Have a nutritious breakfast is good advice for everyone. Starting your day with food in your stomach and refueling a couple times a day helps keeping your energy up. Make sure your meal contains a protein. Here are some breakfast ideas.
3/4 cup Cheerios
1 cup whole milk (3.25% M.F.) or fortified milk*
1 banana
Pancake (made with ½ cup protein-rich pancake mix, diluted in 1/3 cup water)
2 teaspoons oil (for cooking) with maple syrup and fruit compote as garnish
1 cup whole milk (3.25% M.F.) or fortified milk*
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2 slices of bread
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2 tablespoons peanut butter
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1/2 banana
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1 cup whole milk (3.25% M.F.) or fortified milk*
2 scrambled eggs
¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
1 slice of bread
2 teaspoons butter
1/2 cup mango nectar
Hot oatmeal :
1/3 cup oats
¾ cup whole milk (3.25% M.F.) or fortified milk*
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
Heat in microwave.
Serve with canned peach slices
Cold oatmeal:
¼ cup oats
¼ cup high-protein yogurt
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp maple syrup
½ cup fortified milk*: mix all ingredients in a jar, add frozen blueberries, cover with lid and refrigerate overnight
The oatmeal is ready to be eaten the next day
Breakfast drink on the go:
1 banana
1 cup whole milk (3.25% M.F.) or fortified milk*
2 tablespoons peanut butter
Mix all ingredients in a blender
3/4 cup Greek yogurt natural, 8% M.F.
1 sliced banana
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2 tablespoons textured vegetable protein (TVP)
Hight fat cottage cheese and fruits (melon)
Muffin: Soft raspberry muffin (click to view)
Breakfast on the go: add fortified milk* to prepacked oatmeal and fruit pouches
*How to get fortified milk:
1. Make yourself: Mix 1 cup (250 mL) milk (3.25% M.F.) with ¼ cup milk powder.
2. Buy: Natrel Plus™ or Joyya™ with 18 g protein or Ultrapur of Lactantia™ with 50% more protein.