fruit and a little bit of cereal sprinkled on top for crunch. Another bfast I have is I'll soak Ezekiel bread in 1 egg + 1 egg white and "fry" in a pan (no butter, just non stick cooking spray) for french toast & top with strawberries. OR I have Kashi oatmeal with fresh berries folded in.
 
There are numerous protein pancake recipes around these forums - here's what I eat:

3 egg whites
1/2 cup cottage cheese
Blend in a blender

Add 1/2 cup oatmeal while blender is running.

Let it sit for a few minutes and make your pancake(s).

You can use many different toppings - some use syrup, sugar free syrup, PB, almond butter, etc. My fav is I simmer a cup of frozen mixed berries for about 5 minutes and then mush it around a bit to make a "spread" of sorts and top my pancakes with it. Very yummy, very "clean" and high in protein.

I also will make them ahead of time and keep in the fridge - they microwave very well. Sometimes I just make the batter and keep in the fridge to make
fresh pancakes in the AM. I'll do like 4 batches at a time.
 
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My (non-egg) favorites:

Protein pancakes (like someone posted above) with yogurt and fruit or peanut butter

1 cup Fage Greek yogurt or Knudsen 2% Cottage cheese and fruit (usually 1-2 cups berries) with 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal on top (in fact this is my all time favorite snack or meal) so delicious and filling!!

Oatmeal topped with yogurt and fruit (I'm sure Quinoa would be good instead of oatmeal too)

If you like Mexican, I like to do this:

1 egg, 1/2 cup egg beaters all scrambled, add favorite salsa and top over 1/2 cup refried or regular beans. Top with 1 oz cheese of your choice. So yummy and very filling as well.

I also like to make egg muffins ahead of time (eggs, spinach, diced green chilis, sprinkled with mozarella cheese) bake in muffin tins and they freeze well.
 
I also eat eggs most mornings - making mine into an omlet with garlice/onion & farmers cheese. On those days when I don't have time or just want a change I either eat greek yogurt, maybe leftover chicken or turkey breast from the night before. Today I just finished a baked pot (post workout ;) ) with salt free kidney beans & cott cheese. MMMMMMmmmmmmm
 
Whey powder shake with fruit juice and frozen fruit, for the liquid you can also use milk for more protein, I use almond milk sometimes too.
 
I like to sprinkle slivered almonds on top of my steel-cut oats along with some berries or raisens with a splash of milk. Yum Yum
 
high protein breakfast mini loaf

I've discovered a great high protein breakfast mini loaf. If you have a magic bullet to grind up the oats into a fine powder, then you should try this recipe! With this recipe you can make either a chocolate bananna mini loaf or a vanilla blueberry mini loaf.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

40 grams oatmeal (grinded fine into a flour)

8 gram of protein powder (either chocolate or vanilla)

4 gram sf/ff instant jello mix (either chocolate or vanilla flavored)

3 egg whites

mix all ingredients into a liquid (I just use a fork) and pour into a small mini loaf pan coated with Pam cooking spray (to avoid sticking).

Sprinkle on top 65 gram of sliced bannana or fresh bluberries

Bake in oven for about 30-40 minutes....

There are so many different variations to this recipe. I somtimes add sf/ff coffee syrups for liquid if the mixture is too thick.

You can precook this in advance and then wrap them with saran-wrap for a quick on-the-go breakfast! This tasts like a cheat, but is totally healthy!
 
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