Protein Breakfast Bowl (meal prep)

This Protein Breakfast Bowl is super easy and great for meal prep.  It's a healthy breakfast bowl packed with natural protein, quinoa, peanut butter and yogurt. 

Breakfast bowls are my favorite, I love putting some simple meal prepped ingredients in this case it's quinoa in a bowl with some fresh ingredients and having a super nutritious meal in minutes. It's great for a healthy breakfast or even lunch which is often when I enjoy it because it's so easy to assemble quickly or have it meal prepped already. 

We have a bunch of different versions of quinoa breakfast bowl recipes here on the blog like this Healthy Protein Bowl, this Superfood Quinoa Breakfast Bowl and even more linked below!

I also love the neutral nutty flavor of quinoa because it goes great with extra protein like peanut butter (or any nut butter) and combines well with fresh ingredients like blueberries and yogurt. 

Like I have mentioned this before in other posts but I usually soak my quinoa overnight in some water in the fridge overnight and then drain + rinse it before cooking it…. This helps a lot with digestion and unlocks the nutrition in the quinoa… are you guys interested in facts like this? Food prepping and getting the most nutrition out of the food you eat? If you are let me know in the comments below and I’ll work on making some posts!

Watch how to make this Protein Breakfast Bowl (meal prep)

What is a Protein Breakfast Bowl?

Quite simply it is a bowl that has healthy protein packed ingredients. Usually it will contain a protein, fat, carb and fiber. 

For a  protein and carb, we use quinoa but oatmeal would work as well.

A fat, in this case we used peanut butter but any nut butter will do.

For a carb we used coconut yogurt because I was making it dairy free but this could also be a protein if you used greek yogurt.

A fiber, we use blueberries but any fruit or even veggie will do.

So basically if you balance it out you’re good to go in my mind!

Ingredients and how to make this Protein Breakfast Bowl recipe:

• Quinoa - this is the main ingredient here it packs about 6 grams of protein per ¼ cup serving!
• Yogurt - I used coconut yogurt so it's more for a taste/texture enhancement but you could use Greek yogurt for a high protein option.
• Blueberries - sweet, fiber and antioxidants.
• Maple syrup - natural sweetener, I used pure maple syrup so it still contain me all its minerals and hasn't been stripped.
• Peanut butter - extra protein and fats to keep you full and obviously satisfied because who doesn't love peanut butter!

Instructions for these meal prep Protein Breakfast Bowls:

A great tip to make this more digestible is soaking your quinoa the night before making it because it helps to unlock the nutrients and make them more absorbable by eliminating some of the phytic acid. You could also buy sprouted quinoa as well if you are into that, for me personally though it's cheaper to just soak them in water.

1. Soak the quinoa in water overnight if you choose too for better digestion or use sprouted quinoa then cook according to package directions.
2. Add quinoa to a bowl, add in the maple syrup and mix it into the quinoa, add yogurt, peanut butter, berries and enjoy!

Substitutions and variations for this breakfast bowl recipe:

• you can definitely substitute the quinoa for oatmeal, it would be a little bit less protein but still super delicious and healthy.
• you could also substitute the coconut yogurt with Greek yogurt that would definitely up the protein in this protein breakfast bowl.
• use a different nut/seed butter like almond butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter.
• Some other variations I have enjoyed is switching up the color of quinoa, tri-colored quinoa is delicious!
• I loveee blueberries but you could use any fruit you love most!

Storage tips for this protein breakfast bowl (meal prep):

You can use meal prep containers if you have them so you can assemble these super healthy breakfast bowls ahead of time or simply store each ingredient in separate containers and assemble right before enjoying, because quinoa and yogurt keeps so well in the fridge for about 4 days and the blueberries I used frozen so if you are using the meal prep containers it may be wise to use fresh blueberries instead of frozen otherwise it may get funky.

FAQ:

Can I use something other than quinoa?

yes! you can sub oatmeal instead of quinoa and rolled oats or steel cut oats would be great, slightly less protein but not by much only 1-2 grams.

Is this a good pre workout meal?

I think so because it has healthy protein, fiber, and fats. 

Do you have to use yogurt?

nope! you could use greek yogurt or even cottage cheese if you are not dairy free.

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