During quarantine, I’ve been loving being able to take the time to make my breakfasts fresh at home. I nailed down a few quick and easy ideas that are in my rotation during the week that are healthy, high-protein and tasty! Keep reading for some new breakfast inspiration.
Avocado toast
My mom loves to make her own bread, which has inspired the rest of our family to make different types of bread too. Thankfully, this means that there’s generally some time of bread item at home. There’s plenty of variations that I love to eat, depending on what we have in the fridge at the time.
Recipe:
- 2 slices of bread
- 1/2 an avocado
- Sprinkle of cheese
- Various meats
- 2 eggs
Classic
I like use about half an avocado with 2 slices of toast and then mush it on my bread. Then, I season my avocado with garlic powder, black pepper and everything but the bagel seasoning and that’s it!
Protein Additions
Sometimes I like to top it off with some sort of cheese (typically mozzarella) and some sort of meat, whether that be cold cuts, or leftover pepperoni (after making some homemade pizza). Finally, I sometimes end it with eggs, sometimes softly scrambled or sunny-side up.
Yogurt Bowl
In contrast, for a little lighter breakfast, I love to put together a quick Greek Yogurt bowl!
Recipe:
- 3/4 Greek yogurt
- 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 3/4 cup frozen blueberries
- 3/4 cup mix of bran cereal, granola, miscellaneous cereal
- 1 (heaping) tbsp of natural peanut butter
Firstly, I start off with a non-fat Greek Yogurt (I get mine from Costco). Then, if I want to increase the protein, I mix in a little bit of vanilla protein powder (I’m using the Soy Isolate from MyProtein). I also mix in some chia seeds for some extra fibre and protein.
Once my yogurt “base” is done, I top it off with some fruit, typically frozen blueberries, sometimes with a banana too! Then I add a mix of bran cereal (for the fibre), granola and whatever other cereal I have on hand. Lastly, I end it off with some natural peanut butter and that’s it! A delicious, light and high-protein yogurt bowl.
Protein Smoothie + Starchy Carb
When I’m in a smoothie mood, I love to go for one of my two protein smoothies and to finish it off with some sort of carb (typically bread)!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie
- 1 banana
- 1 cup of oat milk (or whatever milk you like)
- 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder (I get mine from My Protein)
- 1 tbsp of chai seeds
- 1 tbsp of flax seeds
- 1 tbsp of hemp hearts
- 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt (optional)
- 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter
- 4-6 ice cubes
Blueberry Lemon Muffin Smoothie
- 1 cup of oat milk (or whatever milk you like)
- 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (I get mine from My Protein)
- 1 tbsp of chia seeds
- 1 tbsp of flax seeds
- 1 tbsp of hemp hearts
- 1cup of Greek yogurt
- 1 cup of frozen blueberries
- 1 tbsp (or splash) of lemon juice
I love choosing either one of these protein smoothie options because I know they’re full of protein, carbs and fat. I just put them all in a high speed blender (I use a Vitamix) and then serve. Most of the days, I like to round off this breakfast with a slice of bread with peanut butter on it, or sometimes just butter, depending on my mood.
Overall, these are three of my favourite breakfast ideas that are in my typical weekly rotation! Sometimes I do variations of these or just eat whatever my parents or sister made, but these are my staples. Let me know if you try out one of these breakfasts in the comments, Instagram DMs or email! Happy eating!