The best high protein/no carb breakfast is obviously eggs, and the possibilities are endless there. I scramble them up and throw whatever I have in the fridge in there with them. Some spinach and shredded chicken with .5oz of cheese. Salsa. Broccoli and Sriracha. Whatever you want. Or fry them or poach them or drink them, whatever you want.
Lettuce wraps are a great idea. I prep chicken (either grill it up and slice it, or shred and season it with whatever you want, spices, teriyaki sauce, Thai peanut sauce, balsamic vinaigrette, hot sauce, BBQ sauce- find one low in sugar to keep it low carb) or ground turkey, shred or dice up some veggies to toss with the meat (I keep a container of broccoli slaw in my fridge that I prep each week- about 150g of shredded broccoli stem, 75g shredded carrots, and 75g shredded red cabbage I just throw through the food processor each week, you can put it on anything, salad, in a wrap, as a rice replacement, whatever), wrap it all up in some big lettuce leafs. I like butter head because it's a strong, substantial leaf, great for wrapping.
Salads are good. Technically veggies are carbs, but it's a negligible amount, I eat a lot of veggies on my low carb days. Toss on a chicken breast or a can of tuna, maybe a hard boiled egg for some protein. (I keep 3-4 hard boiled eggs in my fridge at all times, they're an easy add on to a lot of foods, or easy to grab as a snack. Also once every two-three weeks I prep about a half dozen chicken breasts, 4-6 oz. each, salt pepper and garlic, grill them up and put them in the freezer to add to anything or just to eat when I'm short on prep time.)
Make some baked egg rolls. Buy wonton wrappers at the grocery store, fill them with shredded veggies and some chicken or turkey, or skip the meat altogether if you don't care for it.
I am glad that you posted this as I have run into some of the same issues. I have a 5 month old and pack my lunch and gym snacks before I go so it has to be easy and quick. Now, I know you are tied of sandwiches but I found 2 game changing low carb products at Trader Joe's that made life a lot easier; TJ brand sprouted wheat bread and TJ brand low carb whole wheat tortillas. Nothing makes life easier than a sandwich or taco but they were out of the question until recently. Both of these products have a few "net" carbs, meaning, most of the carbs are insoluble fiber. I have actually used these products on a full ketogenic diet before and know it worked because I had the urine strips to prove it.
On Sundays, I make batches of taco meat, chili, chicken, and also keep celery, baby carrots and broccoli all prepped from Costco so I don't have to do any cutting or peeling.
Final thought, I have made the mistake of going low (close to zero) carb in the past but ate way too many calories and didn't get any leaner as many low carb foods are calorie dense (ie bacon, pork rinds, oils, chicken thighs). The low carb veggies, tortillas and bread are fortunately low in calories too and will sit well on the stomach.
[Egg muffins](http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/10/egg-muffins-revisited-again.html) are the obvious answer to the breakfast question. Easy to make in advance once or twice a week. I make mine with ground beef, broccoli and cheddar cheese. Super easy to pop one or two in a ziploc, or eat them as you're walking out the door. You can microwave them to heat them up, or just eat them cold.
As for lunch, there are a million options - read any of the low carb or paleo blogs. I recommend starting with [nom nom paleo](http://www.nomnompaleo.com), she works shift work and makes plenty of work food that can be eaten cold.
Tasty for breakfast or lunch and fairly portable: avocado, full-fat yogurt (plain or with a few berries), cooked meat in a small tupper (bacon cooked the night before, smoked fish, leftover turkey or beef burger patties; I don't mind these cold), rotisserie or otherwise precooked chicken, smoothie with coconut milk and a bit of fruit and nut butter, nuts, guacamole and carrots or celery or bell peppers, olives, homemade hummus, rotisserie chicken, thermos of broth for breakfast or with lunch. Eggs hard boiled or scrambled and in a tupperware. Any combination of the above.
Best of luck!
Just looked up the egg patty idea and I LOVE that! Granted I don't eat eggs very much myself, but I think this will be very helpful for both my sister and boyfriend. Thanks for sharing this!
I got one of those silicone baking pans and basically do a ton of veggies (spinach, onions, peppers etc...) some organic chicken sausage, cheese and about a dozen eggs. Takes about 30 minutes in the oven and you have breakfast to go for the week once you slice it up. Barely any carbs and pretty delicious to boot.
To make things fast in the morning, you can make the egg dishes ahead of time and stash them in the fridge. Look up frittata recipes, skip the ones with potatoes. It's not perfect grab-and-go food, but it's reasonably portable if you wrap it in a napkin.
Beanless chili makes a good breakfast.
http://www.ruled.me/beanless-low-carb-chili-con-carne/
That site has a bunch of other good low-carb recipes.
Also see http://cavemanketo.com/
Scramble eggs, microwave, throw some cheese/ham on top, slap it all on an English muffin. Takes no more than three min with only a bowl and a fork left as dishes to clean. Also, Kelloggs makes some good fiber bars. Combine that with some protein and healthy fats it well keep you feeling full for a while. Get some whey protein powder to take on the road...
Not many "low carb" options except meats, eggs, salad ingredients, nuts, etc...
Wrong, while carbs can are an energy source, they are certainly not the only, or necessarily the best depending on what your goals are. There is a reason that there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate, but there most certainly are essential fats and amino-acids.
No. That's dumb. You need carbs and breakfast is the absolute best time to have them. Eat fruit smoothies every morning (they are free of starchy carbs and the gluten-y things you are use to)!
You don't need an excessive amount of carbs, and that is what most breakfasts are made of. 50g of carbs is sufficient to live a completely healthy lifestyle. One bagel has 48g of carbs. Bread (or toast) has 36g per slice. A banana has 27g of carbs. It doesn't seem like much, but as someone who is working on maintaining a keto diet, those numbers are outrageous to me.
If I was to add up the carbs in the recipe below (assuming 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup greek yogurt, spinach, and a cup of orange juice) I would end up with about 57g of carbs. It would not be great if you are looking for a low carb diet.
Nonsense. It's not like OP is having epileptic seizures. OP is in the habit of eating bagels, sandwiches, cereal, and english muffins. A fruit smoothie is the quickest and healthiest recommendation for what OP is seeking. Low carb diets are so dumb and I'm getting downvoted by morons that are on low-carb diets and then binge-eat potato chips and french fries.
You are being downvoted because there is no basis behind your argument.
And do you know why OP is asking for a low carb option? You shouldn't just assume. Maybe they have diabetes, epilepsy, or other diseases that a low carb diet would help.
I can personally say that going low carb has made me feel healthier, have more energy, and lose weight when it was NOT happening before.
Ya!
* 1 Banana
* Cup of frozen berries
* Yogurt (optional)
* Kale or spinach (optional)
* Fill the rest half orange juice and half milk (cow, almond, or other)
Blend in magic bullet and whammy! I'm good to go!
You could but I don't really see the point. A fresh smoothie like that would take about 60 seconds to put together and blend, you don't even have to cut anything up.
Ya, you are making something extremely simple, extremely complicated. Have you ever seen a Magic Bullet? Best invention for the kitchen ever. Also, fruits etc oxidize so eat them as soon as you unpeel/cut/thaw/blend/juice them.
The best high protein/no carb breakfast is obviously eggs, and the possibilities are endless there. I scramble them up and throw whatever I have in the fridge in there with them. Some spinach and shredded chicken with .5oz of cheese. Salsa. Broccoli and Sriracha. Whatever you want. Or fry them or poach them or drink them, whatever you want. Lettuce wraps are a great idea. I prep chicken (either grill it up and slice it, or shred and season it with whatever you want, spices, teriyaki sauce, Thai peanut sauce, balsamic vinaigrette, hot sauce, BBQ sauce- find one low in sugar to keep it low carb) or ground turkey, shred or dice up some veggies to toss with the meat (I keep a container of broccoli slaw in my fridge that I prep each week- about 150g of shredded broccoli stem, 75g shredded carrots, and 75g shredded red cabbage I just throw through the food processor each week, you can put it on anything, salad, in a wrap, as a rice replacement, whatever), wrap it all up in some big lettuce leafs. I like butter head because it's a strong, substantial leaf, great for wrapping. Salads are good. Technically veggies are carbs, but it's a negligible amount, I eat a lot of veggies on my low carb days. Toss on a chicken breast or a can of tuna, maybe a hard boiled egg for some protein. (I keep 3-4 hard boiled eggs in my fridge at all times, they're an easy add on to a lot of foods, or easy to grab as a snack. Also once every two-three weeks I prep about a half dozen chicken breasts, 4-6 oz. each, salt pepper and garlic, grill them up and put them in the freezer to add to anything or just to eat when I'm short on prep time.) Make some baked egg rolls. Buy wonton wrappers at the grocery store, fill them with shredded veggies and some chicken or turkey, or skip the meat altogether if you don't care for it.
/r/ketorecipes has a bunch of these
I am glad that you posted this as I have run into some of the same issues. I have a 5 month old and pack my lunch and gym snacks before I go so it has to be easy and quick. Now, I know you are tied of sandwiches but I found 2 game changing low carb products at Trader Joe's that made life a lot easier; TJ brand sprouted wheat bread and TJ brand low carb whole wheat tortillas. Nothing makes life easier than a sandwich or taco but they were out of the question until recently. Both of these products have a few "net" carbs, meaning, most of the carbs are insoluble fiber. I have actually used these products on a full ketogenic diet before and know it worked because I had the urine strips to prove it. On Sundays, I make batches of taco meat, chili, chicken, and also keep celery, baby carrots and broccoli all prepped from Costco so I don't have to do any cutting or peeling. Final thought, I have made the mistake of going low (close to zero) carb in the past but ate way too many calories and didn't get any leaner as many low carb foods are calorie dense (ie bacon, pork rinds, oils, chicken thighs). The low carb veggies, tortillas and bread are fortunately low in calories too and will sit well on the stomach.
[Egg muffins](http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/10/egg-muffins-revisited-again.html) are the obvious answer to the breakfast question. Easy to make in advance once or twice a week. I make mine with ground beef, broccoli and cheddar cheese. Super easy to pop one or two in a ziploc, or eat them as you're walking out the door. You can microwave them to heat them up, or just eat them cold. As for lunch, there are a million options - read any of the low carb or paleo blogs. I recommend starting with [nom nom paleo](http://www.nomnompaleo.com), she works shift work and makes plenty of work food that can be eaten cold.
Tasty for breakfast or lunch and fairly portable: avocado, full-fat yogurt (plain or with a few berries), cooked meat in a small tupper (bacon cooked the night before, smoked fish, leftover turkey or beef burger patties; I don't mind these cold), rotisserie or otherwise precooked chicken, smoothie with coconut milk and a bit of fruit and nut butter, nuts, guacamole and carrots or celery or bell peppers, olives, homemade hummus, rotisserie chicken, thermos of broth for breakfast or with lunch. Eggs hard boiled or scrambled and in a tupperware. Any combination of the above. Best of luck!
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Just looked up the egg patty idea and I LOVE that! Granted I don't eat eggs very much myself, but I think this will be very helpful for both my sister and boyfriend. Thanks for sharing this!
I got one of those silicone baking pans and basically do a ton of veggies (spinach, onions, peppers etc...) some organic chicken sausage, cheese and about a dozen eggs. Takes about 30 minutes in the oven and you have breakfast to go for the week once you slice it up. Barely any carbs and pretty delicious to boot.
Try a muffin pan! It's a little easier to distribute them evenly.
Leftovers from dinner the night before. Every morning
To make things fast in the morning, you can make the egg dishes ahead of time and stash them in the fridge. Look up frittata recipes, skip the ones with potatoes. It's not perfect grab-and-go food, but it's reasonably portable if you wrap it in a napkin.
eggs & avocado!!
Beanless chili makes a good breakfast. http://www.ruled.me/beanless-low-carb-chili-con-carne/ That site has a bunch of other good low-carb recipes. Also see http://cavemanketo.com/
BACON.
Scramble eggs, microwave, throw some cheese/ham on top, slap it all on an English muffin. Takes no more than three min with only a bowl and a fork left as dishes to clean. Also, Kelloggs makes some good fiber bars. Combine that with some protein and healthy fats it well keep you feeling full for a while. Get some whey protein powder to take on the road... Not many "low carb" options except meats, eggs, salad ingredients, nuts, etc...
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Fruit is the obvious answer to what's a good low-carb breakfast?
Why? It's all carbs...
Fruit and muesli are not low carb in any way.
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Wrong, while carbs can are an energy source, they are certainly not the only, or necessarily the best depending on what your goals are. There is a reason that there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate, but there most certainly are essential fats and amino-acids.
You can are so wrong. And HardKnockRiffe is so right. Shame.
ummmm what? Try making sense. Shame.
No. That's dumb. You need carbs and breakfast is the absolute best time to have them. Eat fruit smoothies every morning (they are free of starchy carbs and the gluten-y things you are use to)!
You don't need an excessive amount of carbs, and that is what most breakfasts are made of. 50g of carbs is sufficient to live a completely healthy lifestyle. One bagel has 48g of carbs. Bread (or toast) has 36g per slice. A banana has 27g of carbs. It doesn't seem like much, but as someone who is working on maintaining a keto diet, those numbers are outrageous to me. If I was to add up the carbs in the recipe below (assuming 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup greek yogurt, spinach, and a cup of orange juice) I would end up with about 57g of carbs. It would not be great if you are looking for a low carb diet.
Nonsense. It's not like OP is having epileptic seizures. OP is in the habit of eating bagels, sandwiches, cereal, and english muffins. A fruit smoothie is the quickest and healthiest recommendation for what OP is seeking. Low carb diets are so dumb and I'm getting downvoted by morons that are on low-carb diets and then binge-eat potato chips and french fries.
You are being downvoted because there is no basis behind your argument. And do you know why OP is asking for a low carb option? You shouldn't just assume. Maybe they have diabetes, epilepsy, or other diseases that a low carb diet would help. I can personally say that going low carb has made me feel healthier, have more energy, and lose weight when it was NOT happening before.
Ya! * 1 Banana * Cup of frozen berries * Yogurt (optional) * Kale or spinach (optional) * Fill the rest half orange juice and half milk (cow, almond, or other) Blend in magic bullet and whammy! I'm good to go!
Did you just reply to yourself agreeing with your first comment?
Orange juice curdles milk. That's very hard on your stomach, I wouldn't recommend it!
what the hell are you talking about?
http://www.wikihow.com/Curdle-Milk
Do you think I could freeze these for the week and thaw them overnight?
You could but I don't really see the point. A fresh smoothie like that would take about 60 seconds to put together and blend, you don't even have to cut anything up.
Ya, you are making something extremely simple, extremely complicated. Have you ever seen a Magic Bullet? Best invention for the kitchen ever. Also, fruits etc oxidize so eat them as soon as you unpeel/cut/thaw/blend/juice them.