high protein diet- breakfast and snacks

jimbojonez

hey all,

currently trying to do a high protein low carb diet but finding it difficult when it comes to breakfast and snacks in the evening.

any high protien low carb meal suggestions for breakfast besides egg (which im sick of) and any snack suggestion.

all suggestions welcome

Rosy Posy

jimbojonez wrote: »

hey all,

currently trying to do a high protein low carb diet but finding it difficult when it comes to breakfast and snacks in the evening.

any high protien low carb meal suggestions for breakfast besides egg (which im sick of) and any snack suggestion.

all suggestions welcome

For snacks I love biltong- it's worth looking around to find a good one without added sugar. It's like dried meat with spices.

Nuts and nut butters are good too but go easy because they're high in fat.

Bacon or other grilled meat for breakfast? I like to make a wrap out of a big lettuce leaf and fill it with bacon and tomato and a little mayo.

Hummus and carrot/celery sticks.

Beans for breakfast?

My friend makes a porridge out of lentils, rice and beans, it's a bit gutsy for me but it might suit you.

The protein bar recipe on this forum is great too.

Dtp79

For my breakfast I have whey protein shake blended with raw egg, mixed seeds, half a banana and small bit of porridge oats

jimbojonez

protein bar sounds good, not so sure about the beans for breakfast though!!! usually rushing out the door in the morning so the protein bar might be handy if i have a week supply prepared.

ill give those snacks a shot, do you have the nut butter with anything?

thanks for the suggestions guys

Chancer3001

For breakfast today I had chicken and ham salad.

Just cos its breakfast doesn't mean t has to be cereal or whatever.

Feck traditional breakfast foods.

amazingemmet

Man up and eat some meat. Just because its not "breakfast" food doesn't mean you can't chow down on some chicken breasts, steak, pork chops, lamb, fish etc. Is it really that hard?

Mr. CooL ICE

jimbojonez wrote: »

usually rushing out the door in the morning

Get up earlier

Rosy Posy

jimbojonez wrote: »

protein bar sounds good, not so sure about the beans for breakfast though!!! usually rushing out the door in the morning so the protein bar might be handy if i have a week supply prepared.

ill give those snacks a shot, do you have the nut butter with anything?

thanks for the suggestions guys

If you have the beans prepared in advance it takes 2mins to heat a breakfast sized portion on the hob. Funnily enough I got into it when working in India- I had a massive commute and never got up in time to have breakfast but there was always a lad on the train with a pot full of bean curry. It really sets you up for the day.

I tend to eat nut butter straight from the jar (gross I know) or spread on a piece of fruit. Its delish on a banana but I don't know how strict you are on low carb. You can also put nut butter into a smoothie- om nom!

fifib

Rosy Posy - where do you get the billtong?

Sangre

Don't forget eggs can be cooked in a number of differents ways. Scrambles eggs are very different to boiled eggs.

chuckyarelaw

amazingemmet wrote: »

Man up and eat some meat. Just because its not "breakfast" food doesn't mean you can't chow down on some chicken breasts, steak, pork chops, lamb, fish etc. Is it really that hard?

My breakfast at the moment is

100ml Orange Juice mixed with 100ml water (to get into the blood stream quicker and get metabolism fired up)

40g Porridge, with 200mls low fat milk, 50g sultanas and 5mls of honey

1 chicken fillet (George Foreman loads of these, freeze them and microwave hot in 2 mins from frozen)

1 hard boiled egg.


It's weird at first but you get used to it. Make time for breakfast - do it right.

Rosy Posy

fifib wrote: »

Rosy Posy - where do you get the billtong?

Aha, I don't live in Ireland so they sell it in every supermarket, petrol station and offie here in NZ. I imagine some African shops might sell it- it's a southern African thing. My South African neighbour here makes her own, apparently it's not hard.

chuckyarelaw

chuckyarelaw wrote: »

My breakfast at the moment is

100ml Orange Juice mixed with 100ml water (to get into the blood stream quicker and get metabolism fired up)

40g Porridge, with 200mls low fat milk, 50g sultanas and 5mls of honey

1 chicken fillet (George Foreman loads of these, freeze them and microwave hot in 2 mins from frozen)

1 hard boiled egg.


It's weird at first but you get used to it. Make time for breakfast - do it right.

That is a serious amount of sugar for breakfast.

FizzleSticks

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Rosy Posy

FizzleSticks wrote: »

Quorn is a really handy alternative when you've forgotten to defrost some meat.

It's disgusting though and heavily processed. It's fungus grown on waste products from the food industry. Scrambled tofu is much better IMO.

chuckyarelaw

Deleted User wrote: »

That is a serious amount of sugar for breakfast.

Never thought of that.

The sultanas are the worst offender, around 30g sugar in 50g serving.

I'll remove these and see how I go.

Thanks.

CAL

thegreatiam

Rosy Posy wrote: »

Aha, I don't live in Ireland so they sell it in every supermarket, petrol station and offie here in NZ. I imagine some African shops might sell it- it's a southern African thing. My South African neighbour here makes her own, apparently it's not hard.

Its very easy, in an oven or some cheap equipment.

There is a recipe by dotcomdolly here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=80414297&postcount=64

The other way is to make a box with holes, hang the jerky strips somewhere where the air will be dry, or use a light bulb and fan

Lepidoptera

If you don't mind the taste, Lidl have 200g pots of cottage cheese for €0.57 or so. I don't like the taste much, but a couple spoonfuls is pretty fast as well as filling.

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera wrote: »

If you don't mind the taste, Lidl have 200g pots of cottage cheese for €0.57 or so. I don't like the taste much, but a couple spoonfuls is pretty fast as well as filling.

quite yummy with some blueberries and flaked almonds!

looperman1000

chuckyarelaw wrote: »

Never thought of that.

The sultanas are the worst offender, around 30g sugar in 50g serving.

I'll remove these and see how I go.

Thanks.

CAL

not to mention low fat milk. take out fat and replace with sugar = insulin spike

aaabbbb

Rosy Posy wrote: »

Beans for breakfast?

What kinds of beans ?

Mellor

looperman1000 wrote: »

not to mention low fat milk. take out fat and replace with sugar = insulin spike

In low fat milk the fat is only removed, its not replaced with sugar.

rubadub

looperman1000 wrote: »

not to mention low fat milk. take out fat and replace with sugar = insulin spike

No added sugar as mentioned. As you take out the fat the natural sugar is naturally concentrated a little, as is the protein -the same happens with evaporated milk, as you take the water out the other things are effectively concentrated per litre. Sometimes they add additional proteins to low fat or skim milk to thicken it and make it taste less watery.

Alf Veedersane

I've tried adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to porridge for taste helps. Better than sugar/honey anyway.

Macha

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I've tried adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to porridge for taste helps. Better than sugar/honey anyway.

I do as well. I have 40g oats, handful of frozen berries, vanilla protein powder and some cinnamon. Pretty tasty.

Rosy Posy

aaabbbb wrote: »

What kinds of beans ?

I would have a big pot of dahl or chickpea curry on the go- I know it seems weird but I got used to it in India and its really warming and energising in the morning. This is a basic recipe from Laurel's Kitchen for a slow cooker- you can spice it up as you wish.

Breakfast Beans, from Laurel's Kitchen
1/2 cup split peas, dried
1/4 cup lima beans, dried
1/4 cup garbanzo beans, dried
1 tsp. basil
2 cups water1/2 cup split peas, dried
Optional:

1/4 onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
Put all ingredients into a slow cooker. Cook on low overnight. Recipe triples, so 1 cup beans results in 2 ½ cups of cooked beans. Use ½ cup per serving.

I came across this recipe for corn pone. I would replace the margarine with butter or coconut oil.

4 cups very juicy cooked and seasoned beans (especially pinto or kidney)
2 cups cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 quart of buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 margarine

Heat beans until quite hot and pour into a lightly greased 9" x 13" baking dish.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Mix the cornmeal, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Melt the margarine and combine with buttermilk and eggs.
Stir the wet and dry ingredients together until smooth and pour them over the hot beans. Bake on the top rack of your oven until bread is a rich golden color and the sides of the corn bread pull away from the sides of the pan. This takes about 30 minutes.

Rosy Posy

Hopefully this is the right place to post this but I was wondering how healthy my breakfast muesli is? Here's the recipe-

6 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup honey
2 cups almonds
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
3/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 cup diced dried apricots (natural- no sulphates)
1/2 cup sultanas

I would have about 1/2 cup with a passion fruit and 2tbsps low fat yogurt (the thin, poring kind)

Rosy Posy

Hopefully this is the right place to post this but I was wondering how healthy my breakfast muesli is? Here's the recipe-

6 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup honey
2 cups almonds
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
3/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 cup diced dried apricots (natural- no sulphates)
1/2 cup sultanas

I would have about 1/2 cup with a passion fruit and 2tbsps low fat yogurt (the thin, poring kind)

Sangre

Seems very high in calories; this is not a bad thing depending on your goals.

Have you worked it out?

Sangre

Sorry, misread you just took a 1/2 cup not 1-2 cups. Decent enough breakfast health wise anyway. Would be a bit high in carbs for me personally on a non-workout day. That's because I prefer carbs at other meals.

No harm working out calories in any event.

noodler

While I don't pretend this is in anyway ideal for a workout breakfast:

I usually go for:

2 or three Wheetabix
OJ
125g Yogurt (only 5 grams of protein in it though because I like flavoured stuff)
A boiled egg with a slice of brown wholewheat bread.

I only have one protein shake a day so I usually have it after a workout or training (generally the evening).

thegreatiam

noodler wrote: »

While I don't pretend this is in anyway ideal for a workout breakfast:

I usually go for:

2 or three Wheetabix
OJ
125g Yogurt (only 5 grams of protein in it though because I like flavoured stuff)
A boiled egg with a slice of brown wholewheat bread.

I only have one protein shake a day so I usually have it after a workout or training (generally the evening).

so 12g of protein. not the highest protein breakfast going. helluvalot of carbs tho.
how much milk in your wheetabix, or do you put the yoghurt on the bix?

maybe reduce the number of wheetabix and treble the eggs?

Rosy Posy

Sangre wrote: »

Seems very high in calories; this is not a bad thing depending on your goals.

Have you worked it out?

I'm pregnant and within the normal weight range so I'm not trying to lose weight. I am trying to boost protein though. I try not to eat any more complex carbs (sugars or grains other than rice) throughout the day.

noodler

thegreatiam wrote: »

so 12g of protein. not the highest protein breakfast going. helluvalot of carbs tho.
how much milk in your wheetabix, or do you put the yoghurt on the bix?

maybe reduce the number of wheetabix and treble the eggs?

I need energy in the morning though so I am quite happy to stick to a two weetabix minimum. Not a huge amount of Milk (full fat).

I already eat 8 eggs a week at least (2 on a sunday scrambled with a mixed grill for breakfast/brunch) so I am a little concerned about going any higher.

Then again, I do wieghts three times a week, have football training twice a week and have a match on Saturdays so I probably don't have much in the way of chrolestrol concerns.

I have actually added a tablespoon of peanut butter to my breakfast in the last three weeks that I forgot to mention but obv only with a small difference.

EDIT: Appreciate the feedback though! While I am pretty toned, I defo think maybe I am not getting the full benefit (in terms of bulk) of what I put in training wise due to a lack of protein.

Shane732

From what I've learned - 12g of protein in a meal is nowhere near enough.

My breakfast this morning was -

Hard boiled egg,
Chicken breast,
Tomato and
Small portion of beetroot

About 35g of protein.

thegreatiam

noodler wrote: »

Appreciate the feedback though! While I am pretty toned, I defo think maybe I am not getting the full benefit (in terms of bulk) of what I put in training wise due to a lack of protein.

whatever you weigh in lbs, try to get that many grams a day of protein. aim for +/- 20% of that and youll be fine.

if your 200lbs (90kg) then average 160g-240g a day anywhere in that range should suit you.

1 whole egg is 7g
milk is 3g/100g
meat is around 20-30%

So two good sized chicken breast (120-150g) will get you most of the way there, milk with your 'bix and a few eggs at breakfast and your workout shake and youll probably get to 160g pretty easy.

noodler

thegreatiam wrote: »

whatever you weigh in lbs, try to get that many grams a day of protein. aim for +/- 20% of that and youll be fine.

if your 200lbs (90kg) then average 160g-240g a day anywhere in that range should suit you.

1 whole egg is 7g
milk is 3g/100g
meat is around 20-30%

So two good sized chicken breast (120-150g) will get you most of the way there, milk with your 'bix and a few eggs at breakfast and your workout shake and youll probably get to 160g pretty easy.

Breakfast: 12g

Lunch: 45g (although this would be a max)

Dinner: I probably only get 35-40g

Shake: about 20g

Peanutbutter and assorted other stuff: prob only 5-10g

Yeah, I'm probably a chicken breast short.


On a side note, I started buying thighs recently because they are so cheap! Obviously they require alot more work removing the skin and bone but would certainly help me reach the extra grams on a budget.

syklops

jimbojonez wrote: »

hey all,


any high protien low carb meal suggestions for breakfast besides egg (which im sick of) and any snack suggestion.

all suggestions welcome

Go into your local butchers and ask for any pork skin with some fat still attached, they usually throw it out because Irish people dont use it. Take it home and using a kitchen scissors cut it up into thumb size cubes. Then put it in an oven dish tin in a hot oven for 10-15 minutes. Ovens vary, it takes about 10 minutes in my halogen oven. You are left with a crispy snack which has zero carbs. A delicious zero carb alternative to crisps. Do up a batch and have them at your disposal for a quick snack.

Half a cup is approx 14g of protein and about 260 kcals

amazingemmet

noodler wrote: »

On a side note, I started buying thighs recently because they are so cheap! Obviously they require alot more work removing the skin and bone but would certainly help me reach the extra grams on a budget.

Just remove the skins then cook em in the oven they're tastier on the bone imo