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Title: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: yesno on April 08, 2008, 05:19:18 PM
My crazy view is that breakfast should be protein-based.  Good for the brain.  I think that the Italian model of a pastry and some caffeine is off.

Anyone have any fun ideas for a lacto-ovo-fisho-tarian breakfast?  Beans and toast?  Hard boiled egg?
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on April 08, 2008, 05:27:35 PM
I add Carnation Instant Breakfast to a tall glass of soy milk and pop a multi-vitamin.  Tastier than you'd think!
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Andy on April 08, 2008, 05:38:31 PM
i've been drinking syntha6 as a meal replacement for my day time meals lately.  mix it with some skim milk and it's great.  it has 6 different proteins that break down at different rates to keep you full longer.  30 meals for like $30
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: buffcoat on April 08, 2008, 08:49:32 PM
Peanut Butter Capn Crunch.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Stan on April 08, 2008, 11:48:55 PM
Peanut Butter Capn Crunch.

 I have to agree. Also, it has the lowest shred the roof of your mouth potential of all the Capns' offerings.

 Because it's round.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: erika on April 09, 2008, 12:37:31 AM
An apple with crunchy peanut butter! (I usually eat some toast too)
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Denim Gremlin on April 09, 2008, 12:41:08 AM
My crazy view is that breakfast should be protein-based.  Good for the brain.  I think that the Italian model of a pastry and some caffeine is off.

Anyone have any fun ideas for a lacto-ovo-fisho-tarian breakfast?  Beans and toast?  Hard boiled egg?

beans and toast all the way
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Sarah on April 09, 2008, 08:15:15 AM
Anything you'd have for lunch.  Or leftovers.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Rainer on April 09, 2008, 05:31:19 PM
If you have a prostate gland a handful of roasted pumpkin seeds is an easy, healthy option.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: dania on April 09, 2008, 08:11:10 PM
my favorite saturday morning breakfast: swedish pancakes with syrup-cooked blackberries, some orange slices, maybe an egg or some yogurt

my favorite hurry-up-and-leave breakfast: whatever cereal is on hand with soymilk or just a banana, or both together

Honestly, I don't know about protein-loading.  Bananas are probably your best option, oranges can hurt your stomach in the morning when eaten solo, oatmeal might be the second best option, or maybe waffles, or maybe an english muffin..?  I could go on and on about breakfast because I love it so much. 
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Andy on April 09, 2008, 08:24:16 PM
do any of those have a lot of proteins ?  I would have thought those would be carb laden breakfasts.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Sarah on April 09, 2008, 08:33:37 PM
I often drink twelve ounces of the following for breakfast (recipe adapted from Adele Davis--old-school health nut):

Blend together 2 cups milk, 1/2 cup powdered milk, 1 tablespoon to 1/2 cup brewer's yeast (increase the amount as you get used to it), 1 egg (shell and all), 1/4 cup flax seed meal, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1-2 tablespoons lecithin, 1/2 frozen orange juice concentrate.  Then add 2 more cups of milk and blend again.

I like the way this tastes, but many wouldn't.  It's full of protein, though, so perhaps you'll want to give it a try.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Andy on April 09, 2008, 08:40:16 PM
no offense, sarah, but the fact that you drink that disgusts me!
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Sarah on April 09, 2008, 08:46:34 PM
I knew it would repel someone.  It's such a hippie drink.  But I have a terrible time convincing myself to eat breakfast, and this gets a lot of protein and B vitamins (plus other holy, wholesome stuff) into me painlessly.  It takes me a couple of hours to sip my way through it, and by then I'm usually willing to figure out some real food to eat.

Besides, my mother gets mad at me when I don't drink it.

Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Beth on April 09, 2008, 11:27:13 PM
I'm a granola and yogurt person myself. With a bit of fruit. It's quick, easy and filling, and if you get granola with a good amount of nuts you'll get lots of protein. I love the granola at Baked in Red Hook, if you live around there. I don't, but whenever I'm in the area I stop and get a bag or two. It's the absurd amount of macadamia nuts they put in there that keeps bringing me back.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: dania on April 14, 2008, 07:45:50 PM
So I was searching on one of my favorite websites, whfoods.com , for fruits, veggies, nuts, etc., that have a lot of protein.  It's odd because it says that most popular nuts, except for peanuts and pumpkin seeds, have no proten  ???
But, it does say that these veggies have a good amount: spinach (the veg with the most), mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, and a few more that were pretty insignificant. 
The only tasty way I can think of to prepare any of these is in an omlette.  So if you want it fast, I'd recommend sauteeing them the night before so you can easily throw them into the omlette as it cooks.  Also, you should throw a dollop of yogurt into the omlette mixture instead of milk.  Way more protein in yogurt and more better tasty!  Also, use tamari instead of salt. 
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on April 14, 2008, 08:05:26 PM
If you have a prostate gland a handful of roasted pumpkin seeds is an easy, healthy option.

That's true, but I prefer to eat them.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on April 15, 2008, 01:19:19 AM
That's a dunk.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Rainer on April 15, 2008, 02:39:03 PM
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pumpkin seeds, have no proten  Huh
Whoops.  Sorry, for spreading misinformation.

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That's true, but I prefer to eat them.
But they're the only thing "my device" runs on!  They've discontinued the liniment oil model.

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That's a dunk.

I agree.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: dania on April 15, 2008, 05:41:20 PM
Pumpkin seeds DO have protein.  It's all the other nuts on that website that don't have any like cashews, almonds, and walnuts that surprisingly have none. 
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Sarah on April 16, 2008, 07:16:40 AM
It's all the other nuts on that website that don't have any like cashews, almonds, and walnuts that surprisingly have none. 

This must be yet another joke I'm not getting.

Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: TremblingEagle on April 16, 2008, 08:04:39 AM
eat some egg whites
its only kinda meat
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Beth on April 16, 2008, 02:39:21 PM
It's all the other nuts on that website that don't have any like cashews, almonds, and walnuts that surprisingly have none. 

This must be yet another joke I'm not getting.




I'm throughly confused.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Sarah on April 16, 2008, 02:55:42 PM
It's just that as far as I know cashews, almonds, and walnuts contain protein--something widely corroborated--so I wondered if the assertion that they didn't was meant to be humorous.  If it wasn't, then it's just plain wrong, and dania's favorite Website is leading her astray.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: dania on April 16, 2008, 06:14:51 PM
I know! it doesn't make sense!  I'm also confused by this... :'(
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Gore Marie on April 16, 2008, 11:10:48 PM
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/garminio/200.jpg)

I just bought that it is delicious and 8grams protein.

7/8/9/10/12 (if you get crazy) grain bread toasted with globs of peanut butter, raisins, sliced bananas.

English Muffin with melted cheese, scrambled egg, salsa. 

Greek yogurt/cottage cheese with sliced almonds and grapes.   
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: Sarah on April 17, 2008, 10:20:40 AM
I wouldn't trust that Website anymore, dania.  If it can make that claim about nuts, who knows what other lies it's spreading in a cunning attempt to malnourish you.
Title: Re: Quick meatless protein breakfast options
Post by: dania on April 19, 2008, 03:30:25 PM
haha, yeah I am a sucker for stuff that seems informative.  I did discover, via my own personal reseach (otherwise known as I-ate-some-stuff-and-read-the-label-ology) that this would be a really good, moderately protein-rich, and fast breakfast:
1 cup of silk soymilk, and 2 slices of Sun-Maid raisin bread equals 13 grams of protein.