I don’t know about you, but when it comes to breakfast, I get on kicks. I typically rotate through between 2-3 breakfasts week after week, for a few months, before switching it up.

Mornings are typically rushed. If I’m training clients at the gym, I need to be out of the house by 6:30. If I’m working at home, I want to dive into my creative work ASAP before my brain waves start firing too slowly 😉

Because of this, I like to put as minimal thought as possible toward this meal, but you know, I still need it to be healthy, fit my menu that day, and most importantly, satisfy me!

Today I want to share my current breakfast kicks that fit just that criteria!

Breakfast Kick #1 – Turkey or Bison “sausage” with veggies + oats

If you follow my story on snapchat (TrainerPaige,) you’ve seen this meal a handful of times, but it’s just so dang satisfying – and voluminous! I always feel so full after eating it, when the caloric density is no larger than my other breakfasts.

(Note: this makes one serving, but I usually make at least 2-3 servings at a time, and then just pop it in the microwave the next day)

Ingredients:

3 oz. ground turkey or bison

breakfast sausage seasoning (PS – the seasoning I used has been a very FAQ on snapchat – I use THIS brand and you can get it on Amazon for only $11 bucks for a very big container of it)

Handful of mushrooms and riced cauliflower (or veggies of choice)

100 grams of egg whties

1 egg

1 packet of Love Grown (or your favorite brand) oatmeal

Cook the ground meat over medium heat. Add the veggies and breakfast sausage seasoning. Cook until the veggies are softened. Add the egg and egg whites to the pan, and stir or “scramble” them with your spatula. While the eggs are cooking, cook your microwave oats.

Breakfast sausage seasoning that I use:

Breakfast Kick #2 – Pumped Up Protein Pancakes

Guys, I’m all about ease of use, so I use a mix for this one, but I add a few ingredients to it. There are all sorts of protein pancake mixes out there, like flapJacked, Kodiak Power Cakes, Birchbox, P28, etc. but the one I like is flapJacked Protein Pancakes.

I also like to mix it with this protein powder:

I like Quest because it has both casein and whey in it, and it’s just great for baking. I use the PB flavor, but I’m sure all of them are yummy. I also take out about 15 grams of a serving of the pancake mix, so it makes it a bit lower carb, if that’s something you’re going for. You could also just add the pp to 1 whole serving of pancake mix – just add a bit more water.

Ingredients:

40 grams of flapjacked buttermilk or banana hazelnut protein pancake mix

15 grams of Quest PB Protein Powder

1 egg

Cold water to get a pancake batter consistency

Madhava agave maple syrup (or sugar free syrup, or whatever the heck you’d like)

1 T. PB

fruit

Mix the mix and the protein powder, then add the egg and water. Spray a pan with nonstick spray heated to medium heat, and cook the pancakes (or use a waffle iron) as you normally would. Put 1 T. of syrup and 1 T. of PB in a small bowl. Microwave for :10 and whisk until smooth. Top over pancake and add some fruit to make it pretty.

Breakfast Kick #3 – High Protein Healthy French Toast

For this meal, I typically use 1.5-2 slices of Rudi’s Sourdough bread – or if I’m going a bit lower cal/carb, I use Sara Lee’s 50cal whole wheat bread, but either way this breakfast is SO good – and the macros are great, too.

Ingredients:

1-4 pieces of bread, depending on type of bread and hunger level

150 grams of egg whites

1 egg

Dash of cinnamon

Drop of vanilla stevia (optional)

Splash of vanilla extract

Mix together the egg, egg whites, cinnamon, stevia, and extract. Heat a pan to medium heat and spray with nonstick spray. Dip each piece of bread in the egg mixture to coat and soak for :10-:45. Cook on the pan until cooked through. Top with the same syrup + PB mixture as the pancakes/waffles – and more fruit!

What are some of your breakfast staples lately? 

Do you typically eat the same thing for breakfast each day? Or do you switch it up every day?