High Protein Breakfast
So my Waist Goal game plan has been going pretty well. I’ve been doing lots of good high intensity workouts and I’ve taken out the white carbs for the most part. On the down side I said I’d have one dessert a week but I’ve already had dessert twice this week (woops! There’s my weakness.).
Part of my Waist Goal game plan is to: Start the Day with High Protein Breakfast
My reasoning is 1) I don’t need the energy from carbs for my sedentary desk job, 2) to keep me full for most of the morning, and 3) so I can save my starchy foods for dinner time (which is also my post-workout meal).
This has been working out pretty well so far this week, aside from this morning when I ate 2 bowls of bran flakes which were a leftover ingredient from for this month’s baking partners recipe (but I exercised not long after so no harm, no foul).
Here are a few of my breakfasts this week:
Eggs- not pictured, because I ate them in a rush.
Eggs are exclusively for mornings when I wake up 10 minutes earlier than normal which, given the ever-shortening days, is not likely to happen much any time soon.
Smoothie
soy milk + whey protein powder + 1/2 banana + ice
I like this because I can drink it at work and since it takes me a while to finish the whole thing that I forget about having a morning snack
Protein Banana Ice Cream
Frozen Banana + 1 Scoop Cookies & Cream Protein Powder + 2 Tbsp Soy Milk whirred in the food processor until smooth
This also makes a good post-workout snack and it’s delicious! Like, really, surprisingly good! It probably depends on the protein powder you use.
Cottage Cheese with Honey and Blueberries
dry cottage cheese + plain yoghurt + blueberries + honey + maca powder
Cottage cheese is really high in protein so it’s a good snack food. I noticed that all the cottage cheeses at my grocery store contained a bunch of weird ingredients except the dry cottage cheese (I use Western Creamery brand), so, PRO TIP: mix dry cottage cheese with a few spoonfuls of plain yoghurt to get the creamy cottage cheese consistency that you want.
Also, I’ve been topping it with maca powder which I got for free(! I love free stuff!) from Swanson Vitamins. I had been taking it in a pill form as prescribed by my naturopath to increase energy and stimulate metabolism. It also, apparently, increases libido which I wrote about here.
Turns out though, powdered maca is not so tasty (it has a funny earthy flavour) so I can only take it in small doses. About a teaspoon (or half) on my cottage cheese or in a smoothie isn’t too bad.
Know any other high protein breakfast ideas I could try?
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Oooh cookies and cream protein powder?? That sounds good! How about Greek yogurt with peanut butter and a little jelly (or fruit)? Yogurt and PB both have a good amount of protein
Dried cottage cheese? I have never heard of such a thing! I have to try it, I don’t like all the extra stuff in cottage cheese either. So far, I have been eating just eggs with sweet potato. Fills me up and I don’t get that shaky feeling an hour or so after eating.
Yeah, all the liquid is pressed so it has a consitency more like a feta cheese. It’s very different than normal cottage cheese but I found that all of the normal ones had a long list of ingredients whereas the pressed version was basically just milk and bacterial culture.
I’m all for high protein at breakfast, especially since it helps keep me fullish until lunch. Eggs are a favorite, but I usually make a smoothie with plain Greek yogurt because a cup can have upwards of 20 grams in it. Peter prefers protein powder. I don’t remember if you eat yogurt as a base in meals?
I eat yoghurt and dairy in small amounts because too much gives me acne. People are all about Greek Yoghurt and I do like it, but it’s much more expensive than regular yoghurt. Occasionally I will run my regular plain yoghurt through a cheesecloth to get it super thick and creamy though.
What about cooking up a frittata on Sunday and re-heating slices of it throughout the week for breakfast? I’ve done that many times. Also protein muffins made with protein powder and coconut flour (high in fibre, low GI).
I like doing a frittata when I have a bunch of leftover roasted veggies to put in it. You’re right, it’s really good for breakfast.
Add that smoothie to my list of reasons I’m not sure how I’m currently surviving without a blender. Love it!
No blender at all?! Some people can’t even survive without a Vitamix. (Mine blender is from the 70s, so I’m not one of those people, for the record)
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