Breakfast with protein

[fuzzpig]

What can I eat for breakfast that is simple to make but has lots of protein? I like eggs but would get bored having them every day.

Thanks in advance! :)

[BunnyLebowski]

Peppered mackerel, kippers, low-fat bacon, turkey bacon.

But yeah, eggs are the main low-carb/high protein brekkie. I have them most mornings.

[FireOverBabylon]

How about making granola with nuts in. The Rose Elliot vegetarian cookbook has a good recipe.

Or something like Huevos rancheros which are still eggs, but a little more exciting, or look at some Indian breakfast recipes which will have gram flour or lentils as a source of protein.

[marzipananimal]

Peanut butter (except I don't like it!)

[SCOTCHandWRY]

I'm a long term low carber - we tend to cook extra for the evening meal, and use the leftovers for breakfast either hot or cold, maybe with a handful of berries or salad leaves. Breakfast doesn't have to be "breakfast" type food, it can be anything

Also, if you keep a couple of packs of parma ham (it lasts ages), and some nuts in the cupboard, a couple of slices with a handful of nuts and berries or some cubes of cheese makes a great instant breakfast when there are no leftovers!

[SCOTCHandWRY]

*parma ham in fridge, not cupboard!

[pregnantpause]

I know you said you'd get bored of eggs but they really are the chameleon of the food world. Poached with a grilled mushroom and dollop of creme fraiche, en cocotte, scrambled with chives and butter, omlete, huevos rancheros, poached or fried on a bed of buttery wilted spinach, there are so many variants that it's hard to get bored

[Allalonenow]

Ham and cheese sandwich or toasty is packed with protein, or for a treat get the "sandwich" packs of smoked salmon, lovely with scrambled eggs.

[fuzzpig]

Thanks all :)

I'm not actually fussed about low carbing, but I've been told that protein is extra important for me (I have CFS/ME) due to muscle building etc. ATM I have a rushed bowl of sugary cereal before work but as I'm hopefully reducing my hours soon I will have more time to cook something nice.

And any excuse to have Parma ham and smoked salmon is good... :o

[fuzzpig]

Those egg ideas all sound lovely BTW I will definitely try them!

[Fishandjam]

Do you like cottage cheese? I often have two slices of wholemeal toast with low fat cottage cheese on for breakfast. Usually jazzed up with some chopped pickled jalapenos or a good grinding of black pepper, or even a dribble of sweet chilli sauce. Spreading something like redcurrant jelly thinly on the toast before applying the cott cheese is also nice.

[Curioustiger]

Following up on cottage cheese... Fill a ramekin two thirds full of cottage cheese and then add half a peach / lots of berries on top. Sprinkle with some brown sugar and stick under the grill for five minutes. Delicious!

[pregnantpause]

If your not low carbing then eggy bread is a fattening but delicious breakfast, maybe with banana and chocolate spread
Also croque madame.
Bacon and egg butty
Sausage and bacon butty
Full English breakfast
Kippers on toast.

I love breakfast

[sashh]

Kegeree, make a batch, freeze and microwave some each day.

Kippers.

Try pickled eggs.

cheese.

[Salbertina]

Flaxseed toast w macadamia nut butter
Yog w berries, banana and flaxseed
Scrambled eggs w salmon/ham
Porridge cooked with egg, cream, seeds

[spilttheteaagain]

This morning I had a pile of: little gem lettuce, hot smokey bacon, avocado, sliced cherry tomatoes, grated cheese. Flipping delicious, and not an egg in sight!

[Salbertina]

Oh you're making me hungry...and fast day 2day..

[IDismyname]

I have yoghurt, berries, flax seed and a few nuts.

I used to have an egg nearly every day, but am now allergic to them.