High Protein Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast is the first meal you have after 8 long hours (apart from midnight snackers), and so the obvious deduction would be that it should be nutritious. It has been found that the food items you eat for breakfast have an influence over what is eaten for the rest of the day. Another observation frequently pointed out, is that people who eat breakfast are less likely to be obese and have diabetes, than those who don't. It is important to eat breakfast every day. However, a fatty doughnut or a muffin is not what we have in mind. What we are referring to are low calorie, high protein breakfast ideas which comprise of health invigorating, energy-enhancing foods. This means that you will have to include high protein breakfast foods. Here are some ideas.

High Protein Breakfast Foods

A healthy breakfast combination consists of one serving of a dairy product or high-calcium food, one serving of a whole grain carbohydrate, and one serving of fruit. This totals to approximately 300 calories. Some healthy low carb high protein breakfast ideas are:

• A good idea would be to have a bowl of high-fiber, multigrain cereal, along with lots of strawberries/blueberries, topped with low-fat milk.
• If you can't give up your muffins, make it a low-fat muffin, and add to it a wedge of cantaloupe. You can have a latte made of skimmed milk, along with it.
• For a quick high protein breakfast, grab a granola bar, an apple, and a glass of chilled milk.
• If you like eggs, which by the way are very high in protein, have a scrambled egg, a fresh fruit salad, a whole wheat roll and a cup of low-fat milk.
• Mix fresh blueberries with a cup of fat free yogurt, which you can have along with a slice of whole wheat toast topped with fruit spread.
• This is one of my favorites: a mini whole wheat bagel with a light spread of cream cheese and jam. Have it along with a peach and a cup of yogurt.

If you've been looking for high protein breakfast recipes, a bowl of sweetened brown rice, fits the bill. Our reason for suggesting it is that it is rich in vitamin B, which provides energy and is a great source of fiber as well. Here's how it is prepared: Cook a bowl of brown rice the night before. In the morning, add to it a spoonful of honey, a handful of raisins, sliced apple, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. But this recipe, I won't deny, is an acquired taste and if you don't like rice, you could substitute it with barley, rye, red wheat, oats, buckwheat, quinoa, or millet.

If you need to gulp down your breakfast, prepare a cup of fruit smoothie. The way I like it, is to blend a cup of chopped strawberries and one sliced banana along with a scoop of protein powder and a cup of crushed ice in the blender. If you've been looking for low carb high protein breakfast ideas, this is definitely one to try out. Your smoothie is rich in antioxidants and if you add to it, a cup of plain yogurt, you've got yourself some bone strengthening calcium power! This smoothie will also take care of three of your necessary daily fruit servings.

Another option for a high protein breakfast can be prepared by, first sprinkling a whole wheat burrito with 2 ounces of grated, low-fat cheddar cheese, and then broiling it for 3 minutes. During this time, peel and eat an orange for valuable vitamin C. The orange and burrito provide vitamin C, calcium, fiber, and other antioxidants. This easy to make healthy breakfast, rich in fiber and protein will sustain you for hours.

Read more on:

• High Protein Diets
• What are High Protein Foods
• List of High Protein Foods
• Meal Plans for a High Protein Diet

Other high protein breakfast ideas include topping your cereal with soy milk and making a breakfast sandwich with a whole wheat English muffin, low-fat cheese, a hard-boiled egg and a sliced tomato. The crux of getting a high protein breakfast right is including high protein foods while keeping a count on calories, in the diet.