Thread: Breakfast ideas that include protein

I am planning ahead for week 10, we are supposed to have 3 meals a day and they should all include protein.
week 9 is cereal so LLC said that would be ok instead, but now I am wondering about week 10 breakfasts. They need to have protein and I am a bit stumped for ideas.
So far I have scrambled egg (1), 'fried' mushrooms and beans. Nice for the weekend maybe.
Was hoping to get some other ideas. Will be allowed some cheese that week.

Why not have a continental breakfast and have cooked meat and cheese.
You could have some lean bacon perhaps with mushrooms and tomato.

Hello, I'm a CDer ... not sure what you are/aren't allowed but just wondering about nut butters
Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs
Omellette (sp)
Low fat/veggie sausages

Good luck
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Warning...not an LLer so no idea what you can have at what stage, but I do try to include some protein in every meal

Eggs are fabulous. Keep me going for ages. I keep hard boiled eggs in the fridge for emergencies.

Nuts. Can you have porridge? Nuts and seeds sprinkled on top is good. Or even on any cereal. And yoghurt stirred into porridge at the end of cooking is lovely.

Meat...especially chicken, but you might not like that for brekkie.

Cheesy scrambled with bacon and toms.

Oh, and remember (well if allowed on LL), the protein part doesn't really have to be the meal IYKWIM. Sometimes I want a carby meal, so I just 'snack' on a piece of cheese, yoghurt of HB egg straight after it

If you don't fancy cooking sausages first thing in the morning, what about cooking the night before and having them cold - lovely. Also, not sure what they are like, but there are those microwavable sausages which take about 2 minutes - but probably got more chemicals in them then meat. I'd go for cold bangers!!!!

how about adding some tofu to a smoothie (silken tofu is great in smoothies) or making porridge from quinoa (you can buy flaked quinoa as well as the normal type). Quinoa is an excellent source of protein

Thanks for the ideas guys

bacon is a nice idea.
smoked salmon and scramble sounds nice too.

have to say I am not that keen on eggs, I can eat scramble but cannot eat the white if it's on it's own, and definitely can't eat HB eggs. I am not really a fussy eater, but bananas and eggs aren't my bag. I guess that is why I am struggling with the breakfast thing.

no sausages allowed until after RTM, unfortunately, unless I make them myself somehow, lean protein only.

Haven't tried quinoa as yet, does it taste similar to something? Would porridge taste similar to oats?

I haven't been able to find silken tofu around here. I am lucky to find normal tofu.

Can have nuts and seeds, however, I am not allowed cereal in week 10, in the trigger weeks you eat that weeks food for one meal for the first 6 days, then not again until the end of RTM, so week 9 is cereal, then I have to wait until week 13 before I can have it again. Same with week 10, cheese, week 11 bread, week 12 snacks (crisps, chocolate etc).

Can have potato though, so just thought I could have bubble and squeak or hash browns one day. Don't want to have too much in the way of potato.

Hey,

You can make your own nut butter - nuts of choice in a blender. I would normally add a bit of nut oil, but I don't see why a splash of water wouldn't do the same job?

Alternatively I love to nibble on nuts/seeds and maybe some dried fruit to sweeten? Or why not sprinkle over chopped fruit?

Quinoa is gorgeous. It's like a cross between cous cous and rice. Makes a lovely porridge. You could mix with milk/cream/soft cheese + water and add some fruit to sweeten. It's also really nice cooked like rice and served with chopped fruit.

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ok, cool, I will give the quinoa porridge a go.
thanks

Originally Posted by Alibongo

Thanks for the ideas guys


no sausages allowed until after RTM, unfortunately, unless I make them myself somehow, lean protein only.


I haven't been able to find silken tofu around here. I am lucky to find normal tofu.

Can have nuts and seeds, however, I am not allowed cereal in week 10, in the trigger weeks you eat that weeks food for one meal for the first 6 days, then not again until the end of RTM, so week 9 is cereal, then I have to wait until week 13 before I can have it again. Same with week 10, cheese, week 11 bread, week 12 snacks (crisps, chocolate etc).

Get yourself some Quorn sausages - the Cumberland ones are the nicest!

Silken tofu you can mail order - just Google it.

I hadn't realised that with the trigger weeks - so for instance, in 'pasta' week - I can have it 6 days out of the 7, then not again until week 12? Is that right?

OK - just read through my book again - yes you ARE right! Ha - hadn't realised that. Although when you think about it, there's not point putting triggers on top of triggers, or you'll never know where you are!

Thanks for the reminder!

week 8 is different in that you can have them for the rest of RTM if they don't cause you a problem.
So pasta, rice, potatoes, couscous is fine. They don't seem to have caused me any issues so far.
I guess many people don't have a problem with these, whereas cheese, bread, and snacks do. Not sure about the cereal though, I can't imagine having a weetabix is gonna make anyone start binging, but you never know.

did you try the quinoa yet alibongo? if so, what did you think?

I like quinoa - just like couscouse really, but SO much better for you. However, as I am low-carbing it is too high for me, so in Week 8 I am sticking to low-carb pasta instead. I already make my own 'pasta' linguine by attackiung a courgette with a potato peeler so it is in thin strips, then boil for about 2 mins. Looks/tastes/texture like pasta - but without the carbs and starch. Great with homemade tomato and basil sauce and a bit of Quorn mince for protein!

Having Quorn Beef-Style Pieces in stirfry today for lunch - and can't wait! I eat SOOOO much healthier now - I wish I'd known all of this a long time ago!!

quinoa is low GI though