need ideas for FILLING breakfast!! thinking about protein shakes

hey everyone! i need some help with staying full in the morning. i usually get up around 5:30am and i am on my feet all day with hardly any time to eat (usually fit in some time for lunch but no time for snacking).  i usually eat about 1.5 cups of fiber 1 cereal with 1 cup of silk soy milk for breakfast around 6am, but i am usually starving by around 9:30 or 10am.  and by starving, i mean, so hungry that i feel dizzy and have a headache.  i dont understand why this happens to me so consistently.  is my body burning the cereal off so quickly? i thought the high fiber cereal plus protein from the soy milk would keep me full longer?

i am thinking of adding a protein shake to my regimen? but i have never had one.  are they good?  easy to make? how about calorie wise? i dont want to add too many cals but i'd be willing to add about 200 cals to my morning intake.  does anyone have recommendations for tasty, fast, healthy protein drinks (and do they work?)

ideas?

thanks everyone!

If you have to wait that long to eat, I seriously suggest eating something with some fat in it.  Whatever you decide on having, add olive oil (in eggs, for example) or perhaps nuts (walnuts/almonds/pecans/etc. on oatmeal?). I realize that it is higher in calories, but biologically it will keep you satiated much better than protein or fiber can for such an extended period of time between eating.

I make a protein smoothie http://caloriecount.about.com/protein-smoothi e-recipe-r147691 that has 409 calories but you could easily make half a recipe at a time.  I use it for my mid-morning meal on days that I work out (1-2 hours).  Another favorite option is a breakfast casserole.  Mine makes a 9 x 13 pan (but it freezes nicely in individual portions).  Here's the recipe:

1 package Grands biscuits, reduced-fat; 1 pound turkey sausage; 1 cup shredded cheese; 16 eggs.

Preheat oven to 350.  Fry sausage until brown.  Layer biscuits on the bottom of the 9 x 13 pan - I pull each biscuit apart in the middle of the layers - and press to cover.  Layer with crumbled sausage and cheese.  Season to taste with garlic, onion, salt, pepper.  Scramble eggs and pour over crust.  Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until eggs are set in the center.  Makes 16 servings: 256 calories, 18 g. fat, 7.5 g sat. fat, 225 cholesterol, 468 sodium, 7 carbs, 1.4 sugar, 16 protein, 15% vitamin A, 1% vitamin C, 26% calcium, 17% iron.

I make this nearly every weekend (I have 4 men to feed).

Another user supplied this recipe for a home-made version of the egg mcmuffin.  Also freezes well so you can make them up on your day off and just pop one in the microwave before heading to work.

http://caloriecount.about.com/fat-free-cheese -egg-mcmuffin-recipe-r125853

Any breakfast with higher protein will stay with you longer.  Considering that you don't have much time to eat during the day and are on your feet all day, I would spend a LOT more calories on breakfast and let dinner be the light meal of the day.  Breakfast like a king, lunch like an average citizen, dinner like a pauper!

4 egg whites
1 1/2 T assorted dry herbs (oregano, basil, parsley...etc.)
Mushrooms (canned are find.  I prefer them, actually)
2 T grated parmesan cheese

Beat the herbs and egg whites together till the whites perk up a bit

Pour into a 10 in skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat

After it sets mostly top 1/2 with mushrooms and cheese

Fold.

Voila!  Super duper filling omelet.  Low cal, high protein.

Another idea is high protein oatmeal - the complex carbs and protein combination will fill you up and keep you going. Obviously homemade oatmeal is the best, but the instant kind works too. Especially if you use one that has very little sugar in it. Add nuts, fruit and if you are daring a bit of ricotta cheese (for fat and extra protien). You can mix and match depending on your tastes. I even put a 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter in my oatmeal on occassion.

Original Post by scaroppo:

Another idea is high protein oatmeal - the complex carbs and protein combination will fill you up and keep you going. Obviously homemade oatmeal is the best, but the instant kind works too. Especially if you use one that has very little sugar in it. Add nuts, fruit and if you are daring a bit of ricotta cheese (for fat and extra protien). You can mix and match depending on your tastes. I even put a 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter in my oatmeal on occassion.

Add protein powder to some yogurt and then mix it in with the oatmeal.

MMM - filling and yummy.

The best shake I've found is "LeanBody" by Labrada Nutrition. I get the vanilla ice cream and mix it with milk and frozen berries. This shake is so filling it normally lasts me for my morning snack and lunch. It's 330 cal and the milk adds another 100 (about). You can mix it with water too if you prefer. Super yummy! They also have LeadBody for Her which is a smaller "snack" shake.

Another good breakfast that keeps me full is:

2 pcs of Sara Lee "delightful" bread - 90 cal

3 egg whites - 48 cal

some salsa or meat for a little more flavor and a few sticks of celery. The carbs in the whole wheat bread along with the protein keep me going for hours!

Hope this helps -