Simple Breakfast Packed With Protein and Good Fat

I like keeping it simple when it comes to breakfast. I usually have this particular breakfast right after a morning workout. It has only three ingredients and yes it is vegetarian for all you vegans out there, provides a healthy amount of fiber, complete protein, and good fats including omega-3s! It also contains no SOY and it tastes fantastic!  Impossible you say!  I think not! Here are the ingredients:

1 Organic Apple (I like Gala and Fuji) (80 calories)

4 tablespoons or more or organic peanut butter (Substitute almond or cashew butter if you have allergies) (360 calories)

4 tablespoons of Hemp Seed Nut (I buy this on Amazon.com in a 5 pound cannister for around $41 dollars -it lasts me about 2-3 months eating it everyday.) (320 calories)

I usually slice the apple with one of those apple cutter/corers. With each bite I dip the apple in the peanut butter then I dip the apple into the hemp seed.

Total calories = 760 calories
I am not a big calorie counter- especially after a workout.   What I look for is nutrient density in the calories I eat.  If you are watching your calories you can cut my serving sizes for the hemp seed nut and peanut butter in half.  That will bring the calorie count to 420 calories. 

The apple puts simple sugars back into my body lost during my workout and also privides fiber and vitamin C. The hemp seed nut has a crazy amount of nutrients - it is like whole food multivitamin and mineral supplement - and is a complete protein and excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids.  In my serving the hemp provides 22 grams of protein and the peanut butter provides 14 grams for a total of 36 grams of protein!

Hemp seed has a nutty flavor that is not very strong so when I mix the hemp with the peanut butter it does not alter the peanut butter flavor and only adds more crunch.  Wash it down with some water and you are all set to go!  This meal will also make you feel full for quite awhile.  It is perhaps "The Perfect Breakfast"!