whats for breakfast?

My staple for workdays is:

1/2 Thomas Whole Wheat Bagle Thin - Toasted with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray
3 Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausages - microwaved
1 String Cheese

Kinda boring ... but it has a decent amount of protein and keeps me full until lunch.  The best thing is it is easy to pack.

It's either that or a smoothie with yogurt, strawberries, and a dash of SF Raspberry Syrup. 

me normally a shake, but i did find these protein ball recipies which might help you out instead of protein bars.


PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN BALL RECIPE©
1 CUP of Peanut Butter (smooth or junky)..your preference
1 CUP of vanilla protein powder (again...your choice!!)
1 CUP of Rice Crispy Cereal (or granola...again, your choice!!)
Splenda to suit your taste
1/3 cup of water (set aside in a bowl)
3 tablespoons of Cocoa Powder (i really love the70% cacao powder..no sugar too!)
3 packets of SPLENDA to be used for coating

1.  MIX peanut butter, protein powder together.
2.  FOLD in the rice crispy cereal
3.  MIX peanut butter, protein and cereal until ingredients are well mixed.
4.  ADD Splenda to suit your taste (optional...but it adds a bit of that "sweet" flavor that we crave!)
5.  DIP finger tips in water and coat the palm of your hand
6.  FORM 1" balls with the protein ball mixture
7.  ROLL the 1" balls in  cocoa powder and Splenda (packets work best..use more or less to suit your taste) so that they resemble a truffle
8.  REFRIGERATE and enjoy cold (they keep for about a week...IF everyone doesn't eat them before you do! LOL)

ENJOY!!!!

Not a Peanut Butter FAN?!?!?

CHEESECAKE PROTEIN BALL RECIPE©

OKAY!
Instead of PB, use Cream Cheese!!!! Instead of Cocao Powder, use chopped almonds or macadamia nuts!  Add some vanilla extract for a yummy taste!!!

Want more of a cheesecake consistency?!?!??! ADD one EGG, 1 tablespoon of flour with pure vanilla extract... Bake at 350 for about 10-12 minutes.. COOL and ENJOY!!! Want a little bit of fruit with it?!?!?!

ADD 1/4 tablespoon of 100% Real Fruit jam (I love the blackberry 100% preserves...What a heavenly treat...curbs the sweet craving AND is good for you!!

Each 1" protein ball has about 10 grams of protein (give or take a gram if you use more or less of the PB or Cream Cheese)... and if you use 100% complex carbohydrate cereal such as Rice Crispies or Granola, it can bump up the protein AND fiber!!!

When I make these (I still do at 5 years post!!), I have to tell my kids to STAY AWAY FROM EM! LOL

Hope this helps!! Just eating 4 a day can easily at 40 grams of protein!! Add this with some lean turkey or tuna and you will easily surpass your daily requirement!!

EGG NOG PROTEIN BALLS©

1  CUP of Cream Cheese
1 CUP of Vanilla Protein Powder (whatever brand you like).... I use the French Vanilla Myoplex
1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of rum extract
Splenda to taste
1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
For a crunchy texture, coat with chopped nuts (optional.....but it adds a nice crunch)
For a smooth texture, mix some Splenda with a small amount of Allspice and Nutmeg

1.  MIX cream cheese, protein powder, the extracts and Splenda (to taste****il well blended
2.  Dip fingers in water and coat your palm with a small amount of water
3.  Form 1" balls
4.  To coat, roll the balls in your choice of coatings (smooth or textured)
5.  Refrigerate
6.  ENJOY!!!!

It is like having a little egg nog truffle!!!
Let me know what you think!!!

PUMPKIN PIE PROTEIN BALLS©

1 CUP cream cheese
1  1/3 CUP protein powder (Vanilla is still my choice)
1/3 CUP pure packed pumpkin
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 teaspoon of Nutmeg
Splenda to taste ( with another extra 1/3 cup of the Splenda in packets set aside to make a coating)
Pumpkin Pie Spice (approx. 1/8 teasppon)
1/3 cup of water

1.  MIX all ingredients except the reserve of Splenda and Pumpkin Pie Spice and water
2.  Form 1" balls
3.  MIX reserve Splenda with the reserve Pumpkin Pie Spice
4.  Coat 1" balls in the Splenda and Pumkin Pie Spice mixture
5.  Refrigerate
6.  ENJOY!!!!

For this recipe, use your own taste preferences to decide how much Splenda and Pumkin Pie Spice (if any) you want to use to coat your protein balls. Some folks love em fine without a coating. Others like the additional sweetness. For me, I tend to leave the coating off.....but have made it for friends who love the additional sweetness and flavor.

The estimated protein for each of these recipes (Egg Nog and Pumpkin Pie) are about 8 grams each depending on the protein powder you use and also the type of cream cheese. I go with the regular cream cheese which has a higher protein value than FREE or Reduced Calorie cream cheese.

CHOCOLATE CHIP MINT PROTEIN BALLS© (Chips are optional!!)

1 CUP of cream cheese
1 CUP of chocolate protein powder
1/4 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon of mint extract
1/2 Cocoa Powder (set aside half for coating)
Splenda to taste
1/3 cup of water
OPTIONAL:  1/4 cup or more of carob chips or sugar free chocolate chips (Hersheys makes one now!!!) OR if you are like me and have a horrible reaction to sugar free products, I use about 1/2 handful of dark chocolate morsels)
OPTIONAL:  Dark chocolate shavings (also can use sugar free!)

1.  MIX cream cheese, protein powder, extracts, Splenda, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder together
2.  FOLD in carob chips or chocolate chips (optional!!)
3.  Form 1" balls
4.  Dip fingers in water and coat the palm of your hand
5.  ROLL in remaining cocoa powder
6.  REFRIGERATE
7.  ENJOY!!!!

As with the basic protein ball (peanut butter) recipe, the average protien for each ball is about 10 grams (less or more depending on the type of protein powder you use and also the size of balls)

thanks for posting these. sounds good . gonna do it. d

I'm up by 5:00am every morning but I don't eat breakfast until I get into the office until 8:00. So I've usually been up and around for a while before I eat.

I usually have a bowl of Fiber One cereal (the one with the raisins in it) w/ Skim milk.  Once or twice a week I'll have a egg/sausage and cheese on English muffin (minus the top of the muffin). Depends on the day but mostly I'll eat 3/4 of it.

On the weekends I might make a protein shake (Smoothie King) make it with strawberries banana and sugar free instant Jello pudding.

I eat breakfast everyday, I LOVE food anytime of the day :)

I alternate between:
- 2 fried eggs with cream cheese
-  1/3 c rolled oats, 1/4 c raisins and 3/4 c LF milk

Otherwise I am starving and just asking for a headache...

I am not much of a breakfast eater either so I usually have half of a costco protein bar. They are so big and they have a  lot of calories so half of one is all I will eat.

Sometimes I eat an ATikns one. I can't even imagine cooking something. I am not a cook!

Here is a great San Francisco low carb Breakfast (or anytime meal)

It's called a "Joe's Special"

Basically.... eggs, onions, garlic, ground beef, spinach. I make it with ground chicken.

Yum !!!!

http://www.food.com/recipe/joes-special-ground-beef-spinach-eggs-96477

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