Peanut Butter Power Porridge: Another Power Breakfast - Quick and Easy High Protein Meal

This is a great quick high protein recovery meal after a morning workout.   Quick and simple, it provides a ton of protein.  The "Power" comes from adding a scoop of protein powder.

Quick and Easy High Protein Breakfast Meal: Peanut Butter Power Porridge

3 main ingredients make up this quick high protein breakfast meal: protein powder, quick oatmeal, and peanut butter.

Ingredients:
                                                                                           Calories
1 scoop of vanilla protein mix                                                   140
1/4 cup of quick oats                                                                 150
2 tablespoons of peanut butter                                                  190

Total Calories                                                                            480

Protein                                  38  g
Fat                                      20.5 g
Carbs                                                       42 g


Variants:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Porridge

 Use chocolate flavored protein mix instead of vanilla.

Peanut Butter Banana Porridge

Crush or chop up a banana and add it to the mix.  This fruity addition will add a valuable 400+ mg of potassium to your meal.

Adds:

99 Calories
1 gram of protein
0.4 grams of fat
31 grams of carbohydrates

Add a banana to the peanut butter power porridge to sweeten up the taste and add extra heart healthy potassium for workout recovery.

Don't want so many carbs?  Cut the banana in half.

Want Crunchy?  

Add 1/4 cup of unsalted dry roasted peanuts to the mix.  

Add a banana to the peanut butter power porridge to give it an extra crunch.

Adds:

160 Calories
6 grams of protein
13 grams of fat
6 grams of carbohydrates

 Enjoy!

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Have a Quick and Easy Power Breakfast Packed with Protein

One of the simplest, easiest to make breakfast meals (or anytime snack) that I have discovered is what I call "Power Porridge" or "Power Oatmeal".  It is packed full of protein to help build and repair those muscles and enough carbs to give you a needed energy boost.

Quick and Easy Power Breakfast Packed with Protein - "Power Porridge"

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of quick oats

• 1/2 scoop of protein powder (vanilla flavored is best)

• 1/2 cup of water

• Appx. 1/3 cup of dried cranberries, or any other type of fruit that you would like to use such as blueberries or raisins.

The base ingredient for this meal is some type of quick oats, not the kind of oatmeal that you have to cook.  I use 1/2 cups of quick oats for my power porridge.  While you are boiling your water, of which I use about 1/2 of a cup, you can mix the other ingredients.  If you have a quick heating device such as a Hot Shot, it makes meal preparation time even faster.  Mix the protein powder into the oats thoroughly.  Add the boiling water and the fruit.  Mix thoroughly and allow it to cool and set for a minute so that the oats soak up the water completely.  Be careful not to let sit too long, otherwise you'll end up with a cold clump of solid paste that will not be very appealing to eat.  You'll have to add more water.

Nutritional value (depending on the products you use)

• Protein  27g
• Carbs  28g
• Fat 3g

You can adjust the amount of oatmeal, protein powder, protein powder flavor, and fruit you use according to what your needs or tastes are.  If you are in a fat burning phase and don't want to take in as much carbs and are more concerned about the protein, use 1/3 cup oatmeal and 1/2 the fruit.  This will knock about 9g of carbs from the meal. I like to add at least some fruit, otherwise the mixture tastes pretty bland unless your protein power has really good flavoring.
 

I eat this almost every single day for breakfast as it gets me going and adds some protein to my meal.  It is great for when you are are rushing to get out the door for work.  

Enjoy! 

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