Paleo Breakfast Meatballs (2024)

Paleo Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast! These protein and veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serve with eggs and take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make and delicious! Gluten Free + LowCalorie + Paleo + Low Carb

I'm breaking the standard American breakfast with these Paleo Breakfast Meatballs. In fact, my hope is to revamp the way Americans think about and eat breakfast with every breakfast recipe I post here.

You see the traditional American breakfast usually consists of carb overload - cereal, pancakes, french toast, waffles, English muffins, bagels. Bah....the list goes on and on!

Now there's a time and place for these foods, but as far as I'm concerned unless you're running a marathon and need these carbs for muscle glycogen then starting your day with them is the worse thing you can do for your body. Over consuming them makes you more insulin resistant.

Why is this important? Because insulin is so important for fat loss. When your body is balanced and you're not insulin resistant, insulin assists with building muscle and burning fat.But when you become insulin resistant, your body stores extra carbs as fat instead of using them as fuel and muscle glycogen. It's a double edge sword.

Some of my clients are insulin resistant which makes it impossible for them to lose weight. Exactly why I encourage them to rethink what they eat for breakfast by switching them form high carbs to high protein.

But I can't tell you how many times I hear the phrase "I don't know what to eat." So, why not meatballs? Who says you can't eat meatballs for breakfast? Last I checked the breakfast police are still recovering from the morning carb high so I'm sure they won't care if you eat meatballs for breakfast.

These Healthy Breakfast Meatballs are a great solution for those who don't love eggs or need other protein options in the morning! It's a high protein, high vegetable breakfast which I always recommend to my clients to keep their blood sugar balanced.

Make them ahead of time, store in the fridge and warm up all week long for a hearty breakfast. They're also easily customizable so you can put just about any veggie or green you like in them.They're also what I call a low maintenance recipe, meaning, they're easy to make. You can't mess them up and you can tell all your friends you're eating meatballs for breakfast!

What I Used For The Recipe

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

More Breakfast