Best breakfast and snacks for weight loss
Ranked by protein for each 100 kcal, the number that keeps you full and protects muscle on a deficit. Sprouts salad comes first; samosa comes last.
- Sprouts salad152 kcal · 10 g protein · 1 katori · 120 g · 6.7 g per 100 kcal
- Moong dal chilla218 kcal · 12 g protein · 2 chilla · 5.5 g per 100 kcal
- Chana chaat192 kcal · 9 g protein · 1 katori · 150 g · 4.9 g per 100 kcal
- Besan chilla239 kcal · 11 g protein · 2 chilla · 4.7 g per 100 kcal
- Oats with milk268 kcal · 12 g protein · 1 bowl · 4.3 g per 100 kcal
- Paneer sandwich274 kcal · 12 g protein · 1 sandwich · 4.3 g per 100 kcal
- Peanut butter toast219 kcal · 9 g protein · 2 slices · 3.9 g per 100 kcal
- Idli184 kcal · 6 g protein · 2 idli · 3.4 g per 100 kcal
- Onion pakora304 kcal · 9 g protein · 1 plate · 6 pieces · 3.1 g per 100 kcal
- Veg sandwich179 kcal · 5 g protein · 1 sandwich · 2.9 g per 100 kcal
- Plain dosa271 kcal · 8 g protein · 1 dosa · 2.8 g per 100 kcal
- Masala dosa368 kcal · 9 g protein · 1 dosa · 2.5 g per 100 kcal
- Upma248 kcal · 6 g protein · 1 plate · 2.3 g per 100 kcal
- Poha274 kcal · 6 g protein · 1 plate · 2.1 g per 100 kcal
- Samosa253 kcal · 4 g protein · 1 samosa · 1.6 g per 100 kcal
How to use the list
- Build meals from the top half. The bottom half still fits, in a measured portion.
- Numbers assume home recipes with 5–8 g of oil or ghee a serving. Restaurant versions often carry double.