No egg, high protein breakfast suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Min on June 14, 2009 at 11:05am

Hi Erin! Before I ditched dairy, I ate cottage cheese in the morning. It is shockingly good when mixed in with the oatmeal and really high in protein. Try making your oatmeal, letting it cool just a little, then adding a half cup of cottage cheese (I used 1% as the no-fat wasn't as good a texture), a spoonful of unsweetened applesauce and some cinnamon. Stir together & enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by EmilyRose on June 14, 2009 at 11:22am

Here's my suggestion Erin! I just read in your blog that you're a big yogurt and fruit person (me too) so I thought you might enjoy my morning smoothies! They're surprisingly filling and delicious, but won't give you that "slumpy" feeling all day.

2 containers of yogurt : (i usually use yoplait light)
1/2 cup frozen fruit
3/4 cup light vanilla soy milk
1 TBL honey
3 TBL flax seed
2 TBL protein powder

Combine everything in a blender! Makes two large glasses (about 16oz each.) I usually drink one, and pop the blender with the lid into the fridge for the next morning on-the-go! =)

This recipe is SO versatile and adaptable. I've made a million different smoothies with this basic formula. Strawberry yogurt with banana, chocolate soy milk with strawberries, lemon yogurt with blueberries, WOW! all great =)

The flax seed is optional of course, but I like getting the extra fiber and the little seeds in the smoothie. Depending on what kind of yogurt you use you may have to adjust the milk as well =) I'm not a huge dairy person, so I use the Soy milk. I would highly recommend having protein powder on hand. It helps for recipes like this ... or those mornings where you don't feel like "eating" anything.

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Permalink Reply by Erin P. on June 14, 2009 at 11:48am

Thank you both!

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Permalink Reply by Ana on June 14, 2009 at 12:04pm

I like to mix ricotta cheese with Lite Vanilla Yogurt and then I add some walnuts and raisins (maybe some chopped fruit like apples) for extra fiber and ground flaxseed (good omega 3's) to add more of a nutty flavor. I'll mix in a little Low Fat milk to give it more of a pudding texture or sometimes omit it for a more creamy texture. I just had some this morning, good also as a dessert snack plus it looks like ice cream and doesn't make me feel like I'm missing out. Beware, people are likely to peek over your shoulder for a bite lol.

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Permalink Reply by Janice on August 9, 2009 at 11:44am

Erin, I realize you posted this awhile ago but I have an idea. Roni posted a recipe on Green Lite Bites a while ago called Chocolate Quinoa, it uses soy milk. I have attached a link. With the quinoa and the soy milk it is very high in protein and yummy too. Here is a link: http://greenlitebites.com/index.php?s=chocolate+quinoa

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on February 25, 2010 at 4:43pm

I second this suggestion...I usually sweeten with some fresh blueberries!

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Permalink Reply by melinda cummings on December 27, 2009 at 10:18pm

We went to a weight loss clinic and part of the "diet" was to eat a high protein breakfast.

We eat lean meats for breakfast.
I know it sounds weird to eat ham, chicken or sometimes hamburger for breakfast, it's worked for us.

Protein shakes were listed as a good choice, as well as protein "bullets".

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Permalink Reply by Jamie Lynn on December 28, 2009 at 9:41pm

We sometimes have chicken burritos for breakfast - ww wrap with shredded cheese heated in ff salsa and ff cheese. Yummy. This is some fruit is one of my favourite breakfasts. We eat oatmeal most days but it does get boring.

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Permalink Reply by Liz S. on February 24, 2010 at 8:15pm

have you tried PB2? it's powdered peanut butter. to use it you mix 2 tbs of the powder with 1 tbs water for only 1 point. instead of making peanut butter with it you could add the powder to oatmeal, the smoothie someone else suggested, and pastaqueen has a recipe for peanut butter crepes on her website, i think it's at http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/10/peanut-butter-crepes/ the recipe calls for actual peanut butter but you could use the powder instead for lower points.

soooo... if you don't like peanut butter you won't like any of my suggestions :) good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on February 25, 2010 at 11:12am

I like to take Fiber One and make a Yogurt Parfait out of it. I also have been known to eat a grilled ham and cheese on a lite english muffin. Leftovers from dinner the night before too!

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Permalink Reply by Katie Johnson on February 25, 2010 at 12:58pm

I don't know how you feel about it but I love eating slices of reheated marinated tofu with my orange or banana for breakfast. I put a recipe on my blog if you'd care to try..but if you haven't tried it yet, you might just want to buy a piece at the store, see if you like it or not? http://fitlivingdaily.wordpress.com/

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