Ever heard that age old statement “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? When it comes to building muscle, it is! Breakfast is the only time that our bodies really desire energy, other than when we have just completed a workout. Start off your day with a breakfast that will feed your muscles so that you can have enough energy to power throughout your day and last throughout those tough workouts!

Give your body the nutrition its needs to build muscle and perform at its best with these 5 great tasting, different, quick and easy meals that are easy enough for anyone to cook!

 1 / Post Cardio Protein Banana Split

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium banana
  • 3/4 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 scoop protein
  • 1 strawberry, chopped
  • 1/4 cup blueberries
  • 1 large tbsp granola
  • 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips

Directions:

  1. Slice banana in half lengthwise and lay both sides in a bowl or on a plate.
  2. Mix together protein and Greek yogurt and spoon on top of the banana slices.
  3. Top bananas and protein mixture with berries, granola, and chocolate chips.

 

2 / Red-Eye Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Parfait with Blueberries and Dark Chocolate Chips

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop protein powder
  • 1 tbsp Nescafe instant coffee
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Fage 0% non-fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp powdered peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup organic granola
  • Fresh blueberries
  • 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips

Directions:

  1. Add granola to a jar, glass, cup or bowl.
  2. Add 1/3 cup yogurt on top of the granola.
  3. Mix 1/3 cup yogurt with powdered peanut butter. Add to the jar.
  4. Mix 1/3 cup yogurt with protein powder, coffee, and cocoa powder. Add to the jar.
  5. Top parfait with granola, 1 tbsp of chocolate chips, and blueberries.

 

3 / Protein French Toast with Sautéed Apples

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 slices Food for Life Genesis bread (or Ezekiel or le grain bread)
  • 1 scoop French vanilla protein
  • 1/4 cup Almond milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • Cinnamon
  • 1/4 golden apple, sliced
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • Cinnamon

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, mix eggs, almond milk, cinnamon, and protein.
  2. Soak each piece of bread in the mixture until it is all used.
  3. Lightly spray a pan or skillet with olive oil or coconut oil and heat pan. Cook each piece of bread until each side has browned.
  4. Top toast with your favorite syrup, sugar-free syrup, or honey.
  5. Sauté slices in coconut oil and cinnamon.
  6. Eat with French toast.

 

4 / Muscle Bowl

Ingredients:

  • 6 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup instant oatmeal, cooked
  • 1/2 banana
  • 1/8 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup raspberries
  • Cinnamon
  • Stevia or raw organic honey

Directions:

  1. Cook egg whites in a skillet on low heat.
  2. If you want to cook your banana, spray another skillet with coconut oil or virgin olive oil and set on low-medium heat. Chop half of the banana into pieces and add to the skillet. Use a spatula and be careful not to let the banana pieces stick to the skillet.
  3. Combine oatmeal and egg whites in a bowl and mix.
  4. Add cinnamon and Stevia (or raw honey) and mix.
  5. Top with banana, raspberries, and walnuts.

 

5 / Dark Chocolate Gluten-free Protein Waffles

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop chocolate protein
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/4 cup sorghum flour
  • 1/8 cup almond flour
  • 1/3 cup almond milk
  • 1 packet Stevia (or cane sugar)
  • 1 tbsp dark chocolate Hershey’s baking powder

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, mix protein powder, sorghum flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, Stevia or sugar.
  2. Add eggs and almond milk and mix or blend.
  3. Spray waffle iron with coconut or olive oil.
  4. Pour batter onto the waffle iron and cook.
  5. When waffles are done, drizzle with fruit, your favorite sugar-free syrup, or both.

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