What does everyone eat or drink for Breakfast? I am looking to maximize my Protein intake in the morning and am looking for good and healthy options. My go-to now is a protein pudding that is really delicious, It is just too sweet to eat every day for breakfast. This is a drastic change post-op for me since sweets were a "hot button" food for me prior. Any ideas or recipes would be most helpful.

Scrambled egg topped with cheese & Jimmy Dean turkey sausage pattie.

I'm kind of lazy, so I usually have a bag of bacon Jerky waiting for me at work. I'll also bring some cubed cheese to snack on. I keep a couple of Premier Protein chocolate shakes at work just in case, but haven't eaten one in a while now. Great in the beginning, but I'm just not into shakes.

I had a banana and a bowl of cereal at 8:45 after I finished working out. I was starving at 10 so I had a few Ritz crackers with Peanut Butter. It’s 11:45 and I am hungry again.

No wonder you're hungry - where is your Protein load? Protein, protein, protein. Crackers? No.

I have got to do better with the Protein Bobbyswife. I know. I am going to start boiling two eggs at night so I can have them for breakfast. I did eat a protein bar and some yogurt though.

Lately I have been alternating between 4 different breakfasts. I wake up at 5:30 am and usually make one of these items eat between 7-8. Its hard for me to eat solid foods before about 11am. I find when I keep it simple I never want to cheat and sneak a doughnut or some sugary iced coffee.

Green Protein smoothie ( Spinach, pineapple spear, protein power, flaxseed w/crushed ice and little water)

oatmeal w/protein power & raisins. Super thin texture and I add flaxseed

Fruit smoothie w/Protein powder. ( Strawberry/Raspberry are my latest favorites)

2 eggs- scrambled w/ spinach and shredded cheese

For those of you adding protein in your oatmeal, are you just mixing it in your oatmeal w/ your spoon or are you putting the oatmeal & protein in a blender?

I tried adding protein to my cream of wheat and it was a lumpy mess.

The pancake recipe above is not my normal Breakfast. It's a hit the craving and get it out of the way for me.

I use my own Protein powder. I add as much as I like...I also use sugar free maple syrup

My normal is egg whites. Prosciutto (paper thin Italian bacon) and asparagus. or a light and fit Carmel Apple pie geek yogurt. Has little pieces of apple. So good.

Thanks for this post and for everyone's great ideas!

I usually just do a cup of coffee with milk for breakfast cuz my band is tight in the morning. I usually eat around 10-11am.

I do Yogurt parfaits, layered w/ fruit. Can whip up the yogurt with Protein powder before layering to boost protein.

I like Mesa Sunrise Cereal. All natural, no preservatives or added sugars, multi-whole grains some of which already have protein in them naturally. Milk = more protein & you can also add Protein Powder to it. I also add fruit & nuts. banana and walnuts taste awesome together and so does blueberries and almonds. Nuts are an awesome source of hi-quality protein. No worries about fat-- it's the GOOD fat!

I buy those little pumpernickel 'cocktail' bread loaves - thin sliced & generously spread Neufchatel cheese (same as cream cheese but with 1/3 the fat) on 2-3 toasted squares of bread and top it with a healthy serving of thin-sliced, smoked salmon with 3 little capers on top. mmmmmm.....

Of course, milk-based Protein shake with added fruits and supplements in the nutria-bullet is quick & easy too.

One thing i love but it has to be made in advance is an 'eggs in a nest'-type dish. It takes awhile (about an hr &1/2 to 2 hrs) to make but is so yummy it's well worth it:

you have to keep stirring through the whole process to help get the steam/ moisture out at each step.

- reduce a big whole onion & minced garlic cloves in 2 tbsp olive oil in a deep frying pan until clear

-add 1lb fresh mushrooms. I like baby portabellas, but any kind works. reduce until liquid is gone

-sweat in either 2lbs fresh spinach or 1lb spinach & 1 lb kale. fold it in gradually as it reduces. reduce until liquid is gone

-add 1cup (recipe calls for heavy cream but use light, 1/2 &1/2, whole milk, 2%, or 1/2c milk product & 1/2c greek yogurt- whatever you feel comfy with but not skim cuz you have to reduce this until thick & not runny)

- salt, pepper & nutmeg to taste

- pour all this into a baking dish

-use teaspoons to divide the mushroom / spinach mixture to create 12 "nests"

- crack a dozen eggs to fill the nests. it's ok if they run over the nests. Just make sure your baking dish is around 2-3" deep

- bake in pre-heated, 425degree oven for 15-17 min. varies according to taste and oven variations

-take out of oven & grate parmesan cheese over the whole thing let stand a min or two to melt.

- divide the eggs in nests into 12 individual servings.

YUM-O!

I put one egg in nest into small storage containers for individual servings to heat or grab-n-go for later.

Usually 1 of these is plenty for breakfast. Can do 1-2 for dinner, depending on what else you serve with it.

@@NewLife'sGr8

Wow that sounds fantastic. I like savory foods...I'm trying this. Thanks

@@jenn1

prosciutto is actually paper thin Italian ham, the best being Prosciutto di Parma

panchetta is Italian bacon

Being Italian I found it to be my sworn duty to offer the slight correction! lol

Both are very delicious! Thanks for your reply. There are a lot of great posts here and many,many recipes that I will be trying in the near future. Have a good day!

Lol I stand corrected. Whew~

It's funny you are all mentioning prosciutto. It became a craving of mine just this week and I've had some the last 2 days. Gonna make prosciutto cream cheese roll ups for breakfast this morning. ????

Love all the great ideas!

I forgot to add to my comment that I put some coconut manna in my oatmeal and stevia along with the Protein powder and a little milk.

I use the GENEPRO unflavored protein powder that I order from Amazon. It is a smaller scoop for 30 grams of protein and the powder is finely ground. It does add a slight milk like taste to what you put it in but that works well with oatmeal. You could add walnuts for crunch, chia seeds for crunch etc.

Have a good one everybody,

Kathleen

I don't have time for making eggs, so every morning is the same...protein shake so I get my Protein intake in the morning