High-Protein Meals to Start Your Day

Do you feel sluggish at work despite getting a good night’s rest? Maybe it’s time to change your usual breakfast menu to help you start your day with enough energy.

Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon
The combination of a brain food (salmon) and dairy will give you enough energy and concentration power to last until lunchtime.

Healthy Quesadilla
Create your own healthy quesadilla with egg, cheese, tomatoes, and lots of green vegetables. You will never look for an unhealthy in-between-meals snacks with this as breakfast.

Quinoa Oatmeal
Whole grains such as quinoa will help you feel full for the rest of the morning. First, boil quinoa, cinnamon, almond milk, nutmeg and vanilla, then simmer for 15 minutes. Serve it with peanut butter, bananas, almonds, and cinnamon.

Breakfast Casserole
This might be a hassle to prepare, but you can cook a casserole the night before and heat it up in the morning. The casserole should have sausages, spinach, egg whites, sweet potato, zucchini, and spices for a complete treat.

Blueberry and Peanut Smoothie
Do you prefer drinks for breakfast? This smoothie contains milk, peanut butter, yoghurt, and wild blueberries for your fill of protein and antioxidants.

Scrambled Eggs and Chicken Sausages
Who says eggs and sausages aren’t healthy breakfast options? Just make sure to use as little oil as possible when cooking the chicken sausages and scrambled eggs.

Barley, Apple, and Cinnamon
First, cook the barley for 35 minutes then add brown sugar, walnuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, and milk. Stir until the milk is absorbed before serving with apples as toppings.

Tofu and Tomatoes
If you’re a vegan, you can substitute eggs with nutritional yeast to create scrambled tofu, then roast tomatoes and plenty of seasoning for a tasty treat.

Egg Quiche
For this recipe, you will need eggs, yellow onion, tomato, baby spinach, and cheddar cheese. Whisk the eggs and other ingredients and bake for 20 minutes.

Bell Pepper and Avocado on Toast
Too lazy to prepare meals in the morning? Just place sliced avocadoes, cottage cheese, and bell pepper on toasted bread and you’re ready.

Egg and Bacon Wrapped in Cheese and Spinach
Egg and bacon may be standard breakfast meal for some people, but that doesn’t mean they make up a complete meal. Create an egg mixture in a skillet, then add the spinach, bacon, cheese, onion, and flavoring. Bake until the egg sets then roll before serving.

Almond Macha
If you love green tea, you can add a little twist to your usual breakfast beverage with almond butter, two types of fruit, one green vegetable, and seeds, cinnamon or oats.

Farro and Yogurt Parfait
For this recipe, boil the farro for 10 minutes then drain the water. Combine yogurt and honey/jam in another bowl before assembling the parfait. Place the yogurt first, fruits next, and nuts last.