5 Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Try this Year

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So why are we so bad at following through with our plans to eat it? It may be because getting ready for work can be a super stressful time of the day. We’re often rushing to leave the house only to worry about the possibility of traffic or making an extra stop on the way to work. With all that chaos, breakfast usually ends up coming out of a brown paper bag or a styrofoam coffee cup. 


If you are tired of the rat race breakfast cycle, try these 5 healthy breakfast options this year.

1. Acai Bowls

These spoonable smoothies can be a great solution for breakfast, brunch, or training camp. Just grab a premixed batch at the grocery store, transfer it to your blender, and blend until smooth.  Acai bowls can be an incredibly economical option on-the-go if you plan just a bit.  With the addition of granola and fruit, they can make for a tasty breakfast or post-workout recovery meal.

2. Egg Cups

If you are looking for a simple protein-packed breakfast to kick-start your day, try making an egg white omelet cup. The best part about this quick dish is that you can get all the protein you need without adding any additional fat or carbs. You can quickly whip up a batch of these on the weekend and store them in the fridge or freezer to be reheated for breakfast each morning. 

3. Breakfast Bars

If you have a busy life and prefer convenience, grab-and-go bars are wonderful. There are many options in this category that can fill you up but taste much better than the nutrition bars of days past. If you don’t like to eat first thing in the morning, you can also try some of these high-protein bars that have a breakfast/brunch type of feel to them because they are no longer solely for breakfast.

4. Chia Pudding

Chia pudding can be made in five minutes and eaten for days afterward. Chia seeds are loaded with antioxidants and omega threes, and chia pudding is a delicious and convenient way to enjoy them, either as an on-the-go breakfast, a snack, or for dessert. Chia pudding is just chia seeds, a milk of your choice (even vegan milk like soy or almond works), and a sweetener. The end result is a creamy treat that you will enjoy at any time of day. Add fruit, toasted coconut, or granola for texture. If you make chia pudding with unsweetened almond milk and a non-caloric sweetener, it even qualifies as keto. 

5. Overnight Oats

Cold overnight oats fall into a similar category of foods as chia pudding, basically, you combine rolled oats with a milk of your choice, a sweetener, and a little bit of ground flaxseed. The end result ends up being something between cold oatmeal and oat cereal. Because it isn’t heated, the oats don’t break down and get slimy like they can in traditional oatmeal. The milk is absorbed, and the flax seed binds everything together. 


The other dish known as overnight oats can help you scratch the itch for a hot option. This consists of making steel-cut oats according to the standard ratios, but on low in your crockpot from bedtime until the morning. This lets you get up and have a hot breakfast without having to wait thirty minutes on steel-cut oatmeal porridge to cook. 

As you can see, there are still plenty of healthy breakfast ideas out there. The most important thing to having a convenient and healthy breakfast is planning ahead. Prep everything the night before, or even once a week on a designated prep day. Planning ahead is the only way to avoid the trap of fast food, which can totally derail your eating plan.

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