High-Protein Breakfast Ideas & Recipes

High-Protein Breakfast Ideas

For a high-protein breakfast, you should be aiming for 20-30 grams of protein per meal (it can be more). This can come from one or multiple protein foods, animal or plant sources. Here are some quick ideas:

• Two large eggs cooked any way you like with baked beans, a slice of turkey breast deli meat, sourdough or high-protein bread toast, a piece of fruit of your choice.
• Protein smoothie with whey protein, banana, mixed berries, peanut butter and yoghurt.
• Cottage cheese and yoghurt bowl with granola and mixed berries.
• Ground meat breakfast sausage, potatoes and wilted spinach.
• Steak & eggs
• Tuna and cheese toastie, tuna melt sandwich or cheesy tuna quesadilla.
• Omelette with ham, cheese and veggies.
• Breakfast burrito wrap with eggs, bacon, beans and guacamole.
• Paneer fritters, pea fritters with eggs
• Huevos rancheros – fried eggs with Mexican tomato beans
• Protein smoothie with whey or plant-based protein, banana, mixed berries, peanut butter and yoghurt.
• Quinoa porridge with nuts, seeds and fruit and Greek yoghurt.
• Protein oats – oatmeal porridge with protein powder and peanut butter.
• Plant-based sausages, baked beans, avocado on toast with tomatoes.
• Scrambled tofu with pesto, roasted tomatoes and potato hash brown.
• Omelette with mushrooms, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and high-protein bread toast.