5 Healthy Breakfast Ideas: Save Time & Stay Full Longer

For many of us, breakfast can feel like such a struggle. When you don’t have a lot of time, and you aren’t feeling very hungry, it can be an easy meal to skip. In this week's blog post, I am sharing five of my go-to breakfast ideas that are quick and nutritious.

If you want to make breakfast a priority so that you can feel your best throughout the day, let’s dive in!

1. Granola bowls with yogurt, fruit, and nut butter

I’ve listed this first because it’s probably the option I lean on most often. Granola bowls are incredibly quick to make, can be easily packed to-go, and are both delicious and nourishing. Another bonus is that they are so customizable! If you like a specific type of yogurt, fruits, or nut butter you can create any combination you want. As someone that despises peanut butter, my go-to nut butters are either almond or nutty hero coconut crunch. 

Pro tip: If you are like me and typically have a large bag of frozen fruit, feel free to use frozen instead of fresh, it's budget friendly and honestly maybe even more delicious. 

Purely Elizabeth has a great recipe: https://purelyelizabeth.com/blogs/purely-elizabeth/almond-butter-granola-yogurt-bowl 

2. Smoothies 

Smoothies are popular for good reasons. This is probably the quickest and easiest option to take on the road. When I’m in a rush, or not feeling overly hungry, I find smoothies are often the way to go. I love how versatile they are and how easy it is to pack a nutritious punch with different ingredients.

When I make a smoothie I always like to make sure it includes:

• Protein (e.g. greek yogurt, protein powder, cottage cheese)

• Healthy fats (e.g. avocado, nut butter)

• Fruits and vegetables 

• Low sugar liquid (water, coconut water, milk)

• Seeds (e.g. chia, flax, hemp hearts)

Ambitious Kitchen has one of my favourite recipes https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/green-smoothie-recipe/

3. Elevated toast 

Have you been following the gourmet toast trend? Popular for good reason, elevated toast is a simple way to start your day off on the right foot. Just like the other breakfast ideas I mentioned, toast is such a versatile food. Often when we think about toast for breakfast, toppings that come to mind are things like your standard butter, jam, and nut butters. Gourmet toasts are far from standard. It really takes toast to the next level with an endless combination of toppings. 

For some ideas to get you started check out Modern honey: https://www.modernhoney.com/gourmet-toast-ideas

4. Overnight oats

Another one of my favourite healthy breakfasts if you need something quick, balanced, and satiating. Truly a zero effort grab and go option. It took me a while to get on the overnight oat bandwagon. I honestly didn’t think it would taste very good but I will admit I was completely wrong! Once you have a base recipe that works for you, you can play around with different mixins and toppings until you find your favourite combination. 

For my favrouite base recipe and some topping ideas check out Feel Good Foodie: https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/overnight-oats/) 

Pro tip: If you are a coffee drinker, I love adding in a shot of espresso to my overnight oats. Just slightly scale back the milk to adjust for the additional liquid!

5. Egg bites 

If you love the taste of eggs and omelettes but hate the time and effort in the morning, this recipe is for you. You will definitely want to prep these ahead of time, but once they are baked the hard work is done. The recipe consists of an omelet-like egg mixture, and you simply mix in in your favourite proteins, veggies, and cheese, pour in a muffin tin and bake. 

My go-to recipe is from Love and Lemons - but I love to add in some goat cheese as well. https://www.loveandlemons.com/egg-bites-recipe/ 

Pro tip: Make a double batch and place the extras in the freezer. Simply pop in the microwave and you are good to go!

Well friends, that concludes the list.

Which of these five healthy breakfast recipes would you try? Let me know in the comments!

I’d love to hear from you.