From simple overnight oats to meal-prepped breakfast wraps and muffins, these recipes will keep you fueled throughout the day. Plus, they’re quick, easy, and full of healthy ingredients!
Choose healthy breakfast alternatives instead. They’re full of fiber and protein for an incredible start to the day!
1. Oatmeal
Oatmeal is one of the easiest, healthiest breakfast recipes around. There are various kinds of oats to choose from: old fashioned (also called rolled oats), quick, and steel cut varieties.
Add fruits, nuts, or seeds for an added nutritional boost, or opt for no-cook solutions such as overnight oats in a jar – ready to go in the morning – which you can take on-the-go and enjoy as part of your morning routine. For an extra sweet touch add maple syrup or nut butter for sweet taste! This Blueberry-Coconut-Walnut Baked Oatmeal provides natural sweetness with heart-healthy ingredients like calcium, fiber and heart-protecting chia seeds – perfect to kickstart your day right!
2. Eggs
If eggs are your thing, look for recipes with nutritious whole food ingredients and straightforward meal prep options – like this delicious egg-tomato-Swiss cheese quiche or this quick salmon scramble.
Tomatoes, spinach and eggs make for an energy-boosting one-pan breakfast! Try serving this dish over whole grain toast to start your day right!
Add some nuts to your morning oatmeal or Greek yogurt parfait for a satisfying morning snack, and take advantage of their high concentration of proteins and heart-healthy fats. Choose plain nuts over salted or roasted varieties as these offer less sodium and calories.
3. Bananas
Bananas bring natural sweetness to many dishes while providing ample potassium and vitamin C benefits.
Lady Finger bananas are an increasingly popular variety. Thinner and longer than its Cavendish counterpart, it offers sweeter and more delicate flavour.
Scientifically speaking, bananas are considered berries as they form from one ovary and have a soft inedible outer layer that protects their seeds. Bananas also make an excellent source of fiber and vitamin B6, so add slices or mashed bananas to your morning smoothies for an added nutritional boost!
4. Greek Yogurt
Make this quick meal your go-to way of getting protein and other essential nutrients into your body that keep you feeling satisfied, plus use up any leftover granola or nut butter sitting in your jar!
These high-protein yogurt bowls feature colorful berries, granola and peanut butter for an eye-catching breakfast option that’s quick and easy to put together the night before to save time in the morning. Chia seeds provide extra fiber and healthy fats.
5. Homemade Bars
Make healthy bars at home to give yourself an easy breakfast option on busy mornings. These simple recipes offer filling plant-based proteins, natural sugars and nutritious fats for optimal nutrition.
Combine wet and dry ingredients, stirring until combined. If your Medjool dates are hard, soak them briefly in some lukewarm water prior to adding to this dish (please refer to recipe card for more details). Press 3/4 cup of dough into the bottom of your prepared pan; spread jam on it before crumbling remaining dough on top for an impressive crust!
6. Waffles
Grab-and-go breakfast doesn’t need to involve sugary cereal or fast food sandwiches loaded with salt, fat and carbs. Instead, save last night’s whole-wheat pasta or pizza leftovers in your refrigerator to heat up as a delicious and satiating breakfast on the go.
Making waffles on the weekend and freezing them will provide quick and nutritious breakfast options throughout the week. Just make sure your baking powder is still active; otherwise you risk dense waffles! For best results, let your batter rest for at least 2 hours prior to heating it in the skillet.
7. Granola
Store-bought or homemade, the ideal granola should contain high fiber content while being low in added sugar and saturated fats. Look for varieties made with whole rolled oats (ideally organic as these are typically heavily treated with pesticides), nuts and seeds as well as some honey or maple syrup as sweetener.
Try mixing in dried fruits such as raisins and cranberries for added potassium and iron benefits, then serving this on top of plain yogurt or with milk for optimal results.
8. Spinach
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an abundance of essential vitamins, such as Vitamin A, K and folate; folate helps promote blood flow; iron provides strength; it’s often eaten raw as part of salads or cooked into dishes like spinach soup, saag paneer, pkhali or spanakopita for extra nutritional value.
Breakfast recipes featuring spinach often use this versatile grain as a staple ingredient, including eggs, quiche or omelets as tasty breakfast choices. In smoothie recipes featuring green smoothies featuring strawberries or bananas to offset its bitter flavor.
Search the grocery store for smooth-leaf varieties, which are easier to clean and contain less oxalate than their crinkled savoy counterparts.
9. Avocado
Avocadoes defy categorization; botanically they’re fruit while nutritionally they fit the healthy fat category (half a medium avocado contains the same amount of fat as one tablespoon of olive oil). Spread avocado slices onto toast with toppings like lemon zest, salt and pepper or try creating your own Tex-Mex style avocado toast using tomato, black bean and cilantro!
Blend it into a smoothie with frozen mango for extra sweetness or add diced avocado to salads and wraps for extra texture and crunch. Fresh herbs like parsley and cilantro bring refreshing herbs; citrus vinaigrettes or salty umami ingredients (such as feta cheese) provide balance.
10. Coconut
Add coconut oil for a creamy coconut-flavored breakfast by stirring into oatmeal or stirred into yoghurt. Coconut oil boasts an extremely high smoking point so can also be used to fry eggs and can even replace butter when baking!
This gluten-free granola features gluten-free oats, chia seeds and coconut shreds for an amazingly satisfying breakfast! Complete it by topping with fruit such as strawberries or bananas as well as nuts butters or honey for additional sweetness or cinnamon for additional antioxidant boost!