High Protein Veggie BItes: A Dairy Free, Gluten Free Breakfast or Snack

High Protein Veggie Bites – Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Last Updated on November 1, 2023 by Amanda Brooks

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.
high protein snack 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

Mini egg bites Egg muffins 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!