What to eat for a Paleo Breakfast?

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 in Eating and Drinking

One of the difficulties of eating Paleo has been knowing what to eat for breakfast. Our culture has turned “breakfast” into a meal traditionally filled with junkfood, even by non-paleo standards. However, when you eliminate dairy, sugar, grains and cereals, while limiting salty meats and eggs, it can be daunting to know what to eat and still feel like it’s a “breakfast.”

Some friends I know have just slowly migrated away from thinking of breakfast as anything else than another meal, and regularly eat fish, and chicken, and steak–normal proteins not often found on morning menus–for breakfast.

I wanted to bring this up for the Paleo Plan members, and ask you what your thoughts and preferences are on this tricky meal, as well as see how we’ve been doing. Obviously, we’d prefer to limit our egg and sausage/ham consumption, but we also don’t want to alienate or dissapoint people by suggesting salmon for breakfast (which to me just sounds awful in the morning).

So, what do you guys think? What do you want in your morning menus?

Also, take a look at this article by Scott Hagnas on Paleo Breakfasts.

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15 Responses to “What to eat for a Paleo Breakfast?”

on January 27th, 2010 at 9:34 am fedchick95 Says:
I would agree that it is easier to have leftover protein sources from the night before. Especially if one is in a rush to get out of the house. I don’t think I could stomach fish for breakfast though. Chicken and steak would be good, along with some avocado and tomatoes maybe. Maybe like a chicken or steak fajita type breakfast.
on January 28th, 2010 at 7:42 pm Alyce Says:
Making up stuff ahead and freezing it in serving size portions really helps.

Make “sausage patties” with ground turkey or ground beef and any spices you like — basil, thyme, garlic powder, cayenne. Saute, and freeze — easy to grab and pair with some fruit or veggie.

The omelet muffins, bacon and egg rings, carrot and banana muffins — all recipes from here — all can be made in larger batches and frozen in individual serving portions, for an easy breakfast. So can the paleo pancakes and pumpkin muffins. Great timesaver and convenience.
on January 29th, 2010 at 2:16 pm Lorie Says:
I can’t eat eggs because of a food allergy so I’ll also make my own sausage patties and freeze them in portions. I also make and freeze “hash browns” out of rutabaga cubes and onions. In the morning I put my portions of sausage and hash browns in a pan with oil and heat them up with some kale leaves and sliced yellow squash.
A quickie breakfast is an apple smeared with almond butter or a bowl of nuts with raisins, shredded carrots and whatever fruit is available.
on February 3rd, 2010 at 6:06 pm jen Says:
i LOVE smoked salmon and a raw bell pepper with almonds!
on February 11th, 2010 at 11:28 am Wasatch Damon Says:
I usually go eggs with diced veggies or organic nitrate-free sausage with pineapple spears. If I get bored I’ll just heat up some leftover dinner, it’s no problem for me to eat steak, veggies, and other paleo deliciousness for breakfast.
on February 19th, 2010 at 11:29 pm Margit Says:
I’ve thought about having smoked salmon, but it’s iffy, since there’s quite a bit of sugar in it.
on March 31st, 2010 at 5:52 am wyatt762001 Says:
If you think of Breakfast as just another meal, you’ll be able to control the cravings for eggs, bacon, etc. I usually eat leftovers from the night before for breakfast. This enables me to stay on track with my nutrition plan.
on April 11th, 2010 at 4:26 pm Paleowendo Says:
Protein shakes. Mmmmm… Usually with coffee
on April 16th, 2010 at 12:27 pm Judy DeSantis Says:
Vegetables for breakfast! Salad or veggie soup. Yum.
on April 25th, 2010 at 8:50 am marye Says:
an apple cut up place in microwave for 2 min with ground cinnamin
on April 25th, 2010 at 8:51 am Shokri Says:
Hemp milk, banana, strawberry, and honey smoothies. I mix up a blender of these every morning for my whole family. Quick and easy and even my pickiest eater enjoys them!
on May 17th, 2010 at 8:36 pm May-Ling Says:
My husband recently cooked up left over shredded chicken with eggs and spinach and it was great. You can use egg whites instead. Plenty of protein and veggies here.
on June 15th, 2010 at 5:51 pm Keith Says:
I am a huge fan of leftover steak, sliced thin, tossed with scrambled eggs and topped with some salsa!
on July 3rd, 2010 at 9:22 am Jessica Says:
I usually eat salads with fruit and tuna. This morning I took last nights leftover mango salsa (mango, tomato, cilantro, lemon juice, salt) and mixed in avocado and canned tuna. Eet was deelicious.

I also like to do diced apples and celery with walnuts, canned tuna, cilantro, balsamic, and cinnamon.

Yummy.
on July 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am forme1957 Says:
I made the omelet muffins!! These are so good and come in handy when needing something for on the go! I put red and yellow bell peppers along with some diced onion, they were YUMMY!!

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