High Protein Veggie Bites – Gluten Free, Dairy Free

I’m kind of on a kick lately with bite sized foods.

I’m a snacker, so it’s no surprise I continually look for ways to ensure those snacks are more healthy food options than say…cookies.

These I happen to love because they can be made in advance and used for a quick afternoon snack, an adorable way to feed little hands and a super EASY grab and go breakfast. No mo’ scuses about not having time to eat.
I’ve been tasked with increasing my protein, A LOT, by multiple nutritionists. So I set about thinking of ways to make some of my favorite foods into snacks because I LOVE a good snack in between my lunch and dinner…probably because I eat lunch way too early when runger sets in.

High Protein Veggie Bites

I’ve made these a few times now, so the instructions are updated a bit compared to some of the photos, based on what I’ve learned!

What’s with the cereal?? I LOVE quiche, which not only involves eggs and veggies, but a crust. But I don’t really need the extra calories in a bite sized snack, so I found that by simply topping it with some crunch I got all the flavor sans gluten and calories.

Ingredients

• 6 Eggland’s Best Eggs
• Shredded carrots
• Favorite veggies (broccoli, tomato and red pepper in mine)
• 2 TBSP So Delicious plain Almond Plus Milk
• Avocado
• Gluten free crunchy cereal, I used Chex
• Salt
• PepperDirections
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
• Crack eggs in to bowl (you can use 3 whole eggs, 3 egg whites if you want to cut calories some, but I use the whole thing)
• If carrots are not pre-shredded, just use a peeler to shave off strips into the bowl
• Dice veggies into small pieces and toss in bowl
• Add in milk and give everything a quick stir
• Spray mini muffin tin (makes 12) or large muffin pan (makes 6)
• Use a ladle to put mixture into each tin
• Bake for 12 minutes
• Remove and crumble cereal on top, bake for another 2 minutes
• Slice avocado and serve alongside egg bites

You can use the muffin liners if it will make it easier to take with you on the go, but I actually liked just spraying the pan and skipping the liner. These will hold up and not fall apart as you take a bite, so no utensils needed for busy beavers!

What’s your favorite high protein snack?

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