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Three vegan breakfasts with no soy or gluten
Breakfast is the meal most people leave nearly empty of protein. These three are vegan, soy-free and gluten-free, and each one gets you to twenty grams or more without much effort.
1. Chickpea flour omelette
Whisk about half a cup of chickpea flour with water, a pinch of salt and turmeric, pour it into a hot oiled pan and fold it over spinach and tomatoes. Around ten grams of protein on its own, so serve it with a side of beans or a pea protein drink to get past twenty.
2. Protein porridge
Certified gluten-free oats cooked in pea milk, with a scoop of pea protein stirred in at the end and three tablespoons of hemp seeds on top. Comfortably over twenty-five grams, and it keeps you full until lunch.
3. Pea protein smoothie
A scoop of pea protein, a glass of pea milk, a banana, a spoon of almond or peanut butter and a handful of frozen berries. Two minutes in a blender and well over twenty grams.
Pick the right milk
Pea milk carries real protein, typically around eight grams a cup. Most oat, almond, rice and coconut milks carry almost none. Check the label, and pick a pea milk that says soy-free and gluten-free.
The rule underneath
Everything here is vegan, soy-free and gluten-free. If you have coeliac disease, buy oats and packaged foods labelled certified gluten-free, and always check the label.
