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Breakfast ideas

Rich said Mar 24, 2008, 12:33 PM:

Breakfast, the cornerstone of any good diet … and I'm all out of ideas!

So far I'm having, in order to get a good start to the day with protein, 4 eggs whites with 2 yokes in some form of omlette (tomatoes or cheese mainly) with some bread to give a carb base.

However this can get so unappealing really quick and some mornings I'm just not able to stomach it. I end of having something very light or completely lacking in protein and feel it the rest of the day.

What other breakfast options are there that are a GOOD source of protein?

I would absolutely love to hear what you tihnk.

all the best

Rich

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Re: Breakfast ideas

Damon [no longer around] said Mar 24, 2008, 3:19 PM:

Rich

My standard breakfast at the moment is a bircher protein enriched muesli.

The night before I mix a 1/2 cup whole grain (no sugar) toasted muesli, with 2 1/2 tablespoons of whey protein isolate, 1/3 cup of organic plain yogurt, 1/2 tea spoon of cinnamon, small handful of slivered almonds and a grated apple. Mix and set in the fridge at least over night.

I often make a larger batch and will last as long as the yogurt remains fresh. I will often add either blueberries or goji berries to the top when I serve in the morning. I find that if you add too much whey protein the mix becomes sticky and unpleasant, if this is the case add a little bit of either water or milk to the mixture and that will soften it up.

Often I will have a whey protein smoothy with similar ingredients to the above except the muesli and add organic milk and more protein, this way I can cut down the carb intake a little and increase the protein intake.

Damon

Re: Breakfast ideas

Rich said Mar 25, 2008, 12:47 PM:

Thank-you Damon!

I've heard a lot of whey protein 'ain't that great' …any thoughts on that? I'm in the dark!

: )

Rich

Re: Breakfast ideas

_ [no longer around] said Mar 25, 2008, 1:14 PM:

Hi Rich, Sorry this post is going to be brief, but actually hemp protein is an excellent alternative to whey protien. Some of the information on why this is is covered in the following post under protiens. pH Balance the body

Re: Breakfast ideas

Damon [no longer around] said Mar 25, 2008, 2:12 PM:

Rich

There are inferior products on the market for Whey Protein Isolate and its important to choose a brand that doesn't add any bulking agents or sugars such as fructose. There other refinements for whey protein such as Whey Protein concentrate and Calcuim Caseinate, each has different macronutrient balances.

The brand I use is Boomers which is as pure isolate as I can get and doesnt contain any additives, preservatives or sweeteners. Ill include a link below with some information.

Damon

Boomers Whey Protein Isolate (Easymix) Information sheet:

Boomers Prolongevity Whey Protein Isolate is produced in New Zealand from dairy herds fed on pastures that are managed without herbicides or insecticides all year round. It has abundant naturally-occurring branched chain amino acids, virtually no fat, little lactose. Boomers Pro-Longevity Whey Protein Isolate is 100% whey protein isolate only, and
contains NO added sweeteners, non-whey proteins, filling or bulking agents,
additives, flavouring or preservatives.

Boomers Whey Protein Isolate Fact Sheet

Re: Breakfast ideas

_ [no longer around] said Mar 26, 2008, 12:43 PM:

I have two options to offer. The first is a smoothie. You can obviously play around with the formulation, but for the purpose of example I’ll use the following. One large banana (two small), 1 cup blueberries, 1 kiwi, 2 tbsp hemp protein powder (14g protein), 2 large raw eggs (12g protein), 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (1g protein), 1 tbsp dulse flakes (1 gram protein), 1 tbsp cold milled flax seed, 1 cup or so water, 1 tbsp cold pressed flax seed oil.

The other option is the full meal replacement Vega (chocolate). The surprising thing with this stuff is that one serving will probably fill you up especially in the morning, but I have yet to really turn any of my gym buddies onto it. They have some problem with the taste and texture, but for me I personally enjoy it and have been taking it daily for the past year and a half. Each serving delivers 25 grams of protein plus a pile of other benefits. I’m not sure how easy it is to obtain in the US though, but I do know it’s offered there. It’s worth checking out: Vega

Re: Breakfast ideas

Rob said Mar 26, 2008, 1:11 PM:

Great suggestions thus far gents, Rich great question.

I've got a couple of things I'd like to add and one piece I'd like to underscore.

First, Whey Protein Isolate (WPI). I can't stress how important Damon's suggestion is. WPI is the gold standard, the best of the best. You simply must have this in your diet plain and simple. The best isolates are created using an iso-chilled process instead of a heat flash process as this preserves the greatest number of bio-active fractions. That's if you're really wanting to get the best of the best of the best.

Moving along…

Full Strength, personally I've had a chocolate Full Strength with a banana every morning for the past 4 or so years. I can't recommend this enough. The extra carbs from the banana fit me perfectly to fuel my nervous system, support my immune system and generally start my day strong. Plus Full Strength's protein source is predominantly iso-chilled WPI.

Phillips Performance Nutrition wants to sponsor you through your Integral Practice with Terry and Patrick, so shoot me an e-mail and I'll get Full Strength on it's way to you (on a side note, sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner on the training / nutrition front - I've been slammed of late :-)

Finally I'd like to share one of my absolute breakfast favorites - Protein Pancakes!

The following serves 2, although I'll finish these by myself…

Put the following into a blender:

1 cup uncooked whole-grain oats (non-instant)

6 egg whites

1 cup fat-free cottage cheese

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

you can also add a banana if you want.

BLEND

Blueberries: I'll add these from time to time once I've poured the batter onto the pan.

Go with an organic maple and you're in for a treat!

Enjoy!

~Rob

Re: Breakfast ideas

Rich said Mar 30, 2008, 9:39 AM:

Hey Everyone!

Thank-you all SO MUCH for the great feedback. I'm sorry it's taken so long to reply to all the great suggestions.

I have tried Vega and while it does certainly taste different I was impressed with it, though it did feel a little light I have only tried it once so can't draw too much from only one try. This morning I had a farily standard whey with rice milk, a banana and oats blended together while I checked my mail and the forum.

Thanks to Rob highlighting the phenomenology of food I have noticed that if I don't get some food in real quick after waking up I feel shaky and unsettled for either half the day or most of the day, food doesn't feel as nurishing and my energy dips. This is some really important information as I am meditating more than usual and if I was not paying attention to how food impacted me I would come to the erroneous conclusion that it was only down to something astray in meditation (improper focus, blocked energy) rather than those things AND diet.

Rob, wow! I am so excited about that!! Thank-you, I'll get that e mail out to you : )

Much love and thanks to you all, I hope the dialogue will continue for a long time.

Rich