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. 2013 Feb 27;97(4):677–688. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.053116

TABLE 2.

Breakfast characteristics1

BS NP HP
Energy content 0 350 350
Energy density 0 1.33 ± 0.012 1.37 ± 0.03
Total protein [g (% of meal)] 0 13.0 (15) 35.1 (40)
 Egg (g) 0 0 11.0
 Beef (g) 0 0 11.0
 Dairy (g) 0 7.0 7.0
 Plant-based (g) 0 6.0 6.0
Total carbohydrate [g (% of meal)] 0 57.0 (65) 35.1 (40)
 Sugar (g) 0 18.0 18.0
 Fiber (g) 0 6.1 6.1
Total fat [g (% of meal)] 0 7.8 (20) 7.8 (20)
Meal palatability (mm)3 N/A 68 ± 6 75 ± 5
1

BS, breakfast skipping; HP, high protein; N/A, not applicable because no meal was consumed; NP, normal protein.

2

Mean ± SEM (all such values).

3

Paired t test, NP compared with HP (P = 0.321, NS).