Protein....It's For Breakfast

With so many pre-ops coming here each day, and so many post-ops looking for tips, and ideas to revamp their own diets, I thought we could do a thread today on protein....it's for breakfast.

So....post your favorite protein breakfast ideas to share.  I'll kick it off: 2 protein Pancakes w/ 1 slice of canadian bacon and 1 tsp of sugar free preserves - 118 Cals/1 Fat/9 Carb/18 Protein Mexican omelet - 1 oz pre-cook Tyson beef strips, 1 oz reduced fat cheddar cheese, green onion, bell pepper, tomatoe and salsa on the side - 197 Cals/9 Fat/6Carb/24 Protein Protein Yogurt - 1/2 Cup of 0% Fage Yogurt w/ 1/2 sccop of flavored protein powder - 125 Cal/1 Fat/7 Carb/ 22 Protein Protein Oatmeal - 1 packet of Cinnamon Weight Control Oatmeal (Quaker) and 1/2 scoop of Chocolate Coconut Protein Delite protein Power (Almond and Vanilla Berry are also pretty good) - 225 Cal/4 Fat/ 31 Carb/19 Protein  Vanilla Custard  - 113 Cal/5 Fat/ 8 Carb/9 Protein (Add sugar free preserves to the top to change it up) Ok....so what do you eat for breakfast?????  

Good topic, Jill! Thanks for posting. I usually have 6 oz of Kroger Carb Master Yogurt (80 cals, 1.5 fat, 4 carbs, and 12 g protein) with some sort of mixed fruit and of course coffee! Sometimes I poach an egg, add some low fat extra sharp cheddar cheese, I can't believe its not butter on a 1/2 of a wheat english muffin or a piece of 100% whole wheat bread. approx (144 cals, 6.5 fat, 10 carbs (kill the bread!), and 12 g protein) I also have the weight controlled oatmeal, but I usually eat that alone because its pretty heavy on me. I also like to pull out the Magic Bullet and mix a couple tbls spoons of Non Fat Light & Fit Yogurt, a Splash of Low Sugar Orange Juice, various frozen mixed fruits, a scoop of vanilla proten powder, and some ice and blend away. (The yogurt is 20 cals, 0 fat, 3 carbs, and 2 protein. I use IDS Whey Protein powder, its 100 cals, 0 fat, 0 carbs, and 25 grams of protein.) and on my I don't have time to make something, I just drink a Atkins or EAS Carb controlled Shake or a protein bar.  Mornings are the hardest time of the day for me to eat. It's easier to drink.

Great idea Jill.  I like to do lots of different things for breakfast.  Now remember I have issues with low blood sugar & respond better to carbs & my nut. told me to add good carbs to my meals.

I love the microveable omlettes, by Jimmy Dean or if you can I like the ones offered by Market Day.  Market day also has some great microveable breakfast quesadillas.  Oatmeal is a favorite of mine, I love the new Special K protein cereal.  My yogurt choice is Dannon light & fit.  A lot of times I will add a half of an multigrain light english muffin or a mini whole grain/wheat bagel with some peanut butter on top for extra protein.  And most always some kind of fruit to top it all off.  When I am on the go and in a hurry, it is a Adkins Chocolate Chip Granola protein bar with a banana. 

I find it hard to eat in the morning.  I am usually not hungry at all after I exercise.  So I generally do a liquid breakfast.

I do my 2.9 oz protein shooter for 25g of protein with only 100 cal, no carbs or fat.  Or I have a venti nonfat, decaf latte.  This takes me several hours to get down because of the volume of the liquid, but it tastes so good and has 170 cal and 16g of protein. I was doing breakfast everyday very early on, but it was so hard for me to eat in the morning (I never was a breakfast eater), that I have instead opted for the liquid breakfast followed by a more solid lunch and dinner.  This post has given me some ideas that I'm going to try out though and see how I do with them. Thanks, Jill! ~Robin

Hey Jill,  I am still early out and it is a lot of stuff that I have not tried to eat yet.  I like to start with a can of 35 grams Extreme Smoothie it has 4 grams of carbs. I drink that on my way to work. Then when I get to work I will eat 1 boiled egg with 2 strips of turkey bacon.  I still get full quick on a little bit of food. So, until I can eat more this is what I eat every morning. Montego

That sounds good, but rememebr to add variety - that's the purpose of this post.  To help people add variety without killing their portion sizes, or carb intake.

Wow you guys... Judging by what y'all eat, Im thinking that maybe I'm not eating enough protien.   I try to spread mine out throughout the day. In the morning before work for breakfast, I either have an Atkins (i love them!) and  some scrambled eggs w/a little cheese and maybe some tea. At about 10  Ill have one of those fit/lite yogurts and some cottage cheese or maybe a slice or two of lowsalt lunchmeat and a piece of cheese and a s/f pickle..about the same stuff for lunch.. I find that I've been diabetic for so long that I still avoid all carbs and any sugar like mad. That's a hard habit to break.  It should be EASY to break, but it's not. For dinner Ill also have primarily protien, too. What I eat isn't bad, but I dont think anything I eat has 30g of protien at one time.