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🍳 High Protein Breakfast Ideas You Can Make in 5 Minutes

Mornings are busy, and breakfast is the meal that gets skipped. These high protein breakfast ideas need no stove and no dishes beyond a shaker bottle. Each one follows the directions on the product label, and the grams of protein for each product are on its official page (linked below).

Formula 1 Shake French Vanilla canister

1. The 60-second French Vanilla shake

The fastest breakfast on this page, and the one the others build on.

  • 2 scoops Formula 1 Shake, French Vanilla
  • 8 fl oz nonfat milk or soy milk
  • Optional: ice, half a banana or a few berries
  1. Pour 8 fl oz of nonfat milk or soy milk into a shaker bottle or blender.
  2. Add 2 scoops of Formula 1 French Vanilla.
  3. Shake for 20 seconds, or blend with ice and half a banana or a few berries. Drink right away.

The label directions are 2 scoops with 8 fl oz of nonfat milk or soy milk. Want it heartier? Add 2 scoops of Protein Drink Mix, Vanilla, as shown on our January breakfast routine page.

2. Iced protein coffee

For people who want coffee first. Contains caffeine.

  • 2 scoops High Protein Iced Coffee, Caramel Macchiato (powder)
  • 8–12 fl oz cold water
  • Ice to fill a 16–20 oz cup
  1. Pour the cold water into a shaker cup.
  2. Add 2 scoops and shake until smooth.
  3. Pour over ice.

More ways to do it: how to put protein in coffee and protein coffee vs. regular coffee.

3. Banana caramel shake

Tastes like a dessert, made with a breakfast shake mix.

  • 2 scoops Formula 1 Shake, Banana Caramel
  • 8 fl oz nonfat milk or soy milk
  • Half a ripe banana and a handful of ice
  1. Add the milk, banana and ice to a blender.
  2. Add 2 scoops of Formula 1 Banana Caramel.
  3. Blend until smooth and pour into a tall glass.

4. The grab-and-go pair

Some mornings there is no time to sit down. Shake the French Vanilla shake from idea 1 in a bottle and toss a Vanilla Almond protein bar in your bag for later. Check the bar label for its nutrition facts.

5. A cup of tea on the side

If you drink tea with breakfast, Herbal Tea Concentrate, Original mixes up hot or iced in a minute. It contains caffeine, so check the label if you are sensitive to it.

Breakfast questions

How do I know how much protein is in each breakfast?

Every product page linked below shows the official nutrition label, including grams of protein per serving. Milk, bananas and any other add-ins change the totals, so check their labels too.

Can I make these ahead?

Shakes are best fresh. You can measure the powder into a shaker bottle the night before and add cold milk or water in the morning.

Which one is the quickest?

The iced protein coffee and the French Vanilla shake both take about two minutes with a shaker bottle.

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Products used

More recipes: Protein shake flavors · How to put protein in coffee · January breakfast routine

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