Protein for breakfast in Paris

In every hotel (15+) in Paris that I've ever stayed, you have the option to order as many eggs as you'd like (soft boiled, hard boiled, scrambled) and yogurt, at an additional, but nominal, cost. Other option are cafes...at every cafe I've ever been to you can order eggs, cooked any way you'd like.

And of course, you can always stop at a little market and buy yogurt, cheese, etc. and have a breakfast picnic.

I always take Balance Bars with me when I travel, so if I don't get enough protein at breakfast, I eat a Balance Bar.

Breakfast in America ,, its a restaurant,, all the protein you can order.. LOL google for locations.

Or go to McDonalds,, order 2 or 3 egg mcmuffins. Do not eat muffin,, but eat egg and slice of ham/canadain bacon inside. Thats cheap protien, and they are real eggs!

My husband and I were in Paris just a few weeks ago and we had no problem with breakfast. At just about every boulangerie that we frequented they would sell small quiches for less than three Euros. My husband and I would split one to go with our croissant or pain chocolate. That was breakfast for us and a very affordable option. Another option for breakfast is an omelet or crepe, at a cafe. Cafe Flore makes great omelets although I had that with champagne for dinner one evening. It was delicious! On Rue Cler, we loved the crepes at Ulysee en Gaule. Those are available with cheese, ham and eggs. They were so good and you can have them to go or sit down at a table for two Euros more.

Cafe au lait has a significant amount of milk. Milk has protein. All hotels I'm familiar with will serve cafe au lait. I often buy the BabyBel bundles of individual servings of cheese that are portable and need no refrigeration for several days. Sometimes I buy yogurt to supplement my breakfast.

Susan
Here I am again. Where in the Rue Cler is Ulysee en Gaule. We are staying in the Latin Quarter but one morning we are going to Rue Cler for le petit degunier(probably spelt wrong)?

It's "le petit-déjeuner".

Unless your heart is set on fried eggs and sausages it's easy to find protein for breakfast French style. As mentioned before "café au lait" has lots of milk and protein within that. Yoghurt is easy to find and a healthy type of protein. Omelettes aren't usually considered breakfast food in France but you can order them in many places even at early hours.

Two locations in Paris:

Breakfast in America

Maybe you should take some protein powder.

I guess I should have added that I am allergic to both wheat and milk. Breakfast in America sounds awesome. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Randall,

The Breakfast in America option that Frank II suggested is probably your best bet for protein.

However, you might check to find out what type of breakfast your Hotel offers. The Hotel I stayed at last May offered buffet-style scrambled eggs and ham, as well as a selection of the usual breads, cereals, juices, etc. This was provided in the cost of the room.

Happy travels!

Gee,, how about the "Breakfast in America" option I suggested?

Rent an apt. and cook what you want. Cheaper that way and you control what is cooked, with what, etc.

Yeah, Pat suggested "Breakfast in America" first! And I suggested eggs and yogurt first... :)

Sometimes seems people don't read the answers already given when they respond.

Randall I'm the same way--I have a super fast metabolism and so like to have eggs for breakfast to keep me going. But it's easy to do in Paris--cafes often have omelettes, cafes in touristed parts of the city sometimes have "American breakfasts" with scrambled eggs, any boulongerie sells quiches, the grocery sells yogurt, your hotel will have an overpriced but convenient breakfast that usually has hard boiled eggs and yogurt. Or, you could get an apartment (we like to do this in France and Italy) and make your own. An apartment can be very economical, by the way.

Okaaaay, after your additional information 80% of the responses were of course of no use to you (and I wasted my time with the earlier posting).

If not only the traditional French baguettes and croissants are out for you but also milk, yoghurt, cheese and quiches then I'd look for omelettes on the menue. But if your food allergies have already tempered your love for Paris then I agree with Christy that renting an appartment and preparing some meals yourself might be a good alternative.

Randall, I'm curious why you singled out Paris? Being allergic to wheat and milk would make breakfast difficult anywhere, not just in Paris.

I see Susan’s point…not being particularly fond of Paris because of a (perceived) lack of available protein for breakfast seems like an interesting notion.

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Explanations are in order. In my two previous trips to Paris, I was there on business staying in hotels I could not afford to eat in. (Hotel was provided; breakfast was not.) When I went to the street, all I could find were bakeries. Wrong neighborhoods, I guess. It is not true that all of Europe presents a problem for a carnivore at breakfast. I have enjoyed breakfast smorgasbords all over Europe that blew me away. And my last hostel in Amsterdam offered a limited breakfast that included cold breakfast meat. This next trip is pleasure, not business, giving me more opportunity to get out and find what I want. But the double whammy of allergy to wheat and milk does make finding a fulfilling breakfast a bit of sport, and that's how I look at it. I'm not whinning,

I rented an apartment and cooked eggs for breakfast. Apartment rental may be your best choice, Randall. Grocery stores abound in Paris; you can buy eggs 1/2 dozen at a time. Keep fruit, juice, meat, eggs, and whatever else you want. I saw peanut butter in the Mexican food section of one grocery. Nuts are a good protein source and are easy to carry around for snacks. Dried fruit, too.

French hotels won't have as good a spread as you get in Northern Europe (I love those too) but they USUALLY will have cold meat, cheese and hard boiled eggs. You can cruise the breakfast room before committing.

Folks, he says he has a dairy allergy so why do people keep telling him about cheese?

I would also be careful with omelettes and crepes which use both milk or cream and flour in the crepes. Those would be a no-no.